Metro Transportation for
Ballard and Franklin High School Students
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Beginning in September 2006, Ballard and Franklin high school
students who are eligible for transportation will ride Metro buses.
(Yellow buses will not be used, except for special education
services). They will join the many secondary students who already
ride Metro buses to school.
Who is eligible for Metro
transportation?
Ballard and Franklin high school students are eligible
for transportation if they live more than 2.5 miles from school. If
your student has a special education Individual Education Plan
(IEP) or 504 accessibility plan, transportation will be provided
consistent with those plans.
Why is this change being made?
After many months of study and consideration, this pilot
program for students at Ballard and Franklin high schools was
approved by the School Board in March 2006. Use of Metro buses
allows students more flexibility to attend early morning or
after-school activities; provides students with the chance to use
the Metro pass for transportation to other locations; and saves
operational costs that can be redirected to instruction.
Use of Metro also means that high schools have more flexibility
in school start and stop times. For Ballard and Franklin, this
change means that school will start later in 2006-2007. Ballard
will operate from 8:20 am - 2:50 pm. Franklin will operate from
8:00 am - 2:30 pm.
What bus will my student take?
Before school starts in the fall, the transportation
department will mail specific route information to each eligible
student (those who live more than 2.5 miles from school). This
information will include routes and times and will be determined
for your student individually, based on your address.
Click here
to view Metro Online Tools to help in planning for
getting to and from school in plenty of time.
When will my student receive his or her Metro
pass?
Before school starts in the fall, we will mail Metro
"scrip" to all eligible students (those who live more than 2.5
miles from school) to pay the bus fare on the first day of school.
Eligible students will be able to pick up their bus pass at
school on the first day. The bus pass will be valid for free,
unlimited rides for travel at any time on Metro Transit
(non-special service only).
Click here
to view the Condition of Usage-Metro Pass form
or
here
to view the Metro Transit Code of Conduct.
Who may I contact if I have more
questions?
If you have additional questions, please click here to send an
e-mail message to our Transportation Department.
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