Transportation

LILA partners with the Forest Lake Area School District (FLASD) for bus transportation services for students that live within district boundaries. 

• Lower School, Upper School, and Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) students are eligible for busing. Visit pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us and follow the instructions to determine whether or not your home address is within district boundaries. 
• With the exception of VPK students, Kinder Prep Preschool students are not eligible for busing, and must be transported to and from school each day by parents/guardians. 
• To sign up for busing, complete Student Bus Enrollment Form and submit it via email to transportation@MyLILA.org. 

Bus routes are established by the FLASD Transportation Department. If your child is riding the bus, you will receive a mailing approximately one week before school starts each fall showing your bus stop location and bus number. Buses typically pick up your child at the end of your driveway, or at a nearby location, as determined by the transportation department.  

WHY SILENT DISMISSAL? 

• Safety: Your child’s well-being is important to us! Adults participating in pick-up are required to provide the correct information to depart with a child. It also ensures your child arrives at the proper destination. 
• Convenience: You are able to authorize changes at the touch of a button. No more phone calls or paper notes! Changes MUST be made by 11:00 a.m. to ensure your child arrives at the proper destination. 
• Less Wait Time: Analytics allow us to decrease the amount of time spent waiting in line at pick-up. 

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SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT – It’s As Easy as 1, 2, 3! 

1. Create your account. 

• You will need a valid email address, and student Reference and Code to create an account. Contact the transportation coordinator to secure a Reference and Code for your child. 
• Be sure to enter the Reference and Code exactly as you see them as they are case sensitive. Do not include the hyphen. 

2. Add additional students, if applicable.

3. Sign in  and set up your weekly schedule. 

• The default for every student is Pick-up Only. 
• If your child will be walking, biking or taking the bus, make the appropriate selection and save. NOTE: Lower School walkers and bikers must obtain principal approval and have a completed Walk/Bike Form on file. Students MUST live within reasonable walking distance for this option.  
• If your child is attending Explorer Club, you must schedule your care directly with them. 
• Double check the days of the week, and other details, once you’ve made your selections. 

 Need assistance? Check the Silent Dismissal Parent Help Page. 

To access your account within Silent Dismissal, go to our LILA Specific domain - lila.sdcs62.com through your web browser. You can bookmark this site on your device for quick access. Do not purchase the app, LILA has purchased everything parents need to use this system. 

We recommend that you check your child’s dismissal plan on Sundays to be sure the coming week reflects where you want your child to go at the end of the school day. Any changes made during the school week must be made before 11:00 am on the day of the change.

When you want to make a one-time change to your student’s end of the day plan, be sure to use the OVR (override) button.This button is found to the far left side of your screen. See the photo below. 

When you want to make a permanent or semi-permanent change to your student’s end of the day plan, be sure to use the Edit Pencil. This button is found on the right side of the page. See the photo below.

 

Change In Student Pick-Up/Child Care/Take Home Form - Complete this form if your child requires transportation by bus to or from any location other than your home. This includes, but is not limited to: 

• Transportation to child care. This is only available to students whose home address is within Forest Lake Area School District Boundaries, regardless of the child care location.
• A change in legal residence within Forest Lake Area School District boundaries.
• Please allow at least three days to process this request.  
• This form must be completed annually. 

Student Bus Enrollment Form - Complete this form if your student lives in ISD #831-Forest Lake Area Schools boundaries and will need bus transportation to and/or from school. 

Walk or Bike To/From Home - This option is available to Lower School students in grades 3-5 who live on the east side of Highway 61 and within a half mile of school. Upper School students may walk or bike to school at the discretion of parents/guardians, and do not need to complete a form. 

Walking or biking is subject to Transportation Supervisor approval. This option is not available on a one-time basis. If eligible, please complete the application form linked above. Forms may be dropped off at school or emailed to transportation@MyLILA.org. The Transportation Supervisor will contact applicants with approval or denial of the request once the form is received. 

FOREST LAKE - HOME & SHUTTLE BUSES  
This section applies ONLY to students utilizing FOREST LAKE busing. It does not apply to students being transported from White Bear, Hugo, Blaine, or Ham Lake. 

• LILA students ride Forest Lake Area School District secondary buses. Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) and Kindergarten students sit in the front seats of the bus near the driver. 
• Families will receive a mailing from the Transportation Department approximately one week before school starts each fall showing the assigned bus stop location and bus number.  
• Shuttle bus numbers will be assigned to students by the LILA Transportation Coordinator. 
• MORNING: Students transfer from their home bus to a LILA designated shuttle bus at the middle school. The shuttle brings them directly to the Kinder Center. 
• AFTERNOON: Students ride the shuttle from the Kinder Center to the high school where they transfer to their home bus.
• At the start of the school year, LILA staff and/or volunteers are present to assist with transfers  at the middle school in the morning and high school in the afternoon. Younger children will be assigned an older elementary student Bus Buddy to assist them for the school year. 

FOREST LAKE - HOME & SHUTTLE BUSES  
This section applies ONLY to students utilizing FOREST LAKE busing. It does not apply to students being transported from White Bear, Hugo, Blaine, or Ham Lake. 

• LILA students ride Forest Lake Area School District secondary buses. Grades 1-5 students sit in the front seats of the bus near the driver. 
• Families will receive a mailing from the Transportation Department approximately one week before school starts each fall showing the assigned bus stop location and bus number.  
• Shuttle bus numbers will be assigned to students by the LILA Transportation Coordinator. 
• MORNING: Students transfer from their home bus to a LILA designated shuttle bus at the middle school. The shuttle brings them directly to Lower School. 
• AFTERNOON: Students ride the shuttle from the Lower School to the high school where they transfer to their home bus.
• At the start of the school year, LILA staff and/or volunteers are present to assist with transfers  at the middle school in the morning and high school in the afternoon. Younger children will be assigned an older elementary student Bus Buddy to assist them for the school year. 

CURBSIDE DROP-OFF & PICK-UP

• School buses will be given priority for entering and exiting. Personal vehicles will be directed to stop to allow buses to enter and exit.
• Drop-Off - Follow the directions of the person directing traffic. We will have a staff member stationed at the entrance to the lot until 7:47 am.
• Pick-Up - If you arrive prior to bus dismissal, line up using the directed parking lane. Exit to the west with caution, yielding to pedestrians and buses.  

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DRIVING TO SCHOOL 

• We have a limited number of parking spaces available. Parking passes are issued to students based on need and availability. New permits are issued each year for our students, and students will need to apply for parking passes yearly.
• Parking per permit pricing option for the 2024-2025 school year are as follows: 
  • Full Year (September-June): $300
  • Semester 2 ONLY (January-June): $175
  • Quarter 4 ONLY (March 24th-June): $100
  • Tax will be added to the permit cost.
• PSEO students will need to purchase one of the options above if they will be attending classes on campus.
• Watch the Upper School Community Newsletter for more information.

To Request a Parking Permit - Log into LILAPay for more information.

• Student parking permit questions can be directed to the Upper School administrative office staff by phone to 651-464-8989 or email to us.frontdesk@mylila.org

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ALTERNATE BUS PASSES

If your student has a day where they will be riding the bus home with another student, an email from the parent or guardian is required. Please email all bus pass requests to us.frontdesk@mylila.org. Include your student’s name, the name of the student they will be riding a bus home with, the bus number, the date, and your name.  A printed bus pass will be stamped, dated and given to the student before the end of the day to show the bus driver. Sorry, we cannot accept hand written notes or guarantee that your student will get a bus pass if the email is not received before 2 pm on the day requested.

For liability reasons, LILA is prohibited from coordinating carpooling groups, but we have had great success with parent volunteer coordinators in past years. The Carpool Coordinator is a valued member of the LILA team providing a much needed service to our families.   

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer carpool coordinator for LILA, please contact transportation@MyLILA.org. Thank you for the consideration. 

Shena Crowe, Volunteer Carpool Coordinator
carpool@mylila.org

Lower School Carpool Form
Upper School Carpool Form