Field Trip Assignment. All field trips will be offered on a rotating basis in the order of seniority. A weekly field trip schedule will be posted in the bus garage. The driver at the top of the seniority list will have first choice of the posted field trip(s) scheduled for any given day. Field trips shall be offered to the eligible driver at the top of the list however, if the field trip hours will make the bargaining unit member exceed 40 hours in a week in accordance with Section 7.4.1, the driver shall be rotated to the bottom of the list. A driver who accepts the field trip shall then be rotated to the bottom of the list, a driver who rejects a trip shall also be rotated to the bottom of the list. Drivers shall not trade places on the list. If the first eligible driver rejects a trip, that trip shall be offered, in succession, to each of the eligible regular drivers on the list. If no regular driver accepts the trip or is eligible for the trip, the trip may be offered to a substitute bus driver. In an emergency situation, such as short advance-notice (24 hours or less) before a trip or the absence of an already assigned driver, the Coordinator assigning the trip may ask the first available driver in the regular rotation. If the Coordinator cannot be reached, the driver already assigned to the trip will get his/her own substitute for the trip, starting with the first driver in the regular rotation. This short advance-notice (24 hours or less) trip will not be counted against the driver who takes it when it comes to the regular rotation. The driver or drivers who may have been skipped over or who turned down the trip will not lose a trip in their regular rotation. The already assigned driver(s) will not get a make-up trip. A driver assigned a field trip which is cancelled shall be next up in the rotation. If a driver is up in rotation for a make-up trip and also in regular rotation, he/she will not be skipped over twice for the same trip. Driving time for field trips will begin fifteen (15) minutes before the time a driver is to arrive at the pickup point. If the trip is cancelled after the driver reports for the trip, the driver will be paid two (2) hour "show-up pay" and will be offered a trip in regular rotation. If the driver waives "show-up pay", he/she will be offered the next available unassigned trip. To qualify for the "show-up pay" or "next available trip" options, the driver must keep the Coordinator informed of where he/she may be contacted in the time prior to the trip. If the driver cannot be reached for a trip cancellation, as indicated above, "show-up-pay" and "next available trip" are waived. If a driver is going from a regular run directly to a field trip, every reasonable effort will be made to contact the driver as early as possible to cancel the trip. A regular driver who accepts a field trip that prevents him/her from driving his/her regular run will be paid for the field trip, but not his/her regular run. When a field trip is scheduled during the school day, it will be determined whether the driver is expected to be back for their regular run or not. Arrangements will be made to cover the regular run when it is determined that it is unlikely the bus will be back in time. When other arrangements have been made, they will not be changed if the bus returns early. (i.e., If a substitute has been scheduled to drive the regular run, he/she will drive the run whether the regular driver has returned or not and the regular driver will not be paid for the regular run.) When there is more than one bus on a field trip, drivers will use the same route and will make every effort to maintain visual, radio, and/or phone contact with each other. It is not the intention of the Board to eliminate busing that is currently being provided for sporting events. However, on no more than 2 occasions in any school year, the Board may permit students to be transported on charter buses. Additional charter bus usage may be permitted only with the prior approval of the Association, unless as a result of lack of regular drivers or sufficient buses.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Field Trip Assignment. All field trips will be offered on a rotating basis in the order of seniority. A weekly field trip schedule will be posted in the bus garage. The driver at the top of the seniority list will have first choice of the posted field trip(s) scheduled for any given day. Field trips shall be offered to the eligible driver at the top of the list however, if the field trip hours will make the bargaining unit member exceed 40 hours in a week in accordance with Section 7.4.1, the driver shall be rotated to the bottom of the list. A driver who accepts the field trip shall then be rotated to the bottom of the list, a driver who rejects a trip shall also be rotated to the bottom of the list. Drivers shall not trade places on the list. If the first eligible driver rejects a trip, that trip shall be offered, in succession, to each of the eligible regular drivers on the list. If no regular driver accepts the trip or is eligible for the trip, the trip may be offered to a substitute bus driver. In an emergency situation, such as short advance-notice (24 hours or less) before a trip or the absence of an already assigned driver, the Coordinator assigning the trip may ask the first available driver in the regular rotation. If the Coordinator cannot be reached, the driver already assigned to the trip will get his/her own substitute for the trip, starting with the first driver in the regular rotation. This short advance-notice (24 hours or less) trip will not be counted against the driver who takes it when it comes to the regular rotation. The driver or drivers who may have been skipped over or who turned down the trip will not lose a trip in their regular rotation. The already assigned driver(s) will not get a make-up trip. A driver assigned a field trip which is cancelled shall be next up in the rotation. If a driver is up in rotation for a make-up trip and also in regular rotation, he/she will not be skipped over twice for the same trip. Driving time for field trips will begin fifteen (15) minutes before the time a driver is to arrive at the pickup point. If the trip is cancelled after the driver reports for the trip, the driver will be paid two (2) hour "show-up pay" and will be offered a trip in regular rotation. If the driver waives "show-up pay", he/she will be offered the next available unassigned trip. To qualify for the "show-up pay" or "next available trip" options, the driver must keep the Coordinator informed of where he/she may be contacted in the time prior to the trip. If the driver cannot be reached for a trip cancellation, as indicated above, "show-up-pay" and "next available trip" are waived. If a driver is going from a regular run directly to a field trip, every reasonable effort will be made to contact the driver as early as possible to cancel the trip. A regular driver who accepts a field trip that prevents him/her from driving his/her regular run will be paid for the field trip, but not his/her regular run. When a field trip is scheduled during the school day, it will be determined whether the driver is expected to be back for their regular run or not. Arrangements will be made to cover the regular run when it is determined that it is unlikely the bus will be back in time. When other arrangements have been made, they will not be changed if the bus returns early. (i.e., If a substitute has been scheduled to drive the regular run, he/she will drive the run whether the regular driver has returned or not and the regular driver will not be paid for the regular run.) When there is more than one bus on a field trip, drivers will use the same route and will make every effort to maintain visual, radio, and/or phone contact with each other. It is not the intention of the Board to eliminate busing that is currently being provided for sporting events. However, on no more than 2 occasions in any school year, the Board may permit students to be transported on charter buses. Additional charter bus usage may be permitted only with the prior approval of the Association, unless as a result of lack of regular drivers or sufficient buses. Drivers shall be compensated at the full rate of transportation of students to and from field trips and /or extra-curricular events regardless of assertions from the coach or advisor of the event requesting the driver to leave after being dropped off.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
