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Transportation

Providing safe and reliable transportation so students arrive to school ready to learn and achieve their dreams

About the Transportation Department

The district's transportation department provides safe and reliable transportation by utilizing more than 220 school buses and minivans for more than 6,500 safe and efficient bus stops every day.

  • Fifth-largest school district in Minnesota serving more than 20,000 students
  • Vehicles travel more than 3.3 million miles annually
  • More than 3,600 individual bus stops serving 35 school sites
  • School bus is statistically the safest way for students to get to school
Opt-In Procedure

If your student’s needs are changing, please email BusQuestions@District279.org to request a change form. Forms are student specific, please include each student requiring changes in your email correspondence.

Please email busquestions@district279.org for an Open Enrolled transportation form if your student is not attending their school of residence and would like transportation. Open Enrolled transportation is not guaranteed and is based on capacity.

Refer to this page to check transportation eligibility.

New real-time bus information through FirstView app

Osseo Area Schools families can check the status of their student’s bus — live — through a transportation app, called FirstView. The app monitors regular school bus routes in real-time. Best of all, it’s free for parents/caregivers and students to use.

While Osseo Schools buses have a tremendous on-time performance record, there are inclement weather and traffic delays that do occur. This app provides families the necessary information to know when their bus will arrive. Families can also see the anticipated length of any delay, an estimated arrival time and if a substitute is driving the route. Email, push and/or text notifications can inform families of such information instantly.

Click below for more information.

FirstView bus tracking app

Transportation Office
763-391-7244
BusQuestions@district279.org

Office Hours
School in Session: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Non-Student Days: 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FirstView bus tracking app

Transportation policy 707


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School Locator & Attendance Area Maps

Looking for a school assignment or boundary map? Use our school locator to see which schools serve a specific address; learn if the address is eligible for transportation; and view attendance boundaries. You can also download printable boundary maps.

Transportation Forms

Transportation Providers

First Student
Buses 200-299 & 500-699
763-533-0313
Office Hours: 5 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Northstar
Buses 300-399
763-425-2542
Office Hours: 5:30 to 7 p.m.

CSTMN
Type III Cars & Vans
612-808-8868
Office Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

MTN
Type III Cars & Vans
763-571-1541
Office Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Transportation Plus
Type III Cars & Vans
763-592-6418
Office Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.