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DEERFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENTS

POLICY

It is the policy of the Deerfield School District to provide some reimbursement of expenses incurred by families for the transportation of resident students to high schools. This policy shall be activated only in years when district-provided transportation to a single high school of record does not exist and when funds are appropriated by the School District for the express purpose of transportation reimbursement for high school students. The School District reserves the right to cancel this program at any time.

PROCEDURE

1. Transportation reimbursement shall be available to supplement the costs of transportation to and from a high school program for every Deerfield high school student, grades 9 through 12, domiciled in Deerfield and duly enrolled in an approved high school, subject to the stipulations of the policy above and also with the stipulation that the District has not provided for transportation through special education or some other budget source.

2. Each transportation reimbursement may be obtained by submitting a Request Form (sample appended) to the School Administrative Unit #53 office no later than November 20, March 20 and/or June 20 of a given year when the policy is in effect. Request Forms may be obtained from the Deerfield Community School Office, the School Administrative Unit #53 office or the Deerfield District website. A separate form must be submitted for each three-month reimbursement request.

3. Reimbursements will be mailed three (3) times per school year on the business day closest to November 30, March 30 and June 30. Reimbursement checks will be mailed from the Deerfield Community School.

4. Those eligible to submit Request Forms include parents or legal guardians, so long as the parent or legal guardian and the eligible student are legal residents of the Deerfield School District, the student was enrolled in an approved high school program for the period of time covered by the Application for Transportation Reimbursement and the student otherwise qualifies as outlined in this policy and procedure summary.

5. The amount of the Reimbursement allocated for each qualified student shall be calculated based upon the total yearly amount budgeted for this purpose and the total number of valid reimbursement requests submitted. In no instance shall the total yearly reimbursement exceed $300 per student.

APPROVED: May 20, 2004

REVISED: February, 2006

RESCINDED: February, 2008