All bus routes will be performed on Orientation Day. That morning, the routes will run at the same time as the 180 days of the school year, to mirror the predicted pick-up times in the planned routes.
The normal bus stop locations will be used to pick up and drop off students. Before Orientation Day, please go to the Calvertnet website to Departments →Transportation →Transportation Safety →Bus Rider Rules to review information designed to enhance safety for your student; the Regulations for Riding the School Bus.
Families should review school bus safety rules during the school year, as well.
Bus stop information is based on your home address unless you have provided a different pick-up and drop-off location to your child’s school. Please contact your child’s school to make any corrections to the student database. That must take place before the routing software is updated.
· After August 12, 2024, Transportation information may be found in your student’s Home Access Center (HAC)
· Sign up for the “Here Comes the Bus” (HCTB) website and app to find the most current bus stop information for your student. Here is how to get started:
o Download “Here Comes the Bus” by Synovia Solutions, LLC from your app store or visit www.herecomesthebus.com. (Free
o Follow the steps to set up your account. (You will need to know your child’s Student ID#.) Our district code is 87557.
Parents of students who will be new to the school, but in grades 7-8 or 10-12, must contact the secondary school in advance of Orientation Day to determine if their child(ren) may also attend the 6th and 9th grade program. With school approval, they may also ride the buses on Orientation Day.
6th GRADE ORIENTATIONS
PICK UP TIMES 7:10a.m. to 7:45a.m.
PROGRAM TIMES 8:10a.m. to 11:10a.m.
DROP OFF TIMES 11:15a.m. to 11:45a.m.
The expectation is that parents have students outside of the home and at their assigned bus stop ten to fifteen (10-15) minutes before the established time for the first week of school.
Welcome Back to the School Cafeteria!
Read on to learn more about student meal accounts, meal benefits, ways to purchase meals, how to monitor/limit purchases and more!
Breakfast and Lunch meals are offered daily. School Meal Prices for SY 2024-2025 are:
Breakfast: $1.65;
Secondary Lunch $3.00;
Student Milk $0.60.
The Free and Reduced Meal Program is available to all families who qualify. A new application must be submitted each school year. To see if your household qualifies, please complete, and submit one meal benefit application per household. Applications will be sent home with students in the beginning of the school year folders but may also be completed online at https://LinqConnect.com. Applications are available in many languages on the LinqConnect site but are also available on the USDA’s website at https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/translated-applications.
The school cafeterias use a computerized meal management system, known as Titan School Solutions. This system allows money to be deposited onto student cafeteria accounts for purchasing school meals and à la carte items (snacks, beverages, individual servings of an item, etc.). All CCPS students are automatically assigned a 5-digit student ID number when they enroll. This is the same number they will enter at the register when making purchases. The total purchase price will be subtracted from their account. Please review your student’s 5-Digit student ID number with them. Please Note: For accountability purposes, there is no sharing of student accounts (each student must use their own account).
Students who are eligible for free or reduced-price meal benefits can receive one reimbursable breakfast meal and one reimbursable lunch meal each day school is in session. They simply enter their student ID number at the register and the pricing will automatically adjust so that no money is deducted from their account. By using this automated system, a student’s meal benefit status remains confidential. Please note that any additional purchases (second meals, individual items, snacks, etc.) are not included as part of this meal benefit and students would be charged á la carte pricing for these items. Each Full-Service breakfast/lunch meal line will have Daily Menu signage posted at the beginning of the line to show what is included as part of a reimbursable meal, but the cafeteria staff are also great at helping to guide students as to what is included.
Student purchases and account balances may be monitored by signing up online for a LINQ Connect account at https://LinqConnect.com. There is no fee to sign up for an account, view purchases, monitor balances, set spending limits or to transfer funds between sibling accounts. If you choose to deposit funds through this site, however, there is a $2.00 service fee charged by the site per transaction. With LINQ Connect site, the $2.00 service fee now covers all deposits completed within the same transaction.
Parents are still welcome to send in cash or check to make deposits. The Child Nutrition Program follows Calvert County Public Schools criteria for accepting payments on behalf of students. Please reference the student’s name (no nicknames please) and student ID number on all deposits. Checks should be made out to the school cafeteria with a minimum check amount of $10.
Sometimes students arrive at school without a lunch or money to purchase a lunch. When this occurs, CCPS follows the procedure for students with “Insufficient Meal Funds”. Details regarding this process are available online as part of CCPS Procedure 4305.1 Regarding the Child Nutrition Program. If you have questions about this process or are unable to locate it online, please call the Child Nutrition Office at 443.550.8680 for assistance.
We appreciate having the opportunity to serve your student(s) and are looking forward to a fantastic year!