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Milwaukee Transportation News for 2018-19

HOPE Christian Schools has fielded many concerns from parents this year regarding bus service for our scholars. It is important that our scholars have a safe, positive experience to and from school, and so we are considering changes that will improve the bus experience. Below are the important facts about transportation for the 2018-19 school year.

1. Our new bus routes will be an hour or less on average—yay!

These changes will allow us to decrease the amount of time scholars are on buses.

2. We will stagger the start-and-end times of our campuses

This allows parents to select a HOPE location that is close to home and has start-and-end times that work for you.

School Start-and-end times Extra Support

HOPE Fortis
3601 N. Port Washington Avenue

 Start at 7:30 a.m. and school will dismiss at 2:10 p.m. After-school care will be available if it is important to your family.
HOPE Fidelis
4200 W. Douglas Avenue		 Start at 7:30 a.m. and school will dismiss at 2:10 p.m. After-school care will be available if it is important to your family.
HOPE Prima
2345 N. 25th Street		 9:00 a.m. and dismiss at 3:40 p.m. Before- and after-school care will be available if it is important to your family.
HOPE Semper
3040 W. Capitol Drive		 9:00 a.m. and dismiss at 3:40 p.m. Before- and after-school care will be available if it is important to your family.
HOPE Caritas
8920 W. Brown Deer Road		 9:00 a.m. and dismiss at 3:40 p.m. Before- and after-school care will be available if it is important to your family.

3. In order to make our new transportation system work, we must create a geography-based transportation plan that works for the majority of our families, as follows:

Scholars who live south of I-94...
  • will only have transportation to the HOPE Prima campus.
Scholars who live south of North Avenue...
  • will have transportation to HOPE Semper, HOPE Fortis, or HOPE Prima.
  • will not have transportation to HOPE Caritas and HOPE Fidelis.
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Scholars who live north of Good Hope Road...
  • will have transportation to HOPE Caritas and HOPE Fidelis.
  • will not have transportation to HOPE Fortis, HOPE Semper, or HOPE Prima

Families impacted by these changes are welcome to contact us to discuss your transportation and enrollment options. We are committed to helping families make any necessary transitions.

4. For the safety of our scholars, the current parameters based on the eldest enrolled scholar in a family remain in place for drop-offs:

K4 and K5 scholars... will be dropped at their door.
Grades 1-4 scholars... may be dropped within one block of their door
Grades 5-8 scholars... may be dropped within two blocks of their door.

Communication and cooperation with parents is extremely important to us. Please note that these plans may change pending final contract negotiations with our transportation provider. We will notify parents of any changes as soon as possible, and our final transportation plan, as well as start-and-end times, will be posted on our website on this page.