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Students living in DHS shelters in grades K-6, 7 & 8th grade with IEPs do NOT need this form to get a bus.
What is a transportation exception form?
Even if a student's school is in another borough, this ensures they get busing regardless of distance.
What is a mandated IEP?
The distance from a school a student must live to be eligible for STH busing
What is half a mile?
A shelter-based staff first step after a parent complains about a bus driver's behavior
What is to help the parent call the OPT customer service line to make a report?
Before MetroCards & OMNY passes students used this to ride the MTA. (hint: if you still use this phrase, you may have gone to school with Wen)
What is bus pass?
OPT can provide busing for grade eligible students who do not have a physical address, True or False?
What is true? OPT can assign a bus to an intersection
A student has been offered Rideshare by OPT, this person must accompany the student in the Rideshare
Who is any adult over 18 years of age?
True or False. There are other exceptions that a high school student without an IEP can request
A new principal's responsibility is to ensure the school has a designated and properly trained one of these.
Who is a transportation coordinator?
True or False. Student OMNY cards are good for 4 free rides each day, every day of the week, any time of the day
What is TRUE?
High school students who live in a DHS shelter without mandated busing on their IEPs receive this instead of a bus.
What is an OMNY pass?
This office supports student with IEP’s enrolled in Non- Public schools in grades K-12
What is the CSE?
This person can gently remind a principal that busing cannot be denied to eligible STH students
Who is an RM (Regional Manager)?
If a parent contacts this person about their child's busing issues, the parent will be re-directed to the school
Who is the transportation liaison? Due to privacy concerns transportation liaisons do not interact with families.
True or False. STH Parents who lose or damage their 30-Day STH Parent MetroCard must wait until the next month for a MetroCard.
What is false? The school should provide another card and follow their protocol for documenting lost MetroCards
This should NEVER be included in emails regarding families who are victims of crimes and/or DV.
What is the exact home address?
Who is the transportation liaison?
True or False. There are no age restrictions or limitations for students assigned to a bus
What is TRUE? Although OPT will attempt to assign students from the same school or grades whenever possible, there are no restrictions because they cannot discriminate based on age
A student moved to Long Island but continues to attend school in NYC. After submitting an exception form you remember to this
What is email the confirmation code to Daniella Inga?
A student attending a Saturday morning STEM lab at the school needs this to ride the MTA
What is a regular student OMNY card? It can be used 24 hours a day, all year long, including weekends, holidays, and even during summer break!
What is the remainder of the school year and for an additional year if they are in the terminal grade at their school?
This allows a student who recently moved to NYC from Boston to continue receiving special education services, including busing, before getting a NYC IEP.
What is a comparable service plan?
Bus routes that are stop-to-school have a letter and 4 numbers. True or False.
What is true? Curb to school bus routes have a letter and 3 numbers
When a school bus arrives at a school, this person must meet the bus and bring the students into the school building.
Who is any designated school staff member? This person must also sign a "trip card" for the bus driver confirming arrival.
This Pre-K student will need a Student OMNY card
Who is a tall one or the fourth child on the bus? The MTA guidelines are: Up to three children under 44 inches tall ride for free when they’re with a fare-paying adult on the subway and local, limited, rush, and Select Bus Service buses