Goshen Community Schools

Transportation Department

At Goshen Community Schools, we’re proud to offer families the safest, most efficient, and environmentally friendly way to get students to and from school each day. Our transportation team is committed to providing reliable service that supports a positive start and end to every student’s learning experience.

Safe transportation depends on clear procedures and shared responsibility. We have guidelines in place to help ensure every ride is secure, respectful, and on time. We value our partnership with families and look forward to working together to keep our students safe and moving in the right direction.

Please be aware of the rules and regulations regarding student behavior on Goshen Community School buses.
- GCS Transportation Rules and Regulations ENG
- GCS Transportation Rules and Regulations SPN
- One pick up and one drop off location is allowed.
- If your child is picked up or dropped off at an address different from your home address in Skyward, you must contact transportation.
- Transportation requests may take up to 72 hours to be approved.
Walk zone is 3/4 of a mile for K-8 buildings and 1 mile for GHS.
- Don’t live in a walk zone? Review grade level information below.
Grades K-6
- All K-6 students who do not live in a walk-zone are automatically assigned to a bus.
- Live outside the walk-zone but drive your student to school? Log in to Transact and opt-out of transportation to allow us to properly route and staff.
Grades 7-12
- All students in grades 7-12 who do not live in a walk-zone must register for transportation.
- Log in to Transact and opt-in for transportation or your student will not be assigned a bus.
View Walk Zone Maps Here
- Waterford Elementary and GIS do not have walk zones

TransAct & BusQuest Applications

Goshen Community Schools uses the TransAct Portal and BusQuest App. What does that mean for you? You will now have access to information about your child’s transportation at your fingertips. With the BusQuest App, you will be able to see where your student’s bus is and plan accordingly!

TransAct

TransAct is the online portal where parents can view bus schedules and contact information. If information needs to be corrected, contact the school or log in to Skyward to request an update. Parents will use this portal to opt in and out of bus transportation for their students. Note: If you have more than one student attending in your school district, they will all be listed.

Transact and BusQuest use the same login information.

GCS TransAct Login

Instructions:

Create an account

Navigate to TransAct Website
On the login screen, click “Create an Account”.
Enter your email that is also in Skyward or your phone number to create your account.
If an email was used, a verification email will be sent for you to verify.
If a phone number was used, a verification text will be sent to you.

GCS TransAct

Update transportation needs:

Once in your account, click on your student’s photo.
Click on “ Submit Student Transportation Request”.
Choose the option for that student.

GCS TransAct

If they need transportation, select your student’s transportation site
Must choose one pick-up site and one drop-off site for the school year.
Select “Session”.
Then, you will click on the “Submit” button that is located at the top of the page.
Repeat for each student.

BusQuest

BusQuest is the phone app connected to TransAct, where you can track your student’s bus.

Transact and BusQuest use the same login information.

BusQuest IOS Download

BusQuest Google Download

Download BusQuest:

On your smartphone app store, search for BusQuest.
BusQuest GCS

The app should prompt you with a question about location services and notifications.
1. For location services, allow “while using the app.” Selecting “do not allow” may prevent the system from being able to notify you that the bus is near.
2. Allow notifications so that you are notified when the bus is near. Not enabling this will prevent you from using this feature.
Log in using the same email and password you created for TransAct.
The home screen will have all your student(s) information.
Select a student to review bus schedule details.
At the bottom of the screen tap the bus icon to set the geofence for bus arrival notifications.
1. Set the distance at which you will be notified of the bus approaching
2. Select “draw” and draw a polygon around your residence to your preferred distance/size.
3. Alternatively, you can select “circle” and set the distance of the circle in miles. Click apply and you are all set to be notified when your student’s bus is near.

Contact Us

There are several services that we provide, such as late buses from GJHS for athletes and other extracurricular participants. For more specifics on these special services, please contact our office.

GCS Transportation Entrance