sCHOOL BUS

2024-2025 TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT

After reviewing the transportation reimbursement requests last year, it has become necessary for the district to implement guidelines and procedures that ensure that we are compliant with Illinois State Board of Education transportation claim guidelines and state/federal acceptable accounting and financial practices to prevent fraud and misuse of public funds.

The most significant change from prior years is the requirement to submit a monthly Parent/Guardian Transportation Reimbursement Affidavit. Parents and guardians will be required to submit the electronic affidavit between the 1st and 5th of each month. Reimbursement affidavits will not be accepted after the due date.

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT

  • Reimbursements will only be made to families that opted for the Transportation Reimbursement during the registration process AND have a child(ren) eligible for busing in Galesburg CUSD #205.

  • Families with multiple students in the same building are only eligible to claim 1 child per building for transportation reimbursement.

  • Employees with children in a building they are assigned to work in are not eligible for transportation reimbursement.  In certain circumstances, spouses may be eligible.  

  • Parent Transportation Reimbursement Affidavit claims will be verified against the child(ren)'s official Skyward attendance records each month.

  • The Parent Transportation Reimbursement Affidavit is due no later than the 5th day of the proceeding month.  Prior months affidavits will not be made available after this date. Example: The August Parent Transportation Reimbursement Affidavit must be electronically submitted no later than September 5, 2024.

  • Submitted  Parent Transportation Reimbursement Affidavits that claim more days than the student attended in a calendar month will not be submitted for payment.

  • All payments will be made at the end of the school year after approval at the June Board of Education meeting.

Reimbursement Month

Reimbursement Affidavit Opens

Reimbursement Affidavit Closes

August

9-1-2024

9-5-2024

September

10-1-2024

10-5-2024

October

11-1-2024

11-5-2024

November

12-1-2024

12-5-2024

December

1-1-2025

1-5-2025

January

2-1-2025

2-5-2025

February

3-1-2025

3-5-2025

March

4-1-2025

4-5-2025

April

5-1-2025

5-5-2025

May

6-1-2025

6-5-2025