NOTICE:

Grand Island Public Schools authorizes the use of surveillance cameras and audio recordings in school buses to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of all students and staff. The busing service we use, Holiday Express, will be adding the cameras as part of their company procedures.  The use of cameras and audio recording equipment will help maintain a safe and healthy environment for our students and staff.

You may read the full list GIPS Transportation Expectations HERE. 

2024-25 BUS ROUTES:

GIPS will continue offering transportation support for the 2024-25 school year for the following routes:

• Gates & Knickrehm bus routes for middle school students riding to Westridge Middle School (AM/PM)
  
  
  • Knickrehm A.M. Route
    • Depart Knickrehm Elementary (West side by butterfly garden): 7:40 a.m.
    • Arrive at Westridge (Southeast side): 7:50 a.m.
  • Knickrehm P.M. Route
    
    • Arrive at Westridge (East side): 3:40 p.m.
      
    • Depart Westridge (East side): 3:55 p.m.
    • Arrive at Knickrehm Elementary (West side by butterfly garden): 4:10 p.m.
      
      
  • Gates A.M. Route
    • Depart Gates Elementary (Ingalls Street): 7:35 a.m.
    • Arrive at Westridge (Southeast side): 7:45 a.m.
  • Gates P.M. Route
    
    • Arrive at Westridge (East side): 3:40 p.m.
      
    • Depart Westridge (East side): 3:55 p.m.
    • Arrive at Gates Elementary: 4:15 p.m.
      
      
• Routes running between GISH and CPI and CCC throughout the day supporting CPI and CCC classes as well as Newcomers students. Please note the ** which indicate the bus times for a 2:00 p.m. school dismissal.
  
  
  • CPI/CCC A.M. Route
    • Depart GISH: 7:35 a.m.
    • Arrive at Career Pathways Institute: 7:50 a.m.
    • Arrive at CCC: 8:00 a.m.
      
      
  • A.M. Newcomer Route
    • Depart GISH: 7:40 a.m.
    • Depart Old Walnut Apartments (North side): 7:50 a.m.
    • Arrive at CPI: 8:00 a.m.
      
      
  • Noon Route #1 (CPI/CC/Newcomers)
    • Depart CCC: 11:10 a.m./10:20 a.m.**
    • Arrive at Career Pathways Institute (CPI): 11:20 a.m./10:30 a.m.**
    • Depart CPI (Newcomers & CPI students): 11:30 a.m./10:40 a.m.**
    • Arrive at GISH: 11:40 a.m./10:50 a.m.**
    • Depart GISH: 11:45 a.m./10:55 a.m.**
    • Arrive at CPI: 12:00 p.m./11:10 a.m.**
    • Depart CPI (Newcomers only): 12:05 p.m./11:15 a.m.**
    • Arrive at GISH: 12:20 p.m./11:30 a.m.**
      
      
  • Noon GISH Newcomers #2
    • Depart CPI: 12:05 p.m./11:10 a.m.**
    • Arrive at GISH (Door 34): 12:15 p.m./11:25 a.m.**
  •  Noon Route #2 (CPI/CCC)
    • Depart GISH: 12:00 p.m./11:20 a.m.**
    • Arrive at CPI: 12:15 p.m./11:35 a.m.**
    • Arrive at CCC: 12:25 p.m./11:45 a.m.**
  • PM Route 
    • Depart CCC: 3:30 p.m./2:00 p.m.**
    • Arrive at CPI: 3:40 p.m./2:10 p.m.**
    • Arrive at GISH: 3:55 p.m./2:25 p.m.**
      
      
• Elementary Newcomers (Grades 2nd-5th) routes between home schools and Stolley Park Elementary School (AM/PM)
  
  
  • Times will be shared with families.
    
    
• Middle School Routes AFTER activities practices
  
  • Barr After School Activity Route
    • Depart Barr Middle School (West side): 5:55 p.m.
    • Buechler Park on 1st Street: 6:05 p.m.
    • Wasmer Elementary School (North side on Koenig St.): 6:10 p.m.
    • Pier Park Ball Field (on Oak St.): 6:15 p.m.
    • Cherry Street Apartments (415 S. Cherry St.): 6:20 p.m.
    • Kingswood Estates (West side on Bellwood Dr.): 6:25 p.m.
    • Deann Road Trailer Park: 6:30 p.m.
    • Riverbend Apartments: 6:40 p.m.
      
      
  • Walnut After School Activity Route
    • Depart Walnut Middle School: 5:55 p.m.
    • Ryder Park: 6:05 p.m.
    • Jefferson Elementary School (North side): 6:10 p.m.
    • Howard Elementary School (9th Street): 6:15 p.m.
    • Lions Club Park: 6:20 p.m.
    • Lincoln Elementary School (West side): 6:25 p.m.
    • Saint Paul Road Trailer Park: 6:30 p.m.
    • Capital Road Trailer Park: 6:35 p.m.
    • Knickrehm Elementary School (South side): 6:40 p.m.
      
      
  • Westridge After School Activity Route
    • Depart Shoemaker Elementary: 5:15 p.m.
    • Depart Engleman Elementary: 5:30 p.m.
    • Depart from Westridge Middl School: 5:45 p.m.
    • Knickrehm Elementary: 6:00 p.m.
    • Gates Elementary: 6:10 p.m.
• Field Trips & Extracurricular Activities 
  
  
• Transportation for students who qualify for support from Families in Transition 
  
  
• Transportation for students who have transportation needs identified in their individual education plans (IEPs) and students enrolled in Skills Academy programs
  
  

Please Note:  Neighborhood Bus Stops will no longer run. 

If your student rode the bus in previous years and you do not see the route on the list above, unfortunately that means we will no longer be providing that route for the 2024-25 school year.

We want to make sure you are aware of this change so you may start planning routines to get your children to school safely and on time.  

We encourage families to work together to ride or walk together to school.  Also, please consider leaving a little earlier in the morning this year as there will be increased traffic at our schools.

QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions, please reach out to your school social worker directly or send an email to communications@gips.org.