District Reminds Families About Here Comes the Bus App

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With the Here Comes the Bus app, families can conveniently track their child’s school bus, providing a sense of reassurance and peace of mind.

The Aldine Independent School District utilizes the Here Comes the Bus app for all school bus riders’ families. With its real-time tracking feature, this app allows parents or legal guardians to securely monitor the location of their students’ buses.

Here Comes the Bus Tracking Features

• Parents who download the app will receive a push notification or email message in the morning and afternoon when the bus is within a one-mile radius of their student’s bus stop.
• The app shows the real-time location of your child’s bus on a map
• The app provides the schedule and arrival times at home and school for bus routes.
• The app can indicate when students scan on and off of the bus with their student IDs.

Student ID Badges

For the app to track when each student gets on and off the bus, it is important that students carry their AISD student IDs and that the IDs are easily accessible so they can be scanned into the Here Comes the Bus software. However, the app will still track the students’ buses and push notifications when the bus is within a one-mile radius of the bus stop because the app is tracking the bus, not the student. The app will also allow parents to receive notifications from the Transportation Department with important information about their child’s bus.

How to Register for the Here Comes the Bus App

• To set this up, you will need a smartphone or tablet. Download the Here Comes the Bus app from the Apple Store or Google Play. The App is available in English, Spanish, and French.
• Click the “Sign Up” button or visit HereComesTheBus.com to learn more.
• Select “I have the code.”
• Enter school district code 84000, first and Last name, & email address.
• Contact your school if you have any questions regarding which code to choose.
• Complete the “User Profile” box.

Additional Information Families Need to Know

• The app tracks the bus route, not the student.
• Bus route information is based on the student’s residential address.
• The app will not provide information for Saturday school, extended days, and tutorial routes. It’s important to note that the app is designed to track regular school days only.
• Students are expected to be at their bus stop at the time designated by the driver or school. This is crucial for the smooth operation of the bus service. However, a different driver and bus may occasionally be sent to cover a route, and parents may not receive notifications when this happens.
• The app is available to most campuses and programs. However, there are some exceptions.

Questions

If you have a question, the school district is here to help. Use Let’s Talk, the district’s two-way communication platform, to contact us. Choose the Transportation Department link.

Include in your email:

• • Your (parent/legal guardian) name and phone number
  • Student’s full name
  • Student’s ID number
  • Child’s assigned school