Transportation
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Transportation information for the 2024-2025 school year will be sent out to families by email or text on August 2.
- If your child rides the bus to school, you will also receive a text and email notification from the district's Transportation Department with your child's bus stop, route number, and pick-up and drop-off times.
- If you have questions about bus transportation, please contact the Transportation Call Center: 727-587-2020.
- You can view your student’s information for the 2024-2025 school year at focus.pcsb.org.
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Call Center Phone and Hours:
Phone: (727) 587-2020
Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Transportation Frequently Asked Questions:
Get answers to your questions about PCS Bus Transportation.
Safety Information:
Safety is our top priority here at PCS and our safety team is held to a high standard of Pinellas County bylaws and policies.
View Safety Information
Mission Statement
“To provide safe transportation for students in a timely and efficient manner”About PCS Transportation
Each year, PCS school bus drivers travel 9.1 million miles and transport approximately 25,000 students to and from school. This also includes driving nearly 3,300 extracurricular trips each year. District drivers carry up to 75 students on a ten-ton vehicle down some of Florida’s most congested roads. The district has 333 buses with approximately 297 bus drivers. We have over 75 drivers with ten years or more of safe driving records and 21 who have fifteen years or more of safe driving records.
Transportation Resource Links
Please use these links to access pertinent information about transportation services.Bus Bulletin - Notification System
Safety Links
- Are We There? Safety brochure 1
Are We There? Safety brochure 2
Safety brochures created by the Florida Department of Education.
- Travel to School Safety Issues
Use this link to report unsafe conditions and/or concerns for your trip to school.
- Crossing Guard Location Search
A tool to search for Crossing Guard locations.
- Sex Offender Search
A tool to access the FDLE sex offender database site.
- (NHTSA) Natl Highway Traffic Safety Admin
The site for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Policies & Procedures Links
- Policy 8600
School Board Policy that governs school transportation in Pinellas County. Policy 8600 can be found in the District Bylaws and Polices Manual
- Florida Rule 6A-3
Basic principles of student transportation.
- Florida D.O.E. Transportation
Provides leadership, assistance, and training for school districts and other clients to ensure safe and efficient transportation of Florida's public school students.
- The Safe Driver Plan 8600.01
The purpose of the Safe Driver Plan is to establish a policy that promotes safe driving practices for Pinellas County Schools Transportation. The Safe Driver Plan 8600.01 can be found in the District Bylaws and Polices Manual.
- Florida Statute 1006
Statute that governs school based transportation in the state of Florida.
Transportation News Links
- School Bus Fleet
Info about the school bus industry
- School Bus Facts
Learn the facts and play it safe
- (FAPT) Florida Assn. for Pupil Transportation
Florida State Associations for Pupil Transportation.
- (NAPT) National Assn for Pupil Transportation
National Associations for Pupil Transportation.
- Are We There? Safety brochure 1
School Bus Safety Tips Video