BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS:
THAT: The Board of Education set the eligibility walk limits as 3.0 km for elementary students, 4.0 km for middle students, and 4.8 km for secondary students.
THAT: The Board of Education set the transportation fee of $300 using the no route cap scenario, as attached to the Agenda and presented at the February 12, 2020 Public Board Meeting.
THAT: The Board of Education set the transportation registration opening date to March 2, 2020 and closing date of May 31, 2020.
STEERING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:
THAT: The Board of Education approves the amendments to Regulation 425R – Student Fees (Regulations), as attached to the Agenda and makes the following substantive changes to the existing regulation:
Addition of a new criteria to also allow for a subsidy under income thresholds.
THAT: The Board of Education approves the rewrite to Regulation 470R – Transportation Services Management (Regulation) Guiding Principles for Transportation in Central Okanagan Public Schools, as attached to the Agenda and makes the following substantive changes to the existing regulation:
Registration deadline set to May 31. Late applications for eligible students will be accommodated if there is an empty seat.
Eligibility for secondary students can be removed if the area they reside in has been deemed to have adequate transit service.
Courtesy seats will not be provided to students that reside less than 2.0 kms from their catchment school.
Courtesy seats will first be provided to elementary and middle school students based on distance. Any remaining seats will be provided to secondary students based on distance.
The practice to remove courtesy riders from a seat during the year to accommodate new eligible riders is discontinued.
An additional fee will be charged for students that require more than one route.
The restriction on bus transfers and bus stop limits is eliminated.
Increase of ride time guideline to 60 minutes.
All outstanding fees must be paid, arranged for payment or subsidized to receive busing service.