BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2024-2025 BUS RULES

For further information, please contact Butler’s Bus Service at 603-787-6925. Listed below is a brief statement regarding rules for the transportation of students followed by the bus routes. The daily transportation of the area students is a privilege accorded by the school system and complies with statutory requirements regarding such transportation. To provide maximum safety, each eligible student riding the school bus shall conform to the regulations as established:

1. Not occupy any position that would interfere with the bus driver’s vision.

2. Always remain seated when the bus is in motion.

3. Not place bundles, books etc., in the aisles, step well or in front of the emergency door of the bus. Any parcel a student brings on the bus must fit in their lap and cannot be higher than the back of the seat facing the student.

4. Follow the same standards of conduct and courtesy that are expected in the classroom or as prevail for the school system. 

5. Please keep the noise level to a minimum. This can cause a distraction for the driver whose top priority is safety.

The bus drivers reserve the right to assign seats without cause to maintain a distraction free bus ride. 

Students must have permission to ride another bus. A “pass” must be given by an authorized person at the school before a student can ride on another bus.

Please have your child outside 5 minutes before the stop times provided below and allow up to 5 minutes after. Keep in mind that until a routine is established at the start of the school year times may vary. Times will be more consistent a couple weeks into the start of the school year. Thank you in advance for your patience. If your child is new or has changed addresses, keep in mind the roads that the routes travel on, if you see we are already on that street have them outside 5 minutes before the times listed as well. 

Students who ride the bus home must have an adult or responsible student, in 4th grade or up, to meet them at the bus stop. If no one is there to meet the student, they will be returned to BES. If students are not picked up by 3:45pm, the Bradford Police Department will be notified.

2024 - 2025 BUS ROUTES

BRADFORD

Route 4 AM - 6:55 Piper Walling Rd, 6:57 Old Stagecoach Rd, 7:03 end of South Rd, 7:13 Rowell Brook Rd, 7:16 Cross Rd, 7:20 Kidder Rd, 7:25 25B/Appleton Rd, 7:27 High St, 7:30 South Pleasant, 7:31 North Pleasant, 7:35-7:40 Oxbow then BES

Route 4 PM - 2:35/2:39 Oxbow, 2:45/2:49 BES, 2:56 North Pleasant, 2:57 South Pleasant, 2:58 High St, 2:59 Appleton, 3pm Piper Walling Rd, 3:05 Kidder Rd, 3:07 Cross Rd, 3:12 end of South Rd, 3:20 Rowell Brook Rd, 3:21 Cross Rd

Route 5 & 8 AM -  6:00 Willey Hill, 6:10 Dowing/Willey,  6:12 Powder Springs turnaround, Willey to Rte.302, 6:17 W on Rte.302, 6:20 Rte. 302/Rte. 25, 6:24 Gramps Store, 6:28 E. Orange Rd, 6:30 Waits River Store, 6:32 Lim law Rd, 6:35 E Corinth Store back up Rte.25 to Brook Rd, 6:37 on Brook Rd, 6:39 Miller/Brook Rd, 6:40 Pike Hill/Brook Rd, 6:41 Richardson/Brook Rd, 6:43 Brook Rd & Center Rd intersection, 6:45 Cookeville Rd to Corinth town hall, 6:47 Corinth Town Hall, turnaround, Cookeville to Goose Green Bridge, 6:49 Goose Green Bridge, 6:50 White/Chelsea Rd, 6:51 South/Chelsea Rd, 6:55 25/Chelsea bridge, then L to Flanders Brook Rd, 6:56 Flanders Brook, 7:00 Flanders/Erwin Rd, 7:04 R on Fulton Rd, 7:06 Fulton/Dickie Rd, 7:09 R on Wrights Mtn to Rte.25, 7:11 Wrights/Hatch Rd, 7:14 L on Rte.25 to Bradford, 7:16 Rte.25/Chase Hollow Rd, 7:17 Rte25/Kenyon Rd, 7:21 L on Rte.25B into Bradford, 7:23 High St/Rte.25B intersection, 7:30 BES, 7:34 OHS

Route 5 & 8 PM  - 2:35/2:39 OHS, 2:45/2:49, BES, 2:50 R on Rte.25B, 2:51 High St/Rte.25B,  2:53 R on Rte. 25, 2:55 Rte.25/Kenyon Rd, 2:56 Rte.25/Chase Hollow, 3pm R on Wrights Mtn Rd, 3:01 Hatch/Wrights, 3:05 L on Fulton Rd, 3:07 Fulton/Dickie Rd, 3:09 L on Flanders Brook Rd, 3:10 Flanders Brook/Erwin Rd, 3:12 L on Rte.25, 3:14 R on Chelsea Rd, 3:17 Chelsea/South Rd, 3:18 Chelsea/White Rd, 3:20 Goose Green Bridge, 3:21 Continue on Cookeville Rd to Corinth town Hall, 3:25 Corinth Town Hall turnaround, back down Cookeville to Brook Rd, 3:27 L on Brook Rd, 3:28 Center/Brook Rd, 3:32 Richardson/Brook, 3:33 Pike Hill/Brook, 3:34 White/Brook, 3:35 R on Rte.25 towards ECG, 3:37 East Corinth Store, turn around back up Rte.25 towards Rte.302, 3:41 Rte.25/Lim Law Rd, 3:43 Waits River Store, 3:45 Rte.25/East Orange Rd, 3:47 Gramps Store, 3:50 Rte.25/Rte.302 intersection, right on Rte.302, 3:52 R on Willey Hill Rd, 3:55 Willey Hill/Downing, 4:00 Willey Hill/Powder Springs

Route 6 AM - 7:00 Depart Oxbow, 7:03 – 7:05 Fairgrounds Rd, 7:06 just after Interstate Bridge, 7:07 turn on Goshen E, 7:08 Goshen E & Rogers Hill, 7:10 Traveling up Rogers Hill, Rabbit Track & turnaround, 7:14-7:15 picking up 3900’s to 4000’s Goshen Rd, 7:17 turnaround at Wrights Mtn & Upper Rogers Hill, 7:20-7:22 picking up 2400’s to 2000’s on Goshen Rd, 7:24 on the hill of Goshen, 7:25 bottom of Goshen & Forest Lane, 7:26 picking up 400’s on Goshen Rd, 7:27 Bottom of Mink Hill Rd, 7:28 N. Pleasant St & Bank St, 7:30 BES, 7:35 Oxbow

Route 6 PM - 2:35/2:39 Oxbow, 2:45/2:49 BES, 2:57 Bliss Store, R on Bank, L on  S Main, R on Goshen, 3:00-3:01 Mink Hill Rd stops to Forest Lane, 3:01 Goshen & Forest Lane, 3:01-3:09 Goshen Rd stops up to the Goshen T intersection, 3:09-3:12 L on Goshen at T headed to Goshen Church stops, 3:13 turning around just past the church headed back down Goshen, 3:13-3:15 L on Rogers Hill Rd to Rabbit Track Rd & turnaround, 3:15-3:16 back down Rogers Hill Rd stops down to Goshen, 3:16-3:18 L on Goshen to sharp corner, 3:18-3:20 Goshen then R on Fairground w/stops

Route 7 AM – 6:55 Colonial Village, 6:56 Rte.25B stopping at Cobble Stone Alley, 7:00 Martins Quarry Rd, 7:02 Plateau Acres to roundabout at stop sign, 7:04 Plateau Acres in roundabout, 7:06 stopping at Saddleback Rd, S Rte.5 to the light turn R Lake Morey Rd, 7:08-7:09 Lake Morey Rd with stops up through the underpass, 7:09 -7:12 turnaround back through the underpass to Rte.5, 7:12-7:13 R on Rte.5 to Pratt Farm Rd, turnaround at pumps, 7:14-7:15 stops on Rte.5 to Bradford Apt then to the lights, R at the light across train tracks & turnaround at Farm Way, 7:17 Back across the train tracks & stop on the R at the trailer park, 7:18 turn R at the light, stop near O’Reilly’s, 7:19-7:20 continue to Bradford just near Oxbow Bradford Village Apt, 7:21-7:22 then to Blue Spruce & Birch Rd turning around at the cul-de-sac, 7:22 stops in the cul-de-sac, L at the end & out to Rte.5, 7:24 turning R & stop on the R of Rte5., 7:25 Oxbow, 7:30 BES

Route 7 PM - 2:35/2:39 Oxbow, 2:45/2:49 BES, 2:52 Bradford Apt, 2:53 Embellish Hair Salon, 2:54 turnaround at Rte.5 pull off, 2:55 daycare just before Blue Spruce, R on Blue Spruce/R on Birch, 2:57 around cul-de-sac on Birch back to Rte.5, 3pm Rte.5 to Oxbow for a drop off, 3:03 Rte.5 S stop just after the church, 3:06 R on Rte.25B S Main - Colonial Village Stop, 3:08 Rte.25B &  Cobblestone Alley, 3:10 travel to Rte.25 and turn L on Rte.25, 3:11 Rte.25 & Martin's Quarry, 3:13 L on Old Creamery Road R on 1st Plateau Acres, 3:15 L on Plateau Acres at the Y, 3:16 stops along Plateau on the way out, 3:19 out to Rte.25 headed Rte.5 & Saddleback Rd, R on Rte.5, 3:21 R on Lake Morey Rd, 3:22 Lake Morey & Sand Hill Rd, 3:23 Lake Morey & Town Farm Rd w/drop & turnaround, 3:25 Lake Morey Rd stops on R headed back to Rte.5, 3:27 R on Rte.5 & stop at Pratt Rd, 3:29 continue Rte.5 & turnaround at pumps on the L, 3:31 Rte.5 Bradford Apt / before & after as well, 3:33 R on Rte.25 turnaround at Farm Way, 3:35 stop R at Whistle Stop Way, R on Rte.5, 3:37 stops on R before O'Reilly's

 

When weather impacts driving, and there may be delays or closures for our school. We want to get students to school safely, which means that sometimes roads need to be prepared for bus travel.

The process to make the decision for a delay or closure goes like this:

1. Our contracted bus company, a private entity, communicates with the town road commissioners about the state of the roads and the time it will take to make the roads safe.  Roads may be considered passable but not necessarily safe for bus travel.
2. The bus company advises our superintendent on the safety of the roads for bus travel.
3. The superintendent makes the decision to delay or close, and sends out a communication to all staff and families. Communication will be through phone, text and email - based on what information families provided our front office.  Information is also sent to WCAX, and can be found online.

A few things to consider:

• BES shares bus runs with OHS.  These buses pick up students in Newbury, so Newbury roads impact BES buses.  
• There can be a real difference in conditions between main roads and back roads, and even between back roads depending on elevation, air temperature, and previous road traffic.

Above all, please remember:

If there's a delay at BES, students cannot be dropped off at school early, even if your road is safe to drive on.  There are no available staff on duty to supervise children.  Dropping students off early and unsupervised is a safety hazard.