Transportation Department
If your student plans to ride the bus to and from school in the 2025-2026 school year, please register
each student using this Google Form (English, Spanish, Vietnamese).
After you have registered your student, please continue to check the Transportation section of Qmlativ (Skyward) Family Access. Transportation staff will process registrations in the order received, and route information (including bus route numbers, stops, and pick up and drop off times) will populate once it is available.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR TRANSPORTATION:
Only students who are registered for transportation will be routed. Students are required to be registered for transportation to ride the bus.
Transportation will process registrations in the order received. As soon as route information is available, it will populate in the Transportation section of Qmlativ (Skyward) Family Access. Please do not send your student to the bus until this information populates, indicating that the registration has been processed and transportation is confirmed for your student.
Students who are not registered for transportation and arrive at a bus stop (established because other families registered their students) will be transported to school, but will be asked to be picked up by a guardian after school. Transportation will be unavailable until we have received the students' registration and routed the student on a bus.
Please note that a separate form should be filled out for each student, even if the students go to the same school and are being transported to the same address.
The Transportation Department can be contacted at [email protected] or at 360-596-7700.
Your child may be removed from the bus route if they do not ride the bus for more than a month consecutively during the school year. If they are the only student utilizing that bus stop, the stop will also be deleted. You will then need to re-register if you wish to start utilizing transportation again. If you wish to have your child taken off the bus route, please call (360) 596-7700.
If your student qualifies for Special Needs (IEP) transportation or McKinney-Vento transportation, their registration will be processed through the Student Support Department. Please do not fill out the form linked above. Contact your child's teacher for more information, or contact Austin Wright, OSD Special Transportation Router, at (360) 596-7724 or [email protected].
Apply to be a Bus Driver or Bus Monitor
Are you interested in applying to be a bus driver or monitor in the Olympia School District?
Contact the Transportation Department between the hours of 5 a.m. and 6 p.m., please dial (360) 596-7700.
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This phone number is for emergency use only: If it is after 6 p.m., and you have a student that has not arrived home from school, please call the district Missing Student Emergency Phone Line at (360) 797-9079 for assistance.
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If your child is on a field trip or sporting event and has not arrived back to the origin at the appointed time, please attempt to contact the school office. If your child is at a sporting event outside of normal school hours, please attempt to contact the coach in charge.
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On non-school weekdays, Transportation office hours are generally from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Early Release Adjusted Time Schedule
NOTIFY TRANSPORTATION IF STUDENT IS NOT RIDING THE BUS
To notify the Transportation Department that a student is not riding the bus, please email [email protected]. Notification allows for Transportation and the bus driver to plan accordingly and account for a difference in other students' stop times. When notifying the Transportation Department via email, please include the student's full legal name and the school they attend.
BUS RULES AND REGULATIONS
The Olympia School District has rules established so that all students have a safe and enjoyable ride to and from school. Please take the time to review the rules with your student.
Contact Information
Jackie Rafferty, Transportation Director, (360) 596-7727
Jose Orozco-Alvarez, Vehicle Maintenance Manager, (360) 596-7703
Jeff Gregory, Transportation & Training Supervisor, (360) 596-7705
Dan Nashleanas, Dispatcher, (360) 596-7777
Austin Wright, Dispatcher/Sped & M/V Router, (360) 596-7724
Tanya Lasmanis, Administrative Specialist, (360) 596-7711
Tommy Gallegos, Driver Trainer, (360) 596-7702
Mailing Address
OSD Transportation Department
3000 R.W. Johnson Blvd SW
Tumwater, WA 98512
Voice: (360) 596-7700
Fax: (360) 596-7701