The Superintendent annually approves all solicitations which are to be permitted in the schools. No organization may solicit funds of staff members in the schools, nor may anyone distribute flyers or other materials related to fund drives through the schools, without the prior approval of the Superintendent. The Board recognizes that there is a vast quantity and variety of learning resources outside school walls and is aware of the potential our community has for improving the quality and depth of educational experiences. Whatever students can experience firsthand is often more meaningful to them than that which is only discussed or read about. All field trips sponsored by the schools are educational in nature and are directly related to the subject matter and the course objectives of instruction at the particular grade level.
Field trips are lessons and are to be planned as such, with objectives determined in advance.
Appropriate instruction should precede and follow each field trip. All field trips must be approved by the Board or its designee. To the extent feasible, community resource persons and organizations are involved in the planning and conducting of field trips, so that students may derive the greatest educational benefit from the trip. In most cases, an entire class takes part in a field trip. The Board also wishes to make it possible for an individual student to experience a field trip if such a trip would provide instructional benefits.