Accessing Bus Schedules

You can access bus schedules using either a BusQuest mobile app or a browser

Photo of log in screen. Reads: Welcome, New parent? Create an account. It then has fields to log in with a green login button. Below that it asks, Forgot your password?

Step 1

Visit https://www.ezrouting.com/sdstpa#/ and click on Create an account

Photo of Parent Registration page. It has fields for email address, Relationship, Parent first name, Parent last name, Phone number (cell phone preferred) Password, retype password, Captcha, then 2 buttons, one that says submit, and the other says Cancel

Step 2

Fill in parent email, name, phone, and create a password.

*Note that it will be easiest if you use the same email that you listed for Guardian 1 when registering your child.

screen shot of page that says: EZRouting Parent/guardian Parent / guardian homepage check for or register student with transportation department. Then there is a click here button

Step 3

If your student is already listed, skip ahead to Step 6

If you do not already see a student thumbnail/name, use the "Click Here" button below "Check for or Register Student with Transportation Department." Please note, you cannot register a new student from this portal.   New students must be registered according to the instructions.

Screen shot of registration page. Reads: EZ routing. Parent / Guardian. Register new or check for student, Student general information. There are then fields for student school ID, first name, Middle initial, last name, date of birth, gender, school, grade. The fields were filled in with a sample student. The page then reads: Found student with same last name and first name, you may want to Link student instead of creating a new student. Below this there are dropdowns that say, edit student address, edit student contacts, submit student transportation request

Step 4

Fill in your student's first name, last name, and date of birth, as they appear on school records. As long as those three items match our student information system, red text will appear to offer to link a student. Click "link student."

Screen shot reads: Children. for security reasons, access to student information is restricted t only the verified parent / guardian. Please provide information on your child. Child Information. Then there are fields for First name, last name, date of birth there are a couple of fields I cannot read then it says email verification code and text verification code, then there is a submit button

 

You may repeat this process for any student within your family.

Step 5

For your safety and security, you will need a verification code. Click "Email Verification Code" to have a short code sent to the primary guardian's email address that we have on file. When you receive the code, enter it in the "Verification Code" field, and click submit.

If you do not have access to the primary guardian's email, click submit to be placed into our manual verification queue and our office staff will confirm that you are an authorized parent on file.

Step 6

Click on your student's thumbnail or name

screen shot states: Parent / guardian home page. View bus schedules or update information. Click the student picture or name to view and update information. It then has a sample student photo with a sample name underneath.

Step 7

Click on View Current Bus Schedules in the expanding sections on the left

Screen shot of a sample student bus schedule. It has student name, with a monthly calendar. On each day, there are colored dots. blue, red and green. Each color corresponds with different pick up and drop off addresses, times, and bus numbers, and what the final school destination is

Step 8

The current bus schedule is now available for viewing. Each colored dot on the calendar view represents a segment of transportation for the day.

The sections below the calendar detail the time, bus number, and each bus stop. Clicking on bus stops or schools will display them on the map so that you may view exact locations.

calendar example of pick up, drop off time and locations. All sorted by colored dots.

Having trouble? When in doubt, email or call transportation at 215-233-6095.

Please remember that students are required to be outside and visible at their bus stop 5 minutes prior to their scheduled pickup time.

Using the BusQuest mobile app
Using the BusQuest Mobile App
photo of what the BusQuest App looks like

Step 1

Download the BusQuest App from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store

*Note that we are not currently able to support bus tracking in the BusQuest App.
screen shot of mobile app's welcome page. Has a field to log in, or there is a button to create parent account. Arrow shows to click on Create parent account

Step 2

Launch the BusQuest App and tap on "Create Parent Account"
create account page screenshot. Shows a field to input your child's school a red arrow shows to click on next

Step 3

Begin to type Springfield Township into the search bar, and then tap Springfield Township School District, PA to select it. Click "Next" in the upper right.
Create username screenshot. shows a choice of either phone or email. it looks like once you click on this, then you input your phone or email address. then click on verify

Step 4

Create a user name, and tap Verify. At this time, we recommend using an email address rather than a phone number.

*Note that it will be easiest if you use the same email that you listed for Guardian 1 when registering your child.
Profile screenshot. has fields for relationship to child, and your first and last names. It then wants you to create a password. it states, Password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at east one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter and one number. It then wants you to type in the password twice

Step 5

Enter your relationship to the child(ren) that you're adding, your first and last name, and a password. Tap Register

At this time, you may be logged out of the system. Simply enter your new user ID and password to log in.
screenshot of app, it says students at the top. arrow is showing to click on the avatar in the upper right corner

Step 6

If you already see your student(s) listed, skip to Step 10.

If you do not see students listed, tap the add student button in the upper right-hand corner.
Screenshot of Add New student. it reads Add new student, school year 2020-2021 then there are buttons that say general, addresses, contact and transportation. Arrow is showing to click on general

Step 7

Tap the "General" tile to enter information for your first student.
Screenshot of adding a student. it has 3 tabs, general, addresses and contact. photo is on the general tab. There are fields to fill out, student ID (optional), first name, mid name (optional), last name, date of birth, gender, school, grade, comments. At the bottom there are 3 different tabs, students, bus schedule, and my account. Arrows are showing to fill in student name and birthdate. There is a pop up over this, that states WARNING a student with the same name has been found in our system, please verify you are the parent / guardian of this student. there is an ok button, which the last arrow is pointing at.

Step 8

Enter your child's first and last name as they appear on our school records, and date of birth.

After selecting a birthdate, you should get a message on screen that a student matches in our system. Tap OK to be taken to the verification screen.
screenshot states at the top Link to student then the option to save. It states, please enter student information below and administrator will review your request once submitted. It has a field for firstname, last name, student ID (optional), date of birth, notes. It then says Verify using 5 letter token, Verification code, and a button that says send verification code. Arrow is pointing to send verification code

Step 9

Tap on Send Verification Code to have a five digit code sent to the primary guardian email address already on file in our system. When you have retrieved that code, enter it in the Verification Code Field and tap Save in the upper right.

If you do not have access to the primary guardian's email, tap save in the upper right corner to be placed into our manual verification queue and our office staff will confirm that you are an authorized parent on file.
Screen shot of the list of students. It shows student name, student ID and school, along with student's photo

Step 10

In the students list, tap on the thumbnail/name of the child you wish to view, then tap on the Bus Schedules tile to view current transportation information.

 

Having trouble? When in doubt, email or call transportation at 215-233-6095.

Please remember that students are required to be outside and visible at their bus stop 5 minutes prior to their scheduled pickup time.