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Transportation FAQ

This FAQ provides information for Transportation Directors to support the submission of transportation data to ADE for the purposes of calculating TSL.

As defined in A.R.S. § 15-901, a route includes the total number of miles necessary to transport an eligible student on a school bus from their residence to their school of attendance and back to their residence. The morning run and the afternoon run equals one route.

  • Transportation Route Report—A.R.S. § 15-922 requires school districts to submit transportation route reports within 12 days of the 100th day of instruction. The data must be submitted via ADE Connect. The submission window opens in mid-January.
  • Vehicle Inventory Report—Each school district shall, on or before July 15 immediately following the fiscal year submit their vehicle inventory. The submission window opens on May 1.

Prior year transportation reports, up to FY21, are located on the Student Counts page on the School Finance website: https://www.azed.gov/finance/reports.

If the reports were never generated, request an A.R.S. § 15-915 to reopen the application and then create the report.

To correct prior year data, your Transportation Director and Business Manager will need to submit an A.R.S. §15-915 request letter. Please see page 5 of the posted guidance: Guidelines for Requesting Prior Year Corrections to State Aid or Budget Capacity (A.R.S. § 15-915).

If the global submission window closes before your LEA’s 100th day, contact the School Finance Account Analyst Team and request an extension of time.

No, only vehicles that meet the definition of the school bus should be reported in Transportation Route reporting. White fleet vehicles such as vans, cars, SUVs, or trucks should not be used to transport students on a regularly scheduled route. For additional information about using a white fleet please refer to the Arizona Department of Public Safety and federal guidelines that govern school buses and school bus drivers.

No, only vehicles that meet the definition of school bus should be reported on the Vehicle Inventory report. District vans, cars, SUVs, or trucks; also known as a white fleet, should not be included in the reported vehicle inventory.

The posted guidance School Finance External Guidelines explains that each district can calculate the average number of riders for the first 100 days of instruction using at least 25 days of their bus drivers’ daily student counts. Districts must include at least 25 days to determine the average. The days do not need to be consecutive, but which days are being used in the average calculation must be identified.

If a school bus is leased between two districts, only one district may report the route miles on the Route report. The districts should have an established agreement, known as an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), to determine which district will be responsible for reporting miles driven and eligible riders.

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