Priority Overview
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are required to submit a series of transportation data to initiate transportation services for eligible students. Data submissions are critical for OSSE to properly prepare for the school year and support our students and school partners.
For questions, please contact Jason Campbell at [email protected].
Top 5 Things to Know
- OSSE DOT’s Transportation Request Form (TRF) status website is available for LEAs to monitor their ESY TRF submissions for the 2024-25 school year. This website provides transparency for LEAs and their leaders to monitor the TRF submissions of the students that are eligible for transportation services.
- Once the school year begins, OSSE has up to ten days (after TRF submission) to prepare safe, secure, and efficient routes in processing TRFs.
- Students who are new to your LEA in 2023-24 will not appear in the Integrated Data System (IDS) until the LEA where the student was previously enrolled exits the students, and you, the LEA receiving the student, have transitioned your student information systems to the new school year.
- OSSE DOT provides an LEA reimbursement policy for special circumstances at the start of school to ensure all eligible students have access to transportation when their school year begins.
- The routing of eligible students and timely delivery of transportation services are dependent upon timely and accurate student data submission via the TRF (i.e., sharing student address, attending school, telephone numbers, etc.).
Key Resources
- Transportation Request Form (TRF) status website
- LEA Start of School Year Transportation Reimbursement Guidelines
- Parent Resource Center The communication link between the Division of Student Transportation, parents/guardians, LEAs, and schools and can be reached at (202) 576-5000 from 5 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Student Transportation Family Handbook
- Inclement Weather Plan.
- Monthly Webinar: OSSE offers a monthly webinar open to LEA SPED and transportation POCs; each meeting will share important information for preparing for the new school year. Register here
Key Dates & Deadlines
- June 3, 2024 - LEAs must submit transportation data for returning students
- 20 business days before the school year begins - LEAs must submit transportation data for new students.