Conditions of Employment - Bus Drivers. In addition to the aforementioned general conditions, the following conditions shall apply to bus drivers: For the purpose of run assignment, separate seniority lists shall be established for regular runs and special runs. When necessary, as determined by the administration, bus drivers will be assigned a minimum 2 extra duty trips per month. Assignments will be made based on the established seniority list. Otherwise, extra duty runs shall be assigned on a voluntary basis of rotation. All extra curricular trip runs (trips other than regular route, including St. Elmo vocational, Early Childhood Special Education routes, Vandalia vocational and Special Education routes) shall pay a minimum of two hours extra trip pay. Any employee that drives an extra-curricular trip during regular working hours will be paid regular pay until the regular hours are fulfilled. Then substitute bus pay will be paid. When a full time employee drives a regular route during the normal work-day, the employee will receive regular pay plus route trip pay. The St. Elmo Vocational run and the Early Childhood Special Education run will be paid as hourly wages. The employee may request to have the salary paid as a 12 month salary. If paid as a 12 month salary, the bookkeeper and driver with the approval of the superintendent may adjust the payments at the end of first semester and/or prior to the end of second semester. The district shall pay up to $125 reimbursement for drug test and physical examination for all bus drivers. The district shall pay the $65 CDL license renewal fee for all bus drivers.
Conditions of Employment - Bus Drivers. In addition to the aforementioned general conditions, the following conditions shall apply to bus drivers: All regular run assignments continue from year-to-year unless there is a vacancy or an involuntary transfer. When a route becomes vacant or a new route is established the position shall be posted for five work days and requests for reassignment will be considered. If a regularly scheduled run is discontinued or eliminated, reassignments of routes will be made by the administration. A tentative calendar of extra-duty runs scheduled and assigned will be posted on the drivers’ bulletin board in the driver’s lounge in Greenville, in Pocahontas, and in Sorento when possible. Drivers shall communicate to the director of transportation their willingness to take extra-duty runs. The director of transportation will attempt to assign extra-duty runs as evenly as possible to these drivers. A written emergency procedure for breakdowns is available for distribution to drivers and the association. Copies of this procedure will be provided to all drivers. Bus drivers shall be reimbursed by the district for: Annual physical exam Annual drug test New employee training License renewal CDL Employees must work at least one semester to be reimbursed. The district has the option of reimbursing in advance or deducting the above from the pay of employees leaving prior to one semester.
