Procedure – Category 5000 (Students) AR 5005.3 – Transportation Guidelines
services that are provided in the setting appropriate for the needs of the child at his/her neighborhood school or within the Charter LEA or Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS). This includes regional and/or magnet programs and services that may also accommodate the needs of the child. IEP teams should consider the location of a placement and the length of time that a child will need to be transported to or from school each day. If a child is receiving services outside of his/her Charter LEA of residence, the placement should be reviewed, at the minimum, once a year, in order to determine if a placement closer to the child’s residence would be more appropriate as the LRE. Options to Consider:
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Regular Bus Stop Can the child access the regular bus stop with his/her peers? A child will be assigned to the regular bus stop if the child’s disability does not prevent him/her from using the same transportation as non‐disabled children. When discussing transportation requirements, always consider the regular bus stop first (LRE). Nearest Corner Can the child be picked up at the nearest corner to his/her residence? A child will be assigned a bus stop closest to the nearest corner when it is determined that, because of the disability, he/she is unable to use the regular bus stop but is able to access the closest corner to his/her home. Curb‐to‐Curb Must the child be picked up curb‐to‐curb or what is the safest closest location? In general, curb‐to‐curb is considered the street curb located closest to the front of the child’s house that can be safely accessed by a school bus. A child is assigned a curb‐to -curb bus stop when the child’s disability prevents him/her from utilizing the regular bus stop or the nearest corner bus stop. Curb‐to‐curb assignment creates the most restrictive transportation service. School-to-School Transportation (based on program location) When the IEP team offers a child a special education progr am located somewhere other than in his/her neighborhood (or home) school or Charter LEA of residence, the Charter LEA makes the offered services accessible by providing transportation. This option provides school bus transportation from a Charter LEA school site that is close to the child’s home to the school of location (or program
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 10/19)
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