![](media/image1.png){width="0.42986111111111114in"
height="0.55in"}Petrified Forest National Park

**Educational Fee Waiver Request Instructions for Grades K-12**

For an uncomplicated process, please submit an Educational Fee Waiver
request **at least 2 weeks prior** to your park visit by faxing it to:

**(928) 524-6781 or (928) 524-3567, Attn: Fee Management and Education
Specialist**

Please complete all of the following information:

Date of request:
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School name:
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School address:
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School phone number:
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Educator in charge of the group:
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Number of Students under 16: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Number of
Students 16 and older:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Number of Adults/Chaperones:
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The following guidelines will be used in determining an appropriate
number of chaperones eligible for inclusion on an Educational Fee
Waiver. The number of chaperones allowed under an Educational Fee Waiver
is based on the age and grade level of the students

One (1) chaperone/adult is allowed per twelve (12) 9^th^-12^th^ grade
students

One (1) chaperone/adult is allowed per five (5) K-8^th^ grade students

Any additional chaperones/adults will be required to pay an individual
or vehicle entrance fee as applicable.

Date of Arrival:
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Arrival: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Which end of the park will you be entering? Circle one.

North End - Painted Desert Visitor Center or South End -- Rainbow Forest
Museum

Indicate the educational purpose of the trip. For example, what aspect,
feature, or resource of the park is to be studied that is meeting your
curriculum needs?

If you have already arranged a ranger-led activity with the Education
Specialist, please indicate the type of program you will participate in.
For example, a curriculum-based unit in the *Rockin\' Through the Ages*
program or a ranger-led hike, walk, or talk.

The request should be signed by either the educator in charge of the
group or the school principal.

I verify that all the information provided in this application is
accurate to the best of my knowledge and that the group for whom the
application is being made is coming to Petrified Forest National Park on
an education-based field trip with students in Grades K-12.

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Signature Date

You will receive confirmation of an approved Educational Fee Waiver from
Petrified Forest National Park with a returned fax, signed by the
approving official. **You must bring the approved request to the park on
the day of your visit and present it at the entrance station.** A copy
must be provided in each vehicle.

Contact us if you have any questions about an Educational Fee Waiver:

Sharon Baldwin

Fee Collection Supervisor

\(928\) 524-6228 ext. 260

**Sharon_Baldwin@nps.gov**