No school on Thursday (10/3) and Friday (10/4)
Reminder: No school on Thursday, October 3 (staff-only day), and Friday, October 4 (mid-fall break), for all students. Classes resume on Monday, October 7. Have a great weekend!
MMSD is excited to introduce a new way for families to keep tabs on their students’ transportation: the FirstView app, from First Student.
FirstView provides location data via GPS tracking, and sends notification alerts when a student’s bus is getting close. It can be used to track all of the students in a household/associated with a caregiver account. It’s the easiest and fastest way to get answers to questions like, “When will the bus show up?” and “How can I see when my child will be picked up or dropped off?”
Go to web.firstviewapp.com or find FirstView in the App Store or Google Play. Follow the instructions to download the app to your smartphone and create an account.
Once you have confirmed your account, open the FirstView app from your home screen to begin setting up your profile. You’ll need to know your student’s:
Select Profile to “Add A Student.” Next, you will choose AM/MID/PM Route, search for your route name, and select your school (see table below).
To set up alerts for tracking the bus, you will be prompted to “Configure Notification.” Select the location you want to track the bus to, choose a geofence size around your location, and set your time range. When the bus enters your geofence within the *time range selected, you will get a notification that the bus is near.
*It's recommended that you have a time range of no more than 10 mins before and 30 after your child’s scheduled time, due to tiered routes.
Students should still be at their assigned bus stop 5 minutes prior to the scheduled arrival time.
Go to Settings and select “Notification Recipients” to add email notifications for up to 3 recipients, including yourself. From this screen, you can also edit your Profile or follow another route.
Alerts and notifications from your district or the bus depot will appear under Notifications in the menu. (To receive push notifications, you must allow your mobile device to receive notifications from the FirstView app. You will be prompted upon downloading the app or you can confirm/update your settings within your phone’s app settings.)
FirstView provides a dedicated customer support team Monday through Friday to assist you:
Reminder: No school on Thursday, October 3 (staff-only day), and Friday, October 4 (mid-fall break), for all students. Classes resume on Monday, October 7. Have a great weekend!