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KIPP Columbus provides free bus transportation to eligible students within established service parameters. KIPP Columbus partners with 4Mativ to create and assign bus routes and coordinate transportation customer service across all bus providers.
Transportation Family Hotline
For transportation assistance, call or text the 4Mativ Transportation Family Hotline at (380) 233-4301. Support begins at 6:00 a.m. and continues until the final student bus stop is completed each evening.
Families should contact the hotline for:
- Bus route assignments or stop questions
- The current location or estimated arrival time of a bus
- Missing or incorrect route information
- Requests for a bus to return
- Same-day dismissal changes
- The status of a transportation change request
- Bus-related concerns or complaints
- Specialized transportation questions
- Bus Route Assignments and Tracking
Final bus route information is sent to families by text message from (380) 233-4301. Edulog and the former Transportation Google Form are no longer used.
Families will also receive a live tracking link each day to follow the location of their child’s bus. 4Mativ will send proactive notifications when a route is delayed.
Please review your child’s stop location and morning and afternoon times. Students should be ready at least 10 minutes before their scheduled pickup time. Students in grades K–8 may be assigned to a designated bus stop located up to one-half mile from their home.
If your child needs transportation but did not receive a route, call or text the Transportation Family Hotline. When space and eligibility allow, students may be assigned to an existing stop.
Who Is Eligible for a Bus Route?
Bus routes are provided to eligible students who live within the Columbus City Schools boundary and requested transportation by the established deadline.
Families who live outside the Columbus City Schools boundary may be offered the closest available stop within the KIPP Columbus transportation zone.
Requesting a New Bus Stop
A new stop is a location that does not currently exist on a bus route. New-stop requests must be submitted through the Transportation Family Hotline by Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. ET to be considered for implementation on Wednesday of the following week.
Requests are reviewed based on eligibility, student safety, routing feasibility, and available capacity. Submitting a request does not guarantee that a new stop will be approved.
The first approved new stops for the 2026–2027 school year may take effect on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Requests for that date must be submitted by Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Address Changes
A student’s school must verify a new address before 4Mativ can provide a revised bus route. Families should submit acceptable proof of residency to their school’s front office.
Accepted documents include:
- A signed lease, mortgage statement, property tax bill, or renters/homeowners insurance
- A gas, electric, or water bill dated within the past 30 days
- A recent pay stub or bank statement
- A notarized residency form
- A court document
- A Job and Family Services letter
- A USPS Certified Mail receipt
- Law-enforcement verification
School Front Office Emails
KIPP Columbus Primary, grades K–1: kcpfrontdesk@kippcolumbus.org
KIPP Columbus Elementary, grades 2–5: kcefrontdesk@kippcolumbus.org
KIPP Columbus Middle, grades 6–8: kcmfrontdesk@kippcolumbus.org
KIPP Columbus High, grades 9–12: kchfrontdesk@kippcolumbus.org
Same-Day Dismissal Changes
Same-day dismissal changes must be submitted by 1:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday or 11:00 a.m. Friday. After the cutoff, students may be dismissed according to their default dismissal method.
KCP, KCE, and KCM families may submit dismissal changes through PikMyKid. Families may also call the Transportation Family Hotline at (380) 233-4301.
Families should not communicate a dismissal change only to their child or teacher. The change must be documented through PikMyKid or the Transportation Family Hotline.
Bus-Stop Release
Students in grades K–2 must be met by an adult at their afternoon bus stop.
Students in grades 3–12 may walk home independently from their afternoon bus stop.
Additional Transportation Information
Please review the 2026–2027 KIPP Columbus Transportation Information and Bus Route Assignments Family Guide for complete information about transportation, arrival, dismissal, car riders, walkers, and the campus pickup and drop-off map.