Field trips are recognized by the Board as effective means of achieving educational goals. Therefore, field trips may be proposed as an extension of the curricula and included in the normal process of educational planning.
Prior administrative approval of all field trips shall be required. The following guidelines shall apply when approving field trips:
1. Where possible, field trips should be coordinated with other teaching disciplines.
2. Sound educational purposes or objectives must be given before a field trip will be approved.
3. Each field trip should be planned to maximize the amount of time available for achieving educational goals and to reduce the amount of time spent in travel.
4. Field trips should be budgeted for the following year.
5. A standard request form listing the destination, sponsoring group, purpose, mode of travel, driver's name and so on should be submitted to the middle or high school principals or the elementary supervisor.
6. Parental permission should be obtained for students participating in field trips.
7. Parents should be encouraged to participate in field trips, working along with the teacher(s) involved, as chaperones.
8. Student work should be made up before a student participates in a field trip.
9. Participation in contests should not be considered a field trip.
APPROVED: June 10, 1982
REVISED: March 9, 1989
APPROVED: April 13, 1989
REVISED: November 13, 1997
APPROVED: December 11, 1997
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