2020-21 BUSING M. DENNIS FALCONER, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS [email protected] Each year the busing service is reviewed to ensure we continue to provide a safe and high quality service to our CFIS families. We have engaged First Student Canada to provide transportation to and from school on days when classes are in session. Due to safety considerations, we will be providing collector pick-up and drop-off points for the 2020 – 2021 school year. Door to door service will not be available. The collector pick- up and drop-off locations will be set in April 2020 based on the bus requests submitted by April 1, 2020. We will continue to strive to maintain the objective of having Senior & Junior High students walk less than one kilometer and Elementary students walk less than 0.5 kilometers to the closest bus stop. For ECE students, there is an expectation that they will be collected by a responsible person at the drop-off point. We strive for a timely service for our families. In order to decrease travel time and increase efficiency, CFIS may, each year, set boundaries where bus service will not be available. Parents living outside of the determined boundaries will be expected to bring their child (ren) to a collector pick-up and drop-off point. Key Deadlines April 1, 2020 -Deadline for current and new families to submit bus requests. Applications received after this date will be allocated to a pre-existing route. June 1, 2020 - Routes with estimated arrival times will be shared with all parents who have submitted requests. October 1, 2020 – Deadline to withdraw from bus service without obligation for full year. Frequently Asked Questions: If families new to CFIS are interested in the busing service, what should we do? During your tour, inform our enrolment team ([email protected]) about your interest in CFIS’ busing service. What if my child wants to use the busing service occasionally? Should this facility be required, on a strictly ad hoc basis, please email [email protected] with as much advance notice as possible, for more details. What are the busing rates?* One-way: Mornings only or afternoons only: $1,500 per school year Both ways: Mornings and afternoons: $2,500 per school year *Fees are subject to change