Getting to-and-from School
Students come to Paladin from a large geographic area. We use a variety of transportation options, including public transportation, and Paladin owned and operated Type III school buses (passenger vans). Additionally, upon meeting certain criteria, students who provide their own transportation can be provided with reimbursement based on the miles traveled to and from school.
Paladin has a fleet of fifteen vans that support routes servicing over a 60 square mile area. Paladin’s fleet transports an average of 100 student riders daily.
*Special Note* If you live within “Paladin’s Transportation Area Supported”, this does not guarantee a spot on a school van. Van space is limited and is conditional based on location and availability.
Additionally, the Paladin van fleet takes students throughout the school day on experiential learning opportunities such as camping, hiking, fishing trips, theater, museums, art galleries, and physical education activities. During the last week of the school year, J-Term, Paladin vans can be found all over the Twin Cities area with students on trips and treks.
Student Parking: Student parking spots are reserved on the south and southwest side of the school. Parking permits are not required at this time.
Carpooling: Thank you for your interest in carpooling. Paladin serves families by maintaining a list of those interested in cooperating to share drop off and/or pick up responsibilities. This list is electronic and maintained by our Transportation Coordinator, call or email Kyle Murphy.
If you have questions about the transportation services we offer, please contact kyle.murphy@pcths.org.
(a) A charter school must comply with all pupil transportation requirements in section 123B.88, subdivision 1. A charter school must not require parents to surrender their rights to pupil transportation under section 123B.88, subdivision 2.
(b) A charter school must notify the district in which the school is located and the commissioner by July 1 of its first fiscal year of operation if it will provide its own transportation or use the transportation services of the district in which it is located. For each subsequent year of operation, a charter school must give that district and the commissioner notice by March 1 for the following fiscal year.
(c) If a charter school elects to provide transportation for pupils, the charter school must provide the transportation within the district in which the charter school is located. The state must pay transportation aid to the charter school according to section 124E.23.
(d) For pupils who reside outside the district in which the charter school is located, the charter school is not required to provide or pay for transportation between the pupil’s residence and the border of the district in which the charter school is located. The charter school may reimburse a parent for costs of transportation from the pupil’s residence to the border of the district in which the charter school is located if the pupil is from a family whose income is at or below the poverty level, as determined by the federal government. The reimbursement may not exceed the pupil’s actual cost of transportation or 15 cents per mile traveled, whichever is less. Reimbursement may not be paid for more than 250 miles per week.
(e) If a charter school does not elect to provide transportation, the district in which the school is located must provide transportation, according to sections 123B.88, subdivision 6, governing transporting nonresident pupils, and 124D.03, subdivision 8, for a pupil residing in the same district in which the charter school is located. The district in which the charter school is located may provide transportation, according to sections 123B.88, subdivision 6, and 124D.03, subdivision 8, governing open enrollment transportation, for a pupil residing in a different district. If the district provides the transportation, the scheduling of routes, manner and method of transportation, control and discipline of the pupils, and any other matter relating to the transportation of pupils under this paragraph is within the sole discretion, control, and management of the district.
(f) The charter school must provide the parent or guardian with information about transportation when a pupil enrolls.
