Note: This help topic is out of date and currently archived.
The measurement from campus to home changed only for elementary schools resulting in approximately 1,200 students from pre-k through grade 5 who now live in non-transportation areas. Making a change for just elementary students would result in the need for approximately 24 additional bus routes. An increase of any routes above 478 would not be able to be implemented successfully. For informational purposes, Board of Education Policy 5200 Student Transportation states: Transportation services will be available to students when the measured distance between their bona fide residence and the home school is greater than the following, except as otherwise specified within Policy 5200, Implementation Procedures. Utilizing transportation software, measurements will begin at the property boundary or the school/school campus from the closest adjacent suitable pathway and end at the property line of the bona fide residence:
-
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5: 1.0 mile
-
Grade 6 through Grade 8: 1.5 miles
-
Grade 9 through Grade 12: 2.0 miles
Prior to the policy change, the measurement for elementary schools was from bona fide residence door to school entrance/door.
The Office of Student Transportation estimates that approximately 24 additional routes would be necessary just to serve elementary should this part of the policy be reverted to its old form and an increase of any routes above 478 would not be able to be implemented successfully.