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Frequently
Asked Questions - Transportation
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- GENERAL
- ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAMS
- BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
- MONTESSORI PROGRAM
- OPTION SCHOOLS
- SPECIAL EDUCATION
- STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING
SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
GENERAL
Will the
District be making changes to how it provides
transportation?
One of the goals of the new assignment plan is to
reduce transportation costs. For that reason, we have designed the
new student assignment plan to not only improve access to services
closer to where students live, but also to streamline our current
extensive transportation program to achieve cost
savings.
Will students
attending schools outside their service areas still receive
transportation?
During the transition to the full implementation
of new student assignment plan, some school bus transportation will
be provided for a period of time to those attending schools outside
their service areas. The provision of this transportation will be
specified in the transition plan.
What
transportation is available for attendance area school
students?
For elementary students who live outside the
school’s approved walk zone, school bus transportation is
provided to the attendance area school and to any other K-5 or K-8
school in the student’s service area.
For middle-school students who live outside the
school’s approved walk zone, school bus transportation is
provided to the attendance area school and to any other K-5 or K-8
school in the service area. Transportation will also be provided to
a linked service area if necessary to provide access to an option
school. A bus pass for Metro transportation is provided for middle
school students to an attendance area school or option school
located outside of their service area.
For high school students who live outside the
school’s approved walk zone, a bus pass for Metro
transportation is provided for high school students.
Was walking
distance factored into the new assignment plan and, if so, what
distance was considered walking distance?
Safe walk zones were considered as one of the non-weighted factors
of the new student assignment plan. The City of Seattle School
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, which includes the Seattle
Public Schools’ Risk Manager, establishes approved walk zones
and recommended walking routes. This information is used in
determining transportation eligibility in Seattle Public Schools
Walk areas for individual schools are available on line at
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/transportation/walk/index.dxml.
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ADVANCED LEARNING
PROGRAMS
What
transportation is available for APP students?
School bus transportation is provided to for elementary and middle
school students enrolled in APP in their pathways. Transportation
for high school students is provided via Metro pass.
What
transportation is available for Spectrum program
students?
Transportation to spectrum programs is provided within each
service area.
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BILINGUAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
What
transportation is available for bilingual program
students?
School bus transportation is provided for
elementary and middle-school students to a service area school, who
live outside of that school’s approved walk zone, or to a
school in a linked service area to access necessary bilingual
services not available in their service area. School bus
transportation is also provided to students attending the Secondary
Bilingual Orientation Center (SBOC) outside of the approved walk
zone.
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
What
transportation is available to students at international
schools?
School bus transportation will be available for
students who live within an international school’s service
area. Metro bus passes are available for grade 6-8 students from
outside the service area.
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MONTESSORI PROGRAM
What
transportation is available to students in the Montessori
program?
For students who live outside the school’s
approved walk zone but within its service area, school bus
transportation will be provided to the attendance area school
housing the Montessori program.
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OPTION SCHOOLS
What
transportation is available for option school
students?
For elementary students, school bus
transportation is provided to the option school located in their
service area—or to an option school in a linked service area
if their service area does not have one—if they live outside
the school’s approved walk zone. No transportation is
available for elementary students attending an option school
outside their service area or linked service area.
For middle-school students, school bus
transportation is provided to the option school located in their
service area—or to an option school in a linked service area
if their service area does not have one—if they live outside
the school’s approved walk zone. A bus pass for Metro bus
transportation is provided for middle school students attending an
option school outside their service area or linked service
area.
For high-school students outside an option
school’s approved walk zone, a bus pass for Metro
transportation is provided.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
What
transportation is available for students who need special education
services?
Transportation is provided to students who need
special education services as a related service based upon
individual student need. If a student needs transportation as a
related service, the specific method of transportation for any
particular student will be determined by each student’s IEP
team.
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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE NOT
RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
What
transportation is available for students with disabilities who are
not receiving special education services?
Transportation for students with disabilities
who are not receiving special education services
is based on individual student needs.
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Last Updated:
October 20, 2009
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