Transportation

Families who live on the north side of Holland who need AM and/or PM busing to:

• Rose Park Elementary
• Holland Christian Middle School
• Holland Christian High School

Students are asked to have only one pick-up and drop-off location. The final locations will be determined by the HC Transportation Department.

Families desiring transportation for 2022-2023 school year must fill out the North Side transportation form to be eligible for busing.

North Side Transportation fees:

There is a transportation fee of $230 per year for one student or $460 for a family of 2 or more students. This fee is payable to Holland Christian Schools and can be delivered to the Rose Park School office, the Middle School office, or mailed to the Holland Christian Administration Office at 956 Ottawa Ave, Holland, MI 49423.

Families desiring transportation for 2022-2023 school year MUST fill out and return the registration form to be eligible for busing.

AM & PM Shuttle: Middle School & High School Only

A shuttle bus is available at Rose Park Elementary to transfer middle school and high school students from the north side before and after school. The fee for this shuttle-only bus service is $75 per student per year.

AM Shuttle from Rose Park Elementary

Departure time is 7:30 am. Students board the shuttle bus in the bus loading/unloading zone at Rose Park and shuttle to the Middle School and then to the High School.

PM Shuttle to Rose Park Elementary

After school, middle school and high school students may shuttle to Rose Park Elementary where they may exit the bus for parent pick-up. (Families wishing this transportation choice should indicate so when filling out the online registration form.)

Students needing transportation to their primary residence or to a daycare/alternate site should transfer to their assigned North Side Student Transportation bus at Rose Park, and additional fees apply.

AM & PM Shuttle: Rose Park Spanish Immersion Only

For the 2022-23 school year, we are using one shuttle bus to transfer Rose Park Spanish Immersion students from South Side in the morning and then returning to South Side in the afternoon. Morning pick up at South Side will be at 8 am. Afternoon drop off at South Side will be at around 3:30 pm. There is no fee for this service.

Families who live within the Holland Public School district and need morning and/or afternoon busing to:

• South Side Elementary
• Pine Ridge Elementary
• Forest School
• Holland Christian Middle School
• Holland Christian High School

For families who live within the Holland Public School District, transportation to and from Holland Christian is available from Holland Public Schools. Students must live more than 1.25 miles from your elementary school, or 1.5 miles from the middle school or high school. Only one pick-up location and drop-off location. Final locations will be determined by the Holland Public Schools Transportation Department.

The Holland Public Transportation Registration Form must be filled out for every Holland Christian student desiring transportation through Holland Public busing (even if you have used HPS busing in previous years).Families desiring transportation for 22-23 school year must fill out the Holland Public transportation form.

Cost for Holland Public busing is FREE.

You will be notified by HPS in mid-August of the stop location, pick-up and drop-off times.

Please note: All HPS transportation communication occurs within their parent portal. HPS transportation availability and communication is subject to HPS staffing and leadership. See below for the Holland Public “No busing available” dates.

Any questions, please contact Holland Public Schools Transportation at 616.494.2950.

Families of Holland Christian High School students who reside in the Zeeland School District, and need busing to/from Zeeland should complete the Zeeland Public Transportation Form.

Notification of any fees, pickup/drop off details, bus availability and any other communication will be provided by ZPS staff. ZPS transportation availability and communication is subject to ZPS staffing and leadership.

Any questions, please contact Brenda VanderKooy with Zeeland Public Schools Transportation at bvander1@zps.org.

If your child attends Pine Ridge or Forest School and will also be participating in Before School Care / After School Care at South Side Elementary, you may sign up for transportation in the mornings or afternoons. Please fill out one After School Tranposrtation form for each child.