Substitutes - Regular Runs. A. On days when the schools to which they regularly transport students are not in session, interested bus/vehicle drivers may be called to substitute on regular runs. Each bus/vehicle driver is responsible for advising the Transportation Supervisor at least one (1) week in advance of days in which the driver’s school is not in session and the bus/vehicle driver will be interested in and available for substitute assignments. To this end, the Transportation Supervisor will maintain a calendar in the transportation office on which bus/vehicle drivers can mark their availability. If bus/vehicle drivers refuse a run on a date they have marked as available, they will be disqualified from substitute assignments for the next available posting.
B. Upon five (5) workdays’ advance notice, the vehicle driver, bus driver, or student attendants shall have the choice to work or not during the District’s calendar breaks, provided substitute drivers are available to take their run. During the District’s calendar breaks, out of District runs will be posted as an extra trip when the regularly assigned driver requests off.
C. If substitutes cannot be obtained for a regular run, vehicle drivers, mechanics, maintenance personnel or any other member holding a CDL may be assigned to take the route(s) on a rotating basis.
D. Substitute assignments for extra runs (e.g., Career Tech, preschool, and kindergarten), will be awarded to members holding a CDL and normally driving a bus or vehicle in accordance with classification seniority. The procedure used will be consistent with 13.04B.
E. When a driver accepts a substitute assignment according to the conditions of
Substitutes - Regular Runs. A. On days when the schools to which they regularly transport students are not in session, interested bus/vehicle drivers may be called to substitute on regular runs. Each bus/vehicle driver is responsible for advising the Transportation Supervisor at least one (1) week in advance of days in which the driver’s school is not in session and the bus/vehicle driver will be interested in and available for substitute assignments. To this end, the Transportation Supervisor will maintain a calendar in the transportation office on which bus/vehicle drivers can mark their availability. If bus/vehicle drivers refuse a run on a date they have marked as available, they will be disqualified from substitute assignments for the next available posting.
B. Upon five (5) workdays’ advance notice, the vehicle driver, bus driver, or student attendants shall have the choice to work or not during the District’s calendar breaks, provided substitute drivers are available to take their run. During the District’s calendar breaks, out of District runs will be posted as an extra trip when the regularly assigned driver requests off.
C. If substitutes cannot be obtained for a regular run, vehicle drivers, mechanics, maintenance personnel or any other member holding a CDL may be assigned to take the route(s) on a rotating basis.
D. Substitute assignments for extra runs (e.g., Career Tech, preschool, and kindergarten), will be awarded to members holding a CDL and normally driving a bus or vehicle in accordance with classification seniority. The procedure used will be consistent with 13.04B.
E. When a driver accepts a substitute assignment according to the conditions of 13.03 above, that driver stays on that assignment until the regular driver returns; unless the substitute absents himself/herself from the assignment for reasons other than illness or approved personal leave, exclusive of unpaid leave. In such case, the assignment would go to the next eligible driver continuing down the seniority list under the same conditions. If the substitute driver is a member, then the substitute driver will be paid the bus driver rate as of the first day of the substitute assignment.
F. The handicap bus run is defined as the transportation of students who require an assisted mobility device by a school bus. The bus driver will be paid an additional premium of $1.00/hr. if no aide/attendant is provided. At any time there appears to be a need to add another vehicle other than a school bus to transport h...
