Stephanie Lee, Director, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, sent the attached document to Chief State School Officers and State Special Education Directors. The topic of Ms. Lee’s memorandum is Ensuring Safe and Appropriate Transportation for Children with Disabilities. Ms. Lee requested that the Department call to the attention of school personnel the transportation provisions in the federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and to encourage that this information be shared with appropriate school district personnel and transportation providers before potential problems arise regarding the transportation needs of individual students with disabilities.
Please share the attached memorandum with district personnel, as requested. If additional information regarding the safe and appropriate transportation of children with disabilities is needed, contact Dr. Mike Crowley or the assigned Special Education Area Supervisor, or Mike Simmons, Coordinator, ADE School Transportation Services at 501.682.4264.