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forms are to be submitted to Paulette Inclema in room 272 no less than two weeks priorto the trip to allow for the timely transportation arrangements. Late requests will notbe accepted.Students must notify all teachers that they will be absent from class due to a field trip.Students who miss assignments or tests as a result of attending a field trip are responsible formaking up that work. The teacher sponsoring the field trip will provide all students with aField Trip Permission Form a minimum of two weeks prior to the trip. All teachers will besent an electronic version of the form. Complete shaded areas and make copies for allstudents. All forms must be completed, collected and maintained by the sponsoring teacherprior to the students attending the trip.School buses for field trips are generally available from 9:10 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. There areseveral times throughout the year when trips will not routinely be approved. They include theweek at the end of each marking period, the weeks during AP testing and the end of theschool year, as well as some District blackout dates. Consult the Field Trip Calendar in themain office or room 272 for specific dates prior to making final arrangements for a trip. Anyexceptions to these dates must be approved in advance by the principal.For extended trips, advisors should read and understand the Board of Education policies andregulations on such trips. BOE approval is required for trips in which students will miss threeor more consecutive days of instruction and/or which exceed 500 miles of travel one way.Charter busses must be on the approved list of busses. In addition, the following expectationsapply: All trips must be approved by the Principal in advance, with a detailed itinerary. No student who is otherwise eligible can be denied participation due to lack of funds. There should be at least one chaperone for every 10 students. Trip preparation must include a specific plan for supervision of students. The advisor or lead teacher is responsible for orienting all chaperones about behavioralexpectations, itinerary, school and District policies for adult and student conduct, etc. Trips must have a strong tie to the curriculum or the group/club/sport’s purpose. Phone numbers for all hotels and other venues must be provided to the Principal.12Hall Policy/Hall PassesAll students and teachers are expected to use the pass system provided in the Agenda plannerbooks, which all students receive. No student should be permitted to leave a classroomwithout a signed and timed pass in the planner. See Advisement Block andAttendance Procedures sections above.Home InstructionStudents may be home tutored for a specified period of time due to extended illness or long-termsuspension from school. Teachers are responsible for providing work to tutors through theCounseling office. Any student who appears on a class list is that teacher’s responsibility.Teachers and tutors should be in communication on a regular basis. If work is not being returnedin a timely manner, the teacher should initiate contact with the tutor and parent to ensure that the