Common use of Bus Routes Clause in Contracts

Bus Routes. 1. All bus routes will be established by the Board. The route, number of students, and/or mileage designated for each route may be periodically adjusted as necessary. 2. Prior to the start of each school year, drivers will meet with the administration and will bid on bus routes according to job classification seniority, with the most senior driver selecting first. The bus routes being bid will include the roads to be traveled, the approximate number of students, length in miles and the schools for that route. When an employee bids on a route, such route will be the employee’s regular assignment for one (1) year until the routes are bid again. Adjustments to routes based upon student enrollment changes will not result in re-bidding a route until the next year. 3. Any mid-day runs over and above the regular routes will be bid according to the rotating Driver contract seniority system. A driver must be at Step 3 before he or she will be eligible for a mid-day route. Mid-day runs will be limited to one per driver and paid at a one (1) hour minimum at the driver’s hourly rate. Drivers who accept or decline a mid-day run will then rotate to the bottom of the continuing contract seniority list the next year until all drivers have the opportunity to accept or decline a yearly mid-day run. Any newly established shuttle routes will also be bid (i.e., including but not limited to pre-school, latchkey, etc.). Shuttles are defined as daily runs. When a mid-day driver is off for an extended period of time, the mid- day run will be rotated every two (2) weeks by seniority rotation. 4. Summer routes are defined as routes that are beyond the regular Perry Local District school year calendar for educational purposes. Each year summer routes will be offered first to the most senior driver then continue down the seniority list until all summer routes are filled. When summer route driver reports off, drivers on the summer sign up list will be offered the opportunity to drive the open routes first by asking the driver at the pin then continue thru the summer sign up list rotation until the opening is filled. 5. Pre-Trip and Post-Trip for regular routes will be paid as 15 minutes in the a.m. and 15 minutes in the p.m. Regular drivers may be permitted to substitute on mid-day runs by placing their names on the mid- day substitute list and be called in order of seniority rotation. Principals will be invited to the in-service along with the Union President. Bus routes, including mid-day runs, will be made available for driver review no less than one (1) week prior to route bidding. Any route that changes one complete run exclusive of additions or deletions of streets and/or students due to overloads or time problems, from the time the driver receives it, will necessitate the posting of that bus route for bidding purposes (one time bid). Any route that becomes available for any reason will be posted for five (5) working days for all drivers to view. The bidding will then take place within five (5) working days to fill all open positions. All routes will be granted to the most senior driver requesting the route.

Bus Routes. 1. All bus routes will be established by the Board. The route, number of students, and/or mileage designated for each route may be periodically adjusted as necessary. 2. Prior to the start of each school year, drivers will meet with the administration and will bid on bus routes according to job classification seniority, with the most senior driver selecting first. The bus routes being bid will include the roads to be traveled, the approximate number of students, length in miles and the schools for that route. When an employee bids on a route, such route will be the employee’s regular assignment for one one (1) year until the routes are bid again. Adjustments to routes based upon student enrollment changes will not result in re-bidding a route until the next year. 3. Any mid-day runs over and above the regular routes will be bid according to the rotating Driver continuing contract seniority system. A driver must be at Step 3 before he or she will be eligible for a mid-day route. Mid-day runs will be limited to one per driver and paid at a one (1) hour minimum at the driver’s hourly rate. Drivers who accept or decline a mid-day run will then rotate to the bottom of the continuing contract seniority list the next year until all drivers have the opportunity to accept or decline a yearly mid-day run. Any newly established shuttle routes will also be bid (i.e., including but not limited to pre-school, latchkey, etc.). Shuttles are defined as daily runs. When a mid-day driver is off for an extended period of time, the mid- mid-day run will be rotated every two (2) weeks by seniority rotation. 4. Summer routes are defined as routes that are beyond the regular Perry Local District school year calendar for educational purposes. Each year summer routes will be offered first to the most senior driver then continue down the seniority list until all summer routes are filled. When summer route driver reports off, drivers on the summer sign up list will be offered the opportunity to drive the open routes first by asking the driver at the pin then continue thru the summer sign up list rotation until the opening is filled. 5. Pre-Trip and Post-Trip for regular routes will be paid as 15 minutes in the a.m. and 15 minutes in the p.m. Regular drivers may be permitted to substitute on mid-day runs by placing their names on the mid- mid-day substitute list and be called in order of seniority rotation. Principals will be invited to the in-service inservice along with the Union President. Bus routes, including mid-day runs, will be made available for driver review no less than one (1) week prior to route bidding. Any route that changes one complete run exclusive of additions or deletions of streets and/or students due to overloads or time problems, from the time the driver receives it, will necessitate the posting of that bus route for bidding purposes (one time bid). Any route that becomes available for any reason will be posted for five (5) working days for all drivers to view. The bidding will then take place within five (5) working days to fill all open positions. All routes will be granted to the most senior driver requesting the route.