| Department of Education
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008
A bus application form must be completed and can be submitted with a check
made payable to Department of Education. Applications with payments can be
dropped into the box labeled Bus Payments at the Kauai High School Main
Office on Mondays through Fridays, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please be
aware that your child will not be allowed to ride on the school bus and you
must make alternate transportation arrangements for getting your child
between school and home, during the processing period. There is a two-week
wait during the processing period before a bus pass will be ready for pick-
up.
The payment amount due is:
Two-way pass - to school and from school
Pay quarterly in advance - $31.50
Pay annually in advance - $119.70
One-way pass - to school or from school
Pay quarterly in advance - $15.75
Pay annually in advance - $59.85
If you have any questions, please call our office at 274-3160 or your Kauai
district transportation officer: Hughes Ebinger Phone: 241-7120
Thank you for your continued support.
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(INFORMATION BELOW IS DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION BOOKLET.
THIS INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE ACTUAL
BOOKLET CAN BE PICKED UP FROM ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICE.)
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NOTE TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS:
This Student Transportation booklet contains information to assist you when
applying for school bus services for your child. After reading the
information, cut off and complete the form located on page 9 of this booklet
if you want your child to ride the school bus on a daily basis.
If you want your child to ride the school bus on a space available basis,
cut off and complete the form located on page 11 of this booklet.
You are responsible for paying for your child's bus pass once you turn in
the application, unless your child is approved for free transportation (see
eligibility criteria on page 5 of this booklet).
The completed form should be returned to your child's school office for
certification, processing, and forwarding to the Student Transportation
Services Branch office.
If your child is eligible for curb-to-curb transportation services because
of a special need or a disability, please work with your school's special
education department. This booklet does NOT apply to you.
Please keep this booklet for future reference.
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FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS -
WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
In accordance with Hawaii Administrative Rules 8-27-5, students are eligible
to ride the school bus if they ride the bus on a daily basis, attend their
home school as determined by their legal residence, and reside one mile or
more via the shortest walking distance from school. Transportation is
limited from student's legal home address to school and return, and is
provided to students during the regular school year on instructional days.
The Student Transportation Services staff looks forward to your support as
we provide safe transportation for your children. Transportation is a
partnership between parents, your child's school, and the Department of
Education's Student Transportation Branch. The safety of our children
involves parents knowing the State's safety rules and discussing them with
their children so that they understand how to ride our school buses safely.
We hope you will feel free to communicate with us at any time regarding
transportation issues.
Contacting Us:
Billing and payment information (Honolulu main office) Phone: (808) 586-0170
From neighbor islands, call the toll-free number below:
Big Island 974-4000 ext. 60170
Maui 984-2400 ext. 60170
Molokai & Lanai 1-800-468-4644 ext. 60170
Kauai 274-3141 ext. 60170
For local information or to report service complaints, please call your
district transportation office:
Honolulu District 235-9181
Central District 622-0537
Leeward District 677-6684
Windward District 235-9181
East Hawaii 974-6411
West Hawaii 327-9500
Maui 984-8025 ext. 252
Molokai 1-800-468-4644 ext. 48025 ext. 252
Kauai 241-7120
For information on routes, bus stops and schedules, please call the bus
contractor.
Puhi area, call Yamaguchi bus service at 828-1726.
All other areas call Roberts Bus Company at 245-2588.
ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION
Students who are eligible for transportation:
- ride from student's home to their home school and return.
- Transportation home is only after the regular school day has ended
and NOT after "post-school" activities such as A+, voluntary study
hall, athletic practices, or other school activity participation.
- reside a mile or more via the shortest walking distance from school.
- are provided tranportation on normal days, and not on holidays, teacher
institute day, or other non-instructional days of the individual school's
calendar.
- ride on a regular basis each school day either one or two ways.
The program is available to all eligible children on a nondiscriminatory
basis. FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES WHO REQUIRE CURB-TO-
CURB SERVICES, PLEASE WORK WITH YOUR SCHOOL'S SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THESE PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Students who are NOT eligible for transportation:
- lives less than a mile from school,
- do not ride the bus on a regular basis,
- do not ride to and from home,
- attend schools or programs of choice such as:
* Charter schools
* Magnet schools
* Learning centers
* Schools outside of their home school attendance area (Geographic
exceptions).
REGISTRATION
When registering your child to ride the school bus, you must complete and
submit to the school an APPLICATION FOR STUDENT TO RIDE SCHOOL BUS FORM
(FORM ST-70 ON PAGE 9 OF THE BOOKLET).
If your child is not eligible for transportation services, but you would
like him/her to ride the bus, you must fill out and return to the school a
REQUEST FOR STUDENT TO RIDE ON SCHOOL BUS ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS FORM
(Form CS-101 on page 11 of the booklet).
Students who apply for space available transportation will be notified by
the school when they may ride on a space available basis.
Students who are accepted on a space available basis based on the above
conditions do not qualify for free bus passes, and will need to pay to ride
the bus. Students who are accepted on a Space Available Basis may have that
acceptance revoked if the seats on the bus are all taken by regular bus
riders. If the Space Available pass is revoked, we will refund any prepaid
amount for which service will not be provided.
If your child is accepted to ride on a space available basis because your
child does not ride regularly, you will need to purchase one-way bus coupons
from your child's school office. One-way bus coupons are sold ten to a
sheet for $3.50. One-way bus coupons are good only for School Year 2007-08
and re non-refundable.
PROGRAM FEES AND PAYMENTS
FEES
All students will be charged the transportation fee, no matter how many days
a child participates in the program. There will be no refunds for unused
days or for periods of time when the students does not ride the bus because
he/she is participating in after-school activities, for example. When
applying, that student's slot is reserved and busing requirements are
determined accordingly.
PAYMENTS
Parents must prepay the bus pass fee either on a quarterly payment plan or
an annual plan. The annual payment choice includes a 5% discount.
Choice A:
Pass Type = Two-way pass (both to school and from school)
Payment Plan = Annual
Price = $119.70
Payment due: July 26, 2007 only.
Choice B:
Pass Type = Two-way pass (both to school and from school)
Payment Plan = Quarterly
Price: $31.50
Payment(s) Due: #1 - July 26, 2007
#2 - October 8, 2007
#3 - January 14, 2008
#4 - March 31, 2008
Choice C:
Pass Type = One-way pass (to school and from school only)
Payment Plan = Annual
Price: $59.85
Payment Due: July 26, 2007 only.
Choice D:
Pass Type = One-way pass (to school or from school only)
Payment Plan = Quarterly
Price: $15.75
Payment Due: #1 - July 26, 2007
#2 - October 8, 2007
#3 - January 14, 2008
#4 - March 31, 2008
Fees are payable at your child's school office. You may pay by cash, check,
money order, or cashier's check made payable to "Department of Education."
THERE WILL BE A $15.00 SERVICE CHARGE FOR ALL RETURNED CHECKS. The service
charge must be paid by cash, separate money order, or separate cashier's
check made payable to "Director of Finance."
NON-PAYMENT
If you are delinquent in the payment of the bus fare, or if you fail to pay
outstanding fees (e.g., bounced check fees, duplicate pass fees, etc.), your
child may not be allowed to ride the bus, and your delinquent account
balance may be turned over to a collection agency. If your account is
turned over to a collection agency, you will be charged a $15 collection
fee. Your child may re-enroll when the bus pass fee and all other
outstanding fees are paid in full. DURING THE PERIOD THAT YOUR CHILD DOES
NOT HAVE A BUS PASS, YOU MUST MAKE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND
ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL AND HOME.
FREE BUS PASS
Bus passes are free for students who meet one of the following criteria:
* Student is qualified for a free school lunch. Students qualified for
reduced price lunches are not eligible for free bus passes.
* Student is a foster child.
* Student is in a family with four or more children, and three older
siblings are fare-paying school bus riders.
IF YOUR CHILD IS ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE BUS PASS, YOU MUST STILL COMPLETE AND
SUBMIT THE APPLICATION ON PAGE 9 OF THE BOOKLET!
BUS PASS
All students that have been qualified to ride the school bus must carry the
official Deparment of Education bus pass and present it to the driver each
time the student boards the bus. In some schools, the bus pass may be your
child's school identification badge. If your child refuses to show the
driver his or her bus pass or identification badge, he or she may be denied
a ride.
If your child transfers from one public school to another, and you have
already paid for your child's bus pass, obtain a Request to Transfer Bus
Pass form (Form ST-74) from the school you are transferring TO. When you
complete and submit the form to the new school, your child will be issued a
new pass. If your child is transferring to another school and you have not
applied and paid for a school bus pass, you may fill out a new application
form (Form ST-70 on page 9 of the booklet).
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