Shawnee Local School District

Stopfinder will become the primary means of communication from the Transportation Department beginning Mon., Oct. 16, 2023. Check your email for an invitation from Stopfinder and download the Stopfinder app to check bus times and numbers. This app will be used to send messages to the bus garage, check GPS location of buses and verify your bus numbers and bus times. You will also receive push notifications of delayed buses or important bus notifications through the app. Need help using the app? There is an instructional video at https://www.limashawnee.com/news and on our Facebook page. Didn’t receive an email invitation from Stopfinder? Verify that the primary email address indicated in FinalForms is the correct email address. If you’ve completed the above steps and are still having trouble with the app, email kims@limashawnee.com.

Transportation Update: Bus 13 HS/MS will continue to be split between 18, 33 and 11; EW am on Bus 11 , 9 and EW pm on Bus 19 through Fri., Oct. 13, 2023. Bus 13 will return to the normal schedule (from the beginning of the year) with the regular driver on Mon., Oct. 16, 2023. The Stopfinder app will be updated with new bus numbers and bus times. Check your email for an invitation from Stopfinder.

We are continuing to improve our bus routes. Additional changes will take place beginning Monday, October 16. 2023. All bus routes will be impacted by these changes. Parents will receive an email from Transfinder on Friday, October 13, 2023 with your new bus number and bus time. Please check your email. If you do not receive an email, contact mikeb@limashawnee.com. You can also verify your times and bus number by downloading the Stopfinder app. An email has been sent to you by Stopfinder with an invitation. Thank you, Shawnee Transportation Department

In an effort to bring continuity and consistency to our busing, Shawnee Local Schools has consolidated and updated routes. The changes indicated below will be effective Monday, October 2, 2023. The following routes should have received an email from Transfinder on Friday, September 29th with your new bus number and bus time: Maplewood bus 9 am Maplewood bus 13 am and pm High School and Middle School bus 13 am and pm High School and Middle School bus 17 am and pm High School and Middle School bus 18 am and pm High School and Middle School bus 33 am and pm If you ride the above mentioned buses and did not receive an email from Transfinder, please email mikeb@limashawnee.com with your student’s first and last name. If you do not ride a route listed above, there are no changes to your busing schedule at this time. We appreciate your patience and understanding over the last few weeks. Thank you, Shawnee Transportation Department

Shawnee Schools received a Champion of Kindness certificate and 10 boxes of food, totaling over 2,000 meals through the OSU Extension SNAP-ED program. If you are a Shawnee family who would benefit from a food box, email Leigh Kempton: leighk@limashawnee.com

Due to ongoing illnesses the following routes will be canceled tomorrow, Friday, September 29, 2023: Shawnee High School and Middle School bus 17 is canceled. AM and PM If your student(s) rides bus 17 you will need to drop off and pick up your child(ren) tomorrow. Maplewood bus 17 is canceled. AM and PM If your student(s) rides bus 17 you will need to drop off and pick up your child(ren) tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Sincerely, Shawnee Transportation Dept.

Due to ongoing illnesses the following routes will be canceled or combined this afternoon, Thursday, September 28, 2023: Shawnee High School and Middle School bus 33 is canceled. If your student(s) rides bus 33 you will need to pick up your child(ren) today. Shawnee High School and Middle School bus 11 will be divided between bus 15, 21 and 35. Shawnee High School and Middle School bus 13 will be divided between bus 17 and 18. Elmwood bus 11 and Maplewood bus 13 will arrive home on bus 13. Maplewood bus 33 is canceled. If your student(s) rides bus 33 you will need to pick up your child(ren) today. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. We are sorry for the short notice. Sincerely, Shawnee Transportation Dept.

Due to ongoing illnesses the following routes will be canceled this afternoon, Wednesday, September 27, 2023: Shawnee High School and Middle School bus 33. Maplewood buses 17 and 33. If your student(s) rides bus 17 or 33 you will need to pick up your child(ren) today. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Sincerely, Shawnee Transportation Dept.

There is a scheduled 2-hour delay for students WEDNESDAY, September 27, 2023 for teacher in-service.

Due to additional illnesses the following routes will be canceled this afternoon, Monday, September 25, 2023: Shawnee High School and Middle School buses 11, 15, and 17. Elmwood buses 11 and 15. Maplewood bus 17. Please call your students' school if you will be picking up your child today. We appreciate the community members that have stepped up to begin their drivers training. This process can take at least 6 weeks to complete. In the meantime we are looking at additional solutions to help with the driver shortage. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Sincerely, Shawnee Transportation Dept.

One more addition for 9/22/23. MW Bus 13, Ruskin, Zurmehly Rd, SWN, SCP, Shawnee Rd and Cam Ct. will be picked up by bus 9, 5 minutes earlier and then Bus 9 MW will start regular route on time. The remainder of Bus 13 MW route to include, Pro Drive neighborhood, Breezewood neighborhood and James/Clifford will be picked up by Bus 11 (EW bus) simultaneously and then deliver students to their respective schools. This will continue through 9/29 2023

AM Routes BUS 13- Bus 18 will pick up Spencerville Rd, Wapak Rd, Algonkin, Kiowa and Tolowa 10 minutes early BUS 33 will pick up Agerter, Kemp, Cotner, Wapak Rd between Cotner and Agerter, between 705 - 715 am BUS 17 will pick up Wonderlick Rd between 708 - 715 am PM Routes BUS 35 HS/MS PM routes will ride home on bus 32, leaving the HS and MS around 315 pm, BUS 32 will then go to EW after completion of both HS/MS routes BUS 13 MW - will be arriving home on bus 19, arriving home close to on time BUS 21 EW PM route will ride home on bus 18 along with bus 18 MW students. Bus 18 will pick up at MW then head to EW and depart from EW around 345. You may pick up your students by calling the school, 419-998-8090 by 2:30 pm Thank you again for your continued support. Mike Bosch Shawnee Local Schools Administration

This afternoon, 9/21/23, the following changes will take place: Bus 13, HS/MS PM Route will be going home on bus 17, 18 and 33. Students are being notified this afternoon. Bus 35 HS/MS PM routes will ride home on bus 32, leaving the HS and MS around 315 pm Bus 13 MW PM will ride home on bus 19, arriving home close to on time Bus 21 EW PM route will ride home on bus 18 along with bus 18 MW students. Bus 18 will pick up at MW then head to EW and depart from EW around 340-345. You may pick up your students by calling the school, 419-998-8090 by 2:30 pm Thank you again for your continued support. Shawnee Transportation

Due to continued illness and unavailability of our subs, the following changes will happen Thursday morning, 9/21/23. HS/MS routes BUS 13- Bus 18 will pick up Spencerville Rd, Wapak Rd, Algonkin, Kiowa and Tolowa. This will continue until Friday, 9/29/23 Bus 33 will start 5 minutes early then will pick up Agerter, Kemp, Cotner, Wapak rd between Cotner and Agerter, 700 - 715 am this will continue until Friday, 9/29/23 Bus 17 will pick up Wonderlick Rd between 708 - 715 am, this will continue until Friday, 9/29/23 BUS 21 - Bus 35 will start out 15 minutes early and then will be pick up bus 21 running that route about 25 minutes later. Thursday, 9/21/23 only Maplewood Routes Bus 13 - Bus 9 will pick up Ruskin, Zurmehly Rd, SWN, SCP, Shawnee Rd and Cam ct 5 minutes earlier and then start bus 9 route on time. This will continue until Friday, 9/29/23 for bus 9 Bus 11 (EW bus) will pick up the remainder of bus 13 route along with hers (very similar times) then deliver students to their respective schools. This will continue until Friday, 9/29/23 Elmwood Routes Bus 21 - Bus 20 will pick up Tiny Tech about 815 am. 9/21/23 only Bus 18 (MW bus) will pick up the EW students for bus 21 along with hers and then deliver them to their respective schools. 9/21/23 only

Due to continued illness and unavailability of our subs, the following changes will happen Wednesday morning, 9/20/23. HS/MS routes Bus 13- Bus 18 will pick up Spencerville Rd, Wapak Rd, Algonkin, Kiowa and Tolowa 10 minutes early Bus 33 will pick up Agerter, Kemp, Cotner Wapak rd between Cotner and Agerter, 705 - 715 am Bus 17 will pick up Wonderlick Rd between 708 - 715 am Bus 21 - will be picked up by bus 35, about 30 minutes later Maplewood Routes Bus 13 - Bus 9 will pick up Ruskin, Zurmehly Rd, SWN, SCP, Shawnee Rd and Cam Ct on time then continue on the regular route for bus 9 Bus 11 (EW bus) will pick up the remainder of bus 13 route along with hers (very similar times) then deliver students to their respective schools Elmwood Routes Bus 21 - Bus 20 will pick up Tiny Tech about 815 am Bus 18 (MW bus) will pick up the EW students for bus 21 along with hers and then deliver them to their respective schools No student will be marked tardy. If you take your student to school please call the garage (419-998-8034) and let us know. This will help save some time from stopping if the student isn't riding. Thanks for your patience and understanding Mike Bosch Shawnee Local Schools Administration

SHAWNEE LOCAL SCHOOLS NOW HIRING BUS DRIVERS: Contact Mike Bosch @ 419-998-8034 or mikeb@limashawnee.com Applications available at http://bit.ly/3HpdKPo

Due to driver illness and the unavailability of our subs this afternoon, there will be some bus changes: Bus 16 HS/MS will be coming home on bus 35 - on time Bus 13 HS/MS will be coming home on bus 28 -on time Bus 35 HS/MS will be coming home on bus 32, leaving about 3:20pm Bus 16- MW will be coming home on bus 8 and 33, arriving between 420 and 440 pm Bus 13 -MW will be coming home on bus 19 - on time Bus 32 and 35 for EW may be running a little late this afternoon Sorry for the late notification and thank you for your cooperation. Shawnee Transportation

Due to a staff shortage tomorrow, Friday, September 15, 2023, and the shortage of available subs, the following changes will be in effect: HS/MS AM Route: Bus 18 will be picked up by bus 13 beginning at 7 am. Students will not be marked tardy HS/MS PM Routes: Bus 32 will be divided between bus 11 , 20 and 22 for the ride home, your students have been or will be notified of which bus to ride. Bus 18 will be cancelled. Please make arrangements to pick up your students at the middle school and high school. Maplewood: AM Route: Bus 18 will be picked up by bus 9, beginning at 8:30 am. Students will not be marked tardy PM Route: Bus 18 will be cancelled. Please make arrangements to pick up students at Maplewood. Elmwood: PM Routes: Bus 22 will be going home on bus 19 and running about 10-15 minutes behind schedule Bus 32 will be cancelled. Please make arrangements to pick up your students at Elmwood. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Attention SMS 7th & 8th Grade Parents: There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, September 20th at 7 pm in the 7/8 cafe for anyone interested in learning more about our June 2024 trip to Washington, DC. (Parents: if you attended the spring meeting, you do not need to attend again) Register by September 30th before price increases. Email Caroline O'Brien with questions: obrien@limashawnee.com REGISTER: www.worldstrides.com/register Trip ID: 205742

Shawnee Schools are now on a 2 hour delay due to fog. 9/14/23