Bus Assignment. A. New buses will normally be assigned on the basis of seniority. However, the Board, or its designee, will have the choice of assignment. Such assignment will not be arbitrary or capricious.
Bus Assignment. Buses will be assigned by the Transportation Supervisor to specific routes in accordance with the capacity, mileage, and age of the buses, so as to get the most service out of each bus. The Board of Education will attempt to provide drivers with a bus of equal or similar characteristics if the employer makes a permanent change in route assignments or bus assignment.
Bus Assignment. Mentor Public School buses will be assigned in accordance with the following procedures:
1. Buses shall be grouped by model year prior to the start of the school year, in the assignment year.
2. School bus operators shall be assigned buses in accordance with the seniority list with newest buses being assigned to the most senior school bus operator. When new buses are delivered, the first bus put into road service shall be assigned to the most senior school bus operator eligible for a new bus.
3. It is not contemplated that the same school bus operator will be assigned a new bus more often than one (1) per each four (4) year period of service. Therefore, a new bus, when assigned to a school bus operator, will under normal circumstances, remove that school bus operator from eligibility for a new bus for four (4) years.
4. Buses other than new ones shall be assigned prior to the start of the school year on a year to year basis coordinated with the seniority list with the school bus operators at the top of the remaining list being assigned to the newest remaining buses. The assignments shall be continued on a normal rotation basis with changes brought about by expansion or contraction of fleet, economic climate of the school district, and personnel changes.
5. New buses arriving after the start of the year will be assigned to replace the vehicle as determined by the supervisor and no further reallocation of vehicles shall occur mid- year.
6. The Administration reserves the right to retain for certain unique duty (such as special education) buses which are bought to serve that duty and include special features such as size or unique equipment needed to satisfy special (other than normal) uses or needs. In unusual situations, the Administration and Association President and Classification Representative of Transportation will meet to resolve concerns related to reasonable accommodation of the employee’s health concern.
7. Buses may be reassigned to comply with current law. The reassignments shall occur to the least senior school bus operator.
Bus Assignment. Busses will be assigned by the Transportation Director to specific routes in accordance with the capacity, mileage, and age of the busses, so as to get the most service out of each bus. Bus assignments will be done prior to the Bid Meeting.
Bus Assignment. When possible, drivers assigned to field trips will drive their own bus and the substitute driver will drive the spare bus.
Bus Assignment. The assignment of busses to their respective routes will be the responsibility of the bus supervisor, if so employed. New busses will be assigned to routes where most needed. The driver already assigned to that route receiving the new bus will be the driver of the new bus, regardless of seniority. No changes of drivers from one route to another route because they desire a new or better bus is to be allowed.
Bus Assignment. A. Effective 2016-17 School Year, the placement of new school buses will be assigned using the following procedure:
1. Placement of buses will be done at the start of the new school year or when new buses are placed into service. The district will assign new buses to lots.
2. For three (3) consecutive years all new buses will be assigned from the top in order by the lot seniority list.
3. At the beginning of the fourth (4th) year, this process will begin again.
4. Buses purchased by IDEA will be assigned as requested by the ESE Department.
B. All other buses shall be assigned each year by lot seniority with newer buses being given to the senior drivers that choose to be in the rotation.
C. If a bus becomes available during the school year due to an employee’s termination from employment, it will be reassigned according to Lot seniority.
D. When employees change routes, they shall keep their assigned bus except when changing lots, in cases of changing from an ESE handicap route to a regular route or vice-versa or when a student count requires a certain size bus.
E. ESE buses shall follow the same seniority order, except when special accommodations to meet student needs are necessary.
F. When necessary, a bus may be reassigned due to load capacity and/or financial reasons.
Bus Assignment. Since buses are assigned to routes by size, they are to be driven on their regular assigned routes. A sub-bus will not be used on a regular run unless the assigned bus is out of service or out of town.
