BUSING APPLICATONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024 NOW AVAILABLE
ALL Urban (town) busing students and Cross Boundary busing students must re-register every year. Students who have moved and require busing service must also re-register.
This includes all students who will be attending the new high school in Blackfalds and require busing.
Please note that with the opening of Iron Ridge Secondary Campus in Blackfalds in September 2024, the boundaries of Lacombe and Blackfalds Schools have changed. If you are unsure of which boundary you will fall in for schooling please contact the Transportation Services Department.
A $100.00 Late Fee will be applied to applications recieved after the deadline.
Alberta Education has made some changes to busing eligibilty.
Again this upcoming school year, WCPS will be implementing the new distance criteria where we have capacity. Alberta Education has extended the mandatory implementation of the new eligibility distances from September 2024 to September of 2025.
As we did for the 2023-2024 school year, we will be phasing in more service where and when we can, the rate of this depends on the availablility of additional buses to add to our fleet as well as additional fulltime bus drivers available for hire.
Students returning to in-class learning in September MUST register for busing.
All students who were not attending in-school classes or who were not riding the bus during the 2023-2024 school year were removed from the transportation system and therefore must register to ride in September for the 2024-2025 school year.
Busing Intention Surveys will be sent out in November to get a sense of who in Wolf Creek Public Schools will be using the bus in the 2024/25 school year, with the new Alberta Education eligibility rules coming into effect. Surveys will be sent ONLY to Wolf Creek Public Schools families who are within the new eligibility rules set by Alberta Education.
The survey results are important for Wolf Creek to plan for bus routes, bus purchasing, and hiring of bus drivers for the 2024-25 school year. Please complete the survey as soon as it arrives in your email!
Alberta Education's eligibility rules for funded riders are:
Grades K-6: if the riders home to school distance is 1.0 km or greater. Grades 7-12: if the riders home to school distance is 2.0 km or greater.
Bus Status App is now Available to WCPS Parents
New Bus Status App
Bus Status 4 is available! With all the same features and functionality, Bus Status 4 will be faster and more reliable for users.
What's Happening?
The Bus Status App has been given a major update. The new App will be faster, more reliable, and better optimized for families that rely on Bus Status. Bus Status 4 is available to download and the current app (Bus Status 3) will be removed from the App and Google Play Stores. Bus Status 3 will be retired and users will only receive Bus Status notifications on Bus Status 4.
What Does this Mean?
Parents and students will have to download the new app (Bus Status 4) and choose their preferences in the app. After September 29, bus statuses will no longer appear in the Bus Status 3 app.
Download the Bus Status 4 App TODAY from your Apple or Google Play stores.
Wolf Creek Public Schools provides you with access to the transportation department which oversees registration for the transportation programs, provides parents with a basic handbook, busing letters, and updates for the busing schedule. This department also oversees the busing department.
Transportation Manager: Betty Clark
Assistant Manager: Rod Mercer
Driver Facilitator/Senior Driver Instructor: Lolita Clark
Fleet Assistant:
Administrative Assistants: Tammy Freerksen, Tamara Cox and Kayla Abbott
Video Surveillance on School Transportation Vehicles
In order to provide for the personal safety and security of students and personal property belonging to the Division, the Division supports the use of video surveillance practices on student transportation vehicles believing that such practices shall through deterrence, encourage good behavior and promote safe practices.
Student misbehavior increases the potential risk of injury or damage to property. As the behavior of students is a significant factor in the safety and efficiency of school transportation systems, the Division supports the use and implementation of video monitoring practices on student transportation vehicles as needed, in accordance with the procedures established herein.
It is important for parents to be aware that their child may at some point during the school year ride a school bus that is equipped with Video Surveillance Cameras. If you wish to know more specifics regarding this policy please follow the link to AP 182
Did You Know? FAQ?
Transportation services coordinates all of the busing within the division
We transport approximately 3600 students to and from school on division-owned and contracted buses along 70 rural bus routes and 16 urban bus routes (Blackfalds, Lacombe, Ponoka)
Provides busing for school-related field trips
Work hard to ensure the safety of all our passengers to and from school
Our drivers are highly trained Class 2 drivers with the "S" endorsement or MELT certification.
