Field Trips
As of 2009 any class field trip, in New Jersey, must have Board of Education approval before a student can leave the school campus. Thus the process for approval of a trip is as follows:
1. The Class Trip Estimated Cost Template is completed and presented to the building administrator. It is authorized and sent to Scott Montague in the Curriculum Office.
TIP: Any field trip you are even just pondering over should be submitted, even if the date is not settled. At this point the goal is to get the destination and trip concept approved.
2. The Field Trip Spreadsheet is completed, in the administrative office of each school, with any additional (after September 27, 2011) trips highlighted in red font. Upon updating please email to Phyllis Stec in the Curriculum Office.
TIP: Please note the date after which the field trip can take place once it is approved. Consider that BOE meetings at times get rescheduled and as such, again, please submit any potential experiences as early as is possible.
Date by when the Estimated Cost and Field Trip Spreadsheet must be received by: |
Date after which field trip can take place: |
September 13 |
September 26 |
October 18 |
October 31 |
November 15 |
November 28 |
December 13 |
December 19 |
January 17 |
January 23 |
February 14 |
February 27 |
NOTE: Last date for field trip requests is March 20 |
April 10 |
3. Once a field trip has been reviewed and approved by the BOE a staff member should complete the ususal Field Trip/Transportation Form. This forms contains the actual date of the trip. It is signed by the building administartor and sent to Curriculum Office.
TIP: Complete the Field Trip/Transportation Form as soon as the trip appears on the Approved Trip list and the date of the trip is confirmed, dont wait until a few days before your trip to submit this paperwork, as this form secures the necessary transportation.
