Guardian Route

Spec sheet

Purpose

Guardian Route combines K-12 school transportation routing, live GPS tracking, parent communication, driver safety, attendance, field trips, and cost analytics in one platform.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Intended users

The platform is built for school districts and bus contractors, including contractors serving multiple districts from one account.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Integrations

The privacy policy names Google Maps for routing and geocoding, Supabase and Vercel for hosting, Twilio for messaging, and optional Samsara vehicle telematics; the FAQ also lists OneRoster 1.1 and 1.2 plus SFTP and CSV/Excel import for student data.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Security

The security page states that the platform uses TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256-GCM for credentials and API tokens at rest, row-level district isolation, role-based access controls, and administrative MFA.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Headquarters

Minneapolis–St. Paul, MinnesotaRead 23 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Data retention

GPS position data is retained for 12 months, and districts may request operational data export or deletion at any time.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Driver tools

The driver app provides turn-by-turn navigation, student manifests, offline operation, and one-tap SOS.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

FERPA

Guardian Route says it treats student transportation data as an educational record under FERPA and maintains access controls and audit logging for student-data operations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Notable pricing limit

The site gives no numeric subscription price; the exact quote depends primarily on the operation's size, such as vehicle count.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Onboarding

The FAQ says most districts and contractors are live within a few weeks and can import existing student and route data for review before publishing.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Parent app

Native iOS and Android parent apps show live bus locations and ETAs, support multiple children, and send alerts for approaching, arrived, late, or changed snow-route pickups.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Routing

Its routing engine optimizes routes for eligibility, capacity, ride-time limits, stop spacing, and safety constraints, and supports re-optimization as student rosters change.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Snow routes

Users can prepare alternate snow stops and routes, activate them in one step, and automatically notify affected families.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Support and demo

The maker offers a 30-minute personalized demo with district routes, live Q&A, and a cost comparison, with no commitment or credit card required.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guardianroute.app

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• School Bus Routing Software#17 of 247.2