School Year 2025-26 Application Periods

所有校车申请者（包括付费和免费乘客）必须按照以下提供的时间表按季度申请：

• Quarter 1: July 14 to Aug. 22, 2025
• Quarter 2: Sept. 22 to Oct. 17, 2025
• Quarter 3: Dec. 12, 2025 to Jan. 9, 2026
• Quarter 4: Mar. 2 to Mar. 27, 2026

申请必须按季度提交，规定期限之外不予受理。请做好相应计划。

一般资格

有资格享受常规巴士服务：

• 学生必须积极就读于提供校车服务的 HIDOE 公立学校。
• K-5 年级的学生居住地必须距其所在学校 1 英里或以上。
• 6-12 年级的学生居住地必须距其所在学校 1.5 英里或以上。

 常规巴士服务不适用于以下学生：

• Reside within the minimum qualifying distance walk zone.
  • Walk zone is calculated from the recorded home address in Infinite Campus to the nearest public access for the school campus (not from the main office).
• Students attending school on a Geographical Exception (GE).
• 需要交通工具前往家乡以外的目的地。
• Attend a school that does not have school bus services.

申请流程

您可以在学校行政办公室亲自或在线接受申请。

申请步骤

1. 下载 2025-2026 学年 HIDOE 校车手册申请表 (PDF) and review.
2. For online applications, please use the Apply Online Icon or click here. 
   • A valid student ID number is required to apply. 
   • Upon application review by your school, an email notification shall be sent rendering their decision and next steps.
   • Online payments shall be processed via EZ School Pay; bus payment options shall only be available after the application has been approved by the school.
   • If payment is not received by the quarterly deadline, your approved application will be removed and your student may lose their seat on the bus.
3. For manual application submission (in-person at your school office), complete both sides of the application form; indicate the type of service and payment in Part III of the application.  
   • You will be notified of approval or disapproval of your bus application by your school either by email and/or phone call.
   • In-person payment shall be collected upon approval of the application by your school.  Approved payment options include:
     • Cash
     • Money Order and/or Cashier’s Check
     • NO PERSONAL CHECKS
   • If payment is not received by the quarterly deadline, your approved application will be removed and your student may lose their seat on the bus.
4. Students applying for free bus transportation shall complete Part IV of the application and indicate the reason(s) for eligibility.
5. 您的孩子将获得一张临时公交卡，供其在永久公交卡可用之前使用。请让您的孩子与办公室工作人员联系，领取永久公交卡。收到永久公交卡后，必须交出临时公交卡。公交卡不可转让，仅在指定的公交路线和季度有效。

申请表

一般的： 2025-2026 学年 HIDOE 校车手册申请表 (PDF). Application forms are also available at the school administration office.

特殊教育： 2025-26 学年 HIDOE 特殊教育交通家长信息手册 (PDF)

免费巴士资格

Free bus eligibility is evaluated on an individual basis.  Students attending Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools shall also qualify on an individual basis. 满足以下一项或多项条件的学生有资格获得免费的季度巴士通行证：

• 根据家庭收入信息，学生有资格享受免费午餐计划。（注意：有资格享受减价午餐的学生没有资格享受免费巴士票）。
• 学生是一名寄养儿童。
• Student is home displaced and eligible for benefits under the McKinney-Vento Act (MVA).
• 学生根据教育部指示到指定学区以外的学校上学。
• 学生至少有三名在其各自学校乘坐付费校车的哥哥姐姐；每三名付费乘客中就有一名免费的付费乘客。

如果您的孩子符合其中一项或多项资格要求，请填写公交卡申请表第三部分，确保勾选所有适用的资格类别并选择适当的通行证选项。有关免费通行证资格的任何疑问，请直接咨询学校。

For students who have transportation as a support service in their Individualized Education Plan (IEP), please consult with your school’s Student Service Coordinator (SSC) for more information on accessing school bus transportation.