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Alternative Transportation Needs


The following reader responses to a recent School Transportation News survey provided insight into special needs contracting, ridesharing and taxi services that are used by their school districts.


“We currently have an as-needed agreement with ALC, LLC. They sup- plement our districts’ transportation programs using SUVs, minivans, wheelchair accessible vans and sedans to assist in transporting McK- inney-Vento, special needs, out-of-district students, hard-to-serve and multi-district trips. When our neighboring school districts are trans- porting students to the same specialized school, or out-of-district to a nonpublic school, ALC coordinates the transportation. ALC ensures that these routes are being handled as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, and bills each one for only their portion of the trip. The cost is shared between all the districts that are sending students to the same out-of-district or specialized school.” — Tony Briscoe, Director of Transportation Services Oxnard School District in California


“We occasionally contract with taxi companies when our bus service is not the best option for a student with multiple medical needs who lives a long distance from the assigned program. In most cases, students using taxi services are accompanied by a school-appointed nurse. It is almost always less expensive to transport by bus, but when dealing with students with special needs, you have to evaluate based on what is best for that individual.” — Toni Floyd, Transportation Director Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools in North Carolina


“We have been using taxi cabs and a ridesharing service for some of our special needs students for several years. With all of the different programs, wide geography and no space for more school buses in our fleet, we have to hire these companies for some students. The taxis can be very expensive, so the ride sharing saves us some money. Overall, the parents have been happy with the service. Of course, it changes from year to year, based on the students’ needs and changing IEPs.” — Neal Abramson, Transportation Director Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in California


safely transporting students with the best care at the best cost possible.


Traditional Contractor Invests in Long- Term Relationships Dean Transportation, a Michigan-based con-


tractor that specializes in special needs mobility, is deeply rooted in tradition. Kellie Dean shifted his career 33 years ago from a special education


“If a student lives out of the way or in a place we cannot get a bus, we will pay a parent to bring in a student. If the parent agrees, we will pay so much a mile, and the vehicle in which the student is transported has to be inspected by a Kentucky-certified vehicle inspector monthly. This happens about one to two times a year.” — Chris Rippy, Transportation Director Logan County Schools in Kentucky


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