REQUIREMENTS FOR FREE TRANSPORTATION
- GRADES K –12: Pursuant to School Committee Policy 3601, for students enrolled in their neighborhood school, free transportation will be provided as per the following distances:
Grades K –2 more than 1 mile
Grades 3 – 5 more than 1.5 miles
Grade 6 more than 2 miles
Grades 7 - 12 All riders pay a fee for transportation
- No student eligible for free or reduced lunch, under the federal school lunch program, shall be required to pay the transportation fee.
- No mileage restriction or fee shall apply to the transportation of a student whose individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 plan includes entitlement to school transportation.
PAID TRANSPORTATION
- Any student who resides less than one-half (0.5) miles from the school she or he is entitled to attend is not entitled to Transportation except as required by Massachusetts law.
- For all other students, transportation may be provided as per the following fee schedule on a first come, first served basis. We will fill only the seats available. We will run no additional buses to accommodate applications. The fee schedule for transportation is:
$250 per rider with a maximum of $400 per family.
$150 per rider for one way transportation.
- Payments may be made in two parts:
- $100.00 deposit by June 30th when reserving transportation,
- Final payment by August 6th.
Payment accepted in office or through mail by check or money order. Cash will not be accepted.
Online payments cane be made at http://__________________________________________________
A $20.00 late fee will be charged for payments after August 6, 2010 or for any returned checks.
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