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December 4, 2023
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IDEA Public Schools is committed to ensuring the safe transportation of your child to and from school.
IDEA Public Schools now utilizes a new parent app called Stopfinder. Stopfinder is the easy to use, all-in-one app that allows you to have the most accurate information about your student’s bus schedule at anytime from anywhere. In addition to displaying your student’s transportation information, Stopfinder features a private messaging feature that will allow you to communicate directly with IDEA’s Transportation Department. You can also create GeoAlerts for your student, which will notify you when the bus has arrived in/departed from any location on your student’s route, including their assigned bus stop and school.
Here’s how to get connected:
1. Activate your subscription. An invitation email will be sent to the email address we have on file. (Please be sure to check your spam folder, or click here to make sure we have an email on file.) If you have still not received an email, please reach out to your campus transportation manager. Transportation manager contact information by campus can be found below.
2. Enter a password to complete the activation of your subscription. Please create your own password and be sure to keep it in a safe place!
3. Install the Stopfinder application on your phone from the Google Play or Apple App Store.
4. Sign in using the same email address you received the invitation email and your newly created password.
5. That’s it! Click here for an overview on how to view schedules, add GeoAlerts, and more!
At IDEA Public Schools, the journey to and from school is an extension of classroom learning. To help us provide a safe and pleasant bus ride experience for your children, please follow the two steps below to ensure the accuracy of your child’s transportation information:
Log into PowerSchool and click on the transportation tab. From there, you can register for transportation (student route should be available within 2 business days of submission) or verify your child’s bus stop information. Once registered you can move to step 2.
When your children scans their bus pass, this application allows you to see, in real time, where your child’s bus is and when and where your child got on or off. This easy-to-use technology is free, simply download the “Here Comes the Bus” application on your smartphone, create a secure account, add your children, and you’re all set!
IDEA’s school code for Texas is: 83127
IDEA’s school code for Louisiana is: 87857
IDEA is committed to providing excellent transportation services to students throughout the Rio Grande Valley and Central Texas. Students are encouraged to take full advantage of this free service. Transportation, however, is a privilege, and all student riders and their families are expected to sign and follow our Bus Rider Behavior Contract.
Download Bus Rider Behavior Contract
To register your child, complete and submit the transportation form.
Download Student Transportation Registration Form
Campus Transportation Manager
Vicente Rodriguez
956-975-1403
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Juan Lopez
juan.lopez3@ideapublicschools.org
Summer School Routes
IDEA Alamo Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Alamo Bus Routes 2023-2024
Traffic Flow Maps
Alamo Traffic Flow 23-24
Campus Transportation Manager
Tathiana Hall
904-614-6685
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Cortez Livingston
904-608-2383
Bus Routes
IDEA Bassett Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Linda Smith
225-278-5680
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Antionette Davis
225-491-4223
Bus Route
IDEA Bridge 2023-2024 Bus Routes
Campus Transportation Manager
Gerardo Ramirez
956-373-4033
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Gerardo Perez
956-261-0009
Summer School Routes
IDEA Brownsville Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Brownsville Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Alberto Torres
956-373-6152
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Daniel Barrera
Summer School Routes
IDEA Donna Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Donna Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Araceli Garcia
956-647-7635
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Arturo Lopez
956-363-7147
Summer School Routes
IDEA Edinburg Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Edinburg Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Cynthia Martinez
956-272-3295
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Belinda Hernandez
956-897-2073
Summer School Routes
IDEA Elsa Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Elsa Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Lucy Villa
956-371-9916
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Alicia Saldivar
956-351-3883
Summer School Routes
IDEA Frontier Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Frontier Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Monique Byrd
713-304-6837
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Kendra Taylor
346-234-4861
Summer School Routes
IDEA Hardy Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Hardy 2023-2024 Bus Routes
Campus Transportation Manager
Elizabeth Rosales
956-363-3830
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Neil Contreras
956-332-8861
Bus Routes
IDEA Harlingen Bus Routes 2022-2023
Campus Transportation Manager
Joshua Jefferson
813-367-6640
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Vondalyn Bryant
813-334-6547
Bus Routes
IDEA Hope Bus Routes 2022-2023
Campus Transportation Manager
Cheryl King
225-241-0698
cheryl.king@ideapublicschools.org
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Ingrid Scales
225-362-4935
Bus Route
IDEA Innovation Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Javier Miramontes
956-261-3087
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Brenda Colunga
(956) 599-7857
brenda.colunga@ideapublicschools.org
Summer School Routes
IDEA La Joya Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA La Joya Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Herschell Riley
281-222-9739
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Herschell Riley
346-282-8958
Summer School Routes
IDEA Lake Houston Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Lake Houston Route 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Myiosha Underwood
863-340-8548
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Summer School Routes
Bus Routes 2024-2025
Campus Transportation Manager
Antonio Gamez
956-351-1089
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Maria Tapia
956-375-1350
Summer School Routes
IDEA Los Encinos Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Los Encinos Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Ricardo Ortiz
956-647-7382
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Mario Hinojosa
956-355-1068
Summer School Routes
IDEA McAllen Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA McAllen Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Maria Lopez
956-607-9662
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Nicole Canales
956-619-1736
Summer School Routes
IDEA Mission Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Mission Bus Routes 2023-2024
For School Bus Questions:
Campus Transportation Manager
Minia Fuentes-Gonzalez
512-917-7052
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Beverly Moore-Griffin
512-917-7638
For SPED Route Questions:
SPED Transportation Assistant Manager
Jennifer Reed
737-703-1267
Bus Route
IDEA Montopolis Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Ivan Salinas Garza
956-332-9916
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Gabino Barrera
956-272-4229
Campus Transportation Manager
Jose M. Ramirez
956-272-4291
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Javier Perez
Bus Routes
IDEA Owassa Route 2024 – 2025
Campus Transportation Manager
Melina Ortiz
956-363-3896
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Silvia Reyes
956-946-0002
Bus Routes
IDEA Palmview Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Ernesto Campos
956-666-5747
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Elizabeth Martinez
956-354-6283
Summer School Routes
IDEA Pharr Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Pharr Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Karen Russell
513-305-2998
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Shawn Anderson
513-305-2998
Summer School Routes
IDEA Price Hill Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Price Hill Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Hector Molina
956-369-7254
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Francisco Hernandez
956-261-2255
Summer School Routes
IDEA Quest Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Quest Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Yesenia Alanis
956-256-0160
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Juan Salinas
956-500-3212
Bus Route
IDEA Rio Grande City Routes 2023-2024
Tutorial Route
IDEA RGC Tutorial Bus Routes 2023-2024
Traffic Flow Maps
IDEA RGC Traffic Flow
Campus Transportation Manager
Sherman Wright
904-489-7430
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Mary Avinger
904-735-8187
Campus Transportation Manager
Jeovannie Cintron Pagan
jeovannie.cintron@ideapublicschools.org
956-678-6541
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Santiago Castaneda
956-373-4061
Summer School Routes
IDEA Riverview Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Riverview Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Juan Gonzalez
956-332-6671
Summer School Routes
IDEA Robindale Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Robindale Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Robert Garza
956-647-7618
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Jose Benavides
956-245-5892
Bus Route
IDEA San Benito Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Edward Ruiz
edward.ruiz@ideapublicschools.org
956-369-4738
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Josefina Cuellar
956-363-1265
Bus Route
IDEA San Juan Bus Routes 2024-2025
Campus Transportation Manager
Kerry Shelton
713-210-9011
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Keith Ozan
281-562-0942
Summer School Routes
IDEA Spears Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Spears Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Ezequiel Rivera
956-363-7023
Summer School Routes
IDEA Sports Park Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Sports Park Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Antonio Hernandez
956-272-8976
Bus Route
IDEA Toros Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Francisco Rivera
956-309-1825
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Adolfo Aguayo
956-332-4312
Summer School Routes
IDEA Tres Lagos Summer Bus Routes
Bus Route
IDEA Tres Lagos Bus Routes 2023-2024
Campus Transportation Manager
Michelle Anderson-Snowden
225-614-7209
michelle.anderson@ideapublicschools.org
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Felecia Washington
(225) 472-1095
Campus Transportation Manager
Octavia Gooden
513-692-6502
Summer School Routes
IDEA Valley View Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Valley View Bus Routes
Campus Transportation Manager
Chastity Simmons
813-217-3071
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Lillian Williams
813-335-8664
Bus Route
IDEA Victory Bus Routes 2022-2023
Campus Transportation Manager
Juan Perez Zapata
juan.perezzapata@ideapublicschools.org
956-373-5570
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Jose Segovia
956-617-0834
Summer School Routes
IDEA Weslaco Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Weslaco Bus Routes 2023-2024
Traffic Flow Maps
Weslaco Pick Up And Drop Off
Campus Transportation Manager
Josue Tafolla
956-332-4451
josue.tafolla@ideapublicschools.org
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
Michael Garde
956-373-8920
michael.garde@ideapublicschools.org
Summer School Routes
IDEA Weslaco Pike Summer Bus Routes
Campus Transportation Manager
Vanessa Harris
432-276-1184
Campus Transportation Assistant Manager
John Huffman
432-307-8273
Summer School Routes
IDEA Yukon Summer Bus Routes
Bus Routes
IDEA Yukon Bus Routes 2023-2024
(956) 332-7095
Email Cashawna
(210) 765-4141
Email Estevan
(512) 956-0464
Email Cheryl
2115 W. Pike Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Main: (956) 377-8000
Fax: (956) 447-3796
IDEA Public Schools National Board Members: Collin Sewell – Chair, Ed Rivera – Vice-Chair & Secretary, Erich Holmsten – Treasurer, Gary Lindgren, Theresa Barrera-Shaw, Dr. Nanette Cocero, Connie Miner.