The policies and procedures described in this manual were developed to implement court-ordered desegregation transportation service for the interdistrict transfer plan. For the most part, these policies and procedures have been in effect since the beginning of the 1982-83 school year. The State Board of Education has acknowledged these policies but not formally adopted them to allow some flexibility in their administration. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will work cooperatively with the Voluntary Interdistrict Coordinating Committee and participating districts to provide effective, efficient, and safe transportation within the framework of the Settlement Agreement. The manual covers general provisions as well as provisions for starting, changing, and stopping transportation service, illness during the school day, part-time and ancillary transportation, activity transportation, student discipline, weather and emergency procedures, and accidents. Eleven forms for implementing the transportation program are appended. (LHW)