Please read the below information carefully before submitting the transportation request.
Airport Transportation Policy
MVA staff members or representatives from a designated transport company will pick up students from the airport, bus station, or train station. One of our private transportation companies, Ride Service Hill Tides, Mears Transportation or Hurst Transportation, may be used for travel plans submitted late or where an MVA staff member may not be available.
Transportation Cost
MVA Transportation($45), facilitated by an MVA staff member, is the first choice to accommodate a transportation request. If a transportation request warrants the use of a third-party transportation company, please note, the cost will vary. Third-party transportation companies are vetted by MVA. Regardless of which form of transportation is used, a student's transportation charge will be a minimum of $45.
Uber, Lyft, Taxis
Students 18 and older may use taxi services but only with pre-approval from parents and the Academy. Such arrangements will only be allowed for transportation to and from the airport/bus/train stations. STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE NEVER ALLOWED TO TAKE ANY TAXI SERVICE ALONE. However, with parental and academy pre-approval, students under the age of 18 may share a ride in a taxi with an adult or fellow 18-year-old Montverde Academy student. All such transportation arrangements must be pre-approved by the Academy. Students who violate this policy are subject to dismissal.
Airport/Transportation Options: Transportation costs will be added to the student’s account. The costs for services outside of MVA are assigned by the selected transportation companies, and these companies are assigned based on availability. For questions regarding transportation costs, please reference the Tuition and Fees page on the MVA website. The options include MVA, Hurst, or Mears Transportation.
Transportation Policy and Process for Boarding Students
The Residential Life office will review the transportation policy and procedures with the boarding students at the beginning of each semester. All transportation requests should be submitted via the Transportation Request Form and NOT email. All requests must be submitted at least 48 hours in advance or students may risk their request being denied. Also, late requests may be charged an administration fee of $50 in addition to the transportation cost.
- For weekend travel, the request MUST be submitted by Wednesday night at 11 p.m.
- Requests that are submitted within 24 hours of travel will be charged an administration fee of $50.
- Cancelation of any transportation that was booked and confirmed will result in an administration fee of $50.
Transportation for Unaccompanied Minors
If your child is traveling as an unaccompanied minor, please make sure that this service is booked and paid for through the airline and please inform the school that your child will be traveling as an unaccompanied minor. Failure to do so will lead to additional administrative costs of $50 plus the amount prescribed by the company. Please also indicate “unaccompanied minor” on the transportation request form.
All questions regarding student transportation should be directed to:
Natasja Eksteen at transportation@montverde.org or call 407-469-2561 Ext: 3103.
If there are any changes to flight itineraries, delays, or questions after hours, these should be directed to the Administrator on Duty (AOD) at 321-231-4106.