Trip Tracker

At the end of the month we open up a google survey for families and staff to report their trips for the month. The survey is typically open for about a week, then it closes so our team can calculate the rewards and put together bundles of Trip Tracker dollars to send to schools for distribution.

Trip Tracker surveys are emailed out on the last day of the month to families and staff of participating schools. The survey is also posted on the Trip Tracker webpage.

Each school day is comprised of two trips, one in the morning to school and one in the afternoon back home. 5 trips equal one Trip Tracker dollar. We also reward a bonus dollar for participants who bike or walk to school for 75% of their trips.

Trip Tracker dollars will be sent to schools mid-month. At the elementary level, they are typically distributed to teachers to put in Friday folders. At the secondary level, they are distributed at lunch by volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to help with distribution, email us at TripTracker@bvsd.org.

Trip Tracker dollars can be donated to your school or to several local non-profits. You can find a list of non-profits that work with Trip Tracker here.

Trip Tracker dollars can also be spent at dozens of local businesses. Use them just like cash. To see a list of participating businesses and to check their guidelines for spending Trip Tracker dollars in their stores, visit the Trip Tracker participating businesses webpage. Check it frequently as businesses are added or removed from the list.

Businesses that accept Trip Tracker dollars are reimbursed 50 cents per TT dollar. Please thank these businesses for supporting our mission of reducing traffic congestion and air pollution around our schools!

Email us at TripTracker@BVSD to sign up.

How it works:

The BVSD Trip Tracker Program buys the dollars back from participating businesses at 50 cents on the dollar at your convenience. Whenever you’re ready, have someone count up the dollars and email the reimbursement form to TripTracker@bvsd.org. We will arrange for a check to be mailed to you and for the dollars to be picked up. You may set a limit on how many Trip Tracker dollars you will accept per transaction. TT dollars are distributed to students monthly starting in mid October and ending in mid May. TT dollars expire in early June each year. 

You can participate in the program for as many months as you choose. You may end your participation at any time by notifying the program director at TripTracker@bvsd.org.

Trip Tracker dollars are funded 100% through donations and grants. If you would like to support our goals of reducing carbon emissions and improving students' health, we welcome donations. Contributions can be made via this link.

The program goal is to significantly reduce car traffic and associated air pollution in front of schools thereby enhancing student safety and health.

For the 10+ years that Trip Tracker has existed, Trip Tracker dollars have expired in early June for the previous school year. This was part of the original agreement with businesses, who generously cover 50% of the value of each Trip Tracker dollar. The expiration date help to keep the program manageable for our business partners.