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Bus Tracker with StopFinder

Beginning the 2023-2024 school year, StopFinder will be available to all families of students riding CMCSS transportation. 

If your child does not use CMCSS student transportation, you do not need to download the StopFinder app.

Why is CMCSS using StopFinder?

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StopFinder is part of the district’s Transportation Student Accountability System, which will combine two practices to enhance safety, security, and efficiency for students and families. First, student identification (ID) cards will be issued to all K-5 CMCSS students to be used on student transportation, in the cafeteria, and more. Second, the Student Transportation Department has partnered with StopFinder.

StopFinder, a product of the transportation company Transfinder, allows parents to engage and monitor their child’s bus activity in real-time.

Stopfinder is the all-in-one parent engagement app for school bus routes and stops information.

Stopfinder provides real-time information on where your child’s bus is as they travel to and from school.

This secure and protected app allows you to provide access to trusted guardians or friends for as long or short of a time as you wish. Parents and guardians can also choose to share access with students.

App Features

  • Know the schedule of your child’s bus
  • Receive push notifications related to your child’s bus schedule and any changes
  • Get real-time information on the location of your child’s bus by creating your own alert zones with the upgrade to GeoAlerts
  • Notice bus substitutions because they are clearly indicated – reducing misinformation and confusion
  • Track multiple buses, a great feature if your children don’t ride the same bus
  • Know exactly when your children arrive at school or at home
  • Enjoy two-way communication with the transportation office
  • Provide parents and caregivers with multilingual options in the app

Geo Alerts

A Geo Alert provides parents/guardians the ability to set zones on the map. When your child’s bus enters that zone, you’ll receive a notification on your phone when your child is close by!