1. Documenting and analyzing transportation codes 2015
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY
STAK CLASS 2016
Documenting and analyzing transportation codes 2015
Introduce the new review document

2. Current Codes defined
T-1 Student rides the bus twice daily for more than a mile.
T-2 Student rides the bus twice daily for less than a mile.
T-3 Student rides the bus once daily for more than a mile.
T-4 Student rides the bus once daily for less than a mile.
How often and far are the key issues. Often means if you have to provide a seat for the child

3. Current codes defined (cont)
NT- Student is not transported by district.
T5 - Student requires special transportation.
Must be in IEP. Not to ride bus but to be coded as a T-5

4. Questions to be answered
For codes T1,T2,T3 and T4 there are essentially two questions to be answered and documented:
How often does the child ride the bus in general ?
How far is the child being transported when they ride the bus.
Define how often in general
Elaborate on how far the child is transportated

5. Questions to be answered cont
For T5 codes there is one question to be answered.
Is the need for special transportation stated in the Individual education plan?
Can’t look at conference summary notes or 504 plans.

6. Transportation form Purpose of the form:
To assist districts in assigning accurate T codes
To document substantively what we want during the review process

7. Transportation form cont
Student address
Student name
Physical and Mailing address
Phone Numbers

8. Transportation form cont
To simplify the documentation process outside of the student information system.
To get all of the information in one location and allow for changes during the school year

9. Transportation form cont
Distance and daily occurrence for riders
Actual bus ridden (am and pm)
Changes in information during the school year

11. How do I know my codes are correct
Appropriate paper work completed
Transportation record is created
Clerks get info from students
Scott Rose 2012

12. Obtain T-code attendance comparison report. Comes from info On SAAR
Scott Rose 2012

13. Scott Rose 2012

14. Student Tracking and Transportation Branch
For more information:
Contact
Student Tracking and Transportation Branch
Cheri Meadows: (502)
Scott Rose: (606)
Ruth Yates:(859)
Sheila Harned: (270)