Code Number: 709.9
The Board has sole discretion to determine the method to be utilized for transporting nonresident and nonpublic students. Nonresident students paying tuition may be, and resident students attending a nonpublic school accredited by the State Department of Education will be, transported on an established public school vehicle route as long as such transportation does not interfere with resident public students’ transportation. Nonresident and nonpublic school students will obtain the permission of the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to being transported by the District.
Parents of resident students who provide transportation for their children attending a nonpublic school accredited by the Iowa Department of Education will be reimbursed in accordance with the established state rate. This reimbursement is paid only if the District receives the funds from the state. If less than the amount of funds necessary to fully reimburse parents of the nonpublic students is received by the District, the funds will be prorated.
The charge to the nonresident students is determined based on the students’ pro-rata share of the actual costs for transportation. The parents of these students are billed for the student’s share of the actual costs of transportation. The billing is according to the schedule developed by the Superintendent or his/her designee. It is the responsibility of the Superintendent or his/her designee to determine the amount to be charged and report it to Finance for billing.
Continued transportation of nonresident and nonpublic school students on a public school vehicle route will be subject to resident public school students’ transportation needs. The Superintendent or his/her designee will make a recommendation annually to the Board regarding the method to be used. In making a recommendation to the Board, consideration will be given to the number of students to be transported, the capacity of the school vehicles, the financial condition of the District, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board or the Superintendent.
Nonresident and nonpublic school students are subject to the same conduct regulations as resident public students as prescribed by Board policy, and to other policies, rules, or regulations developed by the District regarding the transportation of students by the District.
- First Adoption:
- 2020-11-09
- Reviewed Dates:
- October 20, 2020
- Legal Reference:
- Iowa Code ยงยง 285.1-2, .10, .16.