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3009
Procedure 3009
Regulation 3009


STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES


The major purpose of school transportation is to get students who reside one and one-half (1 1/2) miles or more from school, from their residence to school and back in an efficient, safe, and economical manner. Other purposes include the provision of transportation for academic field trips in direct support of the curriculum, and transportation for support of the co-curricular program (athletics, music, drama, and the like).

These shall be the criteria for management of school transportation:
  1. Adequacy: Does the program provide both necessary and sufficient transportation to and from school and for all other school programs?

  2. Safety:Does the scheduling and operating of the program take into consideration hazards, potential dangers to students, and all appropriate safeguards?

  3. Economy:Is the program operating in the most efficient manner possible after considering the constraints imposed by the criteria of adequacy and safety?

The superintendent or his designee, working in conjunction with the principals, shall be responsible for scheduling all bus transportation, including the determination of routes, bus stops, rules and regulations and all other matters relative to the transportation program.

Evaluation: The school transportation program shall be monitored by the principals and the superintendent or his designee daily and subjected to periodic evaluations by them as necessary.


Adopted 02/24/77
Revised 08/25/88
Revised 04/27/00