Friday, April 12, 2013
Application process has begun for 2013-2014, deadline June 15.
From Millburn School District: The Subscription Busing application process for 2013-2014 is now underway. Registrations must be submitted online through Community Pass by the deadline of June 15, 2013. Information and instructions are available on the school district Transportation As a reminder, students who do not qualify for mandated transportation, i.e., grades K-8 who live more than 2 miles from school or grades 9-12 who live more than 2.5 miles from school, can apply for subscription busing. You can determine whether you qualify by checking “Street Eligibility” on the transportation website at http://www.millburn.org. Past participation does not guarantee a seat and you must subscribe again for the school year 2013/2014. If you are …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Applications for the 2012-2013 year must be made online by June 30.
After being pleased with the savings and the results, the Board of Education will continue its subscription busing program next year. Under the subscription plan, parents pay a yearly fee per child for busing, rather than the school district providing the service for free as it had before the current year. Next year’s fee will remain the same at $580 per student with a family cap of $1,160. The fee is non-refundable, according to district officials. Applications for subscription busing must be submitted online this year by Saturday, June 30. Administrators emphasize that any anyone other than new students applying after June 30 will be placed on a waiting list and will not be scheduled for busing before September 17 - if seats are still …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
New property committee revisited the subscription busing issue and deemed waivers unwarranted.
After revisiting the subscription busing issue for a handful of families, the newly formed property committee of the Board of Education has decided against hardship waiver for families who were redistricted last year. At the center of the issue were two small pockets of families who are just under the state’s two-mile rule that mandates that students get to ride the bus free of charge. "The committee decided that no waivers are warranted for subscription busing," said Regina Truitt. "...The dialogue never ends, but we hope to provide some closure for this topic." Those families who were seeking the waivers were redistricted away from closer schools and say they were promised busing. Now, they say, not only have their children been moved…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Board reduces fees and hardship allowance for subscription busing but keeps program; Public will vote on budget April 27.
Despite the concerns of parents whose children would have to walk long distances on what they called hazardous routes, the Millburn Board of Education eliminated courtesy busing Monday night when members unanimously adopted a budget that increases taxes 1.35 percent. In an effort to compromise on the busing issue, board members tweaked their original proposal, allowing for a cap on fees for multiple children in a family and doubling the income threshold for qualifying for a hardship waiver. “Like any compromise,” Superintendent James Crisfield said, “no one will be happy with all of it.” Crisfield predicted correctly. Many parents, especially those whose children were redistricted out of their neighborhood schools, expressed frustration …
Sophie
4:54 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Hi Nantz - You are so right about the teachers being responsible for training the future leaders of America. Whenever I see those very inspiring Barack Obama link banners on top of this Patch page such as "Barack Obama Needs Your Help" or "Join Michelle Obama in Supporting Barack" (right next to the "Bunny's Sports Bar -- 18 New Flat Screen TVs" ads), I realize how critical our teachers' role is … more ›