Bulletin One 2012 2013 Final.pdf - Fort Worth ISD

5. All adults attending a field trip must pass a background check.
C. Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Jim Nelson’s letter of April 12, 2001)
―Reward field trips‖ for passing state assessments unintentionally publicize the results of
students who did not pass and, therefore, are forbidden.‖
No field trips during assessment week for grades participating in local/state assessments.
No field trips two weeks prior to state assessments.
No field trips the last week of school.
9.2 Guidelines for Out-of-District, Out-of-State and Out-of-Country Trips
The following guidelines apply for all out-of-district, out-of-state, out-of-country, recreational or
educational trips and meetings. Note: Additional Guidelines are provided in the further sections for
Foreign Study, UIL, and Music/Choral.
I. All Field Trip Request Approval Forms (are located in the forms section) for first semester field
trips must be received in the appropriate director’s office by the first week in October unless
special circumstances prevent pre-planning.
Second semester field trips must be received and approved no later than first week of February.
All Field Trip Request Approval Forms in the forms section for out-of-district, out-of-state and
out-of-county must be accompanied with a Field Trip Required Itinerary Form (located in the
forms section) with the Health & Safety Checklist completed.
In no case shall a Field Trip Request Approval Form be accepted later than three (3) weeks prior
to a planned event, unless discussed and approved by the appropriate Learning Network director.
No field trips may be scheduled during the last week of school other than UIL competitions
(academic, athlete, choral and instrumental music, CTE Leadership competitions, JROTC drill
meets competitions.
II. The principal, classroom teacher, subject area program director, or appropriate director must agree
that the trip would benefit students and comply or align with the goals and objectives for that
particular program or course. Principals may not approve special activities considered to be high
risk, such as swimming, skateboarding, scuba diving, snorkeling, or skydiving.
III. The announcement of trips to students who are raising funds or the making of trip arrangements
with students or parent booster clubs is not to be made until approval has been given and the Field
Trip Request Approval Form and the Field Trip Required Itinerary (if applicable) has been
returned to the school.
IV. Upon approval of the Field Trip Request Approval Form and the Field Trip Required Itinerary (if
applicable) the teacher in charge of the trip should hold a meeting with students, parents and
chaperones to discuss the trip and provide the guidelines for student expectations (if at all
possible, after school hours). The teacher may then make travel arrangements (i.e. bus, airfare,
hotel, etc).
12-13 SY Bulletin Number One 100 Revised: 10/9/2012