4.6 — Bussing and Transportation

4.6 — Bussing and Transportation: School Policies and Services

Liberty Common owns and operates a small fleet of buses. The school offers limited morning and afternoon shuttle service between campuses.

Bus transportation is offered for students who meet the following criteria:

• Between the Plato Campus and the Aristotle Campus for families traveling a “long distance” to the Aristotle Campus. A “long distance” is defined as approximately 15 miles or more to the Aristotle campus from the family’s residence.
• Between the Plato Campus and the Aristotle Campus for families who have children attending both elementary-school campuses.
• Between the Plato Campus and Liberty Common High School (afternoons only) for families who have children attending an elementary campus and the high-school campus.
• Between Liberty Common High School and the Plato Campus (afternoons only) for junior-high and high-school students participating in after-school co-curricular activities (e.g. athletics, theatre, etc.).

Transportation between campuses is restricted to the above scenarios due to limited seating.

In order for students to ride a Liberty Common School bus, families must complete the Intent to Ride Form, as well as the Bus Behavior Contract agreeing to rules and expectations for riding the bus.

Shuttle service will run Monday through Friday. Families will be notified of any changes or cancellations to the shuttle schedule.

Bus Service Between Plato and Aristotle Campuses

Morning Schedule:

• Leave Aristotle Campus | 7:10AM
• Arrive Plato Campus | 7:30AM
• Leave Plato Campus | 7:35AM
• Arrive Aristotle Campus | 7:50AM

Afternoon Schedule:

• Leave Aristotle Campus | 3:10PM
• Arrive Plato Campus | 3:30PM
• Leave Plato Campus | 3:35PM
• Arrive Aristotle Campus | 3:50PM

Pick-up/Drop-off Locations and Guidelines:

Plato Campus:

Location:  Behind the school, off Midpoint Drive. 

Drop-Off/Pick-Up Options:

1. Parents who prefer to drop their children off may drive through the circular drop-off/pick-up lane directly behind the school building.
2. Parents who prefer to park and walk their children to the bus may park in the lot directly to the west of the school building.  Parents must walk their children through the parking lot for safety and may not use the parking lot as a drop-off/pick-up lane. 

Note:  Parents are not permitted to drive or park between the school and Advanced Energy for drop-off/pick-up.  The driveway and parking spaces are owned by Advanced Energy.

Aristotle Campus: 

Location:  Northwest side of school in the drive-through lane. 

Drop-Off/Pick-Up Options:

1. Parents who prefer to drop their children off may do so in the drop-off/pick-up lane south of the parked bus.
2. Parents who prefer to park and walk their children to the bus may park in the lots to the north or south of the school building.  Parents must walk their children through the parking lot for safety and may not use the parking lot as a drop-off/pick-up lane. 

Bus Service Between Plato and High School Campuses (afternoon only)

• Students attending the Plato Campus may ride the shuttle to the high school campus.
• LCHS students with siblings at either elementary campus may ride the shuttle to the Plato Campus.
• LCHS students participating in co-curricular activities at the Plato Campus.

Afternoon Schedule:

• Leave LCHS (main-entrance lot) | 2:52 PM
• Arrive Plato Campus (back of building) | 3:00 PM
• Leave Plato Campus (back of building) | 3:10 PM
• Arrive LCHS (main-entrance lot) | 3:15 PM
• Leave LCHS (main-entrance lot) | 3:30 PM
• Arrive Plato Campus (front of building) | 3:35 PM