TRN1001 Transportation Department | Tucson Unified School District Revised: 08/10/17
P.O. 40400, Tucson, AZ 85717 or 2025 E. Winsett, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone (520) 225-4800 | Email transport@tusd1.org
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APPLICATION FOR NON-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PROCEDURE
1.0 SCOPE
1.1 This outlines the procedure to complete an application for students to ride a bus who are presently not eligible for school
transportation under the Governing Board transportation policy EEA, if approved, under limited and specific conditions, starting
no earlier than September 1
st of each school year.
2.0 APPROVAL AUTHORITY
2.1 Transportation Director
3.0 APPLICATION
3.1 TRN-
3.1.1 Requestor submits to school
3.1.2 School submits scanned copy to Transportation (transport@tusd1.org)
3.1.3 Application must be submitted each year to request Non-Eligible ridership
4.0 PROCEDURE
4.1 Non-eligible students may be transported on a school bus within a school area where transportation is in effect, provided:
4.1.1 Seating space is available on a regularly scheduled bus.
4.1.2 The bus shall not deviate from the existing prescribed route.
4.1.3 No additional bus routes or stops will be created.
4.1.4 There will be no adverse result of adding the additional student to the bus (timing, cost, etc.).
4.2 The Transportation Office will not accept any application prior to the date that the bus schedules and routes are published.
4.3 Applications received by September 1
st
of each year will be considered using the following criteria in priority order:
4.3.1 Sibling Rider
4.3.2 Age of the student (with priority given to younger children).
4.3.3 Walking distance.
4.3.4 Date received (first come, first served).
4.5 Applications received after September 1
st
of each year will be considered on a first come, first served basis until the bus is
full.
5.0 APPROVAL/DENIAL
5.1 For those requests which can be accommodated, the Transportation Office will contact the parent/guardian by phone
providing the route information.
5.2 This approval will be valid until the end of that school year, unless there are no longer seats available. In situations where
seats are no longer available, every effort will be made to give advance notice of cancellation of this privilege.
6.0 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS:
6.1 Application for Non-Eligible Resident Students Regarding Bus Transportation-TRN-
7.0 RECORD RETENTION TABLE:
Identification Storage Retention Disposition
Application for Non-
Eligible Resident
Students (TRN-P005)
Transportation
Department files during
school year; then to
storage
One (1) year in
Transportation
Department; moved to
storage for three (3)
years.
Shredded after retention
period.
