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Bus update for the week of March 1.  Service suspended for: #5 – Pine Ridge, #5 – Central Middle/Central High, #6 – Northern Trails, #6 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #74 Knapp Forest, #74 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #75 – Central Woodlands, #75 – Central Middle/Central High. Service resumes for: #40 – Northern Trails, #40 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #65 – Thornapple, #65 – Central Middle/Central High, #72 – Knapp Forest, #72 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #93 – Pine Ridge, #93 – Northern Middle/Northern High.

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Transportation Department

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Wanted: Bus Drivers!

If you want to be a bus driver, click here to learn more.

Welcome to the Transportation Department

Our goal is to provide students living within our 68 square miles with safe and reliable transportation to and from school every day.  Annually, our fleet travels approximately 800,000 miles providing services to our school community.  While maintaining the highest safety standards, we continue to strive for efficiency by finding better ways to route our buses in order to reduce mileage and time.  As part of the services we provide we’re pleased and proud to provide transportation for a large number of academic and athletic  trips and perform many other behind the scenes functions for the district.  In addition, we maintain an excellent rating in the annual bus safety inspection conducted by the Michigan State Police.

Mission Statement

The Forest Hills Public Schools Transportation Department will strive to provide safe transportation to and from school. Each driver will maintain high professional standards and positive student relationships.

Student Safety Protocols for the 2020-21 School Year

If your child will be riding the bus to or from school, face coverings are required. Students will also have to sanitize their hands with hand sanitizer on the bus before boarding and prior to departing. Buses will be cleaned after each run. Additional information will be sent to families with bus route information.


Bus Reservation Forms

  • ALL FHPS TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.
  • If you are enrolling a new student, you must first complete the enrollment process.
  • Due to safety concerns, bus stop locations and times are not posted on the district website.
  • Ada Christian & St. Roberts Transportation Request
  • If you have transportation questions/requests and need assistance with specialized transportation, please contact the FHPS Student Services office
Not sure which form you need?
Try our Form Finder or our Step-by-Step Submission Guide!

Bus Route Information

Bus stop information is no longer mailed to families. The transportation department will communicate all bus stop information using the Versatrans e-Link system. This secure link allows parents/guardians to view essential school bus information such as where their children should wait for the bus, what time the bus should arrive, and other pick up and drop off information.

E-Link Instructions for Bus Route information

Login to Versatrans e-Link

Versatrans MyStop App

The Versatrans MyStop App provides parents and guardians with mobile access to bus information updated to show location on route, any known delays, and estimated time of arrival (ETA). Update frequency is dependent on a user’s data plan. The app is available for both iPhone and Android devices. When using the app, parents and guardians can choose to receive push notifications alerting them to changes in their child’s bus schedule.

You will need your e-Link login credentials to login to the Versatrans MyStop App.

Please read our instructions on using the Versatrans MyStop App

Additional Transportation Information

  • schoolbusfacts.com
  • Michigan Association Pupil Transportation
  • National Association for Pupil Transportation
  • American School Bus Council
  • Office of Highway Safety Planning – School Buses are Like Traffic Lights

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Contact Transportation

Forest Hills Public Schools
Transportation Department
6001 Hall Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Summer Hours: M-F, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Office is closed on Fridays in July

Phone: (616) 493-8785
Fax: (616) 493-8797

For general questions or concerns, please email transportation@fhps.net.

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Darryl Hofstra
Interim Director of Transportation

Todd Sharp
Director of Transportation

Ann Kranenborg
Dispatcher/Support Specialist

Karen McCombs
Transportation Routing and Support Specialist

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6590 Cascade Rd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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