Transportation

Overview:

Special transportation is provided to/from school and in and around school for students that require specialized transportation in order to access their educational needs.

transportation?Who is eligible for special

Students that are currently eligible for special education and require specialized transportation in order to access their educational needs.

to/from?Where does special transportation bus

Special transportation will be provided within the student’s home boundary.

Exceptions to transportation within home boundary:
- If a parent requests a boundary exemption to a school outside of their home boundary, it is the parent’s responsibility to transport their child to and from school.
  - If they request a boundary exemption and the student attends a daycare, etc. that exists within this exemption boundary, special transportation can be accessed to and from the daycare to the boundary exemption school.
  - Your Resource Specialist will need to verify this transportation request prior to submitting to transportation. Best practice is to not commit transportation outside of a boundary without Resource Specialist approval first.
- If a student will be accessing a district wide program that is not available in their boundary school. Special transportation will be provided to that student between their home and the school they will be attending. Please consult your Resource Specialist for further information.

completed?When should a transportation form be

Case manager should review and update transportation at each annual review. This review is only necessary for students that receive special transportation currently, or if the team is considering adding special transportation to the IEP.
Case manager will complete a transportation form when there is a change in student pickup or drop off information. Parents that call transportation to change their pickup/drop off information will be redirected to contact the case manager to make this change. If a parent has moved out of the current boundary or is requesting a change that is out of the current school boundary, please contact your Resource Specialist to determine the next step.
Forms can be submitted at any time. All forms that are submitted by 11:00 AM on Friday’s will be routed to start the following Wednesday. If you submit the form after 11:00 AM on Friday, the transportation will be delayed an additional week.

IEP?Where is transportation documented in the

If a student is eligible for transportation, you will document that in Special Factors and Service Minutes.

Document transportation on the Service Minutes page, even if the parents are currently transporting and the student is not accessing transportation. The student is eligible for special transportation if there was a field trip or if the parent no longer wishes to transport.

► Transportation Form

Complete the transportation form for students that will be accessing transportation to/from school. You do not need to complete a Transportation Form for students that are transported by parent.

Transportation Requests

Click the PAD Tree.
1. Select Synergy SIS
2. Select Student
3. Select Student Transportation
Check that your focus is the location where the student is currently enrolled.
Search Student name or student ID.
Click the add button next to the Open Transportation Requests.
Open Date, insert today’s date, the school the student will be transported to and from, and the appropriate school year. Click Save
Select green arrow in the Show Details box, transportation form will open.
Complete the form. All fields are required unless otherwise noted.
Once form is complete click save at the top of the form.
Hover over menu, then click Edit Student Transportation Entry Data
To complete this form, click Teacher and Save
Form will now go transportation to be routed.