Austin ISD Launches Bus Tracking App -- THE Journal

Breaking News

Austin ISD Launches Bus Tracking App

The WheresTheBus app lets parents know exactly where their children are when they ride the school bus home.

By Sri Ravipati
08/19/16

Source: AISD.

Starting this school year, parents of students in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) will be able to track their children when they ride the bus home.

AISD is deploying the WheresTheBus app to track more than 500 buses that carry close to 23,000 students on 390 bus routes each day. The app uses GPS data to estimate arrival times, allowing parents to plan accordingly. Additionally, the app lightens the workload for bus dispatchers who often field phone calls from parents when buses are behind schedule.

For safety reasons, the app only allows users that have a Parent Cloud account from the AISD Department of Information Systems & Technology.

WheresTheBus is available for iPhone and Android now, but is not live until Monday when AISD schools start. More information about the WheresTheBus app is available on the AISD site.

About the Author

Sri Ravipati is Web producer for THE Journal and Campus Technology. She can be reached at [email protected].

E-Mail this page

Printable Format

Featured

ED Abruptly Cancels ESSER Funding Extensions

The Department of Education has moved to close the door on COVID relief funding for schools, declaring that "extending deadlines for COVID-related grants, which are in fact taxpayer funds, years after the COVID pandemic ended is not consistent with the Department’s priorities and thus not a worthwhile exercise of its discretion."
Google, Microsoft Announce Expanded AI-Driven Search Capabilities

Recent announcements from Google and Microsoft highlight a slough of new AI capabilities for their search tools.
Data Security Report Identifies Cloud Governance Gaps, AI Impact

A recent Varonis data security report notes that excessive permissions and AI-driven risks are leaving cloud environments dangerously exposed.
Call for Speakers Now Open for Tech Tactics in Education: Overcoming Roadblocks to Innovation

The annual virtual conference from the producers of Campus Technology and THE Journal will return on Sept. 25, 2025, with a focus on emerging trends in cybersecurity, data privacy, AI implementation, IT leadership, building resilience, and more.