Transportation

RSD drivers are Welcoming, Compassionate, Professional, Positive, and Reliable!

It is the mission of the Richland School District Transportation Department to provide safe, reliable, and efficient transportation to all students while influencing their lives for the better. It is our vision to continually move forward and evolve to meet the current and future needs of the community while striving to improve performance.

2024-25 Bus Routes

Students assigned to a bus route will have a bus stop, pickup time and route information available. Students who live within walking distance of their school will not have busing information listed. Please note that kindergartners must be met by a parent or guardian when being dropped off after school until the Transportation Department has written permission to let them off with a sibling or alone.

Regular Routes

Note: For the most up-to-date route information, please download the My Ride K-12 app (instructions listed below).

*Zero Hour routes are located at Community Stops. We do not provide door-to-door service for these routes.

Elementary regular Routes

Secondary Regular Routes

Zero Hour Routes*

Snow Routes

Sometimes our buses have to use alternative routes to pick-up students due to treacherous road conditions in certain areas. In the case that snow routes are used, please see the updated bus stop lists and times in the documents below.

Elementary Snow Routes

Secondary Snow Routes

My Ride K-12 (New for 2024-25!)

The transportation department has been working hard to make sure that our communication with you, the families that we serve, has improved. This includes an upgrade to the routing software the department uses. The new program My Ride K-12 will replace both E-Link and Vst My Stop App.

Features of My Ride K-12:

Student Scans – see when and where your student has used their badge to scan on/off the bus.
Bus Location – we have enabled the ability for you to see where the bus is at, an estimated time of arrival to your stop for both the AM and PM, if the bus is running late.
- In the app, under settings, you will want to enable the push notification for bus scans and ETA Early/Late and save those preferences.
Message Center – this is where you will be able to see any messages that the Transportation department send regards routes and you will be able to send Transportation staff messages and they will go to specific staff members within the department.
Preferred language – in the app you will be able to select your preferred language of English, French and Spanish. The vendor is working on implementing more.

Below are instructions for you to register via the My Ride K-12 website and/or the My Ride K-12 app. Which are both available in the Apple App Store or in the Google Play Store.

Using the Website

How to access the My Ride K-12 website

Using the Chrome browser, go to myridek12.tylerapp.com.
If you do not already have a registered email, click Sign up.
To register, enter your email address, a password, and name.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Click on the link in your email to confirm your registration through the My Ride K-12 website.
When prompted, search for Richland School District 400, WA as the school district.
Enter your student(s) eight (8) digit student ID and the student’s last name in the unique information fields. Repeat this step to add additional students.
1. If you are unsure of your students’ ID number, please call their schools main office.
2. Last name has to match what is in PowerSchool, if there is a hyphen in their last name, the last name in My Ride K-12 has to match PowerSchool.
Once you have linked to a student, click on that student’s profile to see all relevant transportation information.
To share a student link with another person, select a student and click the Share button. Sharing is limited to three (3) additional members. We recommend that one of those three be your student if they are in Middle or High School. They will need to register to use the website or app.
Enter the email of the person you would like to share with. That person will receive a confirmation email that will automatically link them to the shared student(s). Recipients must register with My Ride K-12, if they have not already done so, to access the student’s information.

For assistance with registration, please call Transportation at 509-967-6150 and ask for Sarah.

Using the My Ride K-12 App

How to access the My Ride K-12 mobile application:

Download My Ride K-12 from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
After the app installation is complete, open My Ride K-12.
When prompted, search for Richland School District 400, WA as the school district.
Once you have selected your district, you will proceed to the login page. If you do not already have a registered email, click Register.
To register, enter your email address, a password, and name.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Tap on the link in your email to confirm your registration through the My Ride K-12 website.
Log in, then find a student by going to My Students and choosing the + button. This will present the Add Student screen.
Enter your student(s) eight (8) digit student ID and the student’s last name in the unique information fields. Repeat this step to add additional students.
1. If you are unsure of your students’ ID number, please call their schools main office.
2. Last name has to match what is in PowerSchool, if there is a hyphen in their last name, the last name in My Ride K-12 has to match PowerSchool.
Once you have linked to a student, click on that student’s profile to see all relevant transportation information.
Press the Share button to share a student link with someone else. Sharing is limited to three (3) additional members. We recommend that one of those three be your student if they are in Middle or High School. They will need to register to use the website or app.
Enter the email of the person you would like to share with. That person will receive a confirmation email that will automatically link them to the shared student(s). Recipients must register with My Ride K-12, if they have not already done so, to access the student information.
Regularly check for updates to ensure that your device is running the latest version of the app.
Remain logged in to the app to receive district notifications, even when the app is not actively running.

For assistance with registration, please call Transportation at 509-967-6150 and ask for Sarah.

Download the User Guide

Parent User Guide (English)

Guía de usuario para padres (español)

Bus Passes

If your student needs to ride a different bus other than their normally scheduled route, please follow these directions:

Elementary: Parents, please write a legible note indicating which bus your student will be riding, along with the date. Students should give these notes to the front office. Staff will fill out the transportation bus pass and give it to the student. The student will hand the bus pass to the driver when they board the bus.
Secondary: Parents, please write a legible note indicating which bus your student will be riding, along with the date. Students should give these notes to the front office. Staff will fill out the transportation bus pass and give it to the student. The student will hand the bus pass to the driver when they board the bus.

Transportation Updates & Notifications

Route Change Notifications

Any changes in before and after school bus routes due to routing or other challenges will be communicated to families via text alert and direct email notification as soon as possible. Families can ensure they receive these notifications by making sure their email and cell phone contact information is up-to-date with their child’s school.

Weather Alerts

We attempt to announce weather delays or closures as early as possible. Assume that schools are running on time if there is no notice of delay or cancellation on the district website.

Weather delays and closures are communicated to families via text alert and direct email notification as soon as possible. Families can ensure they receive these notifications by making sure their email and cell phone contact information is up-to-date with their child’s school.

Weather alerts are also posted on all district and school homepages, ParentSquare, social media, and news media. Learn more about weather alerts.

In This Section

Contact

Dispatch Office
509-967-6150

Kyle Carrier
Director of Transportation
Kyle.Carrier@rsd.edu

Tricia Callahan
Safety/Training Manager
509-967-6154
Tricia.Callahan@rsd.edu

Isabel Contreras
Routing Manager
509-967-6331
Isabel.Contreras@rsd.edu

Julie Mosqueda
Lead Secretary
Julie.Mosqueda@rsd.edu

Pre-K & Elementary

Middle Schools

High Schools

Choice Schools