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Transportation Information for the 2025-26 School Year

Transportation Information for the 2025-26 School Year

Hello District 300 Families,

If you have a child – or children – eligible for transportation, their transportation information is now available to view in PowerSchool. 

If the information is incorrect or you need to make a change, promptly contact the transportation department no later than Friday, August 1, to ensure your change is effective before the start of school. Any requests after this date may take up to three weeks after the start of school to take effect.

  • If your route number is 001-199, you will need to call 847-426-1975 with your questions.

  • If your route number is 200-399 or you do not have any information in PowerSchool, you will need to call 847-658-3262 with your questions.

  • If you have general questions about transportation, please email School.Bus@d300.org. 

Durham, the district’s transportation provider, offers a school bus tracker app called BusZone. Elementary parents, this app works with the Zonar ZPass card program for our bus routes that utilize full-size buses. Follow the instructions below to download the BusZone app, or you can visit the Durham Bus Tracker App page of the district website for more information:

  1. Download the BusZone app from the App Store or Google Play.
     
  2. Enter the School Access Code - 4009D300
     
  3. In the search field, enter the bus or route number you want to follow.

    Complete this step for all the buses your students ride throughout the week.

    **Bus route information may not be available in the app until August 11**
     
  4. Enter your child’s unique student ID.
     
  5. Create alert zones around drop-off and pick-up points.
     
  6. Questions or concerns, please email buszone4009@nellc.com

When your child’s bus enters an alert zone, you will receive notification by email or text.

We are aware some families had struggles with the app last year. Please know any issues that were brought to Durham were able to be resolved. If you are having issues with your bus tracker app, please email buszone4009@nellc.com or call (847) 658-3262.

If you are wanting your child – or children – bused to/from daycare and that is not reflected in the transportation information you see in PowerSchool, please contact the school to have this information updated by Wednesday, July 30. The daycare must be within the attendance boundary of the school your student(s) is/are attending and meet eligibility criteria to receive transportation. Families must submit this request each year, even if the request is the same as the previous year.

In addition, I ask that you login to PowerSchool Parent Portal one to two days prior to the first day of school to make sure you have the most current stop information.

If you are eligible for transportation, but electing to not have your child ride the bus, please contact 847-658-3262 or email School.Bus@d300.org to inform us of

your decision.

Thank you,

Deb Mason
Director of Transportation