Extra Trips. All trips other than regular runs or supplemental runs shall be awarded to drivers according to the following procedures:
9.7.1 All extra trips shall be assigned in compliance with the following section of this Agreement; provided, however, that no driver shall be eligible to work more than forty (40) hours in any workweek, exclusive of hours worked on Saturday or Sunday, when another eligible driver is available and would not be put into overtime.
9.7.2 Assignment of extra trips shall be made on the basis of a “Trip Board.” The most senior driver who signs up for the extra trip shall be awarded the trip. No driver may give up any extra trip or supplemental run or regular run previously awarded in order to take an extra trip, if Section 9.7.1 above would be violated. There shall be no pre-empting of regular runs by drivers who wish to take extra trips.
9.7.3 Trips are to be dated as they are received by the Transportation Office. All extra trips shall be awarded to the most senior appropriate driver signing the “Trip Board.” If the extra trip is posted before a driver’s regular run clock-out time, the driver has until the driver’s next regular run clock-in time to reply. If there is no reply, the dispatcher shall assign the extra trip to the next senior driver on the sign-up sheet.
9.7.4 Drivers shall not be eligible for extra trips during periods of absence due to illness. Drivers absent for personal illness on the last working day before a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday trip shall not be eligible to drive such trip and will lose his/her turn on the list until the process begins anew. Drivers absent for other reasons will be able to drive such trips provided they contact the Transportation Office by 3:30 p.m. on the last working day prior to the scheduled trip to verify their availability and confirm the start time of the trip.
9.7.5 The dispatch book shall be made available for driver viewing by the Transportation Office.
Extra Trips. 1. Assigning Extra trips shall be awarded on a rotation basis. Extra Trips shall be divided into the four (4) categories listed below:
a. Educational Trips shall be defined as any extra trips which are not considered Athletic Trips or Support Groups (Band and Choir) and occur between the first scheduled day of school and the last day of school (plus any make-up days).
b. Athletic Trips and Support Groups (Band and Choir) shall be defined as any extra trips which require a coach or advisor to be present and occur between the first scheduled day of school and the last day of school (plus any make-up days).
c. Emergency Extra Trips shall be defined as extra trips which the transportation supervisor has 24 hours or less notice of such an extra trip.
d. Summer Term Trips shall be defined as any extra trips which occur the day after the last scheduled day of school (plus any make-up days) and the day prior to the first day of school. Employees shall indicate in writing that they want to be on the Summer Trip list by May 1st. Lists for each category shall be comprised of employees listed by seniority. At the beginning of each school year employees must notify the transportation supervisor in writing as to the list(s) they wish to be on and include their up-to-date contact numbers. If an employee elects to opt-out of taking extra trips they must do so in writing to the transportation supervisor. It shall be the responsibility of the employee to notify the transportation Supervisor of changes in availability and contact information. Trips will be assigned using the following procedure: On Monday (or the first day of the work week), a list of the known extra trips for the month will be placed in the drivers’ mailboxes. The trips for the first two weeks on that list will be assigned on the Friday of that week by 9am (Except in the case of school breaks which would require a three-week assignment). Results of those trip assignments will be placed on a bulletin board in the transportation building for all drivers to see. Once the list has been completed it will start at the top of the list and continue on through again. Should a trip be turned down by all of the regular drivers who sign-up, then it will be offered to any substitute driver. This routine for assignment of trips will repeat itself on every Monday (or first day of the work week) until trips defined as “Summer Term” are in place (Summer Term is defined as “the day after the last scheduled day of school (plu...
Extra Trips. A. Field trips (extra trips) shall be provided by rotation on a list composed of regular drivers who volunteer in descending order of classification seniority (defined in Article 39).
B. Extra trips shall be posted upon receipt by the Transportation Supervisor. The time-stamped sheet for each posted trip shall be available to employees for inspection.
C. When an extra trip/field trip is received by the Transportation Supervisor less than one (1) hour before the departure time, the Transportation Supervisor may use his/her discretion in making the assignment.
D. All trips less than one (1) hour will go to the driver who can take it. This trip is not part of the rotation and is assigned at the discretion of the Transportation Supervisor.
E. Seniority rotation lists shall be utilized in the following categories:
(1) Regular Trips - trips that do not interfere with employees’ other jobs in the District
(2) Pick-up trips
(3) Saturday-Sunday trips
(4) Special Trips – scheduled to depart during regular P.M. bus route times
(5) Day Trips – trips that occur only between 8:40 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
F. When any extra trip conflicts with a driver’s regular A.M., Midday or P.M. contracted assignment, the driver shall take his/her contracted run unless approved by the Transportation Supervisor to have a sub driver take the regular contracted run. Similarly, if an extra Day Trip conflicts with a driver’s other regularly assigned job in the District (e.g., work in the cafeteria), the driver must complete his/her regularly assigned job unless the Transportation Supervisor and the driver’s immediate supervisor in the other regularly assigned job mutually agree to release the driver from his/her other regularly assigned job. If a driver cannot get approval from his/her immediate supervisor in the other regularly assigned job, the driver may trade his/her trip to another driver if both agree. However, the trip may only be traded with another Day Trip. If the driver does not get approval from the applicable immediate supervisor or cannot trade his/her assigned Day Trip to a fellow driver, the driver will be passed on the assigned Day Trip.
G. Drivers may mutually agree to trade or exchange assigned extra trips with advance approval of the Transportation Supervisor.
H. The Board retains the authority to employ charter buses to transport students on Board-funded Extra Trips. This authority shall be used only up to five times per year. Nothing herein, however, shall prevent the Board...
Extra Trips. All extra trips will be assigned on a rotation basis, according to a seniority list. Each driver may volunteer his/her time for one unposted extra trip per year. Exceptions may be made under unusual circumstances. All other extra trips will be posted and assigned on a rotation basis, according to seniority.
Extra Trips. 5.3.1 Whenever administratively practicable, extra trips will be assigned to drivers in a manner to achieve equitable distribution of extra trip time.
5.3.2 An extra-trip-time-account ranking will be the basis for offering a driver an extra trip assignment. However, the Transportation Director, or designee, may, in the best interest of the District, or in case of emergency, make a variation in the assignment of extra trips. “Best interest of the District” includes, but is not limited to, safety of students, unique or unusual requirement for driver knowledge or skill.
5.3.2.1 An extra trip account will be opened for each driver at the beginning of each school year or upon employment, if hired after the school year begins. The account will be closed at the end of each school year.
5.3.2.2 At the beginning of each school year, drivers will be ranked on the extra trips eligibility list by employment date, with the driver having the earliest employment date ranked first and the driver with the most recent employment date ranked last.
5.3.2.3 Throughout the school year, drivers will be re-ranked weekly on the basis of the number of hours credited to each driver’s extra trip time account. Drivers credited with the most extra duty hours are placed at the bottom of the eligibility list, and drivers with the least such hours are placed at the top of the list.
5.3.2.4 Drivers log hours in their extra trip account on the basis of the number of hours of actual extra trip time worked or of the number of hours equal to a trip “passed.” (A trip is “passed” whenever a driver does not accept the offer of an extra trip and is not eligible for a “hold.” Drivers are eligible for a “hold” whenever they are disabled by a verifiable illness, are eligible for military leave pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of this Agreement, or are unavailable for a trip which is offered less than twenty-four hours before the trip’s scheduled departure time.)
5.4.1 Whenever administratively practicable, special trips will be assigned to evenly distribute the number of trips (not hours) among all the drivers in the department.
5.4.2 Special trips will be assigned by the Transportation Director, or designee, based on the following;
5.4.2.1 Safety factors requiring special experience or specialized knowledge and skills.
5.4.2.2 Driver’s ability to handle the necessary equipment.
Extra Trips. A. Extra trips will continue to be assigned by rotation to regular drivers. If no regular driver is available for extra trips, the substitute will then be contacted.
B. Probationary drivers should not be asked to take extra trips during their probation period (except in cases where no regular drivers or experienced substitute drivers are available). They will be given a chance to gain experience on extra trips after they have been driving on a regular run for at least 45 days. If asked to take extra trips after dark, adequate day trip experience shall be required.
C. Extra trip drivers will be allowed a reasonable radius from destination for meals.
Extra Trips. Definition: Extra trips shall be defined as any extra curricular trip or sporting event requiring the use of more than two (2) vans.
Extra Trips. Weekend and Holiday Trips (student non-attendance days).
Extra Trips. Extra trips shall be defined as any and all bus trips which are not scheduled on a regular daily basis. Whenever possible, except in emergencies, extra trips shall be posted in a designated area five work days in advance of their departure. All drivers shall be reimbursed at the established rate of hourly pay for the actual driving time. Payment for all extra trips shall begin when the driver arrives at the garage, or after the AM route or whichever applies. The trip ends when the driver returns to the school for the PM route or returns to the garage after the trip. Pre-trip, post-trip and cleaning the bus will be considered part of the trip when applicable. Each extra trip shall be assigned from a roster based on seniority. Trips shall be awarded to the senior driver signed up for the trip. If no regular driver elects to take a trip it will be assigned to a substitute driver.
Extra Trips. Time shall be computed to the next quarter (1/4) hour and shall be computed from the time the bus leaves the garage until the bus returns and is secured. All extra trips shall receive fifteen (15) minutes additional time for non-driving requirements.
A. The four (4) hour minimum for cancelled trips does not apply to shuttles. A shuttle is a trip that is less than two (2) hours in length. Weekend shuttles shall have a minimum of two (2) hours pay, if the District cancels the shuttle.
B. Any driver selected for an extended trip, which is in excess of fifteen (15) hours in duration and a minimum of 200 miles one-way will have lodging provided by the District for the purpose of uninterrupted rest. Selected trips requiring lodging and its cost will be scheduled and approved by the originator of the prior approval.
C. Drivers shall be paid their regular salary for eight (8) hours or the actual driving or mandatory on duty time, (on duty time is when the driver is instructed by staff that he/she must stay on the bus) in excess of either of the above. Overtime shall apply only to actual driving or on duty time in excess of forty (40) hours per week.
