School district policy determines who is eligible for transportation according to the distance from which they live from their school, and their grade level.
Elementary walk in distance is approximately one mile
Middle School walk in distance is approximately two miles
High School walk in distance is approximately two and one half miles
Additionally, the Director of Transportation may assess the route a student must walk to their school. Serious safety hazards that students encounter on that route are considered by an equitable, graded system to determine if additional transportation services are needed within the above walk-in boundaries.
These hazards may include: (1) walking along a roadway, (2) walking on a roadway, (3) crossing certain roadways, and (4) crossing railroad tracks.
Resources to determine services and to collect the data needed include, computerized measurements acquired by pedometers and vehicles equipped with specialized measuring devices, obtaining Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes, the posted speed limit, the students grade level, the length of the hazardous section, frequency of hazards along the walk in route, and community concerns.
Boundaries for each individual school may change yearly due to the addition or reduction of safe walking paths to the school. Please contact the terminal that services your school for information regarding the current eligible addresses for service into that school.
Students with special needs are evaluated through their Individual Education Plan, or IEP. Transportation is determined by the transportation department and Exceptional Student Services , after the completion of the IEP. Requests for transportation, or changes to existing services, are considered only after the terminal has received a T-1066 form from the appropriate SERS Technician. Principals, teachers and/or parents should contact their SERS Technician, not the area terminal, to initiate transportation or request changes to existing transportation.