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Transportation

Batesville Community School Corporation
2011-2012 School Bus Route Information

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Rev 8/25/2011

Families are advised to carefully read the "Route Descriptions" below to determine which bus your child should ride. At the end of each route description you will find the driver's name and home telephone number.

School bus routes feeding into the schools from residences outside of Batesville are explained below. There are sixteen of these contracted routes.

ROUTE 2 begins on 1250N at SR 229 and services residences on 1250N, 1200N, SR229, 75W/100W, 1050N, 100E, 50E, the Timbers, and picks up students bound for Intermediate School and Middle School who board the bus at St. Louis School.
Driver: Rhonda McQueen 765-698-2407

ROUTE 3 begins on 1300N at 50W and services residences on1300N, 200W, 250W, 1150N, 225W, 1050N, 200W, 1200N, 100W, 50W, 1400N, South Mulberry Street, Volz Street, South Park Avenue, and picks up students bound for Intermediate School and Middle School who board the bus at St. Louis School.
Driver: Thais Cook 934-5376

ROUTE 4 begins at Mid Road and Underpass Road and services residences on Underpass Road, 1400N, 50W, Delaware Road north of 1300N, Pohlman Street, South Park Avenue, Legion Street, Bates Street, South Park Acres and picks up students bound for Intermediate School and Middle School who board the bus at St. Louis School.
Driver: Dan Hooten 812-932-0193

ROUTE 5 begins on Pocket Road South at SR 46 and services residences on Pocket Road South, Last Road, Franklin-Decatur County Line Road, Mid Road, Underpass Road, Westbrook Drive, Hunters Lane, Woodlawn Drive and Huntersville Road.
Driver: David Runyon 765-698-3815

ROUTE 7 begins on Enochsburg Road at N. Hamburg Road and services residences on Wissel Road, Ziegler Road, Enochsburg Road, Bessler Road, Three Mile Road, Vote Road and Hamburg Road; Oldenburg streets of Averdick, Sycamore (SR229), Water and Pearl, plus the Werner addition.
Driver: Debbie Westerfeld 933-1424

ROUTE 8 services residences on Huntersville Road, Pocket Road, Frontage Road, Enochsburg Road (to Suttman Road), Decatur-Franklin County Line Road, Straw Road, Haskamp Road, West Hamburg Road (Fork Road) and North Hamburg Road to corporation line.
Driver: George Litzinger 934-2096

ROUTE 9 services residences on Bullfork Road, Hamburg Road, N. Hamburg Road, Ferkinhoff Road, Senft Road, Shady Road and SR 229 between Oldenburg and Batesville.
Driver: Gary Litzinger 212-0685

ROUTE 10 begins on Rail Fence Road at Hilltop Road and services residences on; Hilltop Road, Rail Fence Road, Stockpile Road, Haverkos Road, Hamburg Road, Huntersville Road, Pocket Road, and SR 229 between Pocket Road and Batesville.
Driver: Julie Litzinger 934-2096

ROUTE 11 services residences on Harvey's Branch Road, Forest Road, Lamping Road, Joe Road, SR 229 between Lamping Road and Oldenburg, Tony Road from SR229 to Pipe Creek bridge plus the following streets in Oldenburg; Vine, Washington (north of SR 229), Pearl and Sycamore.
Driver: Eddie Obermeyer 934-3417

ROUTE 12 services residences on Harvey's Branch Road north of Lamping Road. Also, Abshear Road, Beacon Road, Whistle Creek Road, Peters Road, Walnut Fork Road east of SR229 from Peppertown, SR229 from north corporation line to Lamping Road, Sawmill Road from Oldenburg to Shrine Road, Shrine Road from Sawmill Road to Pocket Road, Pocket Road between Shrine Road and SR229, including Rock Creek and Pines subdivisions.
Driver: Rick Flodder 934-4605

ROUTE 13 begins at St. Mary's Road and Pipe Creek Road. It services residences along Pipe Creek Road, Walnut Fork Road and Hickory Road. Route 13 also makes stops in Quail Meadows subdivision along Pheasant run Drive, Bobwhite Boulevard and Whippoorwill Drive.
Driver: David McQueen 765-698-2407

ROUTE 14 services residences on Sunman Road, Pine Road, St. Mary's Road, Simmermeyer Road, Moorman Road, Tony Road (to Pipe Creek bridge) and Heppner Road. In Oldenburg: Werner Addition and Water Street.
Driver: Gerri Schwegman 812-623-3923

ROUTE 15 services residences on Russell Road and St. Mary's Road from Pipe Creek Road to Sunman Road, Pine Road west of Sunman Road, Lovers Road, Sawmill Road, Pony Farm/County Line Road, CR 1600N, Morris Road, Loop Road and Conservation Club Road.
Driver: Angie Shane 934-6079

ROUTE 16 services SR 46 east of Morris, CR 600E, CR 1500N (Lammers Pike) between 600E and Merkel Road, Merkel Road, Pony Farm Road, Sawmill Road, Shrine Road (south of Pocket Road), Six Pine Ranch Road and the following streets in Quail Meadows subdivision: Meadowlark Lane and the eastern portion of Pheasant Run Drive.
Driver: Linda Gutzwiller 934-4804

ROUTE 17 services residences on 1400N, 500E, 1200N, 400E, 1300N, 450E, Morris, 525E at SR 46 and 475E at SR46.
Driver: Norman Gutzwiller 934-4804

ROUTE 23 provides service to residences on Delaware Road south of 1300N, 1250N, 200E, 1150N (except Four Seasons subdivision residents, who ride Bus 22), 1100N, Legion Road, and Bischoff Road.
Driver: Art Salvitti 934-2799

In addition to the sixteen contracted routes there are nine bus routes that are operated with school corporation buses and corporation-employed drivers. These routes primarily cover the streets in or near Batesville and Morris. The corporation operated bus routes are described below.

ROUTE 1 provides service to residences in the area of Western Avenue, Myrtle Street, Albers Street, Depot Street south of Pearl Street, Eastern Avenue south of Pearl Street, Herman Street, South Street, Beech Grove Avenue and Alvina Street.
Driver: Cindy Long 934-5113

ROUTE 6 provides service to Tekulve Road east of SR 46, including Village in the Woods apartments, Township Line Road including Pine Grove Addition, Hoosier Heights subdivsion and the YMCA.
Driver: Dan Westerfeld 934-2379

ROUTE 18 services residences on SR 46 West, South County Line Road, Arbor Lakes Estates, Columbus Avenue from SR 46 to Huntersville Road, plus Lake of the Woods Estates and Valley Drive (Hunters Glen).
Driver: Larry Bergman 934-4103

ROUTE 20 provides service to residences in the areas of Tekulve Road between SR 46 and Eastern Avenue, Boehringer Street, Fitch Avenue, John Street, Western Avenue, Eastern Avenue, Country Club Drive, Depot Street (north of Pearl Street), Hillenbrand Avenue, North Park Avenue, South Street, Catherine Street and Indiana Avenue.
Driver: Kim Powell 933-1013

ROUTE 21 provides service to North Main Street and the area of town west of Main Street; including Mitchell Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Elm Street, West Pearl Street, Smith Street and Hillcrest Avenue. This route also services residences along Arlington Drive, including Canterbury Apartments, from SR 229 north to and including Curtis Court.
Driver: Rita Fledderman 934-3515

ROUTE 22 provides service to Hillindale Commons: on Winding Way, White Oak, Red Maple, Callery Pear, and Oakmont; on White Oak at Red Oak and Hawthorne. It also covers SR 129 from Coonhunters Road south to CR1150N and Four Seasons subdivision.
Driver: Ann Lecher 934-4312

ROUTE 24 provides service to residences on Lammers Pike, Dirks Road, Village Road, 450E (a.k.a. Merkel Road) between Lammers Pike and SR 46, and makes the following stops in Morris; Washington Street, Hardebeck apartments, Church Road, and Mill Street. It also covers SR 46 between Morris and SR 229 and Hillcrest Estates subdivision.
Driver: Deb Crain 812-527-2447

ROUTE 25 serves Locust Avenue and Huntersville Road between SR 46 and Lynnhaven Drive, Cedar Lane, Hoene Avenue, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and Sycamore Streets, as well as West Pearl Street west of Mulberry Street. Bus 25 also serves residences on South Mulberry from West Pearl Street to SR 229 (South Main), Central Avenue from South Park Avenue to SR 229 and South Main Street from Mulberry Street to Maplewood.
Driver: Diana Hackworth 934-6091

ROUTE 26 services residences along SR 129 from Gillman's Home Center to Coonhunters Road and all homes on Coonhunters Road from SR 129 to SR 46. It also covers Prairie Avenue and Central Avenue from Prairie to South Park Avenue.
Driver: Jay Pfeiffer 933-0332

Each route will provide home to school and back bus service to these schools: Batesville High School,Batesville Middle School, Batesville Intermediate School, Batesville Primary School, and St. Louis School. Bus numbers coincide with route numbers.

In addition, the corporation operates two bus routes, #19 and #19-A, for students with special needs. These routes serve the entire school district; therefore, individual route descriptions are not listed.
Drivers for these routes are:
Bob Bane 765-647-5377 and David Westerfeld 934-2966, respectively.

Kindergarten Bus Identification

Kindergarten children will be riding the school bus one way -- to school for the morning classes or home from the afternoon classes. There has been a system devised to help children identify their bus during the first few weeks of school. Next to the number on the right front of each bus will be a figure that the kindergartners will be able to recognize.The figure for each bus is listed below:

1 - Bird 7 - Lion 13 - Duck 20 - Seal
2 - Butterfly 8 - Elephant 14 - Deer 21 - Squirrel
3 - Cow 9 - Monkey 15 - Turtle 22 - Rooster
4 - Pig 10 - Dog 16 - Fish 23 - Whale
5 - Bear 11 - Rabbit 17 - Camel 24 - Snail
6 - Cat 12 - Swan 18 - Horse 25 - Eagle
      26 - Octopus