Extra Curricular Transportation is available for ¹í¹È×ÓÍø students and employees. ¹í¹È×ÓÍø travels approximately 110 thousand miles a year in extracurricular activities. There are four different types of vehicles available for extracurricular activities.
General Education School Bus
The regular school bus has a capacity of 72 passengers, at three to a seat, according to manufacturer standards. Most extracurricular activities have a ratio of two per seat, equaling 48 passengers. General education school buses are used for distances less than 200 miles.
Special Needs School Bus
The capacity ranges from 8 to 48 passengers, and has wheelchair accessibility.
Micro School Bus
The capacity ranges up to 12 passengers. ¹í¹È×ÓÍø Micro buses are used for transporting our McKinney Vento students and/or some of our special needs students.
Suburban
The capacity is 8 passengers, including the driver. Suburbans are also utilized for transporting our McKinney Vento students that live outside our district boundaries and/or some of our special needs students. Transportation has a limited number of suburbans that are available for local or out of town travel for district personnel. Rental of the suburbans for educational and district related extracurricular events are subject to availability.
For information regarding travel criteria, reservations and travel rates for a suburban, please contact Carla Dodd (817) 547-5830 or email: Carla.Dodd@birdvilleschools.net