Bidding of Bus Routes. Bidding for regular and special education bus routes may start two weeks prior to the driver orientation meeting and no later than the orientation meeting.
23.2.1 The District shall post regular bus routes and the current bus driver seniority list by August 15 of each year for review by bus drivers. The seniority hour’s list shall be current as of June 30 of the previous fiscal year.
23.2.2 Special Education routes may be posted on August 15, but no later than the morning of the driver orientation meeting. Bidding for Special Education routes shall take place before the end of the workday at the driver orientation meeting. Post-bidding changes in these routes shall be handled according to Article 4.5 of this agreement.
23.2.3 Bidding for bus routes shall be based on each driver’s seniority, with the most senior driver selecting first and the remaining drivers in descending order of seniority. Seniority shall be defined by date of hire for bidding purposes only at the beginning of the year and thus bid on routes in that order of seniority. The bidding process shall continue in descending order of seniority until all routes are taken. If a driver cannot be reached then bidding will cease until he/she can be reached or until the driver orientation meeting.
23.2.4 If a driver is not available during the two (2) weeks prior to the driver orientation meeting, he/she may bid by proxy. The driver shall notify the Supervisor of Transportation in writing of his/her first three (3) choices in routes at least two (2) working days prior to bidding. A written bid, facsimiles or e-mail are acceptable forms of written notification. At the driver orientation meeting the supervisor shall assign the route for the absent driver based on seniority and routes available. If no notice is made and the driver is not present at the bidding, the supervisor shall choose on the driver’s behalf, based on the driver’s assignment during the previous school year.
23.2.5 The Supervisor or Transportation may contact drivers by phone to advise them of their time to bid. Any driver may bid verbally on the phone or may come into the office to bid. If a driver comes into the office they shall be paid a maximum of thirty (30) minutes to bid. The thirty (30) minutes is considered part of the pre-school year start preparation time.
Bidding of Bus Routes. During the last two weeks in August, bus drivers will be notified of their order of seniority and regular hours of assignment established as of the last day of the prior school year. Drivers, in order of seniority will be invited to bid upon the regular daily assigned route designated for the school year and buses. Drivers may choose by seniority the maximum hours available, not to exceed eight (8) hours, from the routes available. A "regular route" means an AM to school or a PM from school run, "kindergarten runs," or "late runs," or a combination thereof. Upon completion of bidding these assigned routes become the regular assignment
Bidding of Bus Routes. When a driver’s regular route decreases in driving time so as to assert them ineligible for the District health insurance plan, the effected driver(s) may follow this process: The effected driver may request to be placed onto the route of the least senior driver that is eligible for health insurance benefits, provided he/she is of lower seniority than the effected driver. The displaced driver shall assume the route of the effected driver.
