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Guidelines for Arranging School Field Trips

School Field Trips 2016-2017

Policies & Procedures

 

Please refer to LAUSD REF-2111.1 Field Trips Handbook and Revised Procedures (12/14/2015).

 

FIRST:

Determine whether your field trip is Routine or Non-routine.

Routine (ALL statements must be true.)

                                                 a)      Date of field trip is a school day.

                                                b)      Begin and end times of field trip are primarily during regular school hours.

                                                 c)      Destination is on the LAUSD Approved Field Trip Site List (10/22/2015).

Non-routine (ANY statement below is true.)

a)       Date of field trip is a non-school day.

b)      Begin and end times of field trip occur primarily outside regular school hours.

c)       Destination is NOT on the LAUSD Approved Field Trip Site List.

d)      Transportation will be provided by a personal automobile.

 

THEN:

To Do …

Routine Field Trips

Non-routine Field Trips

Complete the REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SCHOOL ORGANIZED TRIP FOR STUDENTS form.

Submit completed form to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 20 school days prior to the date of the field trip.

Submit completed form to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 45 school days prior to date of field trip.

Requesting a bus? Complete the APPLICATION FOR AUXILIARY TRANSPORTATION /TRIP(S) form.

Submit completed form to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 20 school days prior to date of field trip. To ensure easy booking, set beginning and ending hours between 9:00am-2:00pm.

Submit completed form to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 45 school days prior to date of field trip.

Driving in a personal auto? Complete CERTIFICATION OF LIABILITY INSURANCE form (driver). Distribute to and collect from each student who will be riding in a personal auto the TRANSPORTATION WAIVER form.

Submit completed, signed forms to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 20 school days prior to the date of the trip.

Submit completed, signed forms to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 45 school days prior to the date of the trip.

Give FIELD TRIP CHECKLIST FOR SCHOOL NURSE form and a roster of students who will be attending the field trip to the School Nurse.

Submit to School Nurse no less than 25 school days prior to the date of the field trip. Nurse must submit signed form & roster to Ms. Beebe no less than 20 school days prior to the date of the field trip.

Submit to School Nurse no less than 50 school days prior to date of field trip. Nurse must submit signed form & roster to Ms. Beebe no less than 45 school days prior to the date of the field trip.

Distribute to and collect from each chaperone (non-LAUSD employees) who will be attending the field trip the FIELD TRIP CHAPERONE form. You must have one chaperone per 10 students.

Submit completed, signed form(s) to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 20 school days prior to the date of the field trip.

Submit completed, signed form(s) to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 45 school days prior to the date of the field trip.

Distribute to and collect from each student who will be attending the field trip the PARENT'S OR GUARDIAN'S PERMISSION FOR A FIELD TRIP AND AUTHORIZATION FOR MEDICAL CARE – TRIP SLIP.

Do this 20 school days prior to the date of the field trip. Teacher must alphabetize trip slips, separate them, and put the top half (clipped together) in Ms. McCoy’s mailbox on the morning of the field trip.

Submit completed, signed trip slips (alphabetized - whole, not separated) along with an alphabetized list of the students to Ms. Beebe in Title I no less than 45 school days prior to date of field trip.

Take attendance and give a roster of students who are actually attending the field trip to the Attendance Office.

On the morning of the field trip before you leave.

On the morning of the field trip before you leave.

 

Out-of-state and international trips require a number of additional steps. See REF-2.111.1 for information.




Contact Ernest Cherriokee exc3315@lausd.net