Transportation of Nonresident and Nonpublic School Students

Code No.: 702.7
TRANSPORTATION OF NONRESIDENT AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
Policy: The board has sole discretion to determine the method to be utilized for transporting nonresident
and nonpublic students. Nonresident students paying tuition may be, and resident students attending a
nonpublic school accredited by the State Department of Education, will be transported on an established
public school vehicle route as long as such transportation does not interfere with resident public students’
transportation. Nonresident and nonpublic school students will obtain the permission of the
superintendent prior to being transported by the school district.
Parents of resident students who provide transportation for their children attending a nonpublic school
accredited by the Iowa Department of Education will be reimbursed at the established state rate. This
reimbursement is paid only if the school district receives the funds from the state. If less than the
amount of funds necessary to fully reimburse parents of the nonpublic students is received by the school
district, the funds will be prorated.
The charge to the nonresident students is determined based on the students’ pro rata share of the actual
costs for transportation. The parents of these students are billed for the student’s share of the actual
costs of transportation. The billing is according to the schedule developed by the superintendent. It is
the responsibility of the superintendent to determine the amount to be charged and report it to the board
secretary for billing.
Continued transportation of nonresident and nonpublic school students on a public school vehicle route
will be subject to resident public school students’ transportation needs. The superintendent will make a
recommendation annually to the board regarding the method to be used. In making a recommendation
to the board, the superintendent will consider the number of students to be transported, the capacity of
the school vehicles, the financial condition of the school district and other factors deemed relevant by
the board or the superintendent.
Nonresident and nonpublic school students are subject to the same conduct regulations as resident
public students as prescribed by board policy, and to other policies, rules, or regulations developed by
the school district regarding transportation of students by the school district.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 285.1-.2, .10, .16 (2013).
Approved __________
Reviewed 12/20/99
Reviewed 1/17/05
Revised 4/19/10
Revised 4/4/16