<p>Dear Families, Durango School District 9-R is implementing Student ID’s for all students within the district. Student ID’s will serve a multitude of purposes as the district rolls out the program, including bus access. </p><p>Starting Monday, April 24, 2017, students at Florida Mesa will begin to utilize their Student ID’s to embark and disembark buses; this includes students who access bus services daily to get to and from school, as well as students who may utilize bus services for field trips or other related school activities. </p><p>Students who ride the bus regularly will be provided their new Student ID with a clip to attach to it; this will allow the ID’s to be easily accessible as students get on and off the bus, and will help prevent loss. </p><p>While the school will go through the process with all students, please review the following procedures with your student: 1. When a student boards the bus they will scan their student ID, there will be an audible beep and a light to indicate the ID was scanned successfully 2. When the bus has arrived at a school or at the student’s stop the student will then again scan their ID as they disembark the bus. 3. The scanners for the ID’s will be located by the student door where scanning of the ID’s will be the most convenient.</p><p>Student ID’s for elementary-aged students will have a picture of the student and their full name printed on it. The ID’s will have the district logo on them but will not designate what school the student attends. For students opted-out of FERPA, the ID’s will only include their name and the district logo. </p><p>Please see the included Student ID Bus Regulation for full details around these processes. If a student loses an ID, please notify your school office to receive a replacement. There will be a $5 fee charged to the family for the replacement ID and it must be provided to the office upon request for replacement. </p><p>Thank you for your support around these new safety measures. Should you have any questions or concerns, please call 9-R Transportation with any questions at (970) 375-5335.</p>