Common use of Bus Routes Clause in Contracts

Bus Routes. A. Handicapped, and vocational routes shall be filled by bid in accordance with seniority, but shall not be included as part of any regular run. However, if, on a regular run, the driver is not working three and one-half (3 1/2) hours of driving time, the driver may be assigned a shuttle run before seniority is to be considered. If the shuttle runs the driver's time over the regular three and one-half (3 1/2) hours, only the extra hours will be paid in addition to the regular run. B. In the event at some later date (after initial bids are accepted) a new run or a run becomes available because of a driver's termination of employment, it shall be posted for a period of seven (7) work days and bid in accordance with the above bid procedures. C. All extra trips shall be assigned by the Principal or Assistant Principal on a rotated basis from the seniority list. All trips shall be awarded at least five (5) work days in advance whenever possible. D. If a driver does not desire extra trips, s/he shall have the option of withdrawing his name from the rotation list. However, if the driver remains on the list, there shall be no trading of positions on the list, and if the extra run is refused for any reason, the driver's name shall be placed at the back of the list. E. There shall be two (2) rotating lists established for extra runs for each attendance area based upon seniority---one to cover day trips and one to cover night trips. All extra trips made during the regular school hours will be considered day trips. All extra trips made from Friday at 4:00 p.m. through Sunday midnight and mid-week tournaments and games for sports will be considered night trips. A driver may accept an extra run if that extra run conflicts with their regular route. The drivers for a particular attendance area shall be offered the extra run before the extra run is assigned to another individual. If an employee uses sick leave on a day on which they are assigned an extra run, then the supervisor may re-assign the extra run to another person. If an employee is skipped improperly on the extra run lists, the error will be corrected by placing the employee at the top of the list extra trips. F. All bus drivers will be guaranteed three and one-half (3 1/2) hours of driving time, plus one-half (1/2) hour for fueling, cleaning, and pre-servicing the bus. All trips over eight (8) hours in one day will be paid straight time. All hours for trips over forty (40) hours per week will be paid time and one-half (1.5). This overtime pertains to bus drivers only. G. It is understood that all buses must be kept in good driving condition and shall be inspected prior to the opening of school. No driver shall be requested to drive an unsafe bus. H. Only those drivers who are employees of the Board shall be assigned to any route or extra trips. This does not include special education contracted drivers who are not driving Board-owned vehicles. I. All bargaining unit bus drivers (regular full time drivers) shall have the option of any trip before any other driver is asked. J. Letter A. shall be interpreted as follows: 1. All drivers shall be guaranteed three and one-half (3 1/2) hours driving time daily and one-half (1/2) hour for fueling, cleaning, and pre-servicing the bus. This time shall result in a four (4) hour daily total pay guarantee for bus drivers. 2. After new shuttle or old shuttle vacancies have been assigned, if additional vacancies still exist, those vacancies shall be posted for bid by seniority. 3. Should all drivers be driving their actual time and additional vacancies not filled by seniority bid require assignment, drivers will be assigned those vacancies not filled by bid. This will be accomplished by utilizing the reverse seniority last-to-be-hired, first-to-be-assigned procedure. The language of 1, 2, and 3, of Letter J will be used to determine the daily hours.

Bus Routes. A. Handicapped, and vocational Vocational routes shall be filled by bid in accordance with seniority, but shall not be included as part of any regular run. However, if, on a regular run, the driver is not working three six and one-half (3 6 1/2) hours of driving time, the driver may be assigned a shuttle run before seniority is to be considered. If the shuttle runs the driver's time over the regular three six and one-half (3 6 1/2) hours, only the extra hours will be paid in addition to the regular run. B. In the event at some later date (after initial bids are accepted) a new run or a run becomes available because of a driver's termination of employment, it shall be posted for a period of seven five (75) work days and bid in accordance with the above bid procedures. C. All extra trips shall be assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal or Assistant Principal Athletic Director on a rotated basis from the seniority list. All trips shall be awarded at least five (5) work days in advance whenever possible. Drivers driving handicapped routes shall be given first priority on the handicapped extra trips and non-handicapped route drivers shall not be eligible to bid on those trips until all handicapped route drivers have bid. Handicapped route drivers shall not be eligible to bid on day or night trips until all non-handicapped route drivers have bid on the trips. All drivers may bid on county trips from the County Trip list. D. If a driver does not desire extra trips, s/he shall have the option of withdrawing his name from the rotation list. However, if If the driver remains on the list, there shall be no trading of positions on the list, list and if the extra run is refused for any reasonassigned a trip, the driver's name shall driver may trade the trip with another driver if a conflict arises with the driver assigned the trip. If a trip is traded, the driver trading the trip must notify the principal and athletic director. If the driver is unable to trade the trip the trip will be placed at assigned to the back of next driver on the list. E. There shall be two three (2) rotating 3)rotating lists established for extra runs for each attendance area based upon seniority---one to cover day trips and trips, one to cover night trips and one covering handicapped trips. There shall also be a County wide trip list. All extra trips made during the regular school hours will be considered day trips. All extra trips made from Friday at 4:00 p.m. through Sunday midnight and mid-week tournaments and games for sports will be considered night trips. County wide trips are those trips for the CTC trips, trips not bid on by the drivers in the attendance area or any other trip involving all of the high schools. A driver may accept an extra run if that extra run conflicts with their regular route. The drivers for a particular attendance area shall be offered the extra run before the extra run is assigned to another individualindividual on the countywide trip list. If an employee uses sick leave on a day on which they are assigned an extra run, then the supervisor may re-assign the extra run to another person. If an employee is skipped improperly on the extra run lists, the error will be corrected by placing the employee at the top of the list extra tripslist. F. All bus drivers will be guaranteed three six and one-half (3 6 1/2) hours of driving time, plus one-one- half (1/2) hour for fueling, cleaning, and pre-servicing the bus. All trips over eight (8) hours in one day will be paid straight time. All hours for trips over forty (40) hours per week will be paid time and one-half (1.5). This overtime pertains to bus drivers only. G. It is understood that all buses must be kept in good driving condition and shall be inspected prior to the opening of school. No driver shall be requested to drive an unsafe bus. H. Only Except as provided herein, only those drivers who are employees of the Board shall be assigned to any route or extra trips. This does not include special education contracted drivers who are not driving Board-owned vehicles. On field trips or extra trips where there are ten (10) or more students attending, the trips will be posted on the attendance area field trip list. If there are nine (9) or fewer passengers, school vans will be used. Properly licensed coaches/teachers may transport the students using school vans. I. All bargaining unit bus drivers (regular full time drivers) shall have the option of any trip before any other driver is asked. J. Letter A. shall be interpreted as follows: 1. All drivers shall be guaranteed three six and one-half (3 6 1/2) hours driving time daily and one-half (1/2) hour for fueling, cleaning, and pre-servicing the bus. This time shall result in a four seven (47) hour daily total pay guarantee for bus drivers. 2. After new shuttle or old shuttle vacancies have been assigned, if additional vacancies still exist, those vacancies shall be posted for bid by seniority. 3. Should all drivers be driving their actual time and additional vacancies not filled by seniority bid require assignment, drivers will be assigned those vacancies not filled by bid. This will be accomplished by utilizing the reverse seniority last-to-be-be- hired, first-to-be-assigned procedure. The language of 1, 2, and 3, of Letter J will be used to determine the daily hours.

Bus Routes. A. Handicapped, and vocational routes shall be filled by bid in accordance with seniority, but shall not be included as part of any regular run. However, if, on a regular run, the driver is not working three and one-half (3 1/2) hours of driving time, the driver may be assigned a shuttle run before seniority is to be considered. If the shuttle runs the driver's time over the regular three and one-half (3 1/2) hours, only the extra hours will be paid in addition to the regular run. B. In the event at some later date (after initial bids are accepted) a new run or a run becomes available because of a driver's termination of employment, it shall be posted for a period of seven (7) work days and bid in accordance with the above bid procedures. C. All extra trips shall be assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal or Assistant Principal Athletic Director on a rotated basis from the seniority list. All trips shall be awarded at least five (5) work days in advance whenever possible. D. If a driver does not desire extra trips, s/he shall have the option of withdrawing his name from the rotation list. However, if If the driver remains on the listlist and is assigned a trip, there shall the driver may trade the trip with another driver if a conflict arises with the driver assigned the trip. If a trip is traded, the driver trading the trip must notify the principal and athletic director. If the driver is unable to trade the trip the trip will be no trading of positions assigned to the next driver on the list, list and if the extra run is refused for any reason, driver trading the driver's name trip shall be placed at the back of the list. E. There shall be two (2) rotating lists established for extra runs for each attendance area based upon seniority---one to cover day trips and one to cover night trips. There shall also be a County wide trip list. All extra trips made during the regular school hours will be considered day trips. All extra trips made from Friday at 4:00 p.m. through Sunday midnight and mid-week tournaments and games for sports will be considered night trips. County wide trips are those trips for the CTC trips, trips not bid on by the drivers in the attendance area or any other trip involving all of the high schools. A driver may accept an extra run if that extra run conflicts with their regular route. The drivers for a particular attendance area shall be offered the extra run before the extra run is assigned to another individualindividual on the county wide trip list. If an employee uses sick leave on a day on which they are assigned an extra run, then the supervisor may re-assign the extra run to another person. If an employee is skipped improperly on the extra run lists, the error will be corrected by placing the employee at the top of the list extra trips. F. All bus drivers will be guaranteed three and one-half (3 1/2) hours of driving time, plus one-half (1/2) hour for fueling, cleaning, and pre-servicing the bus. All trips over eight (8) hours in one day will be paid straight time. All hours for trips over forty (40) hours per week will be paid time and one-half (1.5). This overtime pertains to bus drivers only. G. It is understood that all buses must be kept in good driving condition and shall be inspected prior to the opening of school. No driver shall be requested to drive an unsafe bus. H. Only Except as provided herein, only those drivers who are employees of the Board shall be assigned to any route or extra trips. This does not include special education contracted drivers who are not driving Board-owned vehicles. On field trips or extra trips where there are 8 or fewer students attending the trips will be posted on the attendance area field trip list. If no bus driver is awarded the trip, properly licensed coaches/teachers may transport the students using school vans. I. All bargaining unit bus drivers (regular full time drivers) shall have the option of any trip before any other driver is asked. J. Letter A. shall be interpreted as follows: 1. All drivers shall be guaranteed three and one-half (3 1/2) hours driving time daily and one-half (1/2) hour for fueling, cleaning, and pre-servicing the bus. This time shall result in a four (4) hour daily total pay guarantee for bus drivers. 2. After new shuttle or old shuttle vacancies have been assigned, if additional vacancies still exist, those vacancies shall be posted for bid by seniority. 3. Should all drivers be driving their actual time and additional vacancies not filled by seniority bid require assignment, drivers will be assigned those vacancies not filled by bid. This will be accomplished by utilizing the reverse seniority last-to-be-hired, first-to-be-assigned procedure. The language of 1, 2, and 3, of Letter J will be used to determine the daily hours.