Three buses in a parking lot at a Waukee CSD school.

Durham School Services, a national leader in student transportation, has been operating bus services for Waukee Community School District since 2013. Every Durham bus features two digital video cameras to monitor student behavior and the latest GPS technology to provide real-time data from the road and help manage fuel consumption. All special education buses are equipped with air-conditioning.

If you have any questions regarding transportation, please call Durham at 515-987-2788. If you have questions regarding bus fees, please contact the District Office at 515-987-5161.

Enroll/Cancel Transportation Services


Transportation Request Form — This form must be completed to enroll for transportation or to cancel transportation with Durham.

*This applies if you did not complete transportation during the registration process.

If you signed up for transportation at registration and no longer need bus services, you must complete the online transportation form to cancel services. You will be charged if you don’t cancel services.

Bus Tracking app

The BusZone app is available on the App Store or Google Play. Families must know the following information for each bus route they’d like to track:

  • Student number
  • Current bus number(s)
  • School access code: 3079WCSD

Learn more

Riding Home with Friends

Students must ride home on the bus they are assigned to ride. They are not allowed to ride home with their friend for the day. If you have specific situations you’d like to discuss, please get in touch with Durham at 515-987-2788

Recording Devices

The Waukee School Board approves recording devices in District buildings, on school grounds, and District and contracted buses and other vehicles used for transportation to and from school, field trips, and curricular or extracurricular events. Recording devices help to monitor and maintain order and promote a safe environment for students and employees.

Read Board Policy

Kindergarten Bus Riders FAQ

If you have a kindergartener riding the bus for the first time, here is some important information:

It is Durham School Services policy that a parent or older sibling is present at the bus stop to receive kindergarten students. You may appoint an older sibling, adult neighbor, grandparent, etc.

It’s not required to call if your child will not be riding; however, we do appreciate the notification when possible. Please call 515-987-2788 in these circumstances.

Yes, bus services will be offered. The buses will run one hour late and approximately two hours early on those shortened kindergarten days. If the bus time you are assigned is 8:20 a.m., the bus will be at the stop at 9:20 a.m. In the afternoon, if your assigned time is 4 p.m., the bus will arrive at approximately 2 p.m. We encourage kindergarten riders to board the bus during these shortened days so they get used to it without the older students onboard.

If you have additional questions about your kindergarten rider, please check out this FAQ.

Busing & Walk Zones

Busing and applicable fees are determined by your primary home address.

  • Elementary: 1 mile or more from the school = free
  • Secondary: 2 miles or more from the school = free
  • Walk-Zones will be defined as:
    • Elementary Schools living less than (.76 miles)
    • Secondary Schools – grades 6-12 living less than (1.01 mile)
Pay-To-Ride:
  • Kindergarten through fifth-grade students who live between 0.76 – 0.99 miles from their designated attendance center may pay to ride District-provided transportation.
  • Sixth through twelfth-grade students who live between 1.01 – 1.99 from their designated attendance center may pay to ride District-provided transportation.

Fees

  • $625 per year, round trip, per child
  • $315 per year, one-way, per child
    • Fees will be assessed within the 1st quarter of school for the 1st Semester
    • Fees will be assessed within the 3rd quarter of school for the 2nd Semester

**Pay-to-ride fees are non-refundable if the cancelation process has taken effect after fees have been assessed.

Durham School Services GPS routing system determines the distance to and from school.

Non-Public Parent Reimbursement Request Form

If mailing forms, please send them to the address below:

Waukee Community School District
560 SE University Ave
Waukee, IA 50263

Contact Information for Durham Services

Our bus facility is at 605 University Ave., Waukee, IA 50263.

Primary Phone: 515-987-2788

Gwen Brettman, General Manager
515-987-2788 x16103

Johnson Yang, Safety Manager/Operations
515-987-2788 x16102

Mary Dickey, Dispatcher
515-987-2788 x16000

Karissa Hicks, Administrative Assistant & Payroll
515-987-2788 x16106

Brit Kindy, Trip Coordinator
515-987-2788 x16002