Henrico County Public Schools will provide transportation assistance (when in the student’s best interest*) for students approved as McKinney-Vento-eligible so that the student may remain at his/her school of origin. This transportation is arranged through the McKinney-Vento liaison’s office. It may take three to five working days for transportation arrangements to be processed. Once transportation is arranged, the parent/guardian is called and advised of the start date and time of the transportation, the pick-up/drop-off address, and the assigned bus number.
Families who have cars may be provided gas cards on a weekly basis to assist with gas expenses. In order to receive gas cards, families must provide receipts showing the gas cards were used to purchase gas, and their children must maintain regular and prompt attendance at school.
Bus tokens may be offered for families/students who reside on public transportation routes.
To obtain transportation assistance, please provide information on the McKinney-Vento Screening Form. indicating the services needed.
If your address/circumstance changes after you or your child are already approved for McKinney-Vento transportation, please notify the school your child is attending and provide the following information:
- Student(s) name(s) & ID #(s)
- Name and address of the school that the student attends or will attend
- Address where the student is to be picked up/dropped off
- Name and contact phone number for the parent/guardian
*“when in the student’s best interest” is determined by the geographic distance from the school, the age of the student, and the amount of time the student would spend being transported on the bus each day from the out-of-zone address.