November 30, 2004 - Pasadena Independent School District

No. 18193
APPROVE
Pasadena HS
Choir
Request for a
Trip to
Washington,
D.C. for the
Capitol Music
Festival to be
held on April
21-26, 2005
Yeas
Noes
No. 18194
APPROVE
Jackson
Intermediate
School
History Club
to Travel to
Washington,
D.C. for a
History Club
Class Trip to
be held on
March 5-8,
2005
Motion by Mr. Speer, seconded by Mrs. Sullivan, that the Board
approve Pasadena High School Choir to travel to Washington, D.C. for
the Capitol Music Festival to be held on April 22-26, 2005, as shown on
page 85, Section III of the agenda, and copied below.
Pasadena High’s Choir is requesting permission to travel to
Washington, D.C. for the Capitol Music Festival held on April 22-26,
2005. Only active Choir members will be eligible to travel and
student/teacher chaperone guidelines will be followed. All chaperones
will be trained. Informational meetings will be conducted with parents
and students, which will provide specific information, the complete
itinerary, the safety plan and roles and responsibilities of each
participant. This trip will provide Pasadena Choir members with
opportunities that cannot be experienced elsewhere.
The trip will cost approximately $650 per student and includes airfare,
hotel, meals, vehicle rental while in attendance, and any admission
charges. The trip will be funded through fundraisers held after school,
car washes and Parent Club sales.
We recommend approval for the Pasadena High School Choir to travel
to Washington, D.C. for the Capitol Music Festival to be held on April
22-26, 2005.
Trustees Morgan, Kendrick, Sullivan, Braden, Speer
None
Motion by Mr. Braden, seconded by Mr. Kendrick, that the Board
approve for the Jackson Intermediate School History Club to travel to
Washington, D.C. for a History Club Class Trip to be held on March 5-8,
2005, as shown on page 86, Section III of the agenda, and copied
below.
The Jackson Intermediate History Club is requesting permission to take
a group of approximately 30 students with five teachers and
chaperones on a trip to Washington, D.C. from March 5-8, 2005. Some
of the educational goals achieved on this trip will be to promote an
understanding of the three branches of American government, their
respective function, and their sites of operation; to extend knowledge of
American history by actively participating in historical interpretations
and touring of selected historical attractions; to learn the course of
American history to promote student patriotism and instill sense of pride
in our heritage and much, much more.
The cost of the trip will be approximately $699.00 per person. Students
will fundraise using the 60/40 guidelines in district policy.
District policies will be strictly enforced and chaperones will be trained