Dear Parents,

At the May 18^th meeting of the Board of Education, there were two items that should be brought to your attention. The first item involves bus transportation for the 2010-2011 school year. The second item involves membership in the Niles Township District for Special Education Cooperative effective June 2012.

For the 2010-2011 school year. there will be a reduction in bussing services to the District. This change affects students who live: west of Caldwell (not including residences that are located on Caldwell), east of Waukegan, north of Howard and south of Oakton. This change will eliminate one bus. After review of the state approved hazardous routes, it was discovered that transportation was not mandatory in these areas. The school code requires school districts to transport students for free, who reside one and one-half miles or more, from any school, or if they reside in a serious hazardous zone without adequate public transportation. Since these areas are not located within the approved hazardous zones, we will no longer be providing transportation.