School Year 2021-2022
Birch Bus Service & Cerro Gordo School will be making some changes to bus routes this year.
1 – There will be 5 regular am/pm routes this year.
2 – Pick up points will be established as follows on some routes:
Coulters Mill Road – corner of Coulters Mill & Star Route
North Prairie View Road from Star Route to County 24 – corner of Prairie View and Star Route Road
Memory Lane – corner of Memory Lane & Cabin Road
Heritage Estates - corner of Heritage Estates & Cabin Road
Angle Crossing Road – corner of Angle Crossing and County Line Road
Kitchens Road – corner of Kitchens Road and Sangamon Road
Casner (excluding Southwest side of 36) – stop in front of mailboxes
LaPlace – corner of Bentonville Road & West C Street, Post Office, corner of East B & Front Street, and corner of 2nd & South Main Street
Cerro Gordo – corner of Crea & Lincoln Street and corner of North County Line Road and Oakley Blacktop. Cerro Gordo stops will only be on the north side of the railroad tracks. No in town pick up or drop off of Pre-K students.
3 – All individuals will be required to wear masks on school buses. This is to include extracurricular activities, sports trips, school trips, HTA and RCC.
4 – If your student IS NOT going to ride the bus you must contact the bus barn 217-763-5091 no later than 6:30 am. When an individual has had three no call/no shows, the driver will not be required to stop at that location.
5 – All students need to be AT THEIR PICK UP LOCATION. Allow 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after for the bus to arrive. Several circumstances beyond our control may occur.
6 – If a student is in 2nd grade or below they will not be allowed to be dropped off without an adult present or a designated person/sibling present.
If you have any questions please contact Deb Taylor or Tammy Nuding at 217-763-5091.
