To:       All Paraprofessionals

From:  Albert Samora, Executive Director of Transportation Services

Date:   December 7, 2021

RE:      Attendance Bonus

 

Last month, we announced a new Attendance Bonus for drivers. We are happy to announce that we have now enacted a similar attendance bonus for paraprofessionals in transportation. Paras who have met attendance requirements for this pay period noticed more money than usual in their paycheck today.

 

The purpose of the Attendance Bonus is to provide an incentive award to a para who has a low frequency of absences. The goal is to continually improve as a department in upholding our core values: Students first, Integrity, Equity, Collaboration, Accountability, and Fun. Improving our attendance puts students first. This will also help us improve on-time scheduling, which improves our integrity and accountability with our parents and students. 

 

Collaborating as a team, we can navigate the attendance problem and solve the concerns we encounter in our day-to-day business. Once we can improve the attendance, the pressure on the overall system will also improve and we can focus on our students and have a little fun. We encourage you to challenge yourself to improve attendance and help us improve our students’ transportation experience.

 

Attendance Bonus Criteria:  

 

• Program details
• You can earn $50 bonus every week
• Who is eligible for the bonus?
• All Transportation Services paraprofessionals
• How do you earn the bonus?
• The bonus is earned weekly
• A para can miss one A.M. or P.M. shift per week and still be eligible for the bonus
• A para can only miss one Friday or Monday A.M. or P.M. shift over the pay period. These tend to be our heaviest days to cover.  
• The bonus will be paid out every pay period on your regular check
• Notable conditions
• Any para who works a shift less than 6.5 hours is still eligible for the bonus-- however, it will be treated like a perfect Attendance Bonus. You will only earn the bonus if you do not miss any A.M or P.M. shifts per week.
• This bonus is not intended to encourage any employees to come to work sick. If you are truly sick, then the necessary precautions should be taken and the employee should stay home. There are other ways an employee can help DPS with attendance such as being mindful of appointments and scheduling during off-duty hours.  

 

Attendance Bonus Administration

 

The Attendance Bonus operates in accordance with the following program requirements:

 

• Attendance bonuses are awarded at the discretion of management with the employee’s supervisor having final approval authority.
• Any disputes arising from the application of this program will be the responsibility of the Terminal Manager and Supervisor or their designee to resolve. 
• The employee’s direct supervisor will monitor the use of the Attendance Bonus and will report annually on the use of the Program.
• The hiring process will be fair and consistent with current and existing district policy and procedures. Please visit the HR website for more information.

 

Thank you,

 

Albert Samora

Executive Director of Transportation Services

Transportation@dpsk12.org