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New for the 2025–26 School Year: OSSE Parent Portal
Submit Your Child’s Transportation Preferences Online
OSSE is making changes to how families request transportation services for eligible students with disabilities. The new OSSE Parent Portal is an online platform where parents and guardians of students with transportation-eligible Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) can submit transportation preferences for the 2025–26 school year.
In the Parent Portal, parents/guardians can choose their child’s preferred transportation service and provide specific pick-up and drop-off addresses.
Transportation Options in the Portal
Parents and guardians will choose one of the following options:
- Will Not Need Transportation
- “My student will not use any OSSE transportation services.”
- Parent Stipend Program
- “I will apply for a $400 monthly stipend for transporting my student to and from their enrolled school.”
- Note:
- If you’re currently enrolled in the 2024–25 Parent Stipend Program, you must still submit your preference in the OSSE Parent Portal to confirm participation for 2025–26.
- Required documentation must be uploaded in the portal.
- Monthly attendance will be verified to maintain stipend eligibility.
- OSSE-DOT Transportation
- “OSSE’s Division of Student Transportation (OSSE-DOT) will provide transportation for my student to and from their enrolled school (via yellow school bus or OSSE-designated vehicle). I will provide updated address details in the portal.”
Training and Technical Assistance
OSSE will provide in-person technical support to families from June 10–28 and July 14-26:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays | 4–7 p.m.
- Saturdays | 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Location: OSSE, 1050 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 (Note: Closed June 19 for Juneteenth). Training videos are also be available within the portal.
(Please note: Support will not be available on Thursday, June 19 due to the Juneteenth federal holiday.)
Additional Resources
- Letter to Transportation Eligible Families:
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Access the Parent Portal here.
For more information, please contact the OSSE Parent Resource Center at (202)576-5000 or email osse.parentportal@dc.gov.