Buses

My Stop Mobile App

Versatrans My Stop allows parents to track their students’ bus location and arrival times as well as receive notifications on delays or other important information. The My Stop app is free and can be downloaded from the Apple or Android Store on your smartphone.

How to Use Versatrans My Stop

• Step 1: Download the Versatrans My Stop app
  • Versatrans My Stop is available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store
  • NOTE: If you are using a web browser, you can complete the next steps via the My Stop log-in desktop version.
     
• Step 2: Logging in
  • When logging in for the first time, you'll use your Family ID as your username and password.
  • Your Family ID can be found in the Parent Portal.
     
• Step 3: Navigating the map
  • After you log in, the app opens into the map section, where you will see your student’s bus location and estimated time of arrival.
  • If you have multiple students riding buses, there is an arrow to a dropdown menu to switch between your students.
  • If the bus is not on the route, then you will not be able to see its location.

My Stop App FAQs

Bus Stop Information

Our routes are designed  by considering safety, efficiency, costs and total ride times. Most of our bus stops are not visible from a student's house, so we ask that you accompany your child to and from the bus stop to keep them safe.

• Bus stops are located at corners or intersections whenever possible, and are typically central to where students live. Some house stops are made on very busy roads or midway through long streets.
   
• Because our buses need a large area to turn around, we generally do not send regular route buses into cul-de-sacs or dead end roads unless it is more than a half mile to the nearest through street.
   
• Bus stops will generally be located closer to younger students' houses, because we know more families of younger students will walk with them to the bus stop. Older students may need to walk a bit further to their bus stop.
   
• If your child is the only student at their bus stop and you would like them to reassign them to a stop with other students, please call our Transportation Office at 952-975-7500. (Please note that you will be responsible for bringing your student to and from the new stop or making sure they are able to walk there.)

Please note: Bus drivers are not allowed to make bus stop changes without approval from the Transportation Office. Bus stop changes are not made during the first two weeks of school, except to accommodate new students moving into the district or those with daycare changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please call us at 952-975-7500.

If your student does not ride the bus for 10 consecutive days, they will be removed from their bus route. To reactivate your student's bus stop, contact the Transportation Office at 952-975-7500.

What's Allowed on the Bus?

Our goal is for students to have a safe and respectful ride to and from school, and we will accommodate students' needs to bring items on the bus whenever possible. Musical instruments and objects like balls are allowed if they are kept secure and/or in a student's backpack throughout the entire bus ride. No items may ever block an emergency exit.

Items never allowed on the bus include:

• Weapons of any kind, including real or play guns, knives, or sharp objects
• Gasoline engines or cans
• Animals, insects or fish
• Matches or lighters
• Glass items
• Aerosol products
• Laser pens
• Skis, ski poles or hockey sticks (Nordic ski team equipment is allowed if skis and poles are in a bag)
• Skateboards or scooters
• Golf clubs, lacrosse sticks or baseball bats (lacrosse sticks and baseball bats for a school event are allowed if kept up front by the driver; bats must be contained in the bat bag)
• Anything latex, such as balloons
• Any items of dangerous or objectionable nature 

After-School and Activity Buses

Students who participate in after-school activities may ride an activity bus home. Activity buses depart Central Middle School at 5:40 p.m. and Eden Prairie High School at 5:50 p.m. 

For more information, visit our Eagles Fans page. 

Special Education Busing

Our Transportation Department collaborates closely with students, families, caregivers, IEP teams, and school staff to implement the best type of transportation that will support your student's safety, well-being, and educational success. Alternative transportation, including curb-to-curb service, is available for students who benefit from additional supports because of a disability or the location of their program. 

Sign Up for Special Education Busing

Prior to obtaining Special Education busing, families must complete the Emergency Health Bus Form, and a member of your student’s Special Services Team must complete a Request for Services Form. We process requests as quickly as possible; however, it may take up to five working days to arrange transportation. 

Bus Consistency

We understand the importance of consistency for student and family success, and we strive to maintain continuity for students throughout the school year. If we need to make a change to your student's transportation schedule because of other families adjusting their schedules, we will notify you before changes are made.

Alternate Address Drop-Off/Pick-Up

This only applies to daily situations and not to one-time or infrequent circumstances. The alternate address must be in the general area of the student's home and within our district boundaries.

Students will not be picked up or delivered to a business address.

In case of an emergency, an adult guardian or caregiver must be able to meet your student at their drop-off location. Please notify our Transportation Office as soon as possible if you need to request an alternate address for pick-up or drop-off.

Absentee Notification

Please call our Transportation Department at 952-975-7500 at least one hour prior to their scheduled pick-up/drop-off time to tell us that your student will not be riding the bus.

Passenger Information

MN Rule 7470.17.00 requires that each bus driver and aide transporting students with a disability have available to them as a hard copy or immediately accessible by two-way communication the following information:

• Student’s name and address
• Nature of their disability
• Emergency health care information
• Emergency contact information, including physician