TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. Contractor shall transport the School District’s students to and from school, school activities and BOCES programs in accordance with the School District’s calendar and the School District’s activity schedule. Although routing demands and needs can change each year, Contractor is required to provide a sufficient number of vehicles to meet the demands, plus spare vehicles. Contractor and the School District shall meet prior to the beginning of each school year to review routes structure and route times. Periodic meetings may occur throughout the program to evaluate any route changes Route scheduling will be performed by Contractor, utilizing the School District’s Transfinder routing software. Any changes (new students, addresses, etc.) must be effective the next business day. The School District reserves the right to make changes to any proposed routes, and reserves to itself the right of approval on all routes. All routes shall be designed consistent with School Board Policy, and shall be designed to maximize efficiency and minimize costs to the School District. Both parties to this Agreement will cooperate in revising the routes and trips to improve service, operating efficiencies or economy. No changes in regular routes or sets of routes may be made without prior approval by the School District or its authorized representative. All school bus schedules and designated routes must be closely followed at all times. Starting times for each established route must be followed closely. Contractor shall make provisions so that the driver of each vehicle while driving the same bus has available to him/her a watch or clock set at radio time accuracy each morning so that all pick-ups are never earlier than scheduled as indicated in the route records of Contractor and transportation supervisor. Changes in starting or pick-up times must be approved in advance and in writing by the Transportation Supervisor. Contractor must adhere to routes and trips as designated by the Transportation Supervisor. Contractor shall not combine or split up routes or trips without the written permission of the Transportation Supervisor. In the event Contractor combines or splits up routes or trips without such permission, it shall forfeit 1/180 of the annual amount of this Agreement for each day that it does so, and may be subject to the cancellation of the Agreement. No student is permitted to leave the bus except at the regular designated point of discharge. Written permission by paren...
