Shelton School Board proposes field trip rules

Matt Baide | Jan 13, 20220

The Shelton School Board had a first reading on a proposed change to the out-of-state field trip rules at its meeting Tuesday.

According to the information packet, the most notable change regards out-of-state travel. The current policy is the Shelton School Board approves out-of-district overnight trips, regardless of costs to the district. If there is a cost to the district, the trip must be submitted in advance to the board and all trips without a cost to the district must still be submitted to the board for review and informational purposes.

The rule change would switch the approval role for out-of-district overnight trips to the superintendent or the designee and would not require board approval.

Similar changes in policy were made to outdoor education and international travel. The proposed changes would include outdoor education plans for the coming school year be submitted to the Superintendent or the designee for review and approval, not the board and all staff involved will be notified of plans after approval. International travel will need to be approved by the superintendent or a designee and not the board.