Bus Pass Information
Bus Pass Application
Links to the 2026-27 Bus Pass Application will be linked here soon.
Bus Passes are non-refundable.
Elegibility
Students shall be eligible for transportation service to and from school if the distance between their school-established bus stop and the school is beyond the minimum listed below:
Elementary Students Grades K-6: One (1) Mile
Middle School Students Grades 7-8: One and Half (1 & 1/2) Miles
High School Students Grades 9-12: Two (2) Miles
Application Submission
Applications for the 2026-27 school year will be opening soon. Please check back later for the application link and updates.
How To Submit Your Application:
- Email: transportation@sonomaschools.org
- Fax: 707-939-4899
- Mail: Complete the application, sign the bus rules acknowledgment form, and mail it with an attached check (do not send cash) to:
- SVUSD, Attn: Transportation Dept.
18751 Railroad Ave. Sonoma, Ca. 95476
- SVUSD, Attn: Transportation Dept.
- In Person:
- At the Transportation Yard located at 18751 Railroad Ave, Sonoma
- Starting August 3, 2026 (CLOSED Friday August 14th for Training)
- Monday-Friday, 7:00-11:00am and 1:00-3:30pm
Free or Reduced Rate Bus Pass:
To see if you qualify for a Free or Reduced Rate Bus Pass, complete the Alternative Income Form.
How to complete the income form & request a bus pass:
- Apply online (fastest method):
- Visit SchoolCafe: School Cafe Login Page
- Log in, then select “Apply for Benefits” from the left menu
- Follow the prompts to enter your household income
- After submission, you’ll receive an email confirming your benefit status (“free,” “reduced,” or “paid”)
- To get a bus pass:
- Bring the email eligibility letter along with your bus pass application to the SVUSD Transportation Yard at 18751 Railroad Ave.
- If you would prefer to fill out the form in person, you can come to the operations facility at 18751 Railroad Avenue and ask for Adam or Andrea.
Replacement Passes:
Do not alter the bus pass in any manner. The replacement bus pass cost:
* 1st Time - $10.00 * 2nd or more time - $15.00
📞 For any inquiries, please contact us at 707-935-6092.
Riding the School Bus: Tips and Guidelines
We want every bus ride to be a safe, comfortable, and positive experience for our students. To help us ensure a smooth journey to and from school, please review these important guidelines and reminders with your child before the school year begins:
- Arrive at the bus stop at least 5 minutes early.
- Make sure you’re at the right stop and board the correct school bus.
- Always communicate with the school bus driver.
- You must present your bus pass when boarding the school bus.
- Once on board, find a seat and enjoy the ride. Please remember the following:
- No smoking or use of e-cigarettes is allowed on the bus.
- No eating or drinking on the bus.
- All passengers must wear a seatbelt.
- No profanity, harassment, or disruptive behavior is allowed on the bus.
- All radios, phones, and other audible devices must be used with earphones. Volume must be at a level that is not disruptive to others on the bus.
- Please keep front seats available for people with disabilities.
- Upon arriving at school, carefully exit the bus.
Ensuring Safe and Orderly Transportation: Guidelines for Passes and Conduct
Providing a safe and smooth ride requires teamwork between our drivers, students, and families. To maintain security and order on our buses, it is essential that all riders follow our bus pass requirements and behavior expectations. When issues arise, our goal is to partner with parents to quickly correct the behavior. Please review our procedures for bus pass enforcement, behavior discipline, and the suspension of riding privileges below:
Bus Pass Violations
These procedures apply to the start of the school year. All students that wish to ride are required to have a bus pass for the first day of riding.
Procedures for all students who show up at the bus stop without a bus pass/ ticket are as follows:
- All Elementary AM riders without a pass will be loaded last, their name will be written on the Rider Without a Pass list and they will be instructed to get a bus pass.
- PM riders without a pass will be denied transportation.
- PM riders without a pass will be instructed to go to the office to phone home and be denied transportation.
- Students that appear on the Rider Without a Pass list for 3 or more times will receive a bus referral. The student will receive appropriate administrative action, which may include discontinuing transportation services to and from school.
- Students continuing to attempt to ride without a pass will be denied transportation.
Bus Discipline Procedures
The purpose of the disciplinary procedure is to change the behavior of the students by working with their parents. Drivers will initially discuss minor violations with the student and if this technique is unsuccessful, then written referrals will be completed and forwarded to school administrators for action as outlined below: Parents will be notified by the child's home school of any citations received and action taken.
- 1st Bus Conduct Report: Students will receive verbal warning. School will be notified.
- 2nd Bus Conduct Report: Students will be suspended from riding the bus for 3 days.
- 3rd Bus Conduct Report: Students will be suspended from riding the bus for 7 days
- 4th Bus Conduct Report: Students will be suspended from riding the bus for 30 days
- 5th Bus Conduct Report: Students will be suspended from riding the bus for the remainder of the current school year.
*** Students may be suspended on the first offense for serious misconduct. Fighting on the bus and damaging any part of the bus or any other conduct that seriously affects the safety of other children on board will bring immediate suspension until the parents' conference.
Suspension of Privileges
During the suspension of bus privileges, it shall be the parent’s responsibility to provide the student’s transportation to school. NO REFUNDS will be given for suspension of riding privileges due to the misconduct of the student.