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Guidelines for Making Transportation Recommendations at IEP Meetings Notice of Student Transfer Transportation 3632 Alert Sheet Procedures and Form Parent/Guardian Authorization For Independent Travel

IEP's for all students currently receiving special education transportation are to be reviewed and the means by which the student will get to and from school during the next school year must be indicated accurately. This must be done through the IEP review process.

District Guidelines

• Non-severely impaired students in grades 3-12 are expected to get to and from school in the same manner as their non-disabled peers. This includes walking, MUNI, or regular education buses using cluster point pick-up and drop-off points. Exception to this expectation may be necessary for some students but must be justified by the IEP team.
• Students with severe impairments, who use wheelchairs may use door-to-door special education transportation as the primary mode of service. However, each student's transportation must be determined individually. For those students with severe impairments who can be serviced in a less restrictive manner, alternative forms of transportation are to be indicated on their IEP's.
• Kindergartens through grade 2 non-severely impaired students are to walk or ride regular education buses when possible. Those students requiring special education are to be provided cluster point pick-up and drop-off when appropriate and door to door service only when justified by the IEP team based on the unique needs of the student.

The above guidelines must be considered in determining transportation needs for students at all initial IEPs as well as annual reviews. It is important at each initial IEP and annual IEP review meeting, that the IEP team address the travel skills of each student carefully and thoroughly. This information must be described on the continuing notes/addendum page of the IEP. The IEP team must justify exception to the transportation patterns specified in the District transportation guidelines, based on the unique needs of the student.

Questions To Be Considered By The Iep Team In Ascertaining The Student'S Travel Skills

1. Is the student able to walk to his/her D & I or neighborhood school? If NO, describe in detail why not.
2. Is the student able to use public transportation (i.e. MUNI)? If NO, describe why not.
3. Is the student able to walk to cluster pick-up point near home to take either District regular bus or special education bus? If NO, describe in detail why not.

Transportation Services On Ieps

Per Education Code 418 (d), Special education Transportation Services are to be considered DIS services. IEP teams should consider Transportation Services for students based on age, disability, medical factors, site accessibility, and home-school proximity.

Please do not add transportation services in the following instances

1. when a student comes to your site via the OER process
2. when a student has been attending your site prior to referral for special education services
3. when it is simply inconvenient for students to get to school on time

Where possible, students receiving transportation are to be travel-trained to eliminate the need for transportation. Those students should have IEP objectives around independent travel.

NOTICE OF STUDENT TRANSFER

Please complete the information requested below when a student transfers from your program. Return this form to

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES Room 5 2555 25th Ave. SAN FRANCISCO CA 94116 Student Name ____________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________ DOB ___/___/___ Former School/Program _____________________________________________ New School ______________________________________________________ Transfer Date _______________________________ Grade Level __________ Special Education Teacher __________________________________________ Reason for Transfer ________________________________________________

1. Fill out the Transportation 3632 Alert Sheet for all 3632 eligible students at their IEP.
2. Continue to document the need for 3632 Transportation on the IEP addendum.
3. Send the Transportation 3632 Alert Sheet along with the IEP to the Special Education Placement Office. (Do not attach to the IEP.).

Transportation 3632 Alert Sheet The following students may need transportation services in order to attend Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) 3632 therapy. Student _______________________________________ IEP Date ___/___/___ School __________________________________________________________ Please forward to Special Education Services Placement Office 555 Franklin St. Rm. 103 San Francisco CA 94102 *************************************OFFICE USE ONLY****************************** CMHS request received ____Y ____N _______________________Date CMHS request sent to Department of Transportation __________________Date Status review Completed: _____________________________ Date ____________________ Other Action

This sheet must accompany all 3632 IEPs to the Department of Special Education Placement Office.

PARENT/GUARDIAN AUTHORIZATION FOR INDEPENDENT TRAVEL Dear Parent/Guardian This letter is to inform you that _________________________ has now completed the travel training program established to teach him/her how to independently get from __________________ to ___________________. Instruction travel training was established per IEP. S/He has learned to use the following form of transportation and route: Route to _________________________________________________________ Address of Departure Point: _________________________ Time ___________ Mode of Transportation: ( BART ( BUS #___ ( MUNI (WALK ( TAXI Transfer point (if any): With your permission we would like him/her to begin busing independently as of ______________. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me as soon as possible. Thank you. Teacher _________________________________ Phone ________________ PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX _ I give permission for ____________________________ to travel independently using the above mode of transportation and route. _ I do not give permission for ____________________________ to travel independently. __________________________________________________ ___/___/___ Student Signature Date __________________________________________________ ___/___/___ Parent/Guardian Signature Date