Van Routes. The district may utilize school vans as needed. School vans will not be used for regular school routes. Vans can be used for out of district placements and small group athletic/co-curricular events as described in 22.43 C.
Van Routes. Van driver and rider assignments shall not be maintained from year to year. Each school year all van drivers and rider positions shall be rebid at the annual bid meeting. A newly established special education van route or one that becomes vacant for medical reasons or resignation will be filled by posting the job and filling it within 10 days. The route shall first be offered to the most senior applicant van driver. If a van driver doesn’t apply, it will then go to the most senior applicant big bus driver. If unable to fill the position by this process, the job can then be filled by a substitute van driver, followed by a substitute big bus driver for the current year. Prior to the opening of school, the following year, the van driver position will be filled on the basis of seniority bid. A newly established special education van rider position or one that becomes vacant for medical reasons or resignation will be filled by posting the job and filling it within 10 days. The van rider position shall first be offered to the most senior applicant van rider. If a van rider doesn’t apply, it will then go to the most senior applicant big bus driver. If unable to fill the position by this process, the job can then be filled by a substitute van rider, followed by a substitute big bus driver for the current year. Prior to the opening of school, the following year, the van rider position will be filled on the basis of seniority bid.
Van Routes. Up to three vans may be used on regular routes as permitted by law.
Van Routes. General Transportation vans to be used to transport students and established at a daily route time. Van drivers (Type 2) with a contracted van route shall be subject to the same requirements as a regular driver (CDL required). In the event that the District needs CDL drivers, van drivers may be temporarily moved (no more than five (5) consecutive workdays) to drive a bus route and their position would then be backfilled by a type 2 substitute driver. When it becomes necessary to move a van driver to cover a bus route, it shall be done by moving the least senior employee first.
