Drivers and Trips 

1. Prior to transporting students, all drivers must

• be approved by the principal or designate,

• attend a safe driving course approved by the Creighton School Division, and

• practice driving the van.

2. All van drivers must abide by the regulations in the Highway Traffic Act.

3. Drivers will only drive to and from the school sponsored activity. Personal trips while the school group is engaged in their activity are not permitted.

4. Extended trips beyond the local area must include at least two approved drivers.

5. A travel log book will stay in the van and be completed by the driver for each trip

• Log book will indicate date, driver, destination, departure time, return time, initial, odometer reading, final odometer reading and total kms traveled.

6. The Maintenance Supervisor will take the page out of the log book regularly and submit it to the Assistant Secretary Treasurer who will pay honorariums for round trips based on the following scale:

• Trips in local area $10.00

• Full day trips beyond local area $60.00

• Half-day trips beyond local area $30.00

7. Honorariums or mileage rates according to policy 2.30.9 shall be paid for the driver of each vehicle (School Division owned, School Division rented or private) that transports students on school-approved activities.

Booking the Van 

1. Staff will sign out the van in a calendar-based book in the school office

• Record on the date(s) the staff supervisors name, the destination and the drivers name (if known)

2. If staff supervisor does not want to drive, and does not have another staff person willing to drive, they will take a Driver Needed form from the folder on the cover of the book, fill it out and submit it to the Transportation Supervisor.

• Form will indicate date needed, destination, departure & return time, staff supervisor, and driver name (to be added when determined)

Booking Drivers

1. If supervisor is driving, he/she signs his/her name in the van sign-out book.

2. If supervisor is not driving, he/she submits “Driver Needed” form to the transportation supervisor.

3. The 9:00/1:00 announcements will include a call for driver needed and dates so staff can sign up to drive if they wish.

4. If no staff are interested, the transportation supervisor will call the people on the approved list of drivers

Keys

1. Keys are provided to the 3 in-school administrators, the Phys. Ed. Coordinator, the Maintenance Supervisor

2. A multi-use key is stored in the office key cabinet

3. Keys will be signed out by drivers through the office staff

4. Staff supervisor of the activity will be responsible to return the keys to the office as soon as possible after the activity.

Maintenance

1. Each supervisor who uses the van will be responsible for completing a security checklist when to using the van and for ensuring their group removes garbage and mess from inside the van

2. The van will be added to the Maintenance Supervisor’s preventative maintenance schedule to ensure it is filled with gas regularly, has oil checked regularly, is washed and waxed regularly and that regular service checks are done.

BOARD APPROVED:

August 30, 2007

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