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CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION 7160 A.
Eligibility for contract transportation services: 1. Students’ eligibility for transportation services is
determined in accordance with Board Policy 7105. 2. At the sole discretion of the Superintendent or
Superintendent’s designee, students may be deemed eligible to receive special
transportation services from a public or private carrier or individual under
contract with the school system if one of the following circumstances is
present: a. The
student has been identified as a student with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act (Section 504) and transportation is listed as a related service in the student’s
individualized education plan (IEP) or as an accommodation
in the student’s 504 plan. i. Transportation may be designated as
a related service in a student’s IEP only by the
IEP team in accordance with Board Policy 6220 and applicable
law. A representative of the Transportation
Department may be invited to IEP meetings at which the
IEP team will be asked to consider whether or what
manner of special transportation should be listed
as a related service in the student’s IEP. ii. Transportation may be designated as
an accommodation in a student’s 504 plan
only by the 504/ADA committee in accordance with
R&P 6210 and applicable law. A representative of the Transportation Department may be invited
to meetings at which the 504/ADA committee
will be asked to consider whether or what manner
of special transportation should be provided to the
student as an accommodation in the student’s 504 plan. iii. If the student’s IEP requires that the
student who is assigned to contract transportation be
accompanied by a Safety Assistant to and from
school, that employee is authorized to travel in the
contract vehicle. b. The
student has been identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and
regular transportation services are not available to transport the student to
and from a school the student is entitled to attend under the Act. c. The
student is eligible to receive transportation under Policy 7105 and the
Superintendent or Superintendent’s determines, in his or her sole discretion,
that it is more cost-effective to transport the student by contract
transportation. B. Assignment
to Contract Transportation Services: 1. For each
student to be transported by means other than yellow school bus, the
Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee shall, in his or her sole
discretion, designate a cost-effective mode of transportation that is
consistent with any transportation requirements in the student’s IEP or 504 plan, if any. 2. Before
assigning students to contract transportation services, the Superintendent or
Superintendent’s designee should first consider whether transportation may be
provided by unmodified yellow school buses.
If that is not feasible, the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee
should next consider whether transportation may be provided by yellow school
buses equipped with lifts. If students
cannot be cost-effectively accommodated on yellow school buses in a manner
consistent with their IEPs or 504 plans (if any),
they may be assigned to contract transportation services. C. Administration
of Contracts with Public or Private Carriers: 1. To the
extent transportation cannot be accommodated by the school system’s bus
fleet, the Board or Superintendent may enter contracts with public or private
carriers or individuals in accordance with G.S. 115C-253 and any other
applicable law. 2. All
contracts for transportation services will be in compliance with WCPSS Policy
8361—Service Contract Administration.3.
3. The
Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee will administer any
transportation contracts and monitor service providers’ compliance with the
terms of their contracts.
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