[SchoolFinance] Quick Question About Clearing Snow from School Buses

[Dawn Blanchard]

Our transportation dept is considered 'essential personnel' so they are
required to work as directed on snow days.  We usually time the cleaning so
it is when the storm is done--so they don't necessarily come in at their
normal shift time.  We normally do not need the whole crew---so most
'volunteer' to come in and are paid.  Those who do not come in must take
benefit time to be compensated.  We have the 'right' to direct people to
come in if necessary, but we have never had to do that--we normally have
enough crew members to clean. They are paid their regular driving rate and
if they work over 8 hours, they get OT (which is part of their contract).
I do believe that if they work less, they still get paid their full shift
of 8 hours.  On snow days, usually their only job is to clean the fleet to
be ready for school and sometimes they also work with our grounds crew to
clean up building walkways, etc, so if it only takes a few hours to clean,
they get their full 8 hours of pay.




*~Thanks,*

Dawn Blanchard

Director of Personnel & Finance

she/her/hers

(207)-319-1950
dblanchard at brunswicksd.org
www.brunswicksd.org

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On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 8:33 AM Andrea Disch <adisch at msad11.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a quick question as we're thinking ahead to winter (I know... it's
> only July!).
>
> I'm curious how other districts handle clearing snow from school buses
> after a storm.
>
>    - Who is responsible for shoveling out and cleaning off the buses? Is
>    it the assigned bus drivers, your transportation department, custodians, or
>    someone else?
>    - If your bus drivers are the ones doing it, how do you compensate
>    them for that time?
>    - Are they paid at their regular driving rate, or do you use a
>    different hourly rate? If it's a different rate, is it higher or lower than
>    the driving rate?
>
> I'd appreciate hearing how your district handles it. Thanks in advance for
> sharing your practices!
>
> Enjoy the rest of your summer!
>
> Andrea
>
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