Posted April 23, 2021
Hello Izzi B Families,
The DPS Transportation Department has started a new system, the Transportation Opt In Program. This program is designed to gather data from families on which students will use, or not use, their transportation eligibility.
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Did you know that throughout DPS, about 40,500 students are eligible for transportation? With the data DPS has been able to collect, only about 8,750 students are utilizing their eligibility. This means the DPS Routing Department is spending time routing students who don’t plan to use these services.
So what does that mean? Transportation Services plans for students who are eligible for services, however DPS knows not every student will ride. Knowing who is utilizing their eligibility to ride the bus will help our Routing Department plan for students who are truly utilizing the service. An accurate count of eligible students would save time and improve efficiency.
This is where you all come in. Families are being asked to let Transportation Services know if they would like to utilize their transportation by “Opting in” through the Transportation Opt-in Program. Students are automatically opted-out, so if your student would like to utilize their transportation eligibility, families must log in to the Parent Portal to opt their students in.
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For more information and step by step directions for opting in or out, please visit the DPS Transportation Services website.