2023-2024 Transportation Forms

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2023-2024 SD 308 Transportation Forms

SD 308 has added a number of transportation forms to the website for parent reference. Previously these same forms were available, but required a printed version, and now can be completed online.

If a family's needs require a change to the transportation they're provided according to the state mandate, they can access these resources. Bus routing information is still in development and will be communicated directly with parents in early August. If you have question you can contact the Transportation Hotline at 630-636-2999.

NEW -- ALL forms below are digital!

Click on the link of the form you wish to fill out, and you will be directed to that form. If you would rather have a physical form, those are available at the District's Transportation Offices at

55 Stone Hill Road, Oswego.

STUDENT RELEASE AUTHORIZATION FORM:

This form only needs to be completed for

ELC
Kindergarten
Special Services

This form is used to indicate how your child will return home each day, i.e., bus, parent-pick up, Day Care provider, Kids' Connection. If Day Care provider, please list specific name.

If you are eligible for bus service, SD 308 Transportation Services allows only one stop location.

Pick up/Drop off location can be separate locations; however, location must be the same Monday-Friday, 5 days per week, and be within the same boundary as your child's school.

PAID TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

ONLY for students that live within 1.5 miles of the school and are eligible to walk to a current bus stop.

(Deadline to submit for upcoming school year: August 4, 2023). If approved, payment must be made by August 4, 2023 in order for busing to begin at the start of school. After that date, any applications approved will be looked at until September 5, 2023.

The Paid Transportation Form MUST be completed annually and include a copy of driver's license or state ID for both the Parent/Guardian and/or Day Care provider.

A separate form MUST be completed for each student.

Information for Non-Eligible Busing

Non-eligible bus transportation may be available for students who live under 1.5 miles from their attendance center. There is a limited amount of space available for Non-Eligible busing. Students are assigned to an existing route and stop on a first-come, first-serve basis. Transportation is based on the school calendar as designated by the Board of Education. There will be no discounts or refunds made for vacation and/or emergency days as declared by the Superintendent of Schools.
- If space is needed for an eligible transportation student, bus riding privileges for paid student riders may be discontinued and a pro-rated refund will be issued approximately 3 weeks from notification. Past privileges do not guarantee future privileges from one year to the next. Open, available seating on existing bus routes is the primary factor in determing if paid ridership is available for purchase.

Attendance Exceptions & ELC Tuition Based Program

A student approved for an Attendance Exception does not qualify for the Paid Transportation Program.
An ELC Tuition based student does not qualify for the Paid Transportation Program as determined by the Board of Education.

Paid Transportation Fees for the 2023-24 School Year

One Child - $500.00
Two Children - $900.00
Three or more Children - $1,300.00
- Once approved, payments are to be paid in full at www.pushcoin.com.

Outstanding Fees

A student whose fees are not paid in full or who are not current on their district established payment plan is restricted from participating in the Paid Transportation Program.

Fee Payments/Route Information

Parents will receive their student’s route information within five business days once the Paid Transportation fees are paid in full. Partial payments will not be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: School District Policies will be followed for any and all discipline. School personnel will handle all discipline problems. If suspended for any length of time, no refund will be made for the time the student does not ride. Suspension or expulsion from the bus does not exclude attendance from school. The only musical instruments that will be permitted on the bus will be those that fit on a student’s lap.

BUS STOP LOCATION CHANGE REQUEST FORM:

Requests received at the beginning of the school year will not be reviewed until after September 5th, 2023.
A separate form must be completed for each student.
Parents/Guardians interested in changing the location of a bus stop may submit a Bus Stop Location Change Request Form.
Please Complete the information requested on the Bus Stop Location Change Request Form.
All requests will be reviewed within seven to ten business days from the date received. Parents/Guardians will be notified by the Transportation Route Coordinator whether the request has been approved or denied.
Please note the following examples, although not inclusive, will not be considered for a bus stop change request:
- - An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) study determines a serious safety hazard does not exist between the home and bus stop
  - Parent/Guardian is not able to see the bus stop from the residence
  - Household schedules
  - Bus stop is located .50 miles or less from the residence for K-12th grade students
  - Residence is located within a cul-de-sac, involves a dead end street or in an area the school bus would require backing
  - Bus passes directly in front of the residence

ALTERNATE PICK UP / DROP OFF LOCATION FORM:

This form must be completed annually and include a copy of driver’s license or state ID for both the Parent/Guardian and Day care provider.

A separate form must be completed for each student.

Waiver and Release of all Claims

Please read the Alternate Pick Up/Drop Off Location Program (the "Program") Form carefully and be aware that in signing up for this program, you will be waiving and releasing all claims for injuries that might be sustained or arising out of participation in the program.

Under this Program, the student will be transported daily to an alternate location rather than the student’s home address area at the beginning and/or end of each school day. This signer of this form represents and warrants that the student will be met and custody of the student will be assumed by a responsible adult at the alternate location. The signer of this form hereby agrees to waive and relinquish all claims including injury; death, damage or loss the signer of the form or student may have as a result of participating in the program against the School District, its officers, agents, servants, and employees.

Condition of Participation

Pick up / Drop off locations for students in day care must be along District’s regular routes and to the same school that the student would attend if transported to/from his or her residence.
The residence of the child care provider must be within walking distance, with no intervening Illinois Department of Transportation safety hazard areas, of the bus route serving the child’s school.
Pick up / Drop off location can be separate locations; however, the location must be the same Monday-Friday, 5 days per week.
Participation shall be contingent upon availability of seat space on the bus route.
This form must be completed annually or when the alternate location changes during that school year.
Parent or legal guardian must sign the Waiver and Release of all Claim form.
Participation in the program will terminate in the event that any information provided is found to be misleading or false.
Application must be completed annually and submitted to the Transportation Center by August 4th, 2023. After that date, applications received will not be worked on until September 5, 2023.

** Must include a copy of driver’s license or state ID for both the Parent/Guardian and Day care provider. **

Any questions regarding any of the forms listed above, please contact the District Transportation Center at (630)636-2999