Common use of Transportation Assignments--Bus Clause in Contracts

Transportation Assignments--Bus. Driver Routes and Bidding 9.4.1 Bus routes will be posted in the Transportation Office as they are established. Such posting will include available information such as schools and estimated starting times, hours and number of runs. Bus driver assignments shall include all regular home-to-school routes, Special Education routes, basic school routes, Regional Occupational Program routes, three (3) unassigned positions and, when designated by the District, an out-of-town field trip bus. All other in-District and out-of-District field trips, athletics or school related trips will be included in the above routes by the transportation supervisor as determined by the availability of free time of equipment and driver. Known routes with free time for field trips will be designated for bidding information. Drivers' assignments for trips that originate after 4:30 p.m., weekends or holidays, will be assigned from the overtime board. Driving assignments for any trips which are paid at the regular rate of pay and are not covered by the bidding procedure will be assigned by seniority. 9.4.1.1 Bidding will be by seniority. Seniority for bidding purposes only as related to this section shall include all service performed in the current classification or a higher classification that requires a school bus certificate, provided there is no break in service. All bus drivers who are otherwise qualified and with a confirmed full medical release date of no later than five (5) days before the first day of school in September will be entitled to bid. 9.4.1.2 Bus drivers will be paid at their regular rate of pay for actual time worked in preparing bus routes and accomplishing equipment maintenance. 9.4.1.3 When new or vacant routes become available after the initial bidding has taken place and the routes become available prior to December 1, drivers who wish to rebid their route shall be permitted to rebid. Such drivers shall place their names on a schedule bid roster. Such bidding shall occur during a two (2) day period designated by the director of Transportation which falls within the first two (2) weeks of December. Drivers who participate in the rebidding shall have their routes included as a vacant route for possible rebidding by other drivers. 9.4.1.4 Routes chosen in accordance with the December bidding shall take effect on the first work day immediately following Winter vacation break. 9.4.1.5 All bus drivers shall complete in advance and maintain a "Drivers Route List" as changes are identified to the run and/or routes. if there are any changes in runs or routes. 9.4.1.6 Additional hours which become available during the school year shall be assigned to drivers who have less than eight (8) annually assigned hours, taking into consideration operational efficiency and seniority. 9.4.1.7 Bus attendants shall be assigned additional hours by seniority. Bus attendants will be hired at a minimum of .75 FTE.

Transportation Assignments--Bus. Driver Routes and Bidding 9.4.1 Bus routes will be posted in the Transportation Office as they are established. Such posting will include available information such as schools and estimated starting times, hours and number of runs. Bus driver assignments shall include all regular home-to-school routes, Special Education routes, basic school routes, Regional Occupational Program routes, three (3) unassigned positions and, when designated by the District, an out-of-town a field trip bus. All other in-District and out-of-of- District field trips, athletics or school related trips will be included in the above routes by the transportation supervisor as determined by the availability of free time of equipment and driver. Known routes with free time for field trips will be designated for bidding information. Drivers' assignments for trips that originate after 4:30 p.m., weekends or holidays, will be assigned from the overtime board. Driving assignments for any trips which are paid at the regular rate of pay and are not covered by the bidding procedure will be assigned by seniority. 9.4.1.1 Bidding will be by seniority. Seniority for bidding purposes only as related to this section shall include all service performed in the current classification or a higher classification that requires a school bus certificate, provided there is no break in service. All bus drivers who are otherwise qualified and with a confirmed full medical release date of no later than five (5) days before the first day of school in September will be entitled to bid. 9.4.1.2 Bus drivers will be paid at their regular rate of pay for actual time worked in preparing bus routes and accomplishing equipment maintenance. 9.4.1.3 When new or vacant routes become available after the initial bidding has taken place and the routes become available prior to December 1, drivers who wish to rebid their route shall be permitted to rebid. Such drivers shall place their names on a schedule bid roster. Such bidding shall occur during a two (2) day period designated by the director of Transportation which falls within the first two (2) weeks of December. Drivers who participate in the rebidding shall have their routes included as a vacant route for possible rebidding by other drivers. 9.4.1.4 Routes chosen in accordance with the December bidding shall take effect on the first work day immediately following Winter vacation break. 9.4.1.5 All bus drivers shall complete in advance and maintain a "Drivers Route List" as changes are identified to the run and/or routes. if there are any changes in runs or routes. 9.4.1.6 Additional hours which become available during the school year shall be assigned to drivers who have less than eight (8) annually assigned hours, taking into consideration operational efficiency and seniority. 9.4.1.7 Bus attendants shall be assigned additional hours by seniority. Bus attendants will be hired at a minimum of .75 FTE.