Route Selection. ROUTE SELECTION (Regular Education) – If regular education home-to-school transportation is offered, route selection will continue to be done by seniority allowing the bus drivers to "package" their own routes by placing together the basic group (a.m. and p.m.) and a mid-day run and/or activity run(s) with a bus of their choice which meets the requirements of passenger needs and vehicle economy. Any Regular Education segment packaged by a driver must connect to a segment on the same side of the District. Interstate 15 serves as the divider for each side of the District. ROUTE SELECTION (Special Education) – Route selection will continue to be done by seniority, allowing school bus drivers to select routes that have been packaged by the District (a.m., p.m., mid-day), and the bus assigned by the District to best meet the needs of these routes. With ten (10) days notice, each route segment may be changed to accommodate routing requirements by up to ninety (90) minutes (unless the driver agrees to a greater amount of time) within the time window of 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The route a.m. start or p.m. end time shall not change by more than thirty (30) minutes. Route selection will occur once each year to be effective October 1. Transportation procedures will be modified to require that a route be posted for bidding if it increases by thirty (30) minutes or more cumulatively or if it results in an increased level of fringe benefits. During the driver’s individual bid time, a driver may request that a PSEA Representative be present during their bid selection appointment. The requested Unit member representative will not be compensated for their involvement, and the request shall not delay the pre-scheduled bidding appointments. Once the actual bidding appointments have begun, no changes will be made to posted routes or activity runs until the completion of the bid. The District reserves the right to reassign equipment to a route to meet the needs of students and for route efficiency.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Route Selection. ROUTE SELECTION Maps and information on routes will be available for review approximately two (Regular Education2) – If weeks prior to the first (1st) day of school. The Transportation Supervisor shall call a meeting of the regular education home-to-bus drivers no later than one
(1) week prior to the first (1st) day of school transportation is offeredfor the purpose of selecting routes. Drivers who cannot be present may indicate in writing their choice of routes prior to the meeting. Selection of routes shall be as follows: The regular bus driver with the most seniority shall have first (1st) choice; the regular bus driver second (2nd) most seniority shall have the second choice, route etc. Each year, the selection of regular routes will continue include those special routes which the employer and union agree to permit to be done by seniority allowing bid along with regular routes. After a driver has selected a regular route, the bus drivers to "package" their own routes by placing together the basic group (a.m. and p.m.) and driver may then select a mid-day run and/or activity run(s) with a bus of their choice which meets the requirements of passenger needs and vehicle economycompatible special route. Any Regular Education segment packaged by It is understood that a driver must connect to a segment on the same side of the District. Interstate 15 serves as the divider for each side of the District. ROUTE SELECTION (Special Education) – Route selection will continue select an available regular route to be done by seniority, allowing school bus drivers eligible to select routes that have been packaged a special route. The route selection meeting shall be voluntary and shall be considered as uncompensated time. Drivers may select a run by proxy by notifying the District (a.m., p.m., mid-day), and the bus Transportation Supervisor in writing. Absent drivers who fail to select a run by proxy will be assigned by the District to best meet Transportation Supervisor. In the needs of these routes. With ten (10) days notice, each route segment may be changed to accommodate routing requirements event a run is cancelled and/or is permanently reduced in time by up to ninety (90) minutes (unless the driver agrees to a greater amount of time) within the time window of 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The route a.m. start or p.m. end time shall not change by more than thirty (30) minutes. Route selection will occur once each year to be effective October 1. Transportation procedures will be modified to require that a route be posted for bidding if it increases by at least thirty (30) minutes or more cumulatively or if it results in an increased level of fringe benefits. During per day during the driver’s individual bid timeschool year, a the driver may request that a PSEA Representative be present during their bid selection appointment. The requested Unit member representative will not be compensated for their involvement, and affected by the request change shall not delay the pre-scheduled bidding appointments. Once the actual bidding appointments have begun, no changes will be made to posted routes or activity runs until the completion of the bid. The District reserves the right to reassign equipment displace a less senior driver. In the event such changes take place between the beginning of school and October 1, the change in assignments will transpire within the first two (2) weeks in October. When a regular driver is if off on a leave for a period of thirty (30) working days, the run goes up for a temporary bid to be filled by a regular fulltime driver. When the regular driver returns from leave, both the regular driver and the successful bidder will return to their original runs. The bidding under this clause will be expedited in every way possible. When a run is posted under this provision, the work will be awarded in accordance with diver’s seniority. Please note that the buses that are assigned to the routes WILL stay with the route when the temporary positions are filled. This language will also apply to meet the needs of students and for route efficiency.“Special Runs” as described in Section
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Sources: Master Agreement
Route Selection. ROUTE SELECTION (Regular General Education) – If regular general education home-to-school transportation is offered, route selection will continue to be done by seniority allowing the bus drivers to "package" their own routes by placing together the basic group (a.m. and p.m.) and a mid-day run and/or activity run(s) with a bus of their choice which meets the requirements of passenger needs and vehicle economy. Any Regular General Education segment packaged by a driver must connect to a segment on the same side of the District. Interstate 15 serves as the divider for each side of the District. ROUTE SELECTION (Special Education) – Route selection will continue to be done by seniority, allowing school bus drivers to select routes that have been packaged by the District (a.m., p.m., mid-day), and the bus assigned by the District to best meet the needs of these routes. With ten (10) days days’ notice, each route segment may be changed to accommodate routing requirements by up to ninety (90) minutes (unless the driver agrees to a greater amount of time) within the time window of 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The route a.m. start or p.m. end time shall not change by more than thirty (30) minutes. Subject to the terms of this Section, the District may have an operational need to add, remove or consolidate runs based upon program volume and efficiency. During such times, route assignments may incorporate “Stand-By” time to fulfill the drivers’ annual bid period. Route selection will occur once each year to be effective October 1. Transportation procedures will be modified to require that a route be posted for bidding if it increases by thirty (30) minutes or more cumulatively or if it results in an increased level of fringe benefits. During the driver’s individual bid time, a driver may request that a PSEA Representative be present during their bid selection appointment. The requested Unit member representative will not be compensated for their involvement, and the request shall not delay the pre-scheduled bidding appointments. Once the actual bidding appointments have begun, no changes will be made to posted routes or activity runs until the completion of the bid. The District reserves the right to reassign equipment to a route to meet the needs of students and for route efficiency.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement