Transportation
Lodi USD Transportation is dedicated to ensuring students get to and from school safely.
For transportation questions, parents are encouraged to call their school or the Transportation department at (209) 331-7170.
Transportation Safety Plan
Education Code 39831.3 directs county superintendents, school district superintendents, and private school owners providing transportation to create a transportation safety plan. which aims to ensure safe pupil transport, is to be regularly updated when required, and be made available upon request to an officer of California Highway Patrol. The current Lodi USD Transportation Safety Plan is available below in PDF format.
Lodi USD Transportation Safety Plan
Transportation of Students with Disabilities Parent Handbook
Bus Pass Application
Parents must read the Transportation Safety Plan and fill out the ZPASS Bus Application. Parents or guardians will sign and date the bus pass application acknowledging they have read the Transportation Safety Plan and School Bus Safety Tips. Students must qualify for school bus transportation. The ZPASS system allows parents to know the location and time their students get on and off the bus.
Transportation Policies
Shortcuts to board policies regarding transportation are provided below.
Board Policy 3250 - Transportation Fees
Board Policy 3541 - Student Transportation
Board Policy 3541.2 - Transportation for Students with Disabilities
Board Policy 3541.6 - Transportation of Pupils for Other Than Home-to-School
Board Policy 5131.1 - Bus Conduct
Board Policy 6159.7 - Transportation of Students with Exceptional Needs
Special Education Transportation
Student transportation requests for special education students must be made through the Special Education department. Routing typically takes 5 to 10 business days once a request has been approved. Transportation cannot accept email or phone changes to IEPs. Changes are required to be submitted to Special Education and typically take up to 5 days to update.
For more information, please call Special Education at (209) 331-7080.
- All students that have supervised marked in their transportation needs must be met at school and at home. Transportation will not drop off unless student is received.
- Students that have unsupervised marked in their transportation needs will be dropped off without any supervision and may be designated at the closest hub stop.
School Bus Routes
Due to security warnings from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Lodi USD does not publicly post school bus routes. Parents are encouraged to call Transportation at (209) 331-7170 or their child's school for bus stop information.
Contact Us
For more information on the content of this page, please call Transportation at (209) 331-7170.