Gokid Connect: Award winning Carpool Solution for Schools and Districts
Gokid Connect School Carpooling made easy
GoKid Connect is an award-winning carpooling solution for schools and districts. We strive to reduce absenteeism and get kids to school and after-school activities when there are no or not enough buses. Reduce traffic in front of your school, and lower the overall cost of transportation. We do not hire drivers – parents are helping each other.
The Benefits of School Carpooling
A Safe Ride Alternative
Rising cost of shuttles or private transportation? School bus driver shortage? School carpooling is the affordable alternative, And carpools are driven by the safest volunteer drivers: your school parents.
Reduce traffic
Fewer cars will make the school entry safer, neighbors happier and reduce your staff burden in the morning and at dismissal time. We provide the data to prove it!
Lower absenteeism
One of the biggest factors affecting school districts this year? The increase in chronicle absent students. A safe transportation alternative especially for one-car household will get kids to school.
Our Experience Is Your Advantage
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GoKid Connect Carpool Solution for Schools
What's it like working with us
After signing our contract, you will get access to your own schools admin dashboard.
Easily upload as CSV file or let us help you and connect with your Student Information System and sent out the invitation to your schools families.
After registering with Gokid, school families will find other parents that live close by on a map view. Parents self-manage the connections with personalized invitations.
Parents will invite other school families via GoKid Connect and can manage their carpools with our award-winning apps. Parents have questions? The support is on us!
In you school admin board you will get access to all the good data: # of carpools set up, CO2 savings and traffic emission.
Easy Carpool Management for Families
After connecting with other parents, your school families will have access to our award-winning apps to manage their trips.
Custom notifications, alerts for the parent who is driving, live-tracking of vehicles, and GPS are all included for free if your school signs up.
Award-winning technology
World class service
Privacy, Data Security and Liability
Your data, protected
School parents expect that their data is protected at all times. Gokid will not share any personal information before parents agree 1:1 with another family to carpool.
Parental control
Parents decide if they want to participate in the school carpool program. They can choose to opt-out at any point. Schools can implement a double opt-out.
Liability
Before joining the school carpool program, parents will accept our terms of service. Under these terms, they accept all liability for participating in carpooling.
Meet Our Team
Our international team has a combined 50 years of experience building technology-enabled businesses. In June 2016, GoKid was accepted as one of twelve companies (out of over 500 applicants) into Techstars Mobility in Detroit, Michigan.
Felice Wilson
West Coast Sales & Customer Success
Kathie Fording
East Coast
Himanshu Rana
Backend Developer
Sachin Siwal
Technical Product Manager
Arushi Gupta
Designer
Anuradha Sahu
Quality Control
Gautam Malhotra
Software Engeneer
Dr. Stefanie Lemcke
CEO
Book a Free 30-min Consultation
on Better School Transportation Options
Navigating the complex world of school transportation can be daunting. That’s where GoKid steps in. We’re not a transportation company. We’ve designed a parent-powered carpooling solution, GoKid Connect, to offer a cost-effective, sustainable, and community-focused alternative.
We invite school administrators and PTO representatives to a complimentary phone consultation with our team. During this conversation, you’ll gain insights into industry best practices and learn how GoKid Connect could revolutionize your school’s transport system.