Common use of K3, K4 and K5 Students Clause in Contracts

K3, K4 and K5 Students. MPS will provide an identification necklace for each child, and school personnel are to place those students in assigned seats at the front of the bus. If a rider fits the program criteria listed above and the rider has the proper identification necklace visible, the driver is to follow the Absence of Responsible Person procedures as indicated below. If the driver is concerned about dropping the rider at the designated stop for any reason, the driver is to call the contractor dispatch for instructions. Bus Contractors can contact Pupil Transportation Services via the hotline (475-8134) or the school for further information and/or instructions. The steps required for an Absence of Responsible Person is listed below: 1. Driver arrives at the stop at the designated time. After it has been determined that there is no responsible person to receive the student, the driver continues the route. The driver notifies the dispatcher that there is no one to receive the child (i.e. absence of responsible person). 2. Driver completes the first route and the second route if one is scheduled. 3. Driver returns to the regular stop for the pupil. If there is no responsible person to receive the pupil, the driver calls the dispatcher for instructions. If a mid-day route, the dispatcher should contact the school for further instructions. 4. The dispatcher reports the situation to Transportation Day Care at 475-8462. The driver will be directed to take the K3, K4, and/or K5 students to the designated MPS After-School Site. 5. The Contractor submits the appropriate form to Pupil Transportation Services within 48 hours. 6. The Contractor may charge MPS $20.00 for the trip back to the student's residence or to an MPS site. (If more than one student lives at that address only one $20.00 fee can be charged). A fee may be submitted if the bus driver has traveled a minimum of five (5) miles or twenty (20) minutes of additional driver time. An "Absence of Responsible Person" form must be completed and forwarded to Pupil Transportation Services.