Route Scheduling Sample Clauses
Route Scheduling. All scheduling of routes shall be completed as soon as practical prior to registration. All routes and extension routes shall be posted for review prior to the first selection day in the driver’s lounge. Extension and/or kindergarten routes shall only be available to drivers who concurrently hold a route. Routes and extension routes shall not be established solely for the purpose of minimizing the fringe benefits of the employee. During the school term, the Director of Transportation, or his/her designee, shall provide at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, to both the affected driver and the Union president, before he/she alters a driver’s route by ten (10) minutes or more (which shall be non-cumulative). All routes that are vacated during a school term shall be posted for bidding within forty-eight (48) hours. By October 1st of each school year, the Union president shall receive a copy of all routes, which shall include the approximate times of departure and return. Updates shall be given to the Union president as new routes or extension routes are established during the school year. The Director of Transportation, or his/her designee, shall provide the Union president with the name, address, and telephone number of any newly hired employees within ten (10) school days of said employee’s first day on the job. Notices of vacancies which occur during the summer shall be sent to employees who are not employed during the summer and who request such information in writing, by mail to the employee’s last known address. Effective June 1, 2007, a regular or extension route shall be considered vacant if the employee holding such route is unable to perform his/her job duties for a period of sixty (60) school days, at which time such vacancy shall be posted and employees will be given the opportunity to bid on such route. The Union president shall be notified of the vacancy. Employees on leave as defined in Article 11 of this Agreement shall not be permitted to change, switch or extend routes while on leave. Employees who have been on leave for sixty (60) or more school days preceding the assignment of summer school routes shall not be eligible to bid on summer routes.
Route Scheduling. Weather and safety permitting, the Contractor shall schedule his/her route so that students arrive on campus each school day before the start of the first class. Contractor shall arrive on campus to pick up students at the end of each school day before the end of the last class period. These times may be set/changed as deemed reasonable by the Director of Transportation.
Route Scheduling. 15.1 Primary responsibility for route development will rest with the Board in consultation with the Contractor. The Board reserves the right to change any and all of its routes, times routes are to be operated, bus stops and any other such adjustments that conditions may necessitate. No route changes are to be made by the Contractor, or any driver, without the prior permission of the Board. The Board may request the assistance of the Contractor to evaluate or revise certain routes for efficiency. In such circumstances, the Contractor shall provide the Board with the requested assistance. The Board reserves the right to change, reduce or designate additional pickup or discharge points when in the opinion of the Board it is necessary for the safety and welfare of children. This shall be at no additional charge to the Board. Routes and schedules are to accommodate class schedules and shall be determined by the Board. The Board must be notified by telephone when a bus driver is aware that there will be a delay of fifteen (15) minutes or more in the transportation of students.
15.2 The Board desires to obtain maximum utilization of all equipment through a well-defined bus routine management program. The Board shall provide the Contractor with read only access to the Board’s routing system two weeks prior to the start of the School Year. Because of late enrollments, routes and loads will be flexible. Only the Superintendent or his/her designee will authorize route changes. The Board encourages input from the Contractor on changes that will increase safety and/or efficiency.
15.3 The Contractor shall be required to use a comprehensive computerized/automated routing system (Versa Trans or comparable). The Contractor Shall provide the necessary computer equipment, internet access, and staff training to facilitate the Contractor’s “read-only” access to the Board’s routing system. The Board will pay for the software license that may be required by the routing software vendor. At the termination of this Contract, the Contractor agrees to surrender any software licenses, proprietary information, or Board data if so directed by the Board. The Board reserves the right to change the routing software programs during the Contract Term.
15.4 The parties to the Contract agree to cooperate in revising the trips specified herein to improve service, operating efficiencies or economy. No route changes are to be made by the Contractor without the prior written permission of the Su...