Collinsville Unit 10 School District provides free bus transportation for students through a private contractor, First Student. The district is required to transport all students living 1.5 miles or more from their schools. Free transportation services for special education students are provided if included in the student’s individualized education plan. Non-public students are transported in accordance with state law. Homeless students are transported in accordance with the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.

The Illinois State Board of Education provides a state-funded pupil transportation reimbursement program for parents/guardians to whom free busing is not provided. For more information and eligibility criteria, see: Illinois State Board of Education.

Bus routes are determined by First Student and approved by CUSD 10.  Bus route information is available to parents via their Skyward Family Access Account under “Busing.”

Transportation information accessed via Skyward includes:

• Bus number
• AM pick-up location (To School) and approximate pick-up time
• PM drop-off location (From School) and approximate drop-off time

Questions about student transportation can be directed to First Student at 618-346-8605 or CUSD 10 Student Services at 618-346-6350.

In continued partnership with our transportation provider, First Student, Collinsville CUSD10 provides FirstView, a bus tracking and parent communications app for your smartphone or desktop.

● Live Tracking: The FirstView map screen shows you the location and direction of your student’s bus, for both morning and afternoon trips. FirstView also provides caregivers with confirmation when the trip is complete.

● Customizable Bus Proximity Notifications:  With FirstView, you set up a geofence around the assigned bus stop and are alerted when the bus enters the geofence. The geofence size and alert times are customizable, so parents are in control of their notifications. Students should still be at their assigned bus stop 10 minutes prior to the scheduled arrival time.

● Custom Alerts and Messages: Set up push or email notifications alerting you when your student's bus enters the geofence. Connect up to three additional email accounts (including your own) to receive email alerts. This is a great feature for grandparents or caregivers. 

● Multi-Stop View: Buses for all your students can be tracked with FirstView. Using individual colors for each student, the bus assigned to each student’s route appears on the map in the same color as the student for easy viewing.

● Secure and Easy Access: FirstView requires a password-protected account for app set-up. This way, only you can view your student’s stop. Our district code is WTJJ.  A step-by-step ParentView GPS Quick Start Guide (English and Spanish) is posted in the Related Documents section below.

● Dedicated Customer Support: Whether you are having trouble getting started with FirstView, not seeing correct data or have an idea to make FirstView better, you can contact them Monday – Friday:

o Calling the toll-free phone number 888-889-8920 from 7:00 a.m. EST to 5:00 p.m. EST
o Emailing Customer Support at support@firstviewapp.com
o Using the in-app “✉” button to provide feedback

For more information and to download the app, please go to the FirstView app.