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The
Chico Unified School District Board has approved the establishment of a
fee-based transportation program in order to continue transportation
services to eligible students (elementary students residing more than
two miles from the school and secondary students residing more than
three miles from school). The purpose of this program is to provide
safe, convenient, effective and cost-effective transportation services
to students. Students currently residing in the District may apply for
transportation services prior to the beginning of the school year.
Students moving into the District after the beginning of the school year
may apply for transportation when they register for school.
Application Process
Parents desiring home-school transportation services must apply for the service ANNUALLY and
receive District approval before their child(ren) will be allowed to
ride the school bus. Applications are available at the Transportation
Office located at 2455 Carmichael Drive. Applications must be approved
and fees paid at the Transportation Department. If applications are
returned to a school site, the student will be unable to ride the bus
until the application is processed.
Parents
who pay a transportation fee and receive District approval for their
child to ride a school bus will be advised that they must pay any
subsequent transportation fee(s) in a timely manner to retain their
transportation service. Parents will also be advised that if
transportation fees are not paid in a timely manner and transportation
services are revoked, the parent assumes full responsibility for the
welfare and transport of her/his child.
Space-Available Transportation Services
Any
student who is not eligible for District transportation services (i.e.,
student residing inside the two/three mile parent transport area, Form
10 intra-district agreement, Form 11 inter-district agreement) may be
allowed to ride the school bus for a fee on a space-available basis
using existing stops. If applications for space-available ridership
exceed available space on the bus, younger students (as determined by
grade level) will be granted transportation services on a priority
basis. When necessary, an impartial drawing will be used at a particular
grade level to determine ridership. If it becomes necessary to revoke
transportation services for a space-available rider due to an increase
of eligible riders living outside the District-approved school
parent-transport areas, appropriate notice will be given to the parent
and remaining unused fees will be returned.
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