Common use of Parental Transportation Assistance Clause in Contracts

Parental Transportation Assistance. It is the expectation that students on reserve will be bused to school. Parental Transportation assistance may be considered on a case-by-case basis only under extraordinary/unique circumstances. Transportation to/from school of choice is not considered an extraordinary circumstance. • Ineligible except for extraordinary/unique circumstances. Requires Joint Committee review and approval. Water-taxi and/or Ferry Services Modes of transportation in areas where First Nation Students are required to cross bodies of water to attend school are eligible for funding. For example, Students travel by water taxi from Opitsaht to Tofino in school district 70. Refer to Water Transportation section for more information. • Eligible for operational costs. Boarded Students Some First Nation Students who are required to leave home to attend BC Public School are boarded or billeted. Regular communication must take place between the First Nation, the Board, parents, and the billeted family to ensure the boarded students have the appropriate transportation supports and services. Refer to Boarding Students section for more information. • Eligible for to/from school. • Eligible for transportation to/from. extracurricular • Eligible for to/from home. Dual Credit Courses/Programs Dual credit courses/programs provide high-school students the opportunity to earn credits recognized by both a high school and a post-secondary institution under the British Columbia Transfer System or programs offered in French through Educacentre. Dual credit courses/programs are part of a regular school day, which are administered by school districts. Transportation to/from dual credit programs are considered the responsibility of the school district. • Ineligible. Unsigned Plans Unsigned Joint Plans received by the Ministry of Education to express the need of transportation for First Nation Students to attend a BC Public School will be considered incomplete. Email agreement/confirmation from both the school district and First Nations will be accepted in lieu of a signed plan. •

Parental Transportation Assistance. It is the expectation that students on reserve will be bused to school. Parental Transportation assistance may be considered on a case-by-case basis only under extraordinary/unique circumstances. Transportation to/from school of choice is not considered an extraordinary circumstance. • Ineligible except for extraordinary/unique circumstances. Requires Joint Committee review and approval. Water-taxi and/or Ferry Services Modes of transportation in areas where First Nation Students are required to cross bodies of water to attend school are eligible for funding. For example, Students travel by water taxi from Opitsaht to Tofino in school district 70. Refer to Water Transportation section for more information. • Eligible for operational costs. Boarded Students Some First Nation Students who are required to leave home to attend BC Public School are boarded or billeted. Regular communication must take place between the First Nation, the Board, parents, and the billeted family to ensure the boarded students have the appropriate transportation supports and services. Refer to Boarding Students section for more information. • Eligible for to/from school. • Eligible for transportation to/from. from extracurricular • Eligible for to/from home. Dual Credit Courses/Programs Dual credit courses/programs provide high-school students the opportunity to earn credits recognized by both a high school and a post-secondary institution under the British Columbia Transfer System or programs offered in French through Educacentre. Dual credit courses/programs are part of a regular school day, which are administered by school districts. Transportation to/from dual credit programs are considered the responsibility of the school district. • Ineligible. Unsigned Plans Unsigned Joint Plans received by the Ministry of Education to express the need of transportation for First Nation Students to attend a BC Public School will be considered incompleteincomplete and not considered for funding. Email agreement/confirmation that the Joint Plan is complete from both the school district and First Nations will be accepted in lieu of and considered a signed plan. •• Ineligible.