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KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF OF EDUCATION KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT EDUCATION EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY STAK CLASS 2016 Documenting and analyzing transportation codes 2015

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Current Codes defined • T-1 Student rides the bus twice daily for more than a mile. • T-2 Student rides the bus twice daily for less than a mile. • T-3 Student rides the bus once daily for more than a mile. • T-4 Student rides the bus once daily for less than a mile.

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Current codes defined (cont) • NT- Student is not transported by district. • T 5 - Student requires special transportation.

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Questions to be answered • For codes T 1, T 2, T 3 and T 4 there are essentially two questions to be answered and documented: • How often does the child ride the bus in general ? • How far is the child being transported when they ride the bus.

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Questions to be answered cont • For T 5 codes there is one question to be answered. • Is the need for special transportation stated in the Individual education plan?

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Transportation form • Purpose of the form: • To assist districts in assigning accurate T codes • To document substantively what we want during the review process

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Transportation form cont • • Student address Student name Physical and Mailing address Phone Numbers

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Transportation form cont • To simplify the documentation process outside of the student information system. • To get all of the information in one location and allow for changes during the school year 8

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Transportation form cont • Distance and daily occurrence for riders • Actual bus ridden (am and pm) • Changes in information during the school year

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KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION How do I know my codes are correct Appropriate paper work completed Transportation record is created Clerks get info from students Scott Rose 2012 11

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Obtain T-code attendance comparison report. Comes from info On SAAR Scott Rose 2012 12

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KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION For more information: Contact Student Tracking and Transportation Branch • Cheri Meadows: (502)564 -5279. • Scott Rose: (606)776 -0798 • Ruth Yates: (859) 583 -3417 • Sheila Harned: (270) 705 -9158