Homeschool benefits: Lane County and Lane ESD
Your enrolled Lane Education Service District homeschool student can get a free Lane Transit District bus pass. Use the Umo Mobility App or buy a $3 tap card, then email the district to activate it.
Who qualifies
Enrolled homeschool student
Your student must be enrolled in homeschool through Lane Education Service District.
Has a card or app account
Buy a tap card at the transit customer service center, or create and register a Umo Mobility App account for your student.
What you get
Lane Education Service District lists the card price, activation options and school-year expiration on its student transit page.
- Student transit fare
- Free with an activated pass
- Physical tap card
- $3 purchase
- Mobile alternative
- Umo Mobility App account
- Pass duration
- Until October 15 after the school year ends
How to get it
- Before requesting a pass
Choose card or app
Buy the card at the Lane Transit District customer service center or install Umo and register your student.
- To activate
Email the district
Send photos of both sides of the card, or a screenshot of the app barcode, to homeschool@lesd.k12.or.us.
- After October 15
Request reactivation
If your student remains enrolled in homeschool for the next school year, email the district to reactivate the pass.
What it includes
Included
- Student bus pass
- Card or mobile activation
Who to contact
The homeschooling department activates passes and handles renewal for enrolled homeschool students.
homeschool@lesd.k12.or.us 541-461-8285
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Oregon
You must notify your local Education Service District (ESD) within 10 days of withdrawing from school, or of the school year's start if not withdrawing. You must notify the ESD if you leave your school district or stop homeschooling. After a move to a new ESD, notify the new ESD within 10 days.
Oregon sets these rules:
- Subjects: Oregon does not require specific subjects or a particular curriculum.
- Testing: Use an approved standardized test by August 15 after grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, subject to the initial 18-month testing grace period and disability-plan alternatives. Interscholastic participants meet annual testing or district-adopted alternative academic-evidence requirements, which may include an approved portfolio or work sample.
- Records: Keep test results and submit them to the Education Service District when requested. Retaining the ESD notification acknowledgment is also recommended.
- Teachers: Oregon does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.
Read the Oregon homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Oregon
Questions parents ask
- Where do we buy a tap card for the Lane ESD bus pass?
- At the Lane Transit District customer service center, for $3.
- Do we have to buy a physical card for the Lane ESD bus pass?
- No. The official instructions also let you register a student account in the Umo Mobility App and send its barcode for activation.
- Does buying the card activate the pass?
- No. Send photos of both sides of the card to homeschool@lesd.k12.or.us so staff can activate the student fare benefit.
- Does the pass renew automatically?
- No. The pass expires October 15 after the school year, and if your student stays enrolled in homeschool, you email the district to reactivate it.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
A student fare helps with trips to classes and activities. We handle the learning at home, with lessons built around your child's interests and feedback on their work.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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