EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

until there is a driver out driving, or due to go out in ten (10) minutes. If possible, mid-days shall be covered or switched with another mid-day.

d. Daily bus routes shall be bid on a traditional school year. Contract bids shall state that there will be one starting and one ending date for the traditional school year. These dates shall be established by the calendar committee. Routes may have increasing or decreasing times, which will be identified on the original Bid contract. The contract bid shall also state that the routes may increase up to a maximum of eight (8) hours throughout the traditional school year. e. All drivers must be qualified in both departments and may bid on special needs or transit routes. Drivers shall be required to work in the special education or regular education department to meet the needs of the Agency and that department on any day. The following order will be utilized by the Agency in the assignment of drivers/bus aides to routes. a. First: Cover drivers/cover aides; Second: Drivers/bus aides who have the most make-up time; Third: Drivers/bus aides with time to give up to 8 hours; Fourth: Drivers/bus aides off the overtime rotation list. b. Unless mutually agreed upon, drivers qualified in both departments shall be subjected to assignment outside of their contracted department, a maximum of five (5) days per month. f. When regular route vacancies occur during the year and the Agency determines that a vacant route is available, a bid process will be offered for drivers or aides on a voluntary basis to select an open assignment. Vacant routes will be posted at the Agency for a period of five (5) works days. If the absent unit member returns prior to the bid occurring for his/her route, the unit member will be entitled to keep his/her route and the bid process will be cancelled. The notification will contain pertinent information on the route, including guaranteed time, bid close out date and time, and the effective date of implementing the assignment. At Agency discretion, the guaranteed time may increase up to a maximum of eight (8) hours throughout the school year with prior notification to employees. Implementation shall be no later than three (3) calendar days after the bid. Interested drivers/bus aides shall arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. on the close out date for bidding. 2. EXTRA HOUR ASSIGNMENTS Any regular run or run that is not on the bid board on the day of the bid shall be offered to the senior driver(s), not to exceed eight (8) hours. Any regular run that is less than five (5) days a week will be assigned as extra work. a. Local non-home-to-school weekday special activity trips or midday runs shall be offered by seniority. Drivers with make-up shall be assigned special activity trips or runs first, then drivers who have time to give without going into overtime by seniority. The most immediate driver in the vicinity of an emergency situation, as determined by the Agency, may not refuse extra hours to facilitate a home-to school or non-home-to-school activity. b. Prior to leaving on a daily route unit members shall have the right to refuse extra time. Should an assignment be refused by all members in a classification, the assignment shall be assigned to the unit member with the least seniority.

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Revised 8/14/2024