What time do you pickup the students
We start fetching students at 5:00am. A Routing table is emailed to all parents and guardians a week before class starts. The routing table contains information about the students, estimated pickup time and location. We find posting the address of the students feasible because it helps the parents intercept the school bus should whenever the student is left behind or left something behind
For Xavier and ICA morning classes we arrive 30 to 45min before class for the students to be able to:
a) rest from the trip;
b) go to their respective school lockers;
c) perhaps get a full meal before start class
d) avoid the traffic congestion in the area.
e) fetch/pickup other students in time for their 8:30am classes
Can the school bus turn back
The school bus cannot turn back for whatever circumstance there may be. Please make sure that the student has all of his things with him before boarding. It is important that the students arrive school on time.
JG RaSher drivers have been trained to drive smart not fast. They use their knowledge of the area to avoid traffic congestion and will do the same in case the school bus is running late, but what they CANNOT DO IS SPEED UP to makeup for lost time.
We prefer the Students arrive late but safe.
How long does the School Bus wait for the student to board
The waiting time is 3 minutes only before drivers moves on to the next pickup point on the 4th minute. Parents and Students are enjoined to be ready 15 min before their estimated pickup time as indicated in the Routing table. We discourage texting before pickup because we find the means unreliable.
a) SMS traffic or Blind spot
b) User is away from his/her cellphone at the time the message is received.
c) for condo dwellers the unexpected volume of elevator users
d) the unexpected/unscheduled maintenance and repair of the elevator to name a few.
Like any transport system passengers waits for the vehicle to arrive.
How long does the student wait before riding the school bus home
The shortest a student waits for the school service home bound is 30 minutes to one(1) hour. We calculate a student walking from his/her classrooms to arrive at the Gates is 15 min another 15 minutes is spent for the other kids to arrive from
a) lockers
b) library either borrowing or returning a book
c) canteen
d) comfort room
Some students get delayed because Teachers require them to fix desk or are detained for a cause.
Can the school bus bring a students bag home
No, we cannot bring a students bag home unaccompanied because anything missing in the bag will be JG RaShers responsibility. We do not account for the school bags content nor do we have process for doing so for this reason, we do not accommodate these kind of requests.
Are your Employees equipped with communication devices
All JG RaSher Employees are provided company cellphones and are given loads at Company's expense. As a standard we all use VIBER for communications.
How do we pay the Monthly Service Fee
The Monthly Service Fee can be paid through our depository banks whose bank account nos are included in your billing and statement of account sent every month. You can pay thru the following: Over the counter, Fund Transfer, INSTAPay and Checks. We discourage CASH payments. However, if this is convenient for the parent, we should be informed via text message the amount and who the recipient was,
What happens if we miss to pay the Monthly Service Fee
The Monthly Service must be paid in a timely manner. Xavier and ICA Students service fee are mailed during the 1st day of the month and must be settled on or before the 14th of each month. Otherwise 3% penalty will be charged. The same policy applies to other school but may be assigned a different cut-off. Non payment of dues by the end of the month leads to suspension of services. The transport services remains suspended for 15days after which. JG RaSher Management will file the necessary report to collect the unpaid due. Termination of Services follows. For Xavier and ICA, such incident will be report to the Department concerned.