SKYWARD

BUSINGas of 7-8-13

Skyward – First Student Bus Form• Parent completes the First

Student bus request form for their child.

• The bus request form is faxed to transportation only if the student is attending the Alternative Education Program at ORHS.

• School office staff archives all bus request forms for future reference.

Skyward – Busing - Transport

• These Busing – Transport fields are completed when the school receives the First Student bus form from the parent.

• Please see next slide for more information regarding the Transport screen.

Skyward - Transportation Maintenance

• If the student has an entry for the previous school year, click edit and enter an end date.

• Return to the Transport screen and add the start date for the current school year.

• Enter the mileage and bus numbers as soon as the information is received from First Student.

Skyward – Busing - Addresses

• Enter the AM and/or PM Bus Numbers.

• The Pick Up Address and Drop Off Address fields are completed only when the address is not the home address.

Pick Up and Drop Off AddressesAdd an address click Edit

Click on the word Address highlighted in blue (left view)

Select the address Remove an address click Edit

Click on No Address top right hand corner (right view)

In Data mining: All Reports - Clone report RMS-Bus Information to print all.

Skyward - First Student

• Skyward data is uploaded to First Student each night.

First Student - Adjusting the Bus Route

• The bus route is adjusted to include the new student. This requires that all families on the route be notified of the time adjustment. This process can take up to three school days.

Skyward – Miles and Bus Numbers

• Miles and bus numbers are received from First Student and entered into Skyward for state reporting.

Contacts for Skyward Assistance

• Shellee Lawson 865-425-9035 slawson@ortn.edu

• Jeff Edmonds 865-425-9037• jedmonds@ortn.edu