Back to School 2025: Santa Barbara, CA

This week students returned to school in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Zūm’s team was happy to be back on the roads, delivering safe and reliable rides for students, families and schools.

This is the second year of Zum’s partnership with Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD). 

“I’d like to give a huge shout-out to our amazing Santa Barbara team for a smooth and successful first-day rollout,” said Eddie Romero, Senior Manager at Zum. “The teamwork, energy and positivity here is unmatched. Every single driver and staff member showed up ready to roll, excited to get our students to school safely and with a smile. We look forward to the year ahead and take great pride in the role our drivers play in this school community.” 

Last week drivers and staff kicked off the 2025-26 school year with an event at the Zum bus yard to recognize all the work and training they’ve done over the summer and to celebrate the start of the school year.

Zum manages and operates safe, reliable, equitable and sustainable student transportation in 14 states nationwide. In addition to highly trained drivers and state-of-the-art school buses, Zum integrates data-driven routing, driver tracking and enhanced safety measures, offering families real-time updates through the Zum mobile app.

We appreciate our hard-working drivers and staff in Santa Barbara and look forward to another year of top-notch student transportation!