Permission to Release Form 

This form is required of all kindergarten families in order to transport your student. Please include any adult that is authorized to pick up your student from their designated bus stop. Any student not met by an authorized adult will be returned to school.  

Special Education Transportation and Emergency Form

This form is required of all special education families in order to transport your student. This form includes emergency contact information, specific needs that our drivers need to be aware of, and release information. As your student’s bus driver will change each year, please fill out the form as thoroughly as possible in order to set your new bus driver and your student up for a successful bus ride. 

Transportation Modification Form 

The Transportation Modification Form is required for all changes related to student transportation services, including:

• Adding a new bus stop location.

• Relocating an existing bus stop.

• Requesting transportation for students who do not typically qualify for busing (e.g., waiver students, walkers, those with dual households or requiring daycare transportation).

Forms are processed in the order received. Bus stop change requests are based on safety concerns, dual households, and daycare arrangements. We will begin processing each request in September. Bus stop locations are established in compliance with Washington Administrative Codes, Revised Codes of Washington, and Northshore School District Policies. Walk areas to all schools and bus stops can be up to 1 mile. Each stop is evaluated for student safety and placed centrally to serve neighborhoods and for routing efficiency.

NOTE: The approval process for all bus waiver requests begins in late October/early November, after bus capacity assessments are completed. Families are responsible for arranging alternative transportation until a decision is communicated directly. Students' ridership privileges may be revoked if the bus reaches capacity or if students fail to adhere to the established bus rules.

Permission to Release Form

Special Education Transportation and Emergency Form

Transportation Modification Form