Transportation
Resources
National Center for Homeless Education: Transportation webpage
This National Center for Homeless Education webpage provides informational and practical resources on transporting students experiencing homelessness.
This SchoolHouse Connection webpage provides informational and practical resources to help schools meet the transportation needs of students experiencing homelessness.
Sample Materials
Arizona Department of Education (ADE): Parent Transportation Forms
This ADE sample forms help document transportation arrangements, agreements, and communications between the transporting district(s) and parent of the student experiencing homelessness being transported.
McKinney-Vento Bus Pass Agreement Sample Form
McKinney-Vento Transportation Agreement
Arizona Department of Education (ADE): Transportation Request Form
This ADE sample form serves to document the details of school transportation-related requests, including new, changed, and cancelled routes as well as shared routes across two districts.
Arizona Department of Education (ADE): Transportation Route Details Sample Form
This ADE sample form serves to document the details of a student's school transportation route (including details such as student name(s), pick-up location, school name, approximate pick-up/drop-off time, route contact information, and vehicle identification information.
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Homeless Transportation Plan/Cost-Sharing Agreement
This ISBE sample form can be used by LEAs to document how transportation for students experiencing homelessness will be provided, i including in cases across LEA boundaries.
Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD): Transportation Agreement
This transportation agreement explains MMSD's transportation guidelines to parents of students experiencing homelessness.
Sample Letter/Form to Families Regarding Prepaid Gas Cards
This sample prepaid gas card letter/form outlines how gas cards provided to a parent/caregiver or unaccompanied youth by the school district may be used to meet student school transportation needs.
Santa Clara County Office of Education: Transitional District Transportation Agreement
This interdistrict transportation agreement outlines the responsibilities of participating school districts for transporting McKinney-Vento eligible students to and from the school of origin in cases when the student resides in one district and attends school in another.
Spokane Public Schools: Transportation Agreement
This agreement, developed by HEART (Homeless Education and Resource Team) at Spokane Public Schools, outlines the district's transportation policy and guidelines for students experiencing homelessness. It requires the signature of the homeless student's parent or guardian or of the homeless unaccompanied youth.
This sample letter explains school bus transportation guidelines, including effects of student no-show and caregiver no-call, to parents or caregivers of students experiencing homelessness.