Transportation to Non-Public Schools

Non-Public School Transportation

According to Minnesota State laws and regulations, Independent School District #194 may be obligated to provide to district residents choosing to send their children to non-public schools outside the district as follows:

Provide monetary reimbursement in lieu of public school transportation. Based on state regulations, this reimbursement can be up to, but may not exceed, the pupil transportation reimbursement amount received by Independent School District #194 from the State of Minnesota, less 1 percent for district administrative costs.

How to Apply

Application and reimbursement occur between Independent School District #194 and each family or each non-public school. Parents must apply if they are transporting their children and the Non-Public School must apply if they are providing the transportation.

  
As part of the process for obtaining transportation reimbursement from Independent School District #194, each non-public school outside district boundaries must, on an annual basis, make an annual initial application by way of an online application to have the non-public school considered for transportation reimbursement. In late summer, each year it is the Parent or Non-Public School’s responsibility to apply for reimbursement for those students who indicate that they live within the Independent School District #194 boundaries. 

The deadline for this annual initial application for the each school year is November 1^st.

Reimbursement

If a non-public school application is approved for transportation reimbursement, the actual reimbursement will be completed only at the end of the school year, which will be approved at the last School Board Meeting on the fourth Tuesday in June. The non-public school at the close of the school year must submit a student roster containing the names of each student from Independent School District #194 attending the non-public school, each student’s gender, grade level and the number of days of actual attendance for the year at the non-public school.

If you have questions about non-public school transportation, please contact our Transportation Department @ 952-232-2038. 

Application Forms

If you are unable to submit the forms electronically, please print and mail the forms to the District Office, c/o Gloria, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044.