Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.3 – Transportation Guidelines
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 LEA 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.
3.5
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 child, 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 children. The IEP team must consider the most effective way to meet the child’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 child’s needs. For a child 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 child 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 child’s needs.
3.6
Voluntary Parental Transportation of Child
If a parent voluntarily elects to arrange for their own transportation for a child on an IEP, it is advisable that LEAs document this fact in the IEP notes or under the service line (comment box). Thorough documentation is required and shall include (1) that the child 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 LEA, and (4) an explanation of how the reimbursement will be calculated (if applicable). The LEA may offer reimbursement of a round trip travel to the parent who elects to provide personal (parent provided) transportation for the child.
AR 5005.3 – Transportation Guidelines
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 03/13)
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