ORDERING A FIRST STUDENT CHARTER:  

First Student Charters: 

•Used primarily for athletics or large field trips

•Must be ordered well in advance of trip departure

•Cost:  $78 per hour, minimum of 2 hours

•A purchase order (PO) must be submitted using a building budget code.   The transportation department DOES NOT pay for charters.

•Time Restrictions. 

• MORNING PICK UP:                Charters usually can not leave prior to 9:30 am. Especially if multiple buses are needed.
• AFTERNOON DROP OFF:       Trips must begin their return trip  to school by 1:30 pm at the latest if students are to use normal afternoon transportation home.   Alternate transporation home will be required for trips returning to school after normal dismissal.   

•First Student does not have enough drivers to guarantee a start time before 9:15.  There is still a nationwide driver shortage.  If drivers call in sick, the top priority is getting kids to “normal” school.

•Charters are ordered through Pam Perkins and are most frequently done through building secretaries who know the process.