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<h4 class="editor-heading-h4" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Spring enrolment application period begins </span><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/school-enrollment" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. online</strong></b></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and runs until Friday, March 13th, 2026. </span></h4><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/documents/Registration-Ad-Spring-2026-2027-FI-Note.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><u><b><strong class="editor-text-bold editor-text-underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click here for the Spring 2026 Registration Ad</strong></b></u></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> or click </span><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/school-enrollment" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><u><b><strong class="editor-text-bold editor-text-underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">here for the enrolment page</strong></b></u></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Summer enrolment period: Tues., Sept. 1, 2026 - Thurs., Sept. 3, 2026</span></p>

<h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Services</strong></b></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" style="text-align: center;"><br></p><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">WE STOP - YOU STOP!&nbsp;</span></h3><p class="editor-paragraph" style="text-align: start;"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/9c86aba4-4f77-4af3-86be-901186934baa" alt="stop" width="211" height="222" style="boxSizing:border-box;borderStyle:none;maxWidth:100%;objectFit:cover;height:222px;width:211px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Okanagan Public Schools Transportation department currently operates 76&nbsp;school bus routes providing school bus transportation service to students in Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna and Peachland.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Changing student demographics requires the Transportation Department conduct a review of the bus routes each year and apply adjustments where required. School bus routes are designed to service eligible students attending their English catchment school whose application was received on or before the deadline date of May 31.​</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Although our Transportation office accepts applications throughout the school year, priority for the next school year is given to the applications submitted before the deadline of May 31.</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">​SCHOOL BUS REGISTRATION TIMELINE 2026-2027&nbsp;Year</strong></b></p><ol class="editor-list-ol"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications received for eligible students between February 2&nbsp;and May 31, 2026&nbsp;will be processed in the order the application was received, and will take until to end of June to complete.</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Applications for courtesy riders received before June 1&nbsp;will be processed in June and July.</span></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Most bus routes are at full capacity once all applications received before June 1&nbsp;are processed.&nbsp;</span></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications received after May 31 will not be processed until August or later and students will be placed on a waitlist. Parents will be notified when the application has been processed and advised if seat space is available.</span></li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">School bus route and bus stop information will be distributed to parents during the last week of August.</span></li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Fees will be applied to the parents School Cash Online account in&nbsp;September.</span></li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Payment in full or monthly payments must be set up within 30 days of your child being assigned to the school bus route.</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</strong></b></li></ol><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Passenger Requirements:</strong></b></p><ol class="editor-list-ol"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Parents are required to submit the online transportation application. A confirmation email will be sent to the parent advising if their child has been assigned to a route.</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If seat space is not available on the bus route, parents will be advised that the application was placed on a waitlist.</span></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A student must be registered on a route to ride the school bus.</span></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Students that are registered on a bus route will be issued a bus pass by the driver.</span></li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The bus pass must be scanned by the student, when boarding or exiting the school bus.</span></li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Only registered riders may be transported on the school bus, no guest passengers are permitted to ride.</span></li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Other than a student's water bottle, food or beverages may not be consumed while riding on the school bus and lunch/snacks must remain in the students backpack or lunch kit.</span></li></ol><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To apply for school bus transportation </strong></b><a href="https://busconnect.sd23.bc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click Here</strong></b></a></p><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information</span></h3><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/ProgramsServices/transportation/Pages/Contact.aspx" target="" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact</span></a></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/go/84c1b189-d622-4d41-a372-21174fa7d705" rel="noreferrer" data-permalink="" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Eligibility Requirements</span></a></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem"><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/go/18f9a83c-424c-40bc-8841-14a045da4213" rel="noreferrer" data-permalink="" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">School Bus Stop - Route Delays and Cancellations</span></a></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem"><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/ProgramsServices/transportation/payments/Pages/default.aspx" target="" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Fees &amp; Payments Plans</span></a></li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem"><a href="https://www.sd23.bc.ca/ProgramsServices/transportation/SchoolBusSafetyandtheLaw/Pages/default.aspx" target="" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">School Bus Safety and the Law</span></a></li></ul><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Mission</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><i><em class="editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To provide safe, reliable, economical and accessible student transportation in a climate conducive to learning and mutual respect in the SD No.23 Central Okanagan community.</em></i></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Our Vision</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><i><em class="editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To be a leader of new and emerging technologies in the enhancement of student safety and a model of excellence for our profession.</em></i></p><p class="editor-paragraph" style="text-align: start;"><br></p><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Services Contact </strong></b></h3><h4 class="editor-heading-h4" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Phone: </strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">250-870-5151</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">​​​​​​​​​</strong></b></h4><h4 class="editor-heading-h4" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Email: </span><a href="mailto:transportation@sd23.bc.ca" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">transportation@sd23.bc.ca</span></a></h4><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>

<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">CLE PAC Family Day Free Skate sponsored by Care Dental</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Save the date! We are excited to announce the return of our Free Family Skate on Family Day,&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">February 16 from 4:15-5:30pm at MNP Place.&nbsp;</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Bring your skates and a helmet and have some fun out on the ice with our school community!</span></p>