July 2011
Dear Parents and Guardians:
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is pleased to continue to offer shuttle bus service for the 2011-12 academic school year to and from points in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Shuttle service is contracted by St. Andrew’s vendor, Rejoice Transportation LLC., a privately owned school bus company, founded by owners Gerald and Kimberly Alston. Rejoice has provided transportation services for thousands of passengers in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area since 2004.
New this year, our transportation materials are now accessible online. Please download our annual transportation package, which includes:
1) Transportation Contract
2) Safety Rules & Behavior Contract
3) School Bus Safety Rules
4) Bus Delay Procedures
5) School Bus Stop Laws
If you want to utilize shuttle bus service for the 2011-12 academic year, please review, complete and sign the requested documents, and return along with the appropriate deposit/payment check, to:
Transportation at SAES
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
8804 Postoak Road
Potomac MD, 20854
All transportation inquires should be submitted to transportation@saes.org.
Tim Rose will continue to serve the St. Andrew’s community in his expanded role as the Transportation Coordinator. Tim can be reached via email at transportation@saes.org or phone (301) 983-5200 x 348. In the event of an emergency his cell phone number is (240) 535-2422.
For those interested in forming carpools, a list of St. Andrew's families, sorted by zip code, can be found in the school Handbook and All School Directory.
For information regarding public transportation options via Montgomery County Transit’s Ride-On bus, schedules and routes are available at www.rideonbus.com or by calling (240)-777-7433.
Note that the first day of school, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, is a full day schedule for students and shuttle bus services will operate on a regular schedule. Opening chapel ceremonies for all students will take place at the Washington National Cathedral, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011.
Shuttle buses will operate on a regular schedule and transport students directly to the cathedral and then back to St. Andrew’s at the conclusion of the service.
We look forward to another excellent year at St. Andrew’s and trust that the web based transportation information will be helpful. Enjoy the remaining days of summer.
Joseph R. Phelan
Director of Operations