Common use of Mainstream Clause in Contracts

Mainstream. A mainstream shall be defined as the transporting of students to or from a local district or Center program school. In addition, students who are in the Center program on a part time basis (i.e., shortened day per IEPC) may be defined as mainstreams. A. Mainstream students will be assigned to routes before route selection, whenever possible, and bid as part of the regular schedule. Management will attempt to assign mainstreams so as to be within 6.5 miles of the morning drop off school or the first afternoon pick up school, whichever is applicable. Management will attempt to schedule mainstreams so as not to cause a route to go into overtime. However, drivers/TAs may bid on a posted Mainstream that would take them over eight (8) hours per day. Mainstreams will be assigned to routes causing the least amount of time, not to exceed ten (10) hours per day. 1. New mainstream students will be added to existing mainstreams whenever possible based on routing efficiency. Routing efficiency, including but not limited to factors such as miles traveled, time of travel, availability of route, restriction of overtime, coordination with other mainstream students, or utilization of layover time. a. Priority for assignment of new mainstream students will be given to drivers/transportation assistants who have lost previous mainstream students resulting in a loss of time. b. Whenever possible, new mainstream students that are assigned to existing mainstreams will be done on a rotation basis, providing routing efficiency on the routes is equal and there is not added cost to the district. 2. If existing mainstreams cannot service new mainstream students, a new mainstream will be established. This new mainstream will be posted for two (2) days and awarded to a driver/transportation assistant whose route allows him/her to do the mainstream without going over 8 hours. (Exception per Article IX, Section 2A above). Management will attempt to assign new mainstreams so as to be within 6.5 miles of the morning drop off or the first afternoon pickup, whichever is applicable. Priority will be given to a driver/transportation assistant who has previously lost a mainstream. a. Assignment will be based on the following criteria: 1. Routing efficiency as defined in paragraph 1 above, to driver/TAs servicing the nearest center program school. 2. The mainstream does not conflict with regular a.m. and p.m. route.

Mainstream. A mainstream shall be defined as the transporting of students to or from a local district or Center program school. In addition, students who are in the Center program on a part time basis (i.e., shortened day per IEPC) may be defined as mainstreams. A. Mainstream students will be assigned to routes before route selection, whenever possible, and bid as part of the regular schedule. Management will attempt to assign mainstreams mainstream routes so as to be within 6.5 miles of the morning drop off school or the first afternoon pick up school, whichever is applicable. Management will attempt to schedule mainstreams so as not to cause a route to go into overtime. However, drivers/TAs may bid on a posted Mainstream that would take them over eight (8) hours per day. Mainstreams will be assigned to routes causing the least amount of timeovertime, not to exceed ten one (101) hours per dayhour. 1. New mainstream students will be added to existing mainstreams whenever possible based on routing efficiency. Routing efficiency, including but not limited to factors such as miles traveled, time of travel, availability of route, restriction of overtime, coordination with other mainstream students, or utilization of layover time. a. Priority for assignment of new mainstream students will be given to drivers/transportation assistants who have lost previous mainstream students resulting in a loss of time. b. Whenever possible, new mainstream students that are assigned to existing mainstreams mainstream routes will be done on a rotation basis, providing routing efficiency on the routes is equal and there is not added cost to the district. 2. If existing mainstreams mainstream routes cannot service new mainstream students, a new mainstream route will be established. This new mainstream route will be posted for two (2) days and awarded to a driver/transportation assistant whose route allows him/her to do the mainstream route without going over 8 hoursinto overtime. (Exception per Article IX, Section 2A above). 2, A.) Management will attempt to assign new mainstreams mainstream routes so as to be within 6.5 miles of the morning drop off or the first afternoon pickup, whichever is applicable. Priority will be given to a driver/transportation assistant who has previously lost a mainstreammainstream route. a. Assignment will be based on the following criteria: 1. Routing efficiency as defined in paragraph 1 above, to driver/TAs servicing the nearest center program school. 2. The mainstream route does not conflict with regular a.m. and p.m. route.

Mainstream. A mainstream shall be defined as the transporting of students to or from a local district or Center program school. In addition, students who are in the Center program on a part time basis (i.e., shortened day per IEPC) may be defined as mainstreams. A. Mainstream students will be assigned to routes before route selection, whenever possible, and bid as part of the regular schedule. Management will attempt to assign mainstreams so as to be within 6.5 miles of the morning drop off school or the first afternoon pick up school, whichever is applicable. Management will attempt to schedule mainstreams so as not to cause a route to go into overtime. However, drivers/TAs may bid on a posted Mainstream that would take them over eight (8) hours per day. Mainstreams will be assigned to routes causing the least amount of timeovertime, not to exceed ten one (101) hours per dayhour. 1. New mainstream students will be added to existing mainstreams whenever possible based on routing efficiency. Routing efficiency, including but not limited to factors such as miles traveled, time of travel, availability of route, restriction of overtime, coordination with other mainstream students, or utilization of layover time. a. Priority for assignment of new mainstream students will be given to drivers/transportation assistants who have lost previous mainstream students resulting in a loss of time. b. Whenever possible, new mainstream students that are assigned to existing mainstreams will be done on a rotation basis, providing routing efficiency on the routes is equal and there is not added cost to the district. 2. If existing mainstreams cannot service new mainstream students, a new mainstream will be established. This new mainstream will be posted for two (2) days and awarded to a driver/transportation assistant whose route allows him/her to do the mainstream without going over 8 hoursinto overtime. (Exception per Article IX, Section 2A above). 2, A.) Management will attempt to assign new mainstreams so as to be within 6.5 miles of the morning drop off or the first afternoon pickup, whichever is applicable. Priority will be given to a driver/transportation assistant who has previously lost a mainstream. a. Assignment will be based on the following criteria: 1. Routing efficiency as defined in paragraph 1 above, to driver/TAs servicing the nearest center program school. 2. The mainstream does not conflict with regular a.m. and p.m. route.