TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
311 Bear Country Boulevard
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
Phone: 478-329-2218 | Fax: 478-929-7806
Tom Walmer, Director of Transportation
2023-2024 Bus Routes
For 2023-2024 route information, click here.
New this year:
All students should have signed up for Bus Ridership with their teachers last year. If you are unsure if they were signed up, please check with your child's school, Central Registration, or the Transportation Department.
Eligibility for Transportation
Each student eligible for school bus transportation shall be assigned to a particular bus route and shall ride the bus assigned to that route unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent or designee.
Students riding buses shall live a minimum of one and one-half miles from the school they attend; however, under certain conditions, the Board may make an exception to this rule (children with various disabilities, etc.). All exceptions are handled on the merits of the individual case. Students who are attending schools outside of their zones of residence are denied school bus transportation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Board policy permits transportation for all students who live more than one and one-half miles from their assigned school. Transportation for special needs students will be provided as indicated on the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP).
Additional information regarding Student Transportation Management can be found in HCBOE Policy ED.
If you wish to have a stop established, please call 478-329-2218 Extension 0 (zero) and leave a message with the following information:
- Parent/Guardian Name & Contact Number
- Child's Name & School
- Primary Address (Must be same address that is listed in the student's record with Central Registration.)
Students shall:
- respect themselves and the rights of others;
- follow the driver's directions the first time they are given;
- stay in their seats;
- keep all body parts and objects in the bus;
- refrain from pushing, shoving or fighting; and
- refrain from eating, drinking, chewing gum, smoking or spitting.
Riders are to adhere to HCBOE Policy JCD, governing student conduct.
The bus driver has complete charge over the students on the bus. The rules of conduct are posted on each bus, and the driver reviews them with the students at the beginning of each school year. Students who continue to violate the rules will be referred to their principal. The principal has the ultimate responsibility to discipline students whose bus behavior is dangerous or inappropriate. The principal may suspend a student's riding privilege if deemed necessary.
Additional information regarding Bus Conduct can be found in HCBOE Policy JCDAD.
Our District has an outstanding safety record. All first-time school bus drivers in Houston County successfully complete a minimum of 44 hours of training, to include 12 hours in a classroom, 8 hours of bus inspection and 24 hours of behind-the-wheel training. Additionally, all drivers receive annual safety training from our staff as well as from the Georgia Department of Education. All drivers must possess a Georgia Commercial Driver’s License with Passenger and School Bus endorsements.
Additional information regarding Transportation Safety can be found in HCBOE Policy EDC.
Links and Other Information
For transportation requests for outside agencies, click here.
Transportation Staff
Mr. Thomas Walmer
Director of Transportation
478-329-2218
Ext. 3579
Ms. Staci Price
Transportation Secretary
478-329-2218
Ext. 3572
Vacant
Fleet Secretary
478-329-2218
Ext.
Mr. Ken Coleman
Route Coordinator
478-329-2218
Ext. 3567
Mr. Timothy Combs
Special Needs Coordinator
478-329-2218
Ext. 3576
Mr. Craig Fowler
Route Coordinator
478-329-2218
Ext. 3570
Mr. Michael J. Hall
Trainer/Coordinator
478-329-2218
Ext. 3577
Mr. Avery Hynes
Route Coordinator
478-329-2218
Ext. 3571
Mrs. Callie Johnston
Fleet Manager
478-329-2218
Ext. 3573
Mr. XaZavia Porter
Transportation Dispatcher
478-329-2218
Ext. 3568
Ms. Marty Riley
Special Needs Secretary
478-329-2218
Ext. 3574
Mrs. Tracy Brown
Payroll Secretary
479-329-2218
Ext. 3578
Mrs. Kelly Simpson
Transportation Dispatcher
478-329-2218
Ext. 3569
Mr. John Tignor
Route Coordinator
478-329-2218
Ext. 3575
Ms. Brianna Howard
Route Specialist
478-329-2218
Ext. 3565