Common use of Trip Procedures Clause in Contracts

Trip Procedures. As used in this Article, “classification seniority” shall be defined as the uninterrupted length of continuous service in a job classification. Authorized leaves of absence do not constitute an interruption in continuous service; however, time spent on an unpaid leave shall not be counted in computing seniority. A. In so far as possible, all trips shall be posted one week in advance and all such trips shall be assigned by classification seniority. B. The following procedure shall control the assignment of all trips: 1. Drivers have the right to take extra trips and refuse their regular daily pay as part of said day if the driver so desires. 2. A trip board will be provided and maintained for bus drivers who request assignments to athletic and/or supplementary trips. 3. If no full time regular driver is available, a substitute driver may be assigned for such trips in emergency situations. Example: An immediate unforeseen event that requires the need for a driver on the day of the trip. 4. If all drivers on the seniority list decline a trip, the trip may be assigned to a substitute driver and no driver shall be charged for the trip. 5. Trips are to be filled by the transportation supervisor by trip ticker number, trips will be assigned by straight rotation based on seniority. The next driver in the rotation shall have next choice, etc., until the trips for that day are filled. If a trip is requested late, then the transportation supervisor will offer the trip to the next driver in the rotation that is available. The rotation will continue to the next available driver into the next day and the next week indefinitely. 6. All drivers shall be notified three days in advance for extra trips unless in the case of emergency or cancellation. 7. Drivers accepting a trip and not fulfilling the assignment shall be charged for that trip. 8. Pay for extra trips for bus drivers shall be in accordance with the salary schedule. 9. If the administration determines that not splitting a trip will cost less or the same as a split trip (one bus driver transports students to a location, drops them off and returns to the district and another driver or the same driver later drives to the drop off point, picks up the students and transports them to the district), the trip will not be split. The Superintendent may make exceptions as he/she deems are appropriate and in the best interest of the district and students. 10. There shall be one permanent trip board for all drivers located at the bus garage. Entries on the trip board shall be permanent and not erased. Upon request, the OAPSE President or his/her designee shall be given the trip board from the prior month. 11. The portion of a driver’s regular route, which a driver forfeits in order to drive an extra trip, will be offered to available drivers on the basis of a rotating seniority list with the senior driver being offered the first available time. Drivers will be considered “available” provided this time does not interfere with the driver’s regular route. 12. In the event a route that includes students other than Xxxxxx Local School District’s students (e.g. Saint Xxxx, Washington County Career Center, etc.) must be filled temporarily due to conflicting school schedules, the entire period of uninterrupted and consecutive days (e.g. spring break, consecutive days before or after the district’s calendar, etc.) will be filled by the same driver. The driver assigned to the route, either in its entirety or partial, will have first choice to drive his/her part of the additional uninterrupted and consecutive days. If the assigned driver turns down the additional uninterrupted and consecutive days of driving, a sign-up sheet will be made available to all drivers. The additional uninterrupted and consecutive days of driving will be assigned in its entirety by straight rotation based on seniority. The rotation will continue indefinitely. C. If the administration determines that it would be a more efficient and cost-effective use of district resources to operate part or all of a particular activity trip with a vehicle other than a school-owned vehicle, the administration shall seek agreement from the union for such trips, then the trip may be taken in other than a school-owned vehicle.

Trip Procedures. As used in this Article, “classification seniority” shall be defined as the uninterrupted length of continuous service in a job classification. Authorized leaves of absence do not constitute an interruption in continuous service; however, time spent on an unpaid leave shall not be counted in computing seniority. As used in this Article, “charge” shall be defined as losing your turn in one trip rotation. A. In so far as possible, all trips shall be posted one week in advance and all such trips shall be assigned by classification seniority. B. The following procedure shall control the assignment of all trips: 1. Drivers have the right to take extra trips and refuse their regular daily pay as part of said day if the driver so desires. 2. A trip board will be provided and maintained for bus drivers who request assignments to athletic activity and/or supplementary educational trips. 3. If no full time regular driver is available, a substitute driver may be assigned for such trips in emergency situations. Example: An immediate unforeseen event that requires the need for a driver on the day of the trip. 4. If all drivers on the seniority list decline a trip, the trip may be assigned to a substitute driver and no driver shall be charged for the tripdriver. 5. Trips are to be filled by the transportation supervisor by trip ticker ticket number, trips will be assigned by straight rotation based on seniority. The next driver in the rotation shall have next choice, etc., until the trips for that day are filled. If a trip is requested late, then the transportation supervisor will offer the trip to the next driver in the rotation that is available. The rotation will continue to the next available driver into the next day and the next week indefinitely. 6. All drivers shall be notified three days in advance for extra trips unless in the case of emergency or cancellation. 7. Drivers accepting a trip and not fulfilling the assignment shall be charged for that trip. 8. Pay for extra trips for bus drivers shall be in accordance with the salary schedule. 9. If the administration determines that not splitting a trip will cost less or the same as a split trip (one bus driver transports students to a location, drops them off and returns to the district and another driver or the same driver later drives to the drop off point, picks up the students and transports them to the district), the trip will not be split. The Superintendent may make exceptions as he/she deems are appropriate and in the best interest of the district and students. 109. There shall be one permanent trip board for all drivers located at the bus garage. Entries on the trip board shall be permanent and not erased. Upon request, the OAPSE President or his/her designee shall be given a copy of the trip board from the prior month. 1110. The portion of a driver’s regular route, which a driver forfeits in order to drive an extra trip, will be offered to available drivers on the basis of a rotating seniority list with the senior driver being offered the first available time. Drivers will be considered “available” provided this time does not interfere with the driver’s regular route. 1211. In the event a route that includes students other than Xxxxxx Local School District’s students (e.g. Saint Xxxx, Washington County Career Center, etc.) must be filled temporarily due to conflicting school schedules, the entire period of uninterrupted and consecutive days (e.g. spring break, consecutive days before or after the district’s calendar, etc.) will be filled by the same driver. The driver assigned to the route, either in its entirety or partial, will have first choice to drive his/her part of the additional uninterrupted and consecutive days. If the assigned driver turns down the additional uninterrupted and consecutive days of driving, a sign-up sheet will be made available to all drivers. The additional uninterrupted and consecutive days of driving will be assigned in its entirety by straight rotation based on seniority. The rotation will continue indefinitely. 12. Activity trips shall be paid at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour based upon the time of departure from the school and time of return to the school or bus garage, whichever happened first. When appropriate, drivers will be paid five (5) additional minutes prior to his/her trip and/or at the conclusion of his/her trip for drive time between the school complex and the bus garage. No trading of trips is allowed. If a driver cancels a trip, the trip will be offered to the next driver in the rotation that is available. 13. Trips which transport students to athletic competitions or band activities will be compensated at the activity rate listed in 12 above, all other trips will be compensated at the educational rate of pay, including Band activities that occur at the same time and place as Chorus. 14. If a driver gives up his/her regular pay to accept a trip and the trip is cancelled for any reason other than an emergency situation or immediate unforeseen event, the driver shall be paid his/her total regularly scheduled rate of pay for the day. Example: (1) A trip is cancelled at the last minute due to weather or other unforeseen event, the driver would not be paid for his/her regular route. (2) A trip is cancelled prior to the driver’s regular scheduled route and the driver is not notified. The driver shall be paid his/her regular rate of pay for the day. C. If the administration determines that it would be a more efficient and cost-effective use of district resources to operate part or all of a particular activity trip with a vehicle other than a school-owned vehicle, the administration shall seek agreement from the union for such trips, then the trip may be taken in other than a school-owned vehicle.