Transportation
The Transportation Department is composed of bus drivers, bus assistants, trainers, supervisors and directors who are all responsible for safely transporting Jeffco students.
Bus Rider Registration and Bus Pass Information
All students must be registered for the bus if they intend to ride.
Jeffco Public Schools uses a service called ZPass for its bus riders. ZPass is a widely used and trusted, innovative system.
All transportation-eligible students must have their ZPass card at all times to ride the school bus. As students enter and exit the bus, they swipe their card. The time, date and location of entry and exit is transmitted to a secure database accessible only to transportation and school staff.
Students receive their initial ZPass card for free. If your student loses their card, they will not be denied transportation, but they will need to request a replacement card from their school secretary. The fee for a replacement card is $15.
If you have questions about the ZPass card or system, contact your local transportation office.
Frequently Asked Questions About Transportation
- What are the cost of bus fees for the 2024-25 school year?
- Is my student eligible for transportation services and why do they have to walk so far to school?
- Transportation for students with special needs
- Are students who are choice enrolled in a school other than their boundary school eligible for transportation?
- How are bus stop locations chosen?
- Why does the bus service for my student cover their ride to school or their ride home, but not both?
- What is a bus hub stop?
- Why are bus routes released one week prior to school starting?
- Do Jeffco school buses have seat belts?
- My student left something on the bus, how do we get it back?
- How can I help ensure my student will not miss the school bus?
- My student is not eligible to ride a bus because we live within the walk-in boundaries of our school. Can my student walk into an adjacent neighborhood, or to a regular bus stop near us, and ride the bus?
- What is the district doing to solve our bus driver shortage?
- How can families and community members support the Transportation Department during the school bus driver shortage?
- What are the consequences for my student not behaving on the school bus?
- Why does Jeffco use contracted car service providers and how does my student access that option?
- How did you make decisions about service reductions?
What are the cost of bus fees for the 2024-25 school year?
Is my student eligible for transportation services and why do they have to walk so far to school?
Transportation for students with special needs
Are students who are choice enrolled in a school other than their boundary school eligible for transportation?
How are bus stop locations chosen?
Why does the bus service for my student cover their ride to school or their ride home, but not both?
What is a bus hub stop?
Why are bus routes released one week prior to school starting?
Do Jeffco school buses have seat belts?
My student left something on the bus, how do we get it back?
How can I help ensure my student will not miss the school bus?
My student is not eligible to ride a bus because we live within the walk-in boundaries of our school. Can my student walk into an adjacent neighborhood, or to a regular bus stop near us, and ride the bus?
What is the district doing to solve our bus driver shortage?
How can families and community members support the Transportation Department during the school bus driver shortage?
What are the consequences for my student not behaving on the school bus?
Why does Jeffco use contracted car service providers and how does my student access that option?
How did you make decisions about service reductions?
Contact Us
The most direct way to get a response from Transportation for all questions, including questions about bus routes, is to fill out the Transportation Questions and Requests form. Your question will be immediately routed to the appropriate Terminal or Manager.
Transportation Questions and Requests
If you have questions or concerns about a specific bus route or bus stop, contact the appropriate terminal for your area.
- Central Terminal: 303-982-2324, Director: Valerie Mora
- North Terminal: 303-982-1998, Director: Shelly Benis
- South Terminal: 303-982-9057, Director: Cathy Borsenik
- West Terminal: 303-982-5215, Director: Josie Gallagher