Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.3 – Transportation Guidelines
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AR 5005.3 – TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES ................................................................... 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 D ETERMINING E LIGIBILITY AND L EAST R ESTRICTIVE E NVIRONMENT O PTION : IEP P ROCESS ...................................................................................................................................... 2 3.0 T RANSPORTATION O PTIONS ............................................................................................. 3 3.1 Regular Bus Stop......................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Nearest Corner............................................................................................................ 4 3.3 Curb‐to‐Curb .............................................................................................................. 4 3.4 School-to-School Transportation (based on program location)................................. 4 3.5 Home-to-School Transportation (Door-to-Door)....................................................... 5 3.6 Voluntary Parental Transportation of Child .............................................................. 5 3.7 Other Mode of Transportation.................................................................................... 6 4.0 S PECIALIZED E QUIPMENT U SE /O PERATION ..................................................................... 7 5.0 C ONSIDERATIONS : LEA AND IEP T EAM R ESPONSIBILITY ............................................... 8 6.0 S PECIAL C ONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................................. 9 7.0 I NDIVIDUALIZED H EALTH P LAN ..................................................................................... 10 8.0 E XTRACURRICULAR A CTIVITIES .................................................................................... 10 9.0 S USPENSION FROM THE B US ........................................................................................... 11 10.0 P ERIODIC E VALUATION OF T RANSPORTATION N EED ..................................................... 11 11.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 13
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Introduction
The following guidelines have been developed to assist Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams when determining eligibility for special education transportation as a related service . Title 34 C.F.R. § 300.34 , states “related services” means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are obligated to provide transportation if the child requires transportation in order to benefit from his/her special education program. Decisions about transportation must be documented on the child’s IEP and should address the type of vehicle and any necessary equipment. Services shall be described in enough detail to inform the parties of (how, when, from
AR 5005.3 – Transportation Guidelines
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 03/13)
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