Saint Croix Falls Schools
Transportation

General Bus Riding Guidelines

• Cooperate with any instructions the driver gives you. The driver is in charge of your safety throughout the bus ride.

• Be on time to your bus stop, and be out of the house/vehicle you are waiting in.  Arriving a few minutes early to your stop can help the driver stay on schedule. Please be at stop 5 minutes before time given and up to 5 minutes, after due to weather and traffic conditions. 

• Keep the volume of your speech to minimal levels.

• Keep your school bus clean! No eating.  Do not litter on your bus and put all trash in the trash can at the front of the bus.

• No standing, kneeling on seats, or walking around the bus. Remain seated and forward facing during your bus ride.

• Most importantly - be considerate of others. Please keep your hands to yourself! Do not touch other people or their property.

Ridership Guidelines for Guest Riders and Students with Multiple Stops

Guest Riders: If your student does not regularly ride the school bus, but you are planning on having them ride home to a friend's house or to another destination, please contact the Transportation Office, or have your student inform the school office, school office staff can send a note or email to the Transportation Office so we can anticipate riders that are not usually on our roster.

Multiple Stops: If you have a student that needs to be picked up or dropped off at different stops due to having multiple households or after school activities - please contact the Transportation Office and discuss the schedule in advance with us. That way we can have your student rostered on all appropriate routes ahead of time.

Attendance on School Buses

If your student is a regular bus rider, but you are planning on an extended absence from the school bus due to illness, sports commitments, changes in work schedule, or other reasons, please let the bus route driver know or contact the Transportation Office with that information. This can help prevent buses going out of their way to stop at empty or unused school bus stops.

Contact Information

Please remember to contact the Transportation Department directly when you have changes to your transportation schedule. Contacting the school office requires the school secretaries to pass that information to us. Contacting us directly will expedite the process and ensure we get all the information we need to transport your students home safely.

The Transportation Department is open on school days. Hours of operation are 6:30AM - 5:00PM. The office line is (715) 483-2450. If there is no answer at that number, please leave a message to allow us to follow up with you. Alternatively, you can contact the supervisor on-call mobile phone at (715) 417-0595 via either a voice call or a text message to get a hold of a supervisor directly. Text messages and emails (to kemenst@scfschools.com) can be helpful if you are able to communicate that way as we are usually able to respond more promptly.

Stephanie Kemen

Transportation Supervisor

kemenst@scfschools.com

Lost and Found

School Bus drivers will no longer keep items on the school bus for an extended period of time as that interferes with our cleaning and disinfecting process. Any items that are left on the bus will be promptly brought into the Transportation Office and stored in our lost and found bins. If you feel your student left something on one of our school buses, please call or email the Transportation Department and we will be happy to check our buses and lost and found bins to see if it is there.

Bus Routes and Stop Schedules

Bus stops and routes are evaluated every summer to ensure that our school buses are driving safely and efficiently throughout our district transporting students to and from school. Keep in mind that your bus stop time and location may change from year to year. If your primary residence is within school district boundaries you will always be guaranteed a school bus stop for your student within a reasonable walking distance from your address. However, we cannot guarantee a bus stop directly at your driveway. Your student's age, other students at nearby addresses, siblings accompanying your student to and from the school bus, and the feasibility of driving a school bus down your road are some of the numerous factors that go into determining the location of your bus stop. Serving our students and meeting their needs has always been one of our top priorities, however school bus transportation is provided to district students with the understanding that transportation is a partnership: The school district will always provide the majority of your student’s transportation needs, but a small portion of their daily transportation (whether it is walking or being driven to their bus stop) will always remain the responsibility of the student and their family.

Additionally, please keep in mind that school transportation is flexible and must be modified throughout the year to best fit our students' needs. Changes to routes, stop times, and pickup/drop off locations can and do happen especially during the first month of the school year. Check bus route stop times on the website frequently throughout the first few weeks of school as that is typically or busiest time of adding and changing stops. We will do our best to communicate all changes to you as far in advance as possible. Route and time changes will be updated on the school website as well.

If you have questions or concerns about your bus stop times, or what stop your student is assigned to, please contact the Transportation Office. We will be happy to discuss your options with you.

Saint Croix Falls School District school bus transportation routes are published below. STOP TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE. This list is updated continually throughout the year.  As bus route stops and times are added, changes will be reflected on this schedule.  If your student requires specialized transportation, please contact the Transportation Office by phone or email.

Transportation Office : (715) 483-2450  |   Transportation Email : kemenst@scfschools.com

Please consider using email to communicate with us.  Emails are usually responded to very quickly.  Due to busy schedules and lower that usual staffing, phone calls and voice messages will be returned as often as possible but may be up to 24 hours before a return call can be made.

The current school bus stop schedule for the SCF 2023-2024 school year is listed below. Please keep in mind that the stops and stop times can and do change based on the changing transportation needs and enrollment status of our students. If you do not see your stop and time listed on this schedule, please contact the Transportation Department to be added. 

Please! Check this list frequently in the days leading up to the first day of school. Stop times have a high likelihood of changing during the early part of the school year as requests come in.

Buses may run a few minutes behind schedule for the first few days of school. Please be patient while waiting for your student to get off the bus in the afternoon. There is a high volume of students that change their transportation needs during the first few days of school and this can cause buses to run 5-10 minutes behind schedule as rosters are adjusted to reflect the changes in ridership. After the first days of school are complete, but stop times are usually very consistent for the remainder of the school year.