Our mission is to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services that support the educational mission of our district. We are committed to providing a welcoming and secure environment for all students, fostering positive relationships with our community, and continually improving our services. Our goal is to ensure every student has access to the educational opportunities they deserve by offering transportation solutions that are punctual, courteous, and adaptable to the diverse needs of our district.
REGISTERING YOUR CHILD FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
**Parents of students who are new to the district may receive an error message when trying to enroll their student(s) in the SmartTag Parent App. We are working to resolve this issue and will notify you once it has been fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Eagle County School District has migrated from the SMART tag™ Parent Portal to the new SMART tag™ Parent App for the 2024-2025 school year. Parents and guardians should download the Parent App from the app store or scan the QR code that you will find on the support documents below. Register now to take advantage of the SMART tag™ Parent App Features and register your child(ren) for the 2024-2025 school year!
Parent App Registration_en Espanol
The SMART tag™ system helps increase safety and security for students riding on a school bus, leveraging technology to improve student management and communications on school buses.
SMART tag™ monitors the location of each school bus, including student loading and unloading, providing real-time information to the Transportation Department, and you, the parent.
SMART tag™ will help...
- increase driver, school, and parent awareness
- ensure riders will load on the right bus and unload at the right stop
- maximize rider safety and security
- enable drivers to efficiently and effectively carry out their duties
- ensure Special Education and Pre-K students are released to authorized guardians.
SMART tag™ Parent App
- SMART Alerts – sign up to receive push notifications when the bus is near your student’s designated bus stop.
- SMART Locate – view live bus location from when you receive the arrival alert up to your home stop.
- Authorized guardian release. This allows you to add and update authorized guardians through the Parent App (for primary parents only and if enabled by your district).
If you need assistance once you are in the SMART tag™ Parent App, click on the 'Help Center' button on the bottom of the Account tab or call SMART tag at 855-604-6344 for assistance.
For general transportation questions, contact the Transportation Department at 970-328-2744. Para espańol: 970-328-2743.
general Bus PASS information
SMART tag™ bus passes are required to ride the bus. All ECSD students that wish to ride the bus will be required to produce their bus pass each time they ride their assigned school bus. Eligible riders will initially receive a FREE SMART tag™ bus pass that is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card, much like a ski pass, that will be required for the student to board the bus. The assigned card will be good for the duration of your student's ECSD career in elementary and middle school. Once in high school your child will receive a free new card with their school ID printed on it each year until they graduate.
Replacement Bus Passes
If your child has lost their pass they can purchase a replacement from their school front office, bus driver ot call 970-328-2744 for assistance, or go to https://eagleschools.epaytrak.
- Once the $10.00 is confirmed received by the students school, bus driver or through the transportation office, we will print the new pass and get it to the bus driver to be delivered to your student usually by their next ride.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Bus passes are the property of Eagle County School District and to be used for school district purposes only. PLEASE DO NOT PUNCTURE BUS PASSES! For the safety of all students bus passes are required to ride any school bus for any purpose. Purposefully damaging the pass card by punching holes, chewing or defacing the card in any way will be considered an act that may cause a 3-day suspension from riding the bus and requires the purchase of a replacement pass. All costs associated with replacing a pass are the sole responsibility of the student and parent or legal guardian.
Please explain to your child that drivers cannot wait for running students. Most student accidents happen from slipping and falling while running. To discourage this unsafe practice, we will not wait for runners and instead ask that children arrive at their bus stop five minutes prior to the bus arrival time to catch the bus.
