RideFinders - SchoolPool For Parents

SchoolPool


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Finding a parent to SchoolPool with is easy. Just follow the steps below:
1.	Contact your child’s school to see if it is enrolled in the SchoolPool program.

Parents:

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2.	If your child’s school participates, ask for the school’s secure pass code.
3.	If your child’s school does not participate, contact us or ask your school to.
4.	Click HERE to register with the ridematching service with an Email and password you create.
5.	Create a Parent Profile containing your name, address and contact information.
6.	Create a Student Profile with your student’s name, gender, grade, school* and preferences. * Requires your school’s secure pass code. Contact your school if pass code is needed.
7.	Run a SchoolPool Match to see if there are parents from their school interested in carpooling. If there are Matches, contact the parents on the list to try to form a SchoolPool If no Matches, click HERE to edit your Parent/Student Profile, and run a new Match
8.	Once you form a carpool, register it for FREE with RideFinders for free incentives.

Parent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does RideFinders have any suggestions for forming a SchoolPool?

Here are some informative tips to help parents form and continue a successful SchoolPool:

Create a driving schedule for who will drive and when.
Establish rules on eating, drinking, radio, meeting/drop-off details, etc.
If a parent does not drive, decide on amount of gas money he/she pays the driving parent.
Compile a contact sheet with each parent’s name, home/cell phone numbers and Email.
Give the carpool a few weeks to get into a comfortable routine.

Does RideFinders have any suggestions for forming a SchoolPool?

Parents are under no obligation to SchoolPool if they register to find a parent to carpool. However, once parents decide to carpool and register the SchoolPool, RideFinders asks that they carpool as much as possible.

How does the SchoolPool program benefit parents?

The SchoolPool program enables parents to choose their own carpool partners using a free, secure online ridematching service. Parents who decide to SchoolPool save money on gas and gain extra time to balance home and work schedules.