2008-09 Transportation Requests Due April 1

2008-09 Transportation Requests Due April 1

(Click here for a Printable Long-Term Transportation Request Form)

The ESM Transportation Department schedules your child's bus ride to and from school each day based on your home address. Children may be transported to and/or from an address other than home if the parent or guardian completes a Long Term Transportation Request by April 1.

Long-term transportation requests must be used for:

1) A child going to a licensed or registered day care provider. Transportation will be to his/her home school. For example: A child from the Fremont attendance area will be transported to and from any licensed or registered day care facility in the district to the Fremont School.

2) A child going to a non-licensed day care provider. Transportation will only be to and/or from the school that is the sitter's attendance area school. If this is not the child's home school attendance area, special permission must be obtained from the building principal for the child to attend the sitter's attendance area school. Building principals may accept children into his/her building if classroom space permits.

For example: A child in the Fremont attendance area with a sitter in the Woodland attendance area will be transported to and/or from Woodland only if permission to attend Woodland is given by the Principal. A child from the Minoa attendance area with a sitter in the Minoa attendance area will be transported to and/or from Minoa Elementary.

For approval of a Long Term Transportation Request, the request must be:

• For consistent a.m. and consistent p.m. stops

• For five days a week for the entire year.
• Signed by parent or guardian
• Submitted by April 1, 2008 for the 2008-2009 School Year.

For approval of a Short Term Transportation Request:

The Principal and the Transportation Supervisor may approve requests for transportation to and from an address other than the home address on a short term or temporary basis for verified hardships. These conditions are needed for approval:

• Request is for a period of two weeks or less.
• No bus stop added or route change required.
• No change of attendance boundaries is required.

For approval of Private And Parochial Transportation Requests: All requests for transportation must be made in writing no later than April 1, 2008 for the 2008-2009 School Year.

New district residents must apply in writing within 30 days of establishing residence. For additional information, you may call Transportation Supervisor Diane Watkins, 434-3460.

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