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Current School
Bus Route Information and School Closures
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SECTION
I: INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM |
File IFI-R
FIELD TRIPS
The Board of Trustees supports student activities
that require travel outside the School Division subject to the following
guidelines:
Organization
- The organizers must provide for the meaningful involvement of parents in
planning an annual student travel plan for each school. The annual plan is
to be communicated to parents by October 15 of each year, including the
approximate cost to parents/guardians. The organizers must take into
account the age of the students, time of year and the ability/willingness
of parents/guardians to support their portion of the estimated costs.
- Field trips must not unfairly interfere with the general operation of
the school and its other programs and activities.
- The needs of all students, including those not participating in the
field trip, are to be given due consideration, and suitable activities
developed for them.
- Due consideration must be given to the dates of the trip as they pertain
to tests, examinations, and other activities and programs of the school
and the students. Special and international trips must not take place
within two weeks prior to examinations.
- Field trips must have relevance to the programs of the participating
students.
Supervision and Chaperones
- Adults may be used to assist with the supervision of field trips. Adult
supervisors shall be under the direction of the supervising Teacher(s).
- Extended activities require a minimum of two supervisors. Mixed student
groups should have a minimum of one male and one female supervisor.
Parent/guardian chaperones should be encouraged to take part and accompany
the student(s) and Teacher(s) who are planning the trip.
- Field trips that involve students in special or extended activities such
as out-of-province, overnight stays, swimming, boating, etc. require that
a detailed description of the activity must be given to the parents and
written permission received before the student(s) can participate.
- Activities associated with swimming and boating require special safety
precautions. The supervision of such activities must provide adequate
protection for all concerned. At least one supervisor must be a certified
lifeguard.
- The names of the appointed chaperones must be submitted to the Principal
at least four weeks in advance of the planned event. Overnight mixed
events require a minimum of one male and one female chaperone. The ratio
of chaperones to students shall be sufficient to properly supervise the
age group and the activity involved.
- Students are to be under the supervision of staff and/or local
chaperones at all times during the event. The responsibility of
supervising or chaperoning is not to be delegated to anyone not listed on
the appropriate Division or school form.
- One staff member is to be pre-determined as the supervisor of the group
and is to be the one designated to be responsible for communicating with
the Bus Driver and managing problems should they arise.
- The Teacher/supervisor is to be responsible for taking a class list of
students on the trip, complete with relevant medical and emergency
information for each student.
Meals and Lodging
1. Students will generally not be billeted for meals or lodging.
Acceptable alternatives include:
 | commercial outlet -adequate chaperones required; |
| utilizing a school - i.e. gym; |
| other arrangements acceptable to and approved by each parent. |
2. The Division will also generally not be supportive of accepting billets
as a means of providing visiting students with meals or lodging.
Distance Guidelines
- Maximum distance guidelines are:
Primary:
150 km one way
Intermediate:
300 km one way
Jr.
High
340 km one way
Sr.
High
600 km one way
- In the event the objectives of an activity require travel beyond the
distances stated, consideration will be given by the Board based upon the
individual circumstances. Application for such trips is to be submitted
for Board approval as outlined for Extended Field Trips.
- School teams earning their way to Provincial competitions are exempt
from the distance guidelines.
Travel Arrangements
- All school activities that require public or private transportation must
be authorized by the Principal and Superintendent’s Department prior to
the plans for the activity being finalized.
- Out-of-province use of school buses for extra-curricular activities
requires the prior approval of the Board of Trustees. Such request must be
submitted to the Superintendent’s Department at least one month prior to
the proposed trip.
3. Requests
for the use of school buses for extended travel are discouraged.
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