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Have
you received and reviewed 45 CFR Part 1310, Head Start Program
Final Rule? |
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2.
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Does
your agency provide transportation services to Head Start
programs? |
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3.
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Does
your agency provide transportation services to Early Head
Start programs? |
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4.
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Does
your agency provide transportation for children served under
the home-based option? |
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5.
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Do
your State's laws apply to Head Start vehicles (owned and
contracted) and their operation? |
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6.
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Do
your State's Department of Education (DOE) regulations apply
to Head Start vehicles (owned and contracted)? |
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7.
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Does
you State's DOE publish minimum standards for the design and
construction of school buses? |
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8.
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Does
you State's DOE publish transportation operational manuals? |
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9.
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Does
your Agency's resource library include a copy of Federal Guideline
17? |
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10.
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Does
your Agency's resource library include a copy of Recommendations
of the Thirteenth National Conference on School Transportation:
National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures,
2000 Revised Edition? |
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11.
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Does
your Agency transport children in school buses? |
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12.
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Does
your Agency transport children in non-conforming vans? |
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13.
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Does
your Agency transport children on allowable alternate vehicles?
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14.
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Does
your Agency contract transportation services?
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15.
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Are
vehicles used to transport children to and from Head Start
and Early Head Start programs equipped with height- and weight-appropriate
child safety restraint systems? |
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16.
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Are
vehicles equipped with reverse beepers? |
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17.
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Are
vehicles equipped with required emergency equipment (fire
extinguisher, first aid kit, reflective triangles, etc.)? |
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18.
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Are
vehicles inspected by State-approved MVI Stations at least
once annually? |
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19.
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Does
your Agency require preventive maintenance of all (owned and
contracted) vehicles used to transport children to and from
program activities? |
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20.
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Are
drivers and monitors required to conduct pre-trip and post-trip
inspections before and after every trip? |
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21.
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Are
new vehicles inspected at the time of delivery as required
by Section 1310.14? |
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22.
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Does
every vehicle have at least one assigned monitor (attendant,
aide) on board at all times when children are being transported? |
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23.
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Do
your Agency's records indicate compliance with licensing and
other requirements for drivers specified in Section 1310.16? |
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24.
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Are
pre-service and in-service training compatible with requirements
specified in Section 1310.16? |
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25.
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Have
fixed routes been planned to ensure that the safety of children
is the primary consideration in route design? |
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26.
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Do
children's daily rides to and from program activities exceed
one hour each way? |
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27.
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Are
children required to cross roadways before boarding or after
leaving their respective vehicles at stop locations? |
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28.
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Have
alternate routes been designed for use during hazardous conditions? |
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29.
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Has
an assessment of designated vehicle stops on routes been completed
within the past two years? |
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30.
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Has
an assessment of on-site loading and unloading areas at Agency
facilities been conducted within the past two years? |
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31.
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Does
the instructional program for children and parents include
passenger safety, pedestrian safety, emergency procedures
and other topics specified in Section 1310.21? |
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32.
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Are
emergency evacuation drills conducted within the first 30
days of the program year and at least twice annually thereafter? |
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33.
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Are
parents involved in safety instructional programs? |
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34.
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Have
parents been trained in their roles with respect to their
children's safety? |
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35.
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Does
your Agency maintain cost accounting procedures to determine
the actual cost of transportation services? |
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36.
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Does
your Agency participate in a transportation coordinating council? |
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37.
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Have
efforts been made to coordinate Head Start and Early Head
Start transportation activities with other community transportation
services? |
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38.
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Does
your Agency have a plan of action for implementing "The Final
Rule"? |
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