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Field Trip Request Guidelines
ALL FIELDS NEED TO BE COMPLETED WHEN REQUESTING A SCHOOL BUS FOR A TRIP.
BUSES WILL BE ASSIGNED AS AVAILABILITY ALLOWS; IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A BUS, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TRIP REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED A MINIMUM OF FOURTEEN (14) DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE OF THE TRIP FOR IN-STATE TRIPS
TRIP REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED A MINIMUM OF THIRTY (30) DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE TRIP DATE FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRIPS.
TRIPS ARE ASSIGNED TO DRIVERS ON THURSDAY, THE WEEK BEFORE THE TRIP'S DATE.
PER EMPLOYMENT POLICIES, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ASSIGN SPECIFIC DRIVERS TO ANY TRIPS. THEY ARE ASSIGNED ON A ROTATING BASIS BY SENIORITY.
THE COST FOR THE USE OF A SCHOOL BUS IS FORTY (40) DOLLARS PER HOUR PER BUS USED. TIME STARTS WHEN THE DRIVERS START THEIR PRE-TRIP AND ENDS WHEN THEY HAVE RETURNED TO THE BUS GARAGE AND FINISHED THEIR POST-TRIP.
"BIG" BUSES ARE 77 PASSENGER BUSES. THIS IS ALLOWING 3 TO A SEAT. ALTHOUGH, FROM 5TH GRADE AND OLDER, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ALLOW ONLY 2 TO A SEAT. THIS WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER PER BUS TO 52 PASSENGERS.
PER WVDE POLICY 4336, EACH BUS SHALL BE SUPERVISED BY A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE OR PERSON APPROVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD WITH ASSURANCES THAT PROVISIONS FOR SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE NEEDS ARE MADE, IF NECESSARY.