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1. Determine eligibility for transportation services and provide transportation or aid in lieu of transportation to eligible charter and renaissance school students.
2. Notify, by August l, the parents or guardians of the charter or renaissance school student and the lead person of the charter or renaissance school regarding the transportation services to be provided.
3. Provide transportation or aid in lieu (AIL) to charter school or renaissance school students who reside:
   • In the school district in which the charter or renaissance school is located. Transportation shall be provided in the same manner as transportation is provided to other public school students. (The resident district is fiscally responsible for transporting special education students.) 
   • Outside the district in which the charter or renaissance school is located within the maximum per student expenditure. The resident district is only responsible for transportation costs up to AIL amount for special education. There is no maximum distance for eligibility.  
4. Send the “Request for Payment of Transportation Aid” voucher to the parents or guardians of the charter or renaissance school student after each semester.
5. Submit forms to the lead person of the charter or renaissance school for the January and May certifications. 

1. Submit the charter or renaissance school calendar to the district boards of education responsible for providing transportation services by May 15 preceding the school year in which transportation is being requested. The school calendar must include the opening and closing times of the school day, days when school is closed, and any schedule which is less than or extended beyond the regular school day.
2. Submit an “Application for Transportation Services” form to each student’s district board of education when:
   • at the time of each student’s enrollment or by March 15 preceding the school year in which transportation services are being requested, whichever is later
   • a student has a change in address
   • a student withdraws from school
   
   An “Application for Transportation Services” form for special education students must include special transportation needs required by their Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
3. Certify through the “Application for Transportation Services” form that the students who receive transportation services or aid in lieu of transportation were enrolled for each semester of the academic year. Complete the certification forms and return them to the district board of education in which each student resides as prescribed by the board by the deadline established by the resident district. 
4. Notify the student’s parents or guardians of their responsibility to complete and return documents necessary for transportation services or the payment of aid in lieu of transportation required by the district board of education in which the student resides.
5. Notify the student’s resident district board of education when there is a change in the school location.

1. Provide the following to the lead person of the charter or renaissance school at the time of a student’s enrollment or when there is a change in the student's address:
   • Name
   • Date of birth
   • Address
   • Grade
   • One-way mileage between the student’s home and the charter or renaissance school
   • Name of the last school of attendance
2. Submit a signed “Request for Payment of Transportation Aid” voucher to the district board of education in which the student resides.
3. Notify the district board of education in which the student resides of your decision regarding whether they wish to pay for transportation costs which exceed the maximum permitted expenditure.

Resident Students Eligibility Criteria

Charter or renaissance school students who reside in the school district in which the charter or renaissance school is located shall be provided with transportation in the same manner as transportation is provided to other public school students.

Nonresident Students Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for transportation services, charter and renaissance school students who do not reside in the district in which the charter or renaissance school is located must reside remote from their charter or renaissance school. Students who live less than remote from their charter or renaissance school are eligible for courtesy transportation services in accordance with the policies of the district board of education in which they live. The cost of transporting nonresident charter and renaissance school students must not exceed the per student maximum expenditure for the school year.

Agreement for Transportation Services

Once the district board of education has been notified that the parents or guardians agree to pay the amount over the maximum, the parents or guardians are no longer entitled to receive aid in lieu of transportation for that school year. Pay for transportation services in the manner prescribed by the district board of education in which the student resides when transportation is provided at a cost exceeding the maximum permitted expenditure.

Non-submission of Agreement for Transportation Services

The charter or renaissance school student shall not be entitled to transportation if their parents or guardians do not submit a written request for transportation services within seven days of receipt of the district’s notice that the cost will exceed the maximum permitted expenditure. In this instance, the parents or guardians shall receive AIL of transportation.