Common use of Bus Routes Clause in Contracts

Bus Routes. A. The Administration will designate a maximum of four (4) routes as premium routes based on there being students with special needs on the routes. Drivers selecting a premium route will be compensated with an additional Forty Cents ($0.40) per hour. B. Annually, the Board may post up to four (4) “Summer Test Driver” positions for the purpose of driving some of the proposed routes for the upcoming school year to verify times and directions, and identify potential problems on the routes. The Administration will select the drivers. The drivers will be paid their regular rate. C. The Transportation Supervisor shall post all regular bus routes according to bus number, capacity, times and routing description, and all “variable route assignments,” no later than seven (7) days prior to the earliest school opening for any school served by the Twinsburg City Schools’ Transportation Department, in the Transportation Supervisor’s Office, for all Bus Drivers to view. A “variable route assignment” represents a regular bus driving assignment that is bid annually and involves the driver being given different assignments that may vary from day-to-day, based on operational needs as determined by the Transportation Supervisor/designee. While the start/end times for variable route drivers may vary from those of regular bus drivers, variable route drivers will not be required to report to work more than fifteen (15) minutes before the earliest start/reporting time for a regular bus driver. D. 1. To facilitate bus drivers’ selection of their routes, annually the District will conduct a mandatory Bid Meeting at least three (3) calendar days prior to the earliest opening for any school served by the Twinsburg City Schools' Transportation Department. Drivers must appear in person at the Bid Meeting or, in the case of an emergency or other valid excuse, have a colleague attend the Bid Meeting with his/her proxy (a driver who sends a person with his/her proxy, must ensure that the person with the driver’s proxy attends the meeting with the driver’s assigned Group). Prior to the Bid Meeting, drivers will be divided into groups of five (5) based upon their seniority (e.g., the five (5) most senior drivers will be in Group 1, the next five (5) most senior drivers in Group 2, etc.). The Groups will meet in thirty (30) minute increments, with the Group with the most senior drivers meeting first. Within his/her Group, the drivers will select their route based upon their seniority; each driver will have five (5) minutes to make his/her selection. If a driver or his/her proxy is not present when his/her turn arrives, he/she will move to the end of his/her Group and if he/she appears before the end of his/her Group’s thirty (30) minute period, the driver will be provided a final opportunity to select his/her route after the other drivers in his/her Group have made their selections. Drivers or their proxies who do not appear with their assigned Group, will be provided a final opportunity to select a route from those remaining after all of the Groups have met with the Transportation Supervisor. If a driver does not attend the Bid Meeting or send a person with his/her proxy, the Transportation Supervisor shall assign a route to the driver. Bus drivers will be paid for thirty (30) minutes for attending their Bid Meeting. (Individuals who have a proxy for another driver will not be compensated for attending the Bid Meeting on behalf of another driver.). The Association may have two union representatives attend the entire Bid Meeting to oversee the process, but such observers shall not be compensated for their time at the Bid Meeting.

Bus Routes. A. The Administration will designate a maximum of four (4) routes as premium routes based on there being students with special needs on the routes. Drivers selecting a premium route will be compensated with an additional Forty Cents ($0.40) per hour. B. Annually, the Board may post up to four (4) “Summer Test Driver” positions for the purpose of driving some of the proposed routes for the upcoming school year to verify times and directions, directions and identify potential problems on the routes. The Administration will select the drivers. The drivers will be paid their regular rate. C. The Transportation Supervisor shall post all regular bus routes according to bus number, capacity, times and routing description, and all “variable route assignments,” no later than seven (7) days prior to the earliest school opening for any school served by the Twinsburg City Schools’ Transportation Department, in the Transportation Supervisor’s Office, for all Bus Drivers to view. A “variable route assignment” represents a regular bus driving assignment that is bid annually and involves the driver being given different assignments that may vary from day-to-day, based on operational needs as determined by the Transportation Supervisor/designee. While the start/end times for variable route drivers may vary from those of regular bus drivers, variable route drivers will not be required to report to work more than fifteen (15) minutes before the earliest start/reporting time for a regular bus driver. D. 1. To facilitate bus drivers’ selection of their routes, annually the District will conduct a mandatory Bid Meeting at least three (3) calendar days prior to the earliest opening for any school served by the Twinsburg City Schools' Transportation Department. Drivers must appear in person at the Bid Meeting or, in the case of an emergency or other valid excuse, have a colleague attend the Bid Meeting with his/her proxy (a driver who sends a person with his/her proxy, must ensure that the person with the driver’s proxy attends the meeting with the driver’s assigned Group). Prior to the Bid Meeting, drivers will be divided into groups of five (5) based upon their seniority (e.g., the five (5) most senior drivers will be in Group 1, the next five (5) most senior drivers in Group 2, etc.). The Groups will meet in thirty (30) minute increments, with the Group with the most senior drivers meeting first. Within his/her Group, the drivers will select their route based upon their seniority; each driver will have five (5) minutes to make his/her selection. If a driver or his/her proxy is not present when his/her turn arrives, he/she will move to the end of his/her Group and if he/she appears before the end of his/her Group’s thirty (30) minute period, the driver will be provided a final opportunity to select his/her route after the other drivers in his/her Group have made their selections. Drivers or their proxies who do not appear with their assigned Group, will be provided a final opportunity to select a route from those remaining after all of the Groups have met with the Transportation Supervisor. If a driver does not attend the Bid Meeting or send a person with his/her proxy, the Transportation Supervisor shall assign a route to the driver. Bus drivers will be paid for thirty (30) minutes for attending their Bid Meeting. (Individuals who have a proxy for another driver will not be compensated for attending the Bid Meeting on behalf of another driver.). The Association may have two union representatives attend the entire Bid Meeting to oversee the process, but such observers shall not be compensated for their time at the Bid Meeting.Bid