HomeMy WebLinkAboutTravel Policy Presentation 09-08-14Student Travel
Policy Review
Presented by Dr. Mechelle Bryson,
Executive Principal and Director of Education
and Heather McCown, Director of Student Life
Topics Covered
Guiding philosophy
Resources used
Revisions and additions
Conclusion
Guiding Philosophy
Include the voices of all stakeholders
Create a clear timeline of travel opportunities,
alternating between price points to increase
accessibility
Provide explicit procedures for trip planning and
implementation
Resources
October 2012 Parameters, Survey and Strategic
Desired Outcomes
Amanda DeGan, Dr. Bryson
Schools from the Global School Coalition
Review panel: teachers, administrators, parents
Student feedback
Revision and Additions
Synthesized previous information with new
enhancements
Shifted the tone from philosophical to
procedural
General enough to allow modifications, specific
enough to ensure consistency of opportunities
and quality of education enhancement
Revised
Learning Outcomes not explicitly listed
Removed ratio and minimum attendance
requirements
Grade Level trips
PYP
K – 2: No overnights
G3: Unit trip, domestic
G4: Team building, local
G5: Unit trip, domestic
K – 2: same
G3: same
G4: Unit of Inquiry, local trips
G5: same
2014 – 2015 2015 - 2016
MYP and DP
G6: no trip
G7: Team building, domestic
G8: History trip (domestic)
*G9: No trip
*G10: History trip
(international)
*G11: Team building
*G12: Senior Service trip
G6: Team building, domestic
G7: Texas History trip,
domestic
G8: Same
G9: Team building/leadership,
domestic
G10: same
G11: Team building, DP retreat
G12: same
*Optional summer trips: Students Shoulder to Shoulder, foreign language, HELPS, Confuscius
Institute
2014 – 2015 2015 - 2016
Added
Trip proposal procedures and deadline
Director of Student Life will work with the
teacher in planning the trip and alternative for
students not attending
All trips will use a third party vendor
Student requirements to attend trips
Conclusion
Discuss, refine and ratify
Promote the new policy
Thank you for your time!