USE OF OUTSIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. 1. The Board may utilize an outside service to temporarily transport students in unique situations on a short-term basis (i.e., twenty (20) or fewer work days). When such circumstances arise, the Superintendent will notify the Association President in writing, explaining the situation and the expected duration of the temporary transportation. If a situation is expected to last more than twenty (20) work days, the Superintendent will notify the Association so the parties can discuss the situation.
2. The Board may utilize an outside transportation service to transport students to athletic competitions (e.g., softball games) that occur after school but which commence prior to the bus driver who bid on the Field Trip completing his/her assigned regular afternoon route. The regular driver who bid on the field trip, however, will be responsible for driving to the location of the athletic competition after he/she completes his/her regular afternoon route and transporting the students back to the District following the competition.
USE OF OUTSIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. 1. The Board may utilize an outside service to transport (a) four (4) or fewer students with disabilities who are going in a single vehicle to an outside facility, or (b) students who are being transported because of homelessness or xxxxxx care placements. When such circumstances arise, the Superintendent will notify the Association President in writing, explaining the situation. If the “cap” concerning the number of students with disabilities on a single vehicle is exceeded, the District will have twelve (12) weeks to procure a vehicle to begin transporting the students with a District Bus Driver. If at the end of the twelve (12) week period, the District has been unable to hire a qualified Bus Driver despite exercising a good faith effort, the Transportation Supervisor will update the Association President and Superintendent that the vehicle has been procured but the District is continuing to work to employ a new Bus Driver. The Transportation Supervisor will update the Association President and Superintendent on a quarterly basis if the District continues to have difficulty employing a new Bus Driver. The District represents that it will act in good faith to attempt to use District drivers when feasible and financially responsible. The District’s analysis for a specific situation will be revisited prior to the start of each school year. Annually, the Transportation Supervisor will notify the Association President and the Superintendent of the number of students with disabilities that are being transported by an outside service pursuant to this Paragraph, along with the name and location of the outside facilities those students are attending.
2. The Board may utilize an outside transportation service to transport students to athletic competitions (e.g., softball games) that occur after school but which commence prior to the bus driver who bid on the Field Trip completing his/her assigned regular afternoon route. The regular driver who bid on the field trip, however, will be responsible for driving to the location of the athletic competition after he/she completes his/her regular afternoon route and transporting the students back to the District following the competition.
