NEW Pony Routes

Pony Routes

• Please have all items to be delivered at the designated location the night before your Pony delivery day.
• Please label each Pony Envelope with the Location/Department it is going to, two character pony route and a contact person at that location.
• No checks, gift cards, liquids or foods are to be sent through the Delivery Truck. 

This is to inform you that Pinellas County Schools made the necessary changes to the delivery of interoffice mail (Pony) effective April 5, 2021.

As you are well aware, the use of email and other forms of electronic transmission of materials such as Microsoft Office OneDrive have led us to become less and less reliant on the hand delivery of interoffice mail.  The volume of mail being sent through the Pony has steadily decreased to the point that some sites have nearly ceased using the service.

In an effort to maximize efficiency, and in response to the general decline in the use of the Pony, changes to the Pony delivery model are necessary.

A summary of the changes to Pony delivery are:

PCS District Schools

• Current service schedule – four times per week
• New service schedule – once every three days

Charter Schools

• Current service schedule – once per week
• New service schedule – once every three weeks

Administrative Sites

• Delivery – four times per week to Walter Pownall and Bernice Johnson

Locations with more than one Pony drop

• Hollins HS and Hollins Adult – condense to one drop at Hollins HS front office
• Ozona ES and Ozona SC – condense to one drop at Ozona ES front office
• Bayside HS, Bayside SC, Bayside Virtual Schools – condense to one drop at Bayside HS front office
• Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy and Coachman SC – condense to one drop at Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy front office
• Enterprise Village and Stavros Education Foundation – condense to one drop at Stavros front office

Locations where delivery will cease

AMI Kids Pinellas Park

Bay Park

PACE Center for Girls

St. Pete Science Center

USF Bayboro Campus

Pony mail labeled with the single-digit Pony Route number will be returned to the sender.

In Summer, Fridays are skipped. Holidays are are skipped.

Pony Routes - Effective 7/24/2024 - Letter Size PDF

Pony Routes - Effective 7/24/2024 - Tabloid Size PDF

Pony Labels for Avery 5160 PDF

The format is a 3 week rotating schedule that has schools getting service every 3rd day.

As of 7/24/24, these are Pony Route numbers:

Pony Route A = Administration Building - Department Name Required

Pony Route B = Walter Pownall Service Center Department Name Required

• Please include name and location in both To and From addresses. For example, To: John Smith, Bayside High School From: Jane Smith Warehouse WPSC. If mail is not addressed properly it will delay delivery or be returned to sender. Please use black or blue ink only when hand writing addresses.
• The Administration Building does not have a route number. When addressing mail to someone in the Administration Building put the person's name, department and Administration Building on the To line. For example, John Doe, Accounting, Administration Building.

Delivery Truck Deliver Poster 11x17 - Updated 7/24/24

Delivery Truck Guidelines

• Please have all items to be delivered at the designated location the night before the delivery day.
  (The Administration Building's designated location is located in Central Printing's Print Shop across from Risk Management)
• Please label all boxes on the SIDE of each box.
• Please label each box with the location it is going to, and a contact person at that location.
• No checks, gift cards, liquids or foods are to be sent through the Delivery Truck.