Dear Parents:
Here are some frequently asked questions of the transportation office.
Perhaps these questions and answers will help you prepare for the 2007-08 school year.
The Madison school district provides for the transportation of all students in
grades kindergarten through grade five living more than 1.5 miles from their
assigned school, or in an area where recognized unusual hazards exist. As a
general policy, transportation is not provided for students above grade five.
Exceptions are made where no public transportation is available, as well as
for those special education students for whom yellow bus and public transportation are not feasible.
Possibly, but transportation is based on where you live not where your day care
is located. Any exceptions must be requested each year in writing. Such exceptions
are approved if space is available on the bus, if the route is not altered and if your child follows the bus rules.
While stops are fairly consistent from year to year, changes are made based on
the location of students, safety, etc. Check the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times the week of August 22, 2005 or call the school or
transportation office for information regarding the location of your child's nearest bus stop.
For efficiency of operation, the number of stops, number of turns and retracing of paths must
be kept to a minimum. Under normal conditions, kindergarten through grade five students may be
required to walk up to one-fourth mile to the nearest bus stop. Sometimes a longer distance is
required in the event of dead end streets, inadequate turning area, etc. Any requests for changes
in routing or stops must be made in writing to the transportation office so that a careful study of
alternatives may be made.
If you have any questions, I urge you to call the transportation office before August 29.
The transportation office is staffed throughout the summer months.
"News" will be updated monthly.
| Renee R. Bremer, Manager, Transportation Services Jeff Fedler, Transportation Coordinator 4711 Pflaum Rd Madison, WI 53718 Phone: (608) 663-5288 Fax: (608) 204-0345 rbremer@madison.k12.wi.us jfedler@madison.k12.wi.us |
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