SKYWARD

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SKYWARD

• BUSING
• as of 7-8-13

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Skyward First Student Bus Form

• Parent completes the First Student bus request
  form for their child.
• The bus request form is faxed to transportation
  only if the student is attending the Alternative
  Education Program at ORHS.
•  School office staff archives all bus request
  forms for future reference.

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Skyward Busing - Transport

• These Busing Transport fields are completed
  when the school receives the First Student bus
  form from the parent.
• Please see next slide for more information
  regarding the Transport screen.

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Skyward - Transportation Maintenance

• If the student has an entry for the previous
  school year, click edit and enter an end date.
• Return to the Transport screen and add the start
  date for the current school year.
• Enter the mileage and bus numbers as soon as the
  information is received from First Student.

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Skyward Busing - Addresses

• Enter the AM and/or PM Bus Numbers.
• The Pick Up Address and Drop Off Address fields
  are completed only when the address is not the
  home address.

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Pick Up and Drop Off AddressesAdd an address
click Edit Click on the word Address highlighted
in blue (left view) Select the address Remove
an address click Edit Click on No Address top
right hand corner (right view) In Data mining
All Reports - Clone report RMS-Bus Information
to print all.
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Skyward - First Student

• Skyward data is uploaded to First Student each
  night.

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First Student - Adjusting the Bus Route

• The bus route is adjusted to include the new
  student. This requires that all families on the
  route be notified of the time adjustment. This
  process can take up to three school days.

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Skyward Miles and Bus Numbers

• Miles and bus numbers are received from First
  Student and entered into Skyward for state
  reporting.

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Contacts for Skyward Assistance

• Shellee Lawson 865-425-9035 slawson_at_ortn.edu
• Jeff Edmonds 865-425-9037
• jedmonds_at_ortn.edu