The School District of Reedsburg covers approximately 264 square miles, and we transport about 1,500 students via 22 different bus routes on a daily basis.
Our focus is on providing the safest, most reliable, and efficient transportation to the students we serve. You'll notice that our school district owns the buses, and the drivers are district employees. This means the drivers are also part of your district family, all committed to your child's education.
Busing changes
One Time Pickup or Drop off change: If your child needs to be temporarily picked up or dropped off at any location other than home, please send a note to school with them. The child should take this note to the office, where they will receive a Red Bus Change Note that they will give to the bus driver.
Long-term changes: If your child needs to be permanently picked up or dropped off at a location other than your home five (5) days before the change needs to take effect, please complete the appropriate form:
This form is a fillable PDF, which means you may save it to your computer, fill it out, and email it back to Briana Zimmerman, bzimmerman@rsd.k12.wi.us, in Transportation Services. You also may pick up a copy of the form from Transportation Services, located at 729 North Webb Avenue, Reedsburg (by Webb Middle School).
Riding the Bus
Children should always be at the stop before the bus arrives. Plan to have your child/children at the bus stop 5 to 10 minutes before pick-up time.
Bus loading/unloading areas at schools
At the beginning of the school year, students will bring home a school safety packet from the Reedsburg Police Department with instructions about safe pick-up and drop-off processes at your specific school. We encourage you to review the information, including the pick-up or drop-off map.
Please do not pick up or drop off students in the bus loading/unloading areas at any of the schools from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Bus safety
Our goal is to make sure all students are safe while waiting for and riding the bus. Please review our safety tips and disciplinary action process (English and Spanish):
You have a change of name, address, home phone, emergency contact numbers, or any daycare changes.
Your child is not riding the bus, especially in the morning.
Your child normally doesn't ride the bus, and you are requesting permission for him or her to do so.
Your child needs to ride a different bus, depart at a stop other than his or her normal stop, or if he or she is riding home with another student.
For your child's safety, we do not allow any student to deviate from his or her normal bus schedule without a note from a parent or guardian. Students must have a pass from their school, or a parent or guardian must call Transportation Services for changes in pick-up or drop-off destinations.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact Dan Meinhardt, Director of Transportation, Briana Zimmerman, or Shawn Ruddy at (608) 768-8940.