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. 35 36 The Authority shall construct its schedules so as to conform to 37 the following: 38 39 The work time of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of all 40 regular runs on the system shall be completed within a spread of 41 twelve and one-half (12-1/2) hours, effective with the next mark-up 42 and no penalty is included until that time; and the work time of not 43 less than ninety percent (90%) of all regular runs shall be completed 44 within a spread of thirteen (13) hours with overtime pay as provided 45 in subsection "(c)" of Section 2.7. 47 The number of straight day runs on the system on weekdays shall 48 be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the number of vehicles 49 in service on the line at 11 A.M., including vehicles enroute to or from 50 garage and storage yard. 51 52 The number of straight runs on the system on Saturdays shall be 1 eighty-five percent (85%) of the total runs on Saturday. 3 All regular night runs shall be straight runs. 5 All regular Sunday runs shall be straight runs. Extras on Sunday 6 will be scheduled for no more than 4 platform hours.” 8 All regular owl runs shall be straight runs. 10 There shall be no three-piece runs. 12 Scheduled breaks of one (1) hour or less in work time of any 13 regular runs shall be paid for, such time shall be used in computing 14 overtime spread. 16 All regular runs shall pay a minimum of eight (8) hours from 17 sign-on to sign-off, with overtime as provided in subsection "(a)" of 18 Section 2.7. The workweek in this Seniority Unit shall consist of five 19 (5) workdays in seven (7), and each workday will consist of a minimum 20 of eight (8) hours.
Runs. The Board shall maintain whatever bus run system it deems necessary to provide efficient and cost effective operations. Should the Board elect to change the routing system (e.g., change to double runs) or elect to convert from the present system, the Board will notify the Union in writing thirty (30) days in advance of any proposed change. All appropriate contract language shall govern this change. A new wage rate will be subject to negotiations at the request of the Union. In the event agreement is not reached by the conversion date, drivers will not be paid less than one (1) hour's pay at the Regular Hourly Run Rate plus fifteen (15) minutes per run for pre-trip and fueling. All transportation of students on buses as customarily and currently performed shall be considered bargaining unit work. For illustration purposes, commercial buses may be used for long trips and teachers may drive students in vans or cars. Should an extracurricular activity lose district funding, parents and boosters will not be bound by this section. Runs shall be constructed at least seven (7) workdays prior to the school year. The Board shall hold a run selection meeting at least five (5) workdays prior to the beginning of the school year. Drivers shall be informed of the specific date of the run selection meeting prior to June 1 of each year. If for some reason the meeting date needed to be rescheduled, the district will inform the drives at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. It is the responsibility of every driver to inform the supervisor in writing of any change of name, address, telephone number, or any other information that would affect his/her job responsibilities. Those drivers who are unavailable to attend the run selection meeting shall be able to select runs by written proxy to another driver. At the run selection meeting, all known runs shall be posted. In constructing runs, Kindergarten (a.m., p.m., and noon runs), Vocational, Special Education, and Christian School runs shall not be tie-barred together, but shall be posted as separate runs. If MECEP/GSRP is transported separately, it will be treated in the same. All regular and special runs shall be paid in one-tenth (1/10) hour increments, portal to portal. -Runs shall be posted at the run selection meeting with projected driving times. Should a question arise regarding the time of a run, the transportation supervisor shall formally time the run and then make any necessary adjustment in pay. At ...
