Runs. A run is to and/or from school service that transports students to educational programming.
Runs. All available runs will be bid no later than two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the School year. All drivers who attend this bid meeting, or check out their buses prior to the first day of School, shall be considered to have Labor Day fall within their work year. Drivers who check out their buses and drive their regular A.M. and/or kindergarten routes will be compensated at the rate of pay for that route.
a. Once bidding has been completed, no changes in bid runs will be made without mutual agreement with the Association.
Runs. At the beginning of each school year, and for the first three-month period (fall), drivers shall have the opportunity to bid on the noon run on the basis of seniority, starting from the top of the list and working downward. For the second and third three-month periods (winter and spring), the same aforementioned process shall be followed. Once a driver is selected to drive a noon run, that driver shall not be eligible to drive a noon run for the remainder of that school year. If the noon runs go unfilled after exhausting the seniority list, the person who has already driven a noon run may elect to take it. The least senior driver shall be required to drive the available noon run, and inverse seniority shall apply until all noon runs are filled. After completion of the selection process, selection of routes shall be made on a seniority basis. Drivers shall elect to drive or be charged for forfeiting. The assignment shall be included on the weekly assignment sheet and rotated every three (3) months. If, as a result of this section, the District shows an increase in overtime payments, the Union and the District agree to review and correct the problem if one exists.
Runs. 1. The District shall maintain a bus run system, morning and afternoon, as well as kindergarten runs, vocational runs, special education runs, band runs, and all runs to other locations customarily performed by the District employees.
2. All transportation of students, whether in buses, or other multi- passenger vehicles that require more than an operator’s license to operate, for educational, instructional, enrichment, vocational, athletic or school-related activity purposes, shall be considered bargaining unit work.
3. Runs shall be constructed at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the school year, and shall be patterned on the prior-year route assignments. The District shall hold a run selection meeting at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the beginning of the school year. Every driver shall be notified of the meeting time and location at least seven (7) calendar days in advance of the meeting.
4. At the run selection meeting, all known runs shall be posted, including the length, number of stops, and estimated time.
5. A.m. pick up and p.m. take home runs shall be assigned by the transportation supervisor based on cost efficiency of bus miles run.
6. All other runs shall be posted as separate runs and be selected by seniority.
7. All single runs shall be paid a minimum of one (1) hour. All regular runs shall be paid a minimum of one and one-half (1 ½) hours. Single and regular bus runs in excess of the minimums shall be paid in fifteen (15) minute increments.
8. Should any new run become available during the school year, it shall be posted in accordance with the posting procedure in Article 16 and awarded to the most senior driver applicant.
9. All runs available during the summer period shall be posted and awarded to the most senior driver applicant within the application period.
10. If a driver is going to be absent and will not be present for their morning run they must notify their supervisor, by text or call, the night prior no later than 4:30 am. For afternoon runs they must notify their supervisor by text or call no later than noon on that day’s afternoon run.
Runs. 1. All transportation of students on District buses for school-related purposes, shall be considered bargaining unit work.
2. Drivers shall be assigned and runs shall be patterned on the prior year route assignments.
3. Should any new run become available during the school year, it shall be posted in accordance with the posting procedure in Article 14 and awarded to the most senior driver applicant.
4. All runs available during the summer period shall be posted and awarded to drivers on a rotational seniority basis. Substitute drivers shall be included only after all regular drivers have been offered the run.
Runs. Section 5.1 All runs shall be posted annually by the transportation administrator or designee.
Section 5.2 On or before November 1 of each year, bus drivers and bus assistants, in seniority order and according to District procedure, shall bid annually their year’s assigned route provided such bus driver meets licensing requirements.
5.2.1 Bus drivers and bus assistants shall be paid fifteen (15) minutes for bid time.
5.2.2 Bus drivers or school bus driver-qualified bus assistants may sign-up for additional driving time posted daily (white board) at any point during the school year if it does not affect their current assignment.
Section 5.3 Vacant regular or temporary runs which are expected to last twenty (20) or more days shall be posted promptly for three (3) days within the department and filled within ten (10) days of posting as regular or temporary runs.
5.3.1 Current transportation department employees (excluding temporary or substitute) can apply for positions that are temporary due to leave replacement when the following criteria is met:
5.3.2 In the absence of a bus driver or bus assistant, the transportation administrator or designee, will make a good faith effort to assign available work to bus drivers or bus assistants by seniority, as long as the extra work does not conflict with that employee’s regular assignment. Additional factors may be considered such as the time available to make the assignment, and cost (additional layovers, overtime, mileage etc.).
Section 5.4 Transportation substitutes shall be evaluated periodically and will receive feedback on their performance. The ability and experience of substitutes with the District will be considered when assigning substitutes and hiring new bus drivers and bus assistants.
Runs a. All drivers shall continue to hold their run(s} from year to year with no change except as provided in c. below unless there has been or will be a significant change in runs due to demographic or geographic changes within the school district. In such event, there shall be a bid meeting with at least seven (7) calendar days’ notice to drivers at which time all runs shall be posted in accordance with c. below and runs awarded to drivers on the basis of seniority.
b. If a new run or vacancy in a current run becomes available, it shall be posted in accordance with the posting procedure in Article 14 and awarded to the most senior driver applicant. The posting shall include the length, number of stops and estimated time of the run.
c. All runs available during the summer period shall be posted in accordance with the posting procedure in Article 14 and awarded to the most senior driver applicant.
Runs. 1. Runs will be configured by the Transportation Supervisor. To the extent that it is operationally feasible and economically prudent, said runs will include transporting the same students to and from school. Once established, said runs may be changed only in the best interests of the total operation.
2. It is understood by the parties of this Agreement that Special and Vocational Education runs involve operating entirely or in part according to school calendars of other districts and with the exception of Act of God days declared by the Gibraltar School District those calendars shall prevail. Drivers and Aides selecting such runs shall work and be paid for hours necessary to meet those calendars.
3. Runs will be selected by drivers and aides, according to seniority, at a mandatory general membership meeting convened on the Tuesday prior to Labor Day at 7:00 a.m., unless notified otherwise. Drivers will be paid up to two (2) hours for their attendance at a professional development meeting this
Runs. The Authority shall construct its schedules so as to conform to the following: The work time of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of all regular runs on the system shall be completed within a spread of twelve and one-half (12-1/2) hours, effective with the next xxxx-up and no penalty is included until that time; and the work time of not less than ninety percent (90%) of all regular runs shall be completed within a spread of thirteen (13) hours with overtime pay as provided in subsection "(c)" of Section 2.7. The number of straight day runs on the system on weekdays shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the number of vehicles in service on the line at 11 A.M., including vehicles enroute to or from garage and storage yard. The number of straight runs on the system on Saturdays shall be eighty-five percent (85%) of the total runs on Saturday. All regular night runs shall be straight runs. All regular Sunday runs shall be straight runs; there shall be no extras on regular Sunday schedules. All regular owl runs shall be straight runs. There shall be no three-piece runs. Scheduled breaks of one (1) hour or less in work time of any regular runs shall be paid for, such time shall be used in computing overtime spread. All regular runs shall pay a minimum of eight (8) hours from sign-on to sign-off, with overtime as provided in subsection "(a)" of Section 2.7. The workweek in this Seniority Unit shall consist of five (5) workdays in seven (7), and each workday will consist of a minimum of eight (8) hours.
Runs a. The district shall determine all customary runs, including kindergarten (noon runs), vocational and special education runs. The kindergarten runs (noon runs), Perry shuttles, vocational and special education runs shall be posted as separate runs. All transportation of students shall be considered bargaining unit work unless a unique and/or extenuating circumstance would necessitate using alternative transportation. The transportation supervisor shall advise the Association President when such a circumstance may occur.
b. The length of the run shall be the time it takes to safely make the entire route. Runs shall be timed by the transportation supervisor prior to the school year and once during inclement weather. The parties shall meet from time to time to resolve any problems arising from the issues related to the timing of the runs through the Special Conference procedure. A minimum of seventy five (75) minutes paid time, including morning and afternoon prep time, shall be guaranteed during the duration of this Agreement. This means that a driver with two runs AM and two runs PM shall receive a minimum of five (5) hours of pay (2.5 AM & 2.5 PM) for the day including prep time. Perry shuttle runs are the exception and shall be guaranteed a minimum of thirty (30) minutes paid time per round trip (Morrice to Perry and return) including prep time.
c. The District shall hold a run selection meeting at least nine (9) calendar days prior to the beginning of the school year. Every driver shall be notified of the meeting time and the location at least five (5) calendar days in advance of the meeting.
d. At the run selection meeting, all known runs shall be posted.
e. Drivers shall select runs on the basis of seniority.
f. Should any new run become available during the school year, it shall be posted in accordance with the posting procedure and awarded to the most senior driver applicant.
g. If the run is reduced during the school year, the driver assigned to the said run shall be notified in writing and will be allowed to retain the run or bump the least seniority driver who has equivalent time of the affected employee. Drivers, as bumped , will then be allowed to bump in the same manner.
h. All single runs up to one (l) hour in length shall be paid as though the run took one (1) full clock hour. Any run that is over one (1) hour in length shall be paid in pro rata ten (10) minute increments.
