CHARLOTTE, NC– CMS is releasing Here Comes the Bus, a mobile app and website that allows CMS families to track bus locations and to receive alerts to help them get to the bus stop on time.
The App will allow users to use their smartphones, tablets or personal computers. CMS claims they will launch the service in two phases, beginning Monday, Nov. 6, for elementary and K-8 schools, and Wednesday, Nov. 8, for middle and high schools.
Here Comes the Bus uses GPS data to locate buses as they are on their routes and allows parents to see how close the bus is to a stop. Parents can set up a radius around their home or an alternate stop location to alert them when the bus is approaching. Parents can also locate the buses of multiple students using the same account.
To sign up for the service, parents will need the CMS district code of 73877 and their student’s unique identification number, which can be obtained from their school. Here Comes the Bus is available for free to CMS families HERE.
Details:
· Parents and students should always rely on existing bus schedules to ensure transportation.
· Here Comes the Bus may not accurately track substitute buses.
· Here Comes the Bus works only for a student’s morning and afternoon bus service stop; the app does not track after-school, athletics or other CMS-provided transportation.
· Parents can call the transportation area for their school if in doubt about bus arrival.
