TRANSPORTATION

MIDDLE SCHOOL RESOURCE GUIDE

Dexter Southfield, in partnership with an outside bus company, operates a fleet of approximately 20 school buses, each of which is overseen by a faculty or staff bus monitor. Seeing these familiar faces on board helps new students adjust to the School, develops student-teacher relationships, and encourages safe and appropriate conduct.

The bus is an extension of the Dexter Southfield community. It’s a source of school-wide friendships where older children look out for younger children—developing connections that stretch beyond the ride to and from School and continue on campus throughout the day. Students are expected to use proper manners, behavior, and language at all times in and around the buses. Older students should serve as good role models by speaking and acting appropriately. They should also remain ready to help younger students, monitors, or drivers should there be any such need.

While Dexter Southfield is unable to provide pick-up points in every town, centralized stops in Boston and more than 20 communities in the Greater Boston area provide families with convenient access to bus service. Assembling in groups at specific pick-up areas allows routes to be as direct as possible, reducing the length of trips for most children to approximately 30 minutes.

Additional information about selecting a bus route/stop and communicating transportation changes will be shared in the summer.

Questions about transportation should be directed to Ellie Ward, Transportation Coordinator:

eward@dextersouthfield.org