Common use of Evacuation Drills Clause in Contracts

Evacuation Drills. A. Each Contractor shall conduct two (2) bus evacuation drills for each route during each school year. These drills shall be conducted during October and March. B. Evacuation drills are to be conducted at the school of destination and are to be supervised and verified by a local school administrator. Where routes to two schools are combined on the same vehicle and double drop-offs are made (i.e. 7:55-8:00 a. m. or 8:55-9:00 a.m.) the Contractor may conduct the evacuation drill only at the first school site when all children are on the vehicle, i.e. 7:55 or 8:55 a.m. C. Completed evacuation drills are to be reported on the form provided by Pupil Transportation Services. Completed reports are to be provided to Pupil Transportation Services within five (5) business days of conducting all the drills. Milwaukee Public Schools and the bus contractors servicing MPS realize the importance of an effective student bus behavior management program. The parties realize that to be effective in addressing student behavior problems, the program must be flexible and adaptive. The district agrees to work through the bus contractor subcommittee annually to evaluate changes to the program that will enhance student behavior on buses and will also review the adequacy of compensation for cost of the program to contractors. The contractors agree to support the district in its efforts. It is understood by bus contractors and MPS that qualitative and statistical data will be gathered by the district through its HEAT program and other sources in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the MPS Bus Behavior Management Program. MPS agrees to share this evaluative data with contractors at frequent intervals throughout the school year so that contractors may react to improve upon any perceived problems. Contractors and the district will work through the contractor subcommittee to evaluate the data with the purpose of continual improvement to the program. A. A driver is to report any disruptive rider on a Student Ridership Complaint Form. No form of punishment is allowed. At no time may a rider be evicted from a vehicle. Authorized riders are not to be refused service unless explicitly authorized by MPS. Acts of misconduct considered emergencies by the Contractor or questions regarding ridership should be reported immediately to the Police, Principal and/or Pupil Transportation. X. Xxxxx Complaint Forms must be completed by the driver and before they leave their terminal after their AM or PM runs. Each bus company must designate an individual(s) who is familiar with the requirements of the MPS Bus Behavior Management Program to review all ridership complaints and to follow up with drivers as necessary. The designee is the primary contact person for student discipline with the schools, and their primary job duty. Bus companies must have capable back-up in place if the primary designee is unavailable. By July 15, 2015, bus contractor must inform MPS of the Bus Behavior Management program designee. No additional compensation for this position is provided. If the designated bus company individual determines that the Tier 1 infraction(s) warrants further action or the infraction is a Tier 2, the bus company must submit A HEAT Service request detailing the infraction. The HEAT Service request must be submitted by the next business day following the incident. Bus companies must notify Pupil Transportation immediately if any of the following occurred: • Injury to a student, bus driver or citizen • Significant damage to the bus or other property • Any weapon • Any controlled substance • Any sexual assault of misconduct The district will also work diligently to encourage timely school administrator responses to bus contractor HEAT Service request by the following business day. C. BUSES ARE NOT TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL ONCE A ROUTE HAS STARTED UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY PUPIL TRANSPORTATION. D. Student behavior that jeopardizes the safety of students on the bus may be cause for temporary or permanent suspension of riding privileges. The bus company must contact the school to review the situation and request a suspension of riding privileges from the school principal/administrator. Should the administrator be unable or unwilling to issue a suspension of riding privileges a Request to Suspend Riding Privileges form may be submitted by the Contractor. The Request to Suspend Riding Privileges form must be submitted to the Director of Business Services or the Manager of Pupil Transportation within 24 hours. The Director of Business Services or the Manager of Pupil Transportation will review the occurrence with the school and determine whether the student will be suspended from the bus and for what duration. The Director of Business Services or the Manger of Pupil Transportation will notify the Contractor and the parent/guardian of the decision.

Evacuation Drills. A. Each Contractor shall conduct two (2) bus evacuation drills for each route during each school year. These drills shall be conducted during October and MarchApril. The rear door must be used in one of the evacuation drills. B. Evacuation drills are to be conducted at the school of destination and are to be supervised and verified by a local school administrator. Where routes to two schools are combined on the same vehicle and double drop-drop- offs are made (i.e. 7:55-8:00 a. m. 8:00 a.m. or 8:55-9:00 a.m.) the Contractor may conduct the evacuation drill only at the first school site when all children are on the vehicle, i.e. 7:55 or 8:55 a.m. C. Completed evacuation drills are to be reported on the form provided by Pupil Transportation Services. Completed reports are to be provided to Pupil Transportation Services within five (5) business days of conducting all the drills. Milwaukee Public Schools and the bus contractors servicing MPS realize the importance of an effective student bus behavior management program. The parties realize that to be effective in addressing student behavior problems, the program must be flexible and adaptive. The district agrees to work through the bus contractor subcommittee annually to evaluate changes to the program that will enhance student behavior on buses and will also review the adequacy of compensation for cost of the program to contractors. The contractors agree to support the district in its efforts. efforts.5 It is understood by bus contractors and MPS that qualitative and statistical data will be gathered by the district through its HEAT iHEAT program and other sources in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the MPS Bus Behavior Management Program. MPS agrees to share this evaluative data with contractors at frequent intervals throughout the school year so that contractors may react to improve upon any perceived problems. Contractors and the district will work through the contractor subcommittee to evaluate the data with the purpose of continual improvement to the program. A. A driver is to report any disruptive rider on a Student Ridership Complaint Form. No form of punishment is allowed. At no time may a rider be evicted from a vehicle. Authorized riders are not to be refused service unless explicitly authorized by MPS. Acts of misconduct considered emergencies by the Contractor or questions regarding ridership should be reported immediately to the Police, Principal and/or Pupil Transportation. X. Xxxxx Complaint Forms must be completed by the driver and before they leave their terminal after their AM or PM runs. Each bus company must designate an individual(s) who is familiar with the requirements of the MPS Bus Behavior Management Program to review all ridership complaints and to follow up with drivers as necessary. The designee is the primary contact person for student discipline with the schools, and their primary job duty. Bus companies must have capable back-up in place if the primary designee is unavailable. By July 15, 2015, bus contractor must inform MPS of the Bus Behavior Management program designee. No additional compensation Compensation for this position is provided. If the designated bus company individual determines that the Tier 1 infraction(s) warrants further action or the infraction is a Tier 2, the bus company must submit A HEAT Service request detailing the infraction. The HEAT Service request must program will be submitted by the next business day following the incident. Bus companies must notify Pupil Transportation immediately if any of the following occurred: • Injury to a student, bus driver or citizen • Significant damage to the bus or other property • Any weapon • Any controlled substance • Any sexual assault of misconduct The district will also work diligently to encourage timely school administrator responses to bus contractor HEAT Service request by the following business day. C. BUSES ARE NOT TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL ONCE A ROUTE HAS STARTED UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY PUPIL TRANSPORTATION. D. Student behavior that jeopardizes the safety of students on the bus may be cause for temporary or permanent suspension of riding privileges. The bus company must contact the school to review the situation and request a suspension of riding privileges from the school principal/administrator. Should the administrator be unable or unwilling to issue a suspension of riding privileges a Request to Suspend Riding Privileges form may be submitted by the Contractor. The Request to Suspend Riding Privileges form must be submitted to the Director of Business Services or the Manager of Pupil Transportation within 24 hours. The Director of Business Services or the Manager of Pupil Transportation will review the occurrence granted in accordance with the school and determine whether the student will be suspended from the bus and for what duration. The Director of Business Services or the Manger of Pupil Transportation will notify the Contractor and the parent/guardian of the decision.formula found in Section G-30