1. supplement and enrich classroom procedures by providing learning  opportunities in an environment outside the schools.
2. arouse new interests among students.
3. help students relate school experience to the reality of the world outside of school. 
4. develop their ability to speak in a foreign language for non-domestic trips. 

1. any journey by pupils away from the school premises, under the supervision of a designated staff member, parent, or community member, which is an integral part of an approved course of study or approved student group and conducted for the purpose of affording firsthand educational opportunities not available in the classroom. 

1. hereby designates the Superintendent or designee as the authority to approve or disapprove all field trips taken during a single day subject to: weighing the educational benefits of such trips against the loss of instructional time, student safety, distance, budgetary constraints, and availability of transportation equipment
2. will approve or disapprove all other field trips 

The Board does not endorse, support or assume responsibility in any way for any staff member of this district who takes students on trips not approved by the Board or Superintendent.  No staff member may solicit or contact students or parents of this district for such trips by using school or district communication mechanisms while within the facilities or on the school grounds of the district without prior Board permission. 

The conduct of Upper Moreland students on field trips will be governed under the Upper Moreland School District Codes of Conduct.  The staff member or chaperone of the field trip will have the right to establish such other reasonable rules and regulations as they deem appropriate, subject to the approval of the Superintendent. 

Delegation of Responsibility 

1. The Superintendent will prepare procedures for the operation of a field trip, which will insure that:
2. The safety and well-being of students is protected at all times.
3. Written parental permission is sought and obtained before any student may  participate in a field trip.
4. The principal first approves the purpose, itinerary and duration of each proposed trip and such plans are subject to the constraints of: adequate supervision, available equipment, financial resources, time parameters, and weather conditions.
5. Each field trip is properly planned, integrated with the curriculum, and followed up by appropriate activities, which enhance its usefulness.
6. The effectiveness of field trip activities is monitored and continually evaluated.
7. Teachers, with the approval of the principal, are allowed a considerable degree of flexibility and innovation in planning field trips.
8. No field trip will be approved unless it contributes to the achievement of specified instructional objectives.
9. Commitments are not to be made in planning of a field trip prior to administrative approval or Board approval where appropriate.
10. Field trip proposals will include whatever information the Superintendent deems necessary, including time, place, participants, and purpose. 
11. Persons who recruit students and chaperones for these types of events will clearly indicate whether their event is being sponsored by the District or is a personally promoted event.
12. Any employee or chaperone, who derives any financial benefit (tuition, airfare, meals, lodging, tour fees, etc.), will fully disclose these benefits to the parents, Superintendent, and School Board.  This information will be provided in the original proposal.
13. Act 34 (Criminal Record Check) and Act 151 (Pennsylvania Child Abuse History) clearances will be obtained for all chaperones prior to these events if they involve direct and/or unsupervised contact with students for overnight trips.
14. Information will be included in the trip proposal about, but not limited to, the following items:
    • proper medical care in the event of illness or injury
    • safety plan (first aid training, information about local hospitals and doctors, payment options and
    • health insurance, emergency student telephone numbers, etc.)
    • special needs of  students who have a disability or impairment
    • handling of medication
    • political climate of the foreign country being visited
    • consideration of obtaining international travel insurance
    • anything that could place the health, safety, or welfare of the students, staff, or chaperones at risk 
15. The Superintendent reserves the right to cancel a school trip if the health, safety, or welfare of the students, staff, or chaperones may be at risk.