Administrative Procedure 305

SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION BOUNDARIES

Background

The Superintendent will set transportation boundaries for the School with the Charter Board’s consultation.

Procedures

1. Boundaries shall be set with regard to:
1.1 Maintaining the stability and viability of the School.
1.2 The efficiency, effectiveness, and continuity of bus routes and busing.
2. Boundaries are to be in place before the beginning of each school year.
3. Transportation service will be provided to all eligible students living within the transportation boundary to the School.
4. In exceptional circumstances, the Superintendent will consider providing busing to students living outside the attendance boundary. Every case must be applied for each school year.
4.1 A written parental application for a student to be bused outside the attendance boundary must be received by the Principal.
4.1.1 A busing fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per student/family must accompany the application. If the application is denied, the fee will be refunded.
4.2 The student will get on/off the bus at a pick up point on the established bus route.
4.3 There must be sufficient space on the bus to accommodate the requesting student.
4.4 Final approval is given by the Superintendent.

References: Section 4, 7, 11, 21, 25, 26, 32, 33, 52, 53, 59, 197, 222 Education Act