Aspen View Regional Division
No.19
CATEGORY: BUS DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES
POLICY STATEMENT:
The Board believes that school bus drivers play a
vital role in ensuring safe and efficient
transportation for students.
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:
1. All
drivers shall be responsible to the Transportation Coordinator.
2. All
bus drivers shall hold
a. a
valid
b. the
3. All
bus drivers shall provide a driver's abstract each year before September 1, and more often if requested.
B. Duties
1. Each
bus driver shall
a. know
and at all times comply with the Highway Traffic Board regulations governing
operation of school buses.
b. report
actual route distance to the Transportation Coordinator
for payment purposes. (The Transportation Coordinator shall
verify bus routes. In the event of a
discrepancy between the actual and reported route distance, the Transportation
Coordinator shall make an adjustment to remuneration, retroactive to the
beginning of the school year or to the date when the discrepancy first
occurred.)
c.
adhere to the assigned
route and schedule, and convey only
those students approved by the Board.
d. report
any suggestions to improve the efficiency of routes to the Transportation Coordinator.
e. report
changes to the passenger list to the Transportation Coordinator
by the next school day.
f. carry
out daily pre-trip inspections.
g. maintain
daily vehicle records (log book).
h. keep
bus clean inside and out.
i. maintain passenger
discipline.
j. maintain
safety standards, report hazardous conditions or situations, and report vehicle defects.
k. perform
other duties as assigned.
l. adhere
to all Board policies.
C. Bus
parking for Division-owned buses
1. During
the day buses will be parked at the facility designated for that purpose by the
Transportation Coordinator.
2. The
location at which buses are parked at night will be determined by the Transportation
Supervisor on an individual basis.
Efficiency and appropriateness of parking location will be major
considerations in this determination.
3. The
Board shall establish a rate of reimbursement, and shall make payment by the
end of March for the cost of plugging in buses.
Date of Adoption: March
20, 1997
Date of Amendment: January
12, 2006
Review Date: January
2009
Legal Reference: Section
44, School Act
Cross Reference: Policy
GDB - Support Staff Remuneration
Policy GDPD- Disciplinary Actions
Against Support Staff