You want to stay on top of any busing delays or cancellations, and we want you to, too. Northern Lights Public Schools uses the Box Clever Bus Status App to give parents and caregivers a simple and accessible way to make sure they're notified of any changes in the status of their students' bus routes immediately. The app is available on the App Store for Apple devices and the Google Play Store for Android devices. iPhone users must be running iOS version 11.0 or later to use the app properly.
The Bus Status App allows you to keep track of any busing delays or cancellations, and receive push notifications for just the bus routes that matter to you. The Bus Status App replaces the NLSD-2-GO app used in the past.
Using the Bus Status App
Follow along with our simple instructional video, or follow these steps:
Make sure you've downloaded the correct app from the App Store or the Google Play Store
Open up the app
The first time you run the app, you'll be prompted to select a school district from a large list. Select Northern Lights Public Schools. If this option isn't available, then you've downloaded the wrong app.
Once you've selected Northern Lights Public Schools, tap on All Buses to view a list of every bus route in the Division.
Select the bus routes for which you'd like to receive notifications by tapping on the star to the right of the route name.
You can search for bus routes by name, or filter routes by geographical location or by school using the tools at the top of the list.
Once this is done, you'll receive immediate notifications from the Bus Status App any time there's a change in status for any of the routes that you've starred.
You can also view the status of all the buses you've starred at any time by tapping on My Buses in the bottom left.
What if I don't have a smartphone?
Not to worry, we don't rely on a single tool to communicate with you!
Bus drivers will attempt to contact parents directly when buses are cancelled.
You can also check real-time bus statuses and view any delays or cancellations on the homepage or Bus Status page of the Northern Lights Public Schools website, or you can check your students' school website for a filtered list of busing information.
We also send out messages to parents using School Messenger. This may include an automated phone call, email or text message.
We may also post information about bus or class cancellations on the Northern Lights Facebook Page and the Northern Lights Public Schools Bus Updates Facebook group, so be sure to like and follow us on Facebook or join the group.
