Transportation
Bus Rider Registration for 2025-2026
Is now open, signup today
Continuing Riders
(Continuing riders are children who will continue to ride the bus and there is no change to their home address/school) 1. A transportation registration application form has been assigned to your child through SchoolEngage. 2. Login to PowerSchool Parent Portal (link above), choose SchoolEngage from the navigation menu on the bottom left corner of the screen. 3. Once you are logged in with SchoolEngage, please click on the students tab from the left hand menu and click on your child’s name. 4. On the right hand side, scroll down until you see 2025-2026 Transportation Registration Application – current student. Click on the small blue box to open the form, complete it and press submit. 5. If you do not see the form or have questions please contact your child's school and someone will help you get started.
New Riders
(New riders are children who are changing schools and need a new bus route OR children who are new to school bus transportation) Please contact the school your are attending to apply for school bus transportation.
About
Medicine Hat Public School Division transports over 2,500 students including students with special needs. Rider registration is required to ride the bus. At this time, there is no cost associated with accessing school bus transportation.
Bus Rider Eligibility
The Board may provide transportation service for resident students in the following categories: 1. Students within the school division boundaries who reside over 2.0km from their designated school. 2. Grades K-6 students residing beyond 1.6km from their designated school. Eligible students will receive bussing to their primary residence. Any other bussing requirements to secondary or alternate locations will be reviewed and based on bus capacity and other special circumstances.
Families are asked to view our school boundary maps and bus route maps to learn about pick up and drop locations and times. If your child requires special transportation (ex: wheel chair accessibility) please contact our Transportation Coordinator transportation@sd76.ab.ca
Dunmore Riders
Started in Sept 2024 we will continue to offer school bus transportation for Dunmore residents. Students who attend École Connaught School (kindergarten - gr. 6), Medicine Hat Christian School (kindergarten - gr. 9), River Heights School (ELP - gr. 6) and Crescent Heights High School (gr. 7 - 12) are eligible to register. If you would like to register your child to ride, please email us at transportation@sd76.ab.ca and we will assign you a transportation application form. • Transportation is available to all students attending the above schools, regardless of whether they enroll in academy options. • Families will not incur additional fees for this service. • Ride times for Dunmore students will average 45-60 mins in each direction. School bus route maps from Dunmore will be posted in August.
Email to registerRedcliff Riders
MHPSD provides bus transportation to student in Redcliff who attend Crescent Heights High School (gr. 7 - 12), École Connaught School (kindergarten - gr. 6) and River Heights School (ELP - gr. 6)
School bus transportation is provided by our partners at Southland Transportation. If your child's bus is late or if you have questions about scheduling or routes please contact Southland Transportation at 403.526.4655.
Bus pick/up drop off times may vary
Bus pick up and drop off times may vary for a variety of reasons, please prepare to have children at the bus stop 7-10 minutes early. Although we strive to be on time, sometimes the bus arrives past the scheduled pick up time. We appreciate your patience and ask that you reach out to Southland Transportation if the bus is more than 10 minutes late. Southland Transportation at 403.526.4655.
Parent Provided Transportation Contract Option
Dr. Ken Sauer School is a school of choice and we welcome students from outside of our boundary area. We are not able to offer city wide bussing, however we are excited to announce that MHPSD will provide a transportation contract to a parent at the primary address who lives outside our boundary area and drives their child(ren) to/from school. The parent provided transportation contract is a yearly reimbursement program that is available to parents who meet the following criteria:
- Child(ren) enrolled and attending Dr. Ken Sauer School by Sep 30, 2024
- Live outside of the Dr. Ken Sauer School boundary (residing at least 1km away from the school) – check boundary map here and not eligible for school bus transportation.
- A parent commits to driving their child(ren) to and from school for duration of the 2024-2025 school year
If you meet the above criteria, please complete the Parent Provided Transportation Contract in Google forms. Alternatively, you can reach out to the school office to request a paper copy of the Parent Provided Transportation Contract. Contracts must be completed and submitted by Oct 31st, 2024. Please read through the frequently asked questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Deadline to apply for the funding?
Deadline is Oct 31, 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.
When will I know if my contract has been approved?
You will receive an email confirmation within 3 weeks of submitting your contract in google forms. If 3 weeks has passed and you haven’t heard from us, please email transportation@sd76.ab.ca
How much will I receive in transportation funding?
Parents are eligible to receive $700 per year, this amount is for the transportation of all children that are enrolled at Dr. Ken Sauer School.
When will I receive the funds?
The entire contract needs to be fulfilled prior to the funds being distributed. Payment for the 2024-2025 school year will be processed in the summer of 2025 and issued in August after the term of the contract has been fulfilled. If you choose to leave the Dr. Ken Sauer School during the year and are not able to fulfill your contract, please contact transportation@sd76.ab.ca as partial payments will only be made on a case by case basis.
How will I receive the funds?
By cheque. Cheques will be mailed in August of 2025.
I’m not sure if we live inside the Dr. Ken Sauer School Boundary area:
No problem, check the boundary map or inquire by emailing transportation@sd76.ab.ca. (ensure that you include your primary address, school name and the child(ren)’s names and grades in order to verify).
This transportation contract is only available to families who live outside of the boundary area at the following schools:
- Dr Ken Sauer School
- Crestwood STEM School
This funding will not be provided to families who live inside the Dr. Ken Sauer School boundary area and choose to drive their child(ren) to school, unless approved by the transportation coordinator.
What if we move halfway through the school year and are not able to fulfill the contractual obligation?
This will be handled on a case by case basis, please contact transportation@sd76.ab.ca to inquire.
What if we have a family circumstance as follows?
- Two homes, where one parent lives inside the boundary area and is eligible for bussing and the other parent lives outside the boundary area?
- We are only funded to provide transportation for one primary address. Parents need to choose if their child will receive bussing or will be driven under the transportation contract.
- Two homes, where both parents live outside the boundary area at two different addresses?
- We will only issue a transportation to one parent at a primary address, it is up to the parents to decide how they choose to manage this process.
Will this parent transportation contract be available next year?
While are hopeful that this option will continue, it remains uncertain. Alberta Education provides funding on a yearly basis, so we can’t make decisions for the future when we haven’t received the budget.