Loudoun County Public Schools Transportation Division

(571) 252-1700

LCPS Department of Transportation consist of well trained support personnel including bus drivers and attendants utiling a fleet of approximately 800 school buses that travel 8.1 million miles a year. In addition to home to school bus services, transportation services are provided for field and athletic trips, special needs students, alternative education programs, and other such services needed by LCPS students. Traffic and pedestrian safety responsibilities for the school district are included in this division.

For more information on Transportation please visit the LCPS Trasportation Site. 

Transportation Quick References

Alternative Transportation

• This a request for transportation from/to a location that is not the bus stop established based on the student’s home address and which is within the attendance area of the student’s school of assignment. Requests may only be made through ParentVUE.

Bus And Bus Stop Information

• Bus and stop information for students is only accessible through ParentVUE. This information is NOT published on any public website for safety reasons. The information is posted to ParentVUE approximately ten (10) days before the start of school.

Communications With Student Households

• The Transportation Division uses Blackboard/Connect Ed messages sent to Loudoun households with students. The messages are sent by telephone to a household phone number and by email to a household’s email account. The information that the Transportation Division send this way includes announcing when student transportation information is available to view in ParentVUE for the new school year, when households can submit requests for Alternative Transportation or transportation to the Academies of Loudoun, if a bus is running more than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time during the regular school year, and changes to bus stop locations due to inclement weather. It is important that households make sure their contact information is accurate in ParentVUE

Delayed School Opening/schools Closed

• In the event schools are closed or on a delay the Loudoun County Public Schools Public Information Office will issue the closing or delayed opening messages. This information will be shared with television and radio stations as well.

Inclement Weather

• The Transportation Division will contact households when inclement weather makes it necessary to use alternate bus stops because of snow, icy roads, or flooding. Contact will be through Blackboard/Connect Ed messages.

Items Left On The School Bus

• If your student leaves something on the school bus and it is found by the bus driver at the end of their run it will be kept on the bus overnight for your student to get the next school day. Loudoun County Public Schools buses are kept locked when not in use.

Kindergarten Students

• There are special procedures for dismissing Kindergarten students from the school bus. For the safety of the student they must be met by a parent, guardian or authorized escort with the necessary identification. Students not met will be returned to the school office for pickup by the parents or guardian. The procedures are posted on the Transportation website at: LCPS.org/KinderDismissal under the Kindergarten Transportation: Rules & Responsibilities tab.

New Students

• New students must be registered at their new school by that school’s staff. The Transportation Division cannot begin the process of routing a new student until the student is registered. Routing a newly entered student can take 7 to 10 days.

Parentvue

• Parents can view their student’s transportation information in ParentVUE. Also, ParentVUE must be used to enter requests either for Alternative Transportation or the Academies of Loudoun. Parents must contact their student’s school with questions about activating their account

Transportation Concern Registry

• The Transportation Division works hard to continue improving upon our service to students and parents of Loudoun County. Feedback is extremely important in helping us to achieve our goals. If you have questions, concerns or general inquiries, visit our Concern Registry. We are committed to reading and acting on each and every inquiry we receive. The Concern Registry can be reached through this link: Transportation Concern Registry

Transportation Contact Information

• The Transportation Division is divided into 6 Transportation Areas. To assist the community in contacting their Area an app has been set up under the Contacts: Questions and Concerns Resource tab or by going to LCPS.org/TransContacts. Once there you can either type your student’s school in the box called “Name” or scroll through the 5-page school listing.