makes the offered services accessible by providing transportation. This option provides school bus transportation from a district school site that is close to the student’s home to the school of location (or program of attendance). Parents/guardians are responsible for getting the student to the pick-up site and ensuring supervision of the student is provided until the bus arrives. Parents/guardians are also responsible for picking up the student at the time determine for drop-off at the end of the school day. This option is available to students from pre-school through age 22. For students where FAPE is offered in a school other than the neighborhood school, school- to-school transportation is the least restrictive option. It is also the first option the IEP team should consider when determining the need for transportation as a related service due to the student’s disability. School-to-school transportation may generally be considered appropriate for a student who requires transportation when programs and services that address his/her needs are not available in the school or district of residence, and whose disability does not include personal factors such as health, cognitive judgment, or lack of ability to communicate to the extent that the safety of the student is a primary consideration. • Home-to-School Transportation (Door-to-Door) This option may be needed if the information provided to the IEP team indicates that the identified disabilities are so severe they preclude the student, when compared to same-age peers, from meeting the bus at the bus stop or other non-residence pick-up location. This option is more restrictive for students. The IEP team must consider the most effective way to meet the student’s needs when making a recommendation for home-to-school transportation. The IEP team must determine the need for home-to-school transportation with an understanding that special circumstances or exceptions may exist based on the student’s needs. For a student whose disability does include personal factors such as health, cognitive judgment, or lack of ability to communicate to the extent that the safety of the student is a primary consideration, home-to-school transportation or some other mode of transportation may be considered appropriate by the IEP team to address the student’s needs. • Voluntary Parental Transportation of Student If a parent voluntarily elects to arrange for their own transportation for a student on an IEP, it is advisable that school districts document this fact in the IEP notes or under the service line (comment box). Thorough documentation is required and shall include (1) that the student is entitled to specialized transportation, (2) parents are knowledgeable about their special education rights, (3) parents prefer to provide their own transportation without the involvement of the school district, and (4) an explanation of how the reimbursement will be calculated (if applicable). The district may offer reimbursement of a round trip travel to the parent who elects to provide personal (parent provided) transportation for the student. NOTE: If a parent elects to waive their right to financial compensation for the transportation, the school district shall reflect this waiver in writing, as well as a statement
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