Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! You can customize your school bus plan by route, day of the week, time of day, and direction of service. However, please reserve space only for when you are sure to use it.

Yes. On all East Campus bus routes, the stop closest to campus is consider an “express option” from which to drop off and pick up students.

If your child misses either an East Campus or a West Campus bus, you may take your child to a different stop on any bus route. You may drive your child to campus if you will arrive before 7:30 a.m. (or after 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays).

Yes. You may sign up for or modify your bus service at any time during the school year as long as space is available. To inquire, please email mobility@bwscampus.com.

Buses depart from the West Campus at 3:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and at 2:15 p.m. on Fridays. On the East Campus, afternoon buses depart at  3:35 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and at 2:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

There is no late bus on West Campus.

No, there is not.

All bus routes leave at the end of the school day and the times adjust when there is a special schedule. For students who need to stay late for sports, after-school activities, or to take advantage of our Library and tutorial resources, we also offer one late bus on the East Campus, Monday through Thursday at  6:00 p.m., and Friday at 5:30 p.m.

You can customize your family’s Transportation Plan by route, day, time, and direction. For example, your child could carpool on Friday and take the bus every other day.

Yes, for East Campus, please email the Transportation Manager at mobility@bwscampus.com. For West Campus, please email carpool@bwscampus.com. Please make this request prior to 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. Seats on the bus are subject to availability.

You may drop your student at any Brentwood School bus stop. It is helpful to know the departure times of the stops closest to campus on each route as they are easy “express” drop off points for anyone without a complete carpool. 

Please download our 2023-2024 East Campus Bus Routes.

Students may not be dropped off or picked up on Barrington Place or along any of the nearby streets between San Vicente Blvd. and Sunset Blvd., including Brentwood Village, the dog park, post office, and the Barrington Rec Center.

Only if you arrive before 7:30 a.m.. This is a rule of our Conditional Use Permit (CUP). 

Once you have logged into Eagle Eye, our internal, password-protected website, please search the Parent/Guardian Directory by zip code to find families who live nearby. You can also email the school Transportation Manager at mobility@bwscampus.com for help.

Only if they are in grades 4 or 5. Your 4th or 5th grader may count as part of your East Campus carpool if take the campus-to-campus bus, which departs at 8:00 a.m., to the West Campus. Please contact the Transportation Manager at mobility@bwscampus.com for more information. Children in kindergarten through 3rd grade may not take the campus-to-campus bus.

You may drop your student at any Brentwood School bus stop. 

Students may not be dropped off or picked up on Barrington Place or along any of the nearby streets between San Vicente Blvd. and Sunset Blvd., including Brentwood Village, the dog park, the post office, and the Barrington Rec Center.

In order to comply with our CUP, only complete carpools are allowed on campus between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m.

NOTE: Students may not be dropped off or picked up on Barrington Place or along any of the nearby streets between San Vicente Blvd. and Sunset Blvd., including Brentwood Village, the dog park, post office, and the Barrington Rec Center.

The Public Safety Department is responsible for assigning and overseeing student parking. Please contact Bernardo Arabalo at barabalo@bwscampus.com for any student parking questions.

For an East Campus parent-driven carpool that is disrupted at the last minute, the carpool driver should do the following:

1. Modify your departure time so that you arrive on campus prior to 7:25 a.m.
2. If the disruption occurs without enough lead time to arrive on campus prior to 7:25 a.m., then the carpool driver should drop off at the bus stop nearest East Campus on any of the routes for “express” transportation to campus. (link to the map of all the “express” routes) 

On the West Campus, if you have a carpool that is disrupted at the last minute, the carpool driver should modify your departure time so that you arrive on campus prior to 7:25 a.m. 

In the event that none of these options is possible, please send an email to mobility@bwscampus.com. We appreciate and understand occasional carpool disruptions, but will need to implement consequences when/if last minute carpool disruptions become a recurring pattern

We appreciate and understand occasional carpool disruptions, but will need to implement consequences when/if last minute carpool disruptions become a recurring pattern. If none of the options mentioned above are possible, please email mobility@bwscampus.com.

Use our extensive network of buses (please!). Our school bus program makes pick-up away from campus convenient and helps you avoid the congestion near Barrington and Chayote. Monday-Thursday, buses depart at 3:35 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and on Friday at 2:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Our small (nine-person) Westwood Shuttle leaves five minutes later.

NOTE: “Express stop” means the bus goes directly from that location to school; it is the closest stop to the East Campus. We encourage families to drop off/pick up here rather than fighting traffic to campus in the morning and afternoon.

Please download our 2023-2024 East Campus Bus Routes.

*Routes and bus stops are subject to change based on sign-ups. We will update routes and schedules, if needed, after we receive families' transportation plans and will notify parents of any changes.

If you cannot form a full carpool, try using the Parent/Guardian Directory in Eagle Eye to help you find another student in your area. Our bus program  includes stops that may be convenient. Please email Transportation Manager at mobility@bwscampus.com for further assistance.

Yes, any car leaving campus between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. must have at least three (3) Brentwood School students (four if student-driven). 

No, each parking permit is assigned to a specific student and vehicle. The only time a passenger may drive the carpool is if the student driver has early morning athletic practice, the alternate driver is fully licensed, and the regular driver has authorized them to drive the carpool instead.

If a student becomes fully licensed driver mid-year and has a full carpool with three (3) additional riders, they will be assigned a parking space if spaces are available.

Provisional drivers are not permitted to drive to campus because they cannot drive other students.

Campus parking spaces are only given to carpooling students. In addition, our CUP obligation includes an afternoon window that would mean waiting until after 7:00 p.m. to leave every day.

Students arriving at the East Campus by 7:25 a.m. are given breakfast coupons for every person in the car to use in the Middle and Upper School Cafeterias on that day.

In rare instances, student drivers may qualify for an extreme hardship. Student drivers can apply for an exception to the carpool requirement only if they have an extreme hardship or an extraordinary circumstance. Simply being a newly licensed driver with a vehicle is not sufficient. The following are examples of circumstances that do NOT qualify as extreme hardships:

• Our new car does not fit four students and their backpacks.

• We have to drop off children at different schools in the morning.

• My child has to go to work right after school.

• My child has to go to a tutor right after school.

• My child does volunteer work after school.

• My child participates in a club sport before or after school.

• We live too far to participate in a carpool, or there are no other Brentwood School students living in our area.

A fully licensed student driver is a child who has had their license for a full year. Please see below from DMV CA:

During the first 12 months, a minor cannot:

• Drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Transport passengers under 20 years unless accompanied by a licensed:
  • parent or guardian
  • California driver 25 years old or older
  • certified driving instructor

No, campus parking spaces are given only to carpooling students. 

The Public Safety Department assigns and oversees student parking. Please contact Director of Public Safety Bernardo Arabalo at barabalo@bwscampus.com with any questions about student parking.

Modify your departure time to arrive on campus before 7:25 a.m.

If this is not possible, please email mobility@bwscampus.com for guidance. We understand occasional carpool disruptions when they are not a recurring pattern.