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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

John L. Winn

Commissioner of Education

F. PHILIP HANDY,

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

JULIA L. JOHNSON

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

LINDA K. TAYLOR

CONTACT PERSON:

Ronnie McCallister

M E M O R A N D U M

District School Superintendents

July 2005-06 Transportation Survey

This document is intended to assist school districts in providing safe and efficient transportation services

to Florida’s student population. Through this and other types of assistance, the Office of Funding and

Financial Reporting supports the mission of Florida’s K-20 education system to increase the proficiency

The July 2005-06 Student Transportation survey will be conducted the week of July 11-15, 2005. The

Automated Student Information System (Student Transportation format) will be used by all districts to

transmit their July student transportation information.

ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1214 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0406 • www.fldoe.org

Suncom 205-0406 • FAX (850) 245-9099

District School Superintendents

Please refer to the attached 2005-06 Student Transportation General Instructions for assistance with

student eligibility, reporting criteria, instructions for the Automated Student Information System, and

reporting deadlines. The system cut-off date for reporting July survey data is Friday, September 16, 2005.

All database input must be complete as of this date. The attached form letter, which certifies the adjusted

membership and the number of buses reported on the database, must be signed by the Transportation

Director or Designee and submitted no later than Thursday, September 22, 2005. The July student

transportation information provided in this letter must match that reported in the database as of the system

cut-off date. Districts may utilize transportation report F63499 or F70092 to verify adjusted membership

and bus information recorded in the database for use in the certification letter. The information in this

letter will be compared with the Department’s report to ensure that accurate information is used in the

transportation funding formula.

Please contact Jennifer Seifert (Office of Funding and Financial Reporting) at (850) 245-0405, Herman

Carter (School Transportation) at (850) 245-9795, or Nada Stauffer (Education Information and

Accountability Services) at (850) 245-0400 if assistance is needed.

ATTENTION: JENNIFER SEIFERT

Due Date: September 22, 2005

Date: ______________________

Fax Number: (850) 245-9135

Florida Department of Education

Office of Funding and Financial Reporting

325 W. Gaines Street, Room 824

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

This letter is provided to certify the student transportation information totals in the Automated

Student Transportation Survey Information Database for the July survey for

the______________________ School District. Zeros are entered below if there were no

transported students during the July survey. All district schools, as appropriate, are represented.

Adjusted Base Students

Adjusted ESE Students

July 2005 survey total __________ ___________________ ___________________

________________________________________

Signature of Transportation Director or Designee

Student Transportation

Reporting Deadlines 2004-05 and 2005-06

Survey Week: July 12-16, 2004

Due Date: July 30, 2004

State Processing: July 26-September 17, 2004

Final Update/Amendment Date: April 29, 2005

Survey Week: October 11-15, 2004

Due Date: October 29, 2004

State Processing: October 25-November 12, 2004

Final Update/Amendment Date: July 29, 2005

Survey Week: February 7-11, 2005

Due Date: February 25, 2005

State Processing: February 21-March 11, 2005

Final Update/Amendment Date: November 18, 2005

Survey Week: June 13-17, 2005

Due Date: July 1, 2005

State Processing: June 27-July 15, 2005

Final Update/Amendment Date: March 31, 2006

Survey Week: July 11-15, 2005

Due Date: July 29, 2005

State Processing: July 25-September 16, 2005

Final Update/Amendment Date: April 28, 2006

Survey Week: October 10-14, 2005

Due Date: October 28, 2005

State Processing: October 24-November 11, 2005

Final Update/Amendment Date: July 28, 2006

Survey Week: February 6-10, 2006

Due Date: February 24, 2006

State Processing: February 20-March 10, 2006

Final Update/Amendment Date: November 17, 2006

Survey Week: June 12-16, 2006

Due Date: June 30, 2006

State Processing: June 26-July 14, 2006

Final Update/Amendment Date: March 30, 2007