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The Transportation Department oversees the safety of our most precious cargo – our students – making sure they are safe en route to school, home, or school activity. The Transportation Department also wants students to be safe while they are waiting for the bus.
Union also cares deeply about its employees and that includes our bus drivers. Even Union Superintendent Dr. Kirt Hartzler used to drive a bus. If you are looking for a job opportunity, please consider working for Union Transportation. Apply now.
Resources
Instructions
Step 1 – Click here to access the Union InfoFinder page to lookup your student’s stop info
Step 2 – Select your grade or school (You may also select “All Grades and Schools” to see all routes)
Step 3 – Enter your address information (house #, street, and zip)
Apartment numbers are not needed. Please use digits instead of words for all street/house numbers
Example Addresses:
7902 S Sheridan Rd
801 N Sweet Gum Ave
10610 E 66 ST S
5656 S 129 E Ave
Step 4 – The search will show you the closest stop and route for your address if there is one in the area. It may also give you possible matches for your address if it could not locate the submitted address
Step 5 – Select the stop from the results list to view its location, time, school, and route number
Each route is formatted “School Abbreviation – Route Number/Walkzone – Morning/Afternoon trip”
Example Route Names:
8G-48-AM: 8th Grade, Bus 48, Morning Trip
MO-32-PM: Moore Elementary, Bus 32, Afternoon Trip
OC-17-AM: Ochoa Elementary, Bus 17, Morning Trip
HS-WZ-AM: High School, Walkzone, Morning Trip
If you are having any trouble finding your route information, please call the Transportation department at 918-357-7063 for assistance
The primary purpose of Union Schools bus service is transportation for eligible students to and from home. Therefore, students are expected to ride their neighborhood bus each day to and from school and get on and off at the designated stop closest to their home.
Once all the information can be verified and if space is available on the desired route a reply email will be sent to you. This process usually takes about 72 hours. Students may not ride the desired route until the driver is in possession of the bus pass.
Students who are new to a bus route and who intend to ride that bus continually should obtain a bus pass from their principal who will indicate on the pass that the student will ride the bus on a regular basis. This will notify the driver that the student is a permanent addition to the bus and avoid confusion the first time the student attempts to ride the bus.
Students who wish to ride a bus other than their neighborhood bus must obtain a Bus Pass.
To request a bus pass, please email [email protected] with the following information:
- Student name
- Student school
- Student grade level
- Parent/Guardian name
- Parent/Guardian phone number
- Home address
- Reason for request
- Destination address
If you would be interested in driving a bus or becoming a bus assistant, we encourage you to make Union Public Schools your choice.
Let us train you to drive a bus or become a bus assistant.
We look forward to hearing from you.
During inclement weather, please check your favorite news outlet and the Union web site for updates on closings or cancellations. For important, time-sensitive communications, the district also uses its automated messaging system to send phone, text, and email information to parents, staff, and students.
If you have changed contact information, please notify the Communications Department at 918-357-6015.
Parents may also call the Union Public Schools Recorded Information Line (918-357-7065) for school closing information.
Union Modifies 'Snow Days,' with Students to Do Distance Learning
Union Public Schools has modified the way it will be treating snow days beginning this year. In the event of inclement weather, all students are expected to participate in distance learning or virtual learning when a school closure is announced. View letter
In a letter from Superintendent Dr. Kirt Hartzler, he said, “In the past, we have observed “snow days,” adding days to the calendar (or minutes to the day) in the event we exceeded the number of built-in snow days. Now that Union has successfully implemented the 1-to-1 initiative (or ‘one device for every student’) in grades 3-12, we now have the capability to do distance learning from home on days that would have been a snow day.”
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​​Contacts
Gary Greenhill
Director of Transportation /
Susan Pettit Transportation Coordinator
Office - 918-357-7063
