Transportation

Elkhart Community Schools is introducing a new transportation parent app called Stopfinder. Stopfinder is an easy to use app that allows the parent/guardian to have accurate information about their student’s bus schedule at any time from anywhere. In addition to displaying the student’s transportation information, Stopfinder features a private messaging feature that will allow parents/guardians to provide feedback directly to the ECS Transportation Department. Parents/guardians can also create alerts for their student, which will notify them when the bus has arrived to or departed from a location on the student’s route, including their assigned bus stop and school. Alert Zones can be created for individual students allowing parents/guardians to customize the Alert Zone based on their bus route.
 
Stopfinder will be rolled out one school at a time to ensure a smooth transition for parents and to help provide adequate assistance and support.

The Stopfinder invitation will be sent to the primary parent/guardian email address on file in PowerSchool. If you need to make a change to your primary email address, please complete the Annual Back-to-school Check-in, available through PowerSchool’s parent portal. If you are not sure how to log in to PowerSchool as a parent/guardian, please contact your school’s office. 

Stopfinder REQUIRES an invitation and registration through the district prior to accessing your student's transportation schedule. The app will not function until you receive an invitation and register. 

If the district has the correct email address on file, and your child rides the bus, but you do not see an invitation for Stopfinder - please check your spam folder.

The Stopfinder can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Contact Stopfinder Support

• 574-262-5840
• stopfinder@elkhart.k12.in.us

Families who are new to the district should complete online registration first. Once completed, please request a Transportation Request Form from your child’s school or contact the Transportation Department at 574-262-5695 to check eligibility and request bussing.

New Student Enrollment

Have you moved and need to change your child's transportation? First, be sure to update your information in PowerSchool through the Annual Back-to-School Check-in. If you're unable to update your information in PowerSchool, please contact your child's school to inform them of the move and request assistance with securing transportation.

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The following are Elkhart Community Schools' walk zones:

• Elementary
  • Beardsley
  • Bristol
  • Cleveland
  • Eastwood
  • Mary Beck
  • Mary Daly
  • Mary Feeser
  • Monger
  • Osolo
  • Pinewood
  • Riverview
  • Roosevelt
  • Woodland
• Middle Schools
  • North Side
  • Pierre Moran
  • West Side
• High School Campuses
  • Elkhart High School – Freshman Division
  • Elkhart High School – Main Campus (Grades 10-12)

The Interurban Trolley fixed route service is proud to announce that the popular Free K-12 Summer Travel Program has been extended to allow K-12 students to ride the trolley for free for the entire 2022-2023 school year.

This program offering free student travel will run until at least August 31, 2023. This pilot program in the 2021-2022 school year saw over 6,500 student rides on the trolley.

To be eligible for free travel on any of the Interurban Trolley fixed routes, including the Yellow Line, K-12 students just need to show their valid student identification card each time they board a bus.

Interurban Trolley Route Lines can be found here:

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Green
• Orange