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At the School Board Meeting of April 17, 2024, School Board Chair Mari Tere Rojas proffered agenda item H-16, directing the Superintendent of Schools to start the process of reviewing and updating School Board Policy 2340 – Field and Other District-Sponsored Trips, and established administrative procedures, and School Board Policy 8640 – Transportation for Field and Other District-sponsored Trips, as needed, to ensure that all aspects of the safety of students and teachers are carefully analyzed and executed; and report to the Board by April 30, 2024, a plan to accomplish the action proposed in this agenda item.
A field trip offers both students and teachers a rare opportunity to learn and grow outside the four walls of the classroom. Field trips offer a valuable learning knowledge for students, allowing them to explore, engage in fun activities, and gain exposure to new experiences. The educational benefits of field trips are easy to see, but we cannot forget that children’s safety on these trips is priority number one.
School Board Policy 2340 – Field and Other District-sponsored Trips, delineates Board policy and addresses administrative procedures that should be included for the operation of both field and other District-sponsored trips. This policy was adopted May 11, 2011. School Board Policy 8640 – Transportation for Field and Other District-sponsored Trips outlines the transportation policy for field and other district-sponsored trips. This policy became effective July 1, 2011. Therefore, this item seeks to direct the Superintendent of Schools to start the process of reviewing and updating School Board Policies 2340 and 8640, and established administrative procedures, as needed, to ensure that all aspects of the safety of students and teachers are carefully analyzed and executed.
