Founding rate: first 200 families lock $79/mo for year one

A trusted neighbor for the school run.

Every driver is fully vetted and state-certified to drive schoolchildren — cleared to the same standard Massachusetts requires of school bus drivers. Carpool is available in participating neighborhoods — check yours below.

Check Your Neighborhood Claim Your Founding Rate

Claim your founding rate now — pay nothing until a route goes live near you.

Availability

Is carpool in your neighborhood yet?

Carpool routes run in participating neighborhoods, and we're building new ones every week. Enter your school and ZIP to see where yours stands.

Membership

One simple membership. Nothing until your route is live.

Membership covers the safety and platform layer: driver vetting and state certification, route matching, live tracking on every run, payment handling, and support.

Carpool Membership

$89/mo

The standard rate once founding spots are gone.

  • A fully vetted, state-certified parent driver on your route
  • Live GPS tracking and verification PIN on every run
  • Route matching at your school
  • Payment handling and 24/7 support
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Founding Families — first 200 only

Founding Family Rate

$89/mo
$79/mo

Locked in for your entire first year. Claim it now, pay nothing until a route goes live near you.

  • Everything in the standard membership
  • $79/mo locked for 12 months from your first ride
  • Priority matching when routes open at your school
  • Prepay the school year and save an extra 10%
Claim Your Founding Rate

Your membership is separate from the trip cost-share — the gas-and-wear reimbursement that passes 100% to your driver, itemized on every invoice. You'll see your route's full estimated cost in the app before you ever enroll, and billing only starts when you join a live route.

Two Ways to Ride

The neighborly way — or the guaranteed way

Carpool is our community tier. If your family needs a guaranteed ride every single day, our professional service is built for that.

Community Tier

Parent Carpool

A vetted neighbor, their own car, their schedule. Warm, personal, and easy on the budget — a parent who drives the same run you do, best effort every day.

  • Fully vetted parent driver, state-certified to drive schoolchildren
  • Their own family car, personally spot-checked
  • School-run schedule set by your driver
  • Best effort — if your driver is sick, that day's run may not happen
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Guaranteed Tier

Professional Service

Our professional fleet: certified drivers in certified, retrofitted vehicles that pass state inspection twice a year — with backup coverage when a driver is out.

  • Certified professional drivers and inspected fleet vehicles
  • Backup drivers — your ride is covered even when someone is out
  • Flexible scheduling, on-demand rides, activities and summer transport
  • The right fit for families who need a guarantee every day
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Trust & Safety

Fully vetted, every single driver

Cleared and certified to the same standard Massachusetts requires of school bus drivers.

Every SkoolMotion driver completes Massachusetts 7D certification — the state's special license for driving schoolchildren — plus state criminal and sex-offender registry screening (CORI and SORI), the same clearance required of school bus drivers.

On every carpool run you also get live GPS tracking, verification PIN pickup, and a driver whose own child is often in the car — because they're a parent at your school, driving the run they already make.

Claim your founding rate now

Lock $79/mo for your first year — one of 200 founding-family spots. You pay nothing until a carpool route goes live near you.

FAQ

Questions from rider families

Straight answers before you claim your rate.

Not until a carpool route goes live near you and you choose to join it. Pre-registering locks your $79/mo founding rate with no card and no charge. Your rate stays locked for 12 months from your first active month.
A parent from your school community, driving the run they already make. Every SkoolMotion driver completes Massachusetts 7D certification — the state's special license for driving schoolchildren — plus state criminal and sex-offender registry screening (CORI and SORI), the same clearance required of school bus drivers. Before you enroll, you'll see your driver's profile, pickup window, and route.
Membership covers the safety and platform layer: driver vetting and certification, matching, live tracking, payment handling, and support. The trip cost-share is different — it's gas-and-wear reimbursement that passes 100% to your driver, itemized separately on your invoice. The app shows your route's full estimated monthly cost before you enroll, so there are no surprises.
Carpool is a community tier with a real neighbor behind the wheel, so there's no guarantee for every single day — if your driver is out, that run may not happen. When it does happen, the app helps you fall back on SkoolMotion's professional on-demand service so your child still gets to school. Families who need a guaranteed daily ride should look at our professional service.
Carpool runs in participating neighborhoods — use the availability checker above to see your school's status. If drivers near you are still in certification, we'll notify you the moment your route goes live. If there's nothing yet, joining the waitlist tells us exactly where to build next. And if a parent you trust already drives your school run, refer them — every new driver opens a route.
Yes — prepay the school year and save 10% on your membership, on top of the founding rate if you've locked one. Prepay is offered once your route is live; nothing is charged while you wait.