The decision to provide specialized transportation to a student as a related service within their Individualized Education Program must be made through the IEP process with the entire IEP team. Make sure you have used this protocol with the IEP team, prior to making a request for specialized transportation.
*Exceptions include (meaning you don't need to go through this full process before making a request for specialized transportation):
- If a student attends an alternative program
- If a student attends an alternative classroom that is outside of their catchment
- If the team has already gone through the above process, and circumstances that led to the need for specialized transportation have not changed.