Transportation
Transportation
It is the goal of the transportation department to ensure that students are transported safely and in the most efficient manner to and from school each day.
Students who are residents of Great Valley School District are eligible for transportation. The supervision of students between residences and bus stops is the parent’s responsibility.
Students should be at their assigned bus stop ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled time. If the student is not at the bus stop when the bus arrives, the driver will not wait. Please note that waiting inside the house is not considered being physically at the bus stop.
While we try to minimize the walking distance to the bus stop, Pennsylvania law stipulates that a student may be required to walk up to 1.5 miles (elementary) or 2 miles (secondary) to their assigned bus stop.
Student behavior on the bus is expected to be the same as in the classroom. Please see our rules and regulations for more information.To report behavioral concerns, please contact your building principal.
Transportation Concerns and Contacts
Concerns about bus stops, time on the bus, bus passes, lost items, walking routes, and transportation guidelines should be emailed to transportation@gvsd.org.
In the event of a true emergency (i.e. your child does not get off the bus) please follow the steps below.
1. Call the Transportation Office at 610-889-2133.
2. If you do not get an answer, call the bus provider for your student.
Krapf Bus Company
(610) 917-8660, ext. 1
gvdispatch@krapfbus.com
Norcross Transportation
(610) 647-5485
operations@norcrosstrans.com
Atlas Transportation
(484) 320-8050
fastatlas@gmail.com
Useful Transportation-Related Information
- Arriving at the Bus Stop
- Assigned Seating
- Bus Schedules
- Bus Stop Changes
- Child Care Busing
- Digital Recording
- Large Objects on the Bus
- Late Bus Notifications
- Lost Items
- Are You Moving?
- Non-Public Bus Information (Requests/Transfers)
- Riding a Bus Other Than Assigned
- Weather-Related Delays & Closings
Arriving at the Bus Stop
Assigned Seating
Bus Schedules
Bus Stop Changes
Child Care Busing
Digital Recording
Large Objects on the Bus
Late Bus Notifications
Lost Items
Are You Moving?
Non-Public Bus Information (Requests/Transfers)
Riding a Bus Other Than Assigned
Weather-Related Delays & Closings
Transportation FAQs
- My bus info is missing from Skyward. What should I do?
- I cannot access Skyward to see my students’ information. What should I do?
- The afternoon drop-off time for my child is later than that of other students my child’s age. As a result, my child will be late for after-school activities that are not on a school campus. What should I do?
- How can I access information about my students' bus?
- Can I change my child’s bus stop?
- How can I petition for my child’s bus stop location to be changed?
- I think my child’s bus run is longer than it needs to be. Can this be changed?
- I don’t see my question addressed here. What can I do?