First View

First Student Inc.

About this app

For K-12 parents and caregivers, we understand the importance of a stress-free school commute for your student. That's why we've developed FirstView, our easy-to-use vehicle tracking app. FirstView allows you to plan your day and stay connected with your student's trips, regardless of the type of vehicle your student travels in. With FirstView:

- See real-time vehicle location and track its progress
- Easily monitor multiple students, including yellow school bus and special/alternative transportation journeys
- Quickly access updates and vehicle details for each trip
- Receive instant notifications and service alerts from your district
- Set up family members and caregivers to receive customizable trip update alerts
- Dedicated customer support at your fingertips

Ratings and reviews

Firstview is mostly reliable, however they have broken Distance Based notifications about a half dozen times over the last school year and their support is always less than useful in actually reporting it internally. It truly is disappointing that this is the best that's out there: mediocre. The notifications are currently broken and their support has been dragging their feet for almost a week now.

unfortunately their GPS tracking is not always working and sometimes it's critical to know exactly where your child is, and when the bus will be arriving. also this app can kick you out of the system and it's not like I have passwords saved or written down so thats also annoying. but other than those two things I appreciate when it is up and working right unlike today 🤦‍♀️ Who wants to stand outside in the cold 🥶 freezing until whenever?

The tracker is very accurate for the regular school bus, which always has the same driver and the same vehicle. However, we are very disappointed in the tracking accuracy for special needs transport. The tracker follows the vehicle, not the route. We have had multiple experiences over the years where the regular vehicle was sent to a different route. This makes for either inaccurate or no information about the actual bus on our route.

What’s new

- First View is now available in additional languages to better support the diverse needs of our users.
- Improved the parent registration flow to make account setup easier and more reliable.
- General bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother experience.

If you experience any app issues or have feedback, contact us at [e-mail].