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.

SchoolHouse Connection: Meeting the Transportation Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness webpage

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.

Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth: Sample School of Origin Transportation Parent Letter

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.