Transportation Letter to MUSD Parents

[Maricopa360]

[the.pixie.stick.chick]

the  Versatrans e-link still isn't working. wish they'd make sure it's fixed before doing a press release. sigh.

[the.pixie.stick.chick]

i still haven't been able to get the vesratran link to work. i've tried it on 3 different browsers.
 

so i called butterfield today. those of us living in acacia will have a bus number, bus color, route number, just like last year. and a TOTALLY DIFFERENT bus number, bus color, route number for evening. there will be only one bus stop in the subdivision. morning and evening locations are NOT in the same location.

makes sense, right? no? well of course it does! MUSD paid good money for this versatran service to learn the most effective way to run their (now very few) bus routes!!

((if anyone is an acacia butterfield parent and wants the more specific info, PM me.)

[Tigg]

i still haven't been able to get the vesratran link to work. i've tried it on 3 different browsers.
 

so i called butterfield today. those of us living in acacia will have a bus number, bus color, route number, just like last year. and a TOTALLY DIFFERENT bus number, bus color, route number for evening. there will be only one bus stop in the subdivision. morning and evening locations are NOT in the same location.

makes sense, right? no? well of course it does! MUSD paid good money for this versatran service to learn the most effective way to run their (now very few) bus routes!!

((if anyone is an acacia butterfield parent and wants the more specific info, PM me.)

I see kids being dropped off in wrong subdivisions, wandering lost in their subdivisions and kids refusing to get off busses (because they know they're in the wrong subdivision, despite the driver telling them it's their stop).  These are all things that used to happen around here at least once every few months. . . Sounds like we'll be returning to having lost kids floating around the city

Kids can figure out a lot of things better than a lot of adults give them credit for, but changing up the bus numbers/colors for getting to & from home on the same bus route is just looking for trouble.

[Chunk]

I think we should petition all MUSD students with Facebook accounts to change their status to "I didnt run away, I just ride the busses in Maricopa"

[Snooze]

Hey I can't even get the school to call me back even after going IN to get R registered! And yes the freakin link doesn't work either!

[the.pixie.stick.chick]

the link is working!!!

http://musdversatrans.musd20.org/elinkrp/Students/BasicTransBoundarySearch.aspx
AND, we now have ONE bus stop for morning and evening. thanks carrie, for looking into it. 

[Scorpio]

How do I get in? the login/password is hanging me up. I tried my son's last name and student id from last year but it is not letting me in. What am I doing wrong?

[Desert Dweller]

If I would have written that letter, it would have been worded more factually.  Something like,

Dear Parent,

Thank you for supporting Proposition 100, the one cent sales tax increase that went primarily to support Arizona schools.  Despite the fact that we were the beneficiary of one of the largest sales tax increases in Arizona history, we are still unable to provide for the basic needs of students, i.e., transportation to and from school.  We find it easy to base our incompetence on the budget despite the fact that our economic situation has impacted every business and individual in the community.   Somehow we thought we were immune.

[mallardisme]

[the.pixie.stick.chick]

How do I get in? the login/password is hanging me up. I tried my son's last name and student id from last year but it is not letting me in. What am I doing wrong?

go to the MUSD website, http://www.maricopausd.org/. a big yellow box pops up. click "Transportation Parent Letter" to download (adobe) the letter. it contains instructions.

or, if you don't want to read the letter, the login and password are both "Guest".

[Scorpio]

Thanks very much!

[mallardisme]

BTW, Scott Bartle is running for school board, this time around.

He will probably win.

Does anyone want to get involved now? LOL