Transportation Eligibility Worksheet - STS

This page is only displayed when the  Students Requiring Structured Transportation Supports (STS) to Access FAPE option is selected as a specialized transportation service requirement for the student in the Transportation section of the IEP, Services and Dedicated Aides document.

Create Transportation Eligibility Worksheet - STS

1. Within the IEP document, navigate to Transportation Eligibility Worksheet - STS using the flyout menu.

2. In the Student Information section, the system auto-populates the following information:

   • From the Student Info/Demo Part B profile: 

     • Student

     • USI

     • DOB

   • From the LEA Entry/Exit Part B profile:

     • Grade

   • From the Special Education Part B profile:

     • Last Eligibility Meeting Date

     • Last IEP Annual Review Meeting Date

3. The system provides five long stylized text boxes to enter IEP team discussion notes for the considerations. The user must type a minimum of 20 characters in each text box.

4. In the Eligibility Determination section, select a response for the Based on the considerations above, does the student require specialized transportation to access a free appropriate public education (FAPE) based on the need for structured transportation supports? checkbox.

   • If the user selects Yes, the student is eligible for special education transportation services under the STS category. A long stylized text box appears to provide a written justification summarizing the IEP team's determination, including a summary of the student's disability that warrants the eligibility determination and a description of the structured supports needed to ensure the student's safe travel. The user must type a minimum of 20 characters in the text box. Upon finalization of the approved IEP, the data flow process will select YES for Transportation Eligible Yes/No and will select the STS checkbox on the student's Special Education Part B profile.

   • If the user selects No, the student is not eligible for special education transportation services under the structured transportation supports (STS) category. If appropriate, the IEP team may consider eligibility under the accessing a specialized program (ASP) or medically fragile students (MFS) categories. Upon finalization of the approved IEP, the data flow process will select No for the Transportation Eligible field and will not select the STS checkbox on the student's Special Education Part B profile.

5. Enter a date in the Date of Determination field. Upon finalization of the approved IEP, the data flow process will flow the value to the Transportation Eligibility Determination Date on the student's Special Education Part B profile.

6. Click Save, Done Editing.

Data Flow

Upon finalization of the IEP, the following data flow occurs: