Routing
District 87 uses a state-of-the-art software program that provides routing and mapping capabilities that optimize our transportation network: routing efficiencies that result in reduction of route times & number of routes (and related costs); improved communication tools including online information for parents/students; reporting capabilities and more.

Note:  Bus routes may be different from one school year to the next as routes are re-evaluated.

Questions/Feedback
Questions and/or feedback regarding your student’s busing can be directed to your school’s Assistant Principal for Operations (APO) or the district’s Transportation Manager as follows:

Glenbard East: Mitch Berenson, Assistant Principal for Operations, 627-9250 Ext. 1201, [email protected]
Glenbard North: Eric Johansen, Assistant Principal for Operations, 653-7000 Ext. 3201, [email protected]
Glenbard South: Taff Nielsen, Assistant Principal for Operations, 469-6500 Ext. 4201, [email protected]
Glenbard West: Stacy Scumaci, Assistant Principal for Operations, 469-8600 Ext. 2201, [email protected]
District Office: Marta McCullough, District Transportation Manager, 630-942-7776, [email protected]
Off-Campus Placements: Saleha Haque, 630-942-7460, [email protected]

Transportation Mission
Glenbard Township High School District 87 will deliver a transportation system that:

• Makes Student Safety Its Top Priority
• Is Reliable & Consistent
• Minimizes Student Time on Bus (to best of our ability)
• Is Customer Friendly
• Is Cost Effective

Transportation Partner
Safeway Transportation Services provides transportation for daily a.m. and p.m. routes; daily routes to Technology Center of DuPage (TCD); athletic and extra-curricular routes and after-school routes for students participating in activities; and transportation for our students with special needs.

Free Bus Transportation Eligibility
District 87 students are entitled to bus transportation at no charge if the student is a resident of District 87 and lives 1.5 miles or more from the school that he/she attends.  

The only exception to the distance requirement is if the student’s path to school is through a serious safety hazard as defined by the Illinois Department of Transportation. There are eleven designated serious safety hazards throughout District 87 as follows:

1. Park Boulevard to Route 53 on McCarron Road
2. St. Charles Road at Park Ave to Columbine Road
3. Route 53 corridor
4. Five Corners located at Geneva Road & St. Charles Road
5. Army Trail Road & County Farm Road
6. Ahlstrand Road to Butterfield Road
7. Riford Road to Eastern Avenue
8. County Farm Road & Woodhill Drive
9. Roosevelt Road & Surry Drive
10. South of Roosevelt Road

Students whose path is through a serious safety hazard are eligible for free busing, even if they live less than 1.5 miles from school.

Families can click the route locator (link is undergoing maintenance) to determine their student’s eligibility for bus service and details regarding their student’s route (stop location; a.m. pickup time; p.m. drop-off time). Please note that all students must be assigned a bus route by their attending school before bus services will be provided.

Optional Fee-Based Bus Transportation
The District 87 Board of Education policy allows District 87 students who live less than 1.5 miles from school the ability to ride the bus on a fee basis.  This optional fee is $300 per year, per student for the school year. There must be capacity on the bus and the student must be transported from an existing route and existing bus stop.  Prior to ridership, a request form must be completed and turned in to the attending school’s APO Office. If consideration is granted, the request will be forwarded to the District’s Transportation Manager for final approval. The fee must also be paid in advance. The Fee-Based Busing form can be found HERE.

Bus Transportation ID Requirement
District 87 students eligible to ride the bus will be required to display their student ID to the bus driver upon entering the bus for both the AM and PM routes.  Students unable to produce their ID will be required to receive a temporary pass from the Dean’s office to ride the PM bus.  The first temporary pass will be excused; however, any additional temporary passes issued will result in a Dean intervention.  Students are encouraged to get the temporary pass from the Dean’s office during the school day to assure they will be able to ride on the normally scheduled PM bus. If the student does not present a temporary pass in time to make the normally scheduled bus, they will have to wait until the activity bus and present the pass. Students will be responsible for riding their designated bus.  Bus drivers and school administrators will deny requests for students to ride other routes than previously assigned unless pre-approved by the Dean’s office.