Director of Transportation
405.789.3244
Areas Covered: Department Administrator
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Putnam City Schools is proud of the high-quality bus transportation it offers to it's students. Our fleet of 150 buses travels about 1.1 million miles a year. In fact, on an average day during the school year, our buses travel 5,500 miles. That’s the equivalent of driving from Los Angeles to Miami and back.
Putnam City Schools Transportation Department
7111 NW 42nd St. Bethany, OK 73008
Phone: 405.789.3244
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 6am - 5pm
Summer Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am - 3pm
Our Team
James Page
Rick Delp
Assistant Director of Transportation
405.789.3244 ext. 1516
Areas Covered: Day to day departmental operations management
Patricia Gutierrez
Transportation Special Services Routing Supervisor
405.789.3244 ext. 1513
Area Covered: Special Needs and Special Services transportation requests and routing
Lisa Cartwright
Transportation Routing Supervisor
405.789.3244 ext. 1521
Email Lisa CartwrightArea Covered: Routing requests, bus stop adjustments, and optimization for Regular Routes.
Zachary Wouters
Transportation Student Discipline Supervisor
405.789.3244 ext. 1522
Area Covered: Student conduct and discipline for District transportation services
Gregory Lubbers
Transportation Safety and Training Supervisor
405.789.3244 ext. 1514
Area Covered: Safety and compliance for daily routes, training for new drivers
Shelly Armstrong
Transportation Payroll & Employee Records Supervisor
405.789.3244 ext. 1523
Area Covered: Employee records management and payroll supervision for department staff
Troy Owen
Activity Trips Supervisor and Accident Investigator
405.789.3244 ext. 1511
Area Covered: Scheduling and invoicing for activity trips, investigation of traffic accidents involving department vehicles
Bus Routing Information
The Transportation Department strives to provide safe and efficient transportation to all students who are eligible for service. For full routing information, including contact information, visit our routing page.
Routing information is available!
Our Routing Supervisors have completed routing assignments for the 2025-2026 School Year. You can use the button below to check your assigned route information.
Transportation Student Discipline
The Transportation Department is responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of nearly 8,000 students on nearly 80 routes every day. In order to provide this level of transportation, students are expected to adhere to a strict set of Safety Guidelines. Parents are encouraged to review these guidelines regularly.
Make a Student Conduct Report
If you or your student has concerns about student conduct, please fill out the form below with as much details as possible to submit a report to the Transportation Student Discipline Supervisor.
Driver Safety and Complaints
The Transportation Department strives to provide the safest transportation possible. If you have concerns about an incident or a driver's actions, please use the form below to submit a complaint to the Safety and Training Supervisor.