Regulations & Policy
Title 5 17726 & 18111
A contractor nor a provider of services shall require or solicit, in cash or in kind, additional payments from the recipients of service.
The prohibition includes activities or services that would increase the family's cost of participation including meals, recreation & field trips.
Opportunity to extend the Classroom
Programs can be enriched through the inclusion of carefully planned field trips. Firsthand experience can provide children with information & a level of understanding that adds elements of realism to their play & enriches their overall learning.
SCOE Child & Family Services owns a 26 passenger bus, which is equipped with 20 child safety seats that can be utilized for field trips.
Tools:
Field Trip Process
Procedure for planning/supervising each field trip is as follows:
Request: Complete & email request form at least 7 weeks prior to requested date
Supplies: Sign-in/out binder, student roster, child emergency cards, water, lunches, snacks, first aid kit, child medications if needed at school, payment for admission if applicable, cell phone & camera
Departure: Bus monitor/center staff check permission slips signed by parent/guardian for ALL children, ID badges/name tags on each child, “Buddy System” assigned with designated chaperone, final count of children & if first trip Bus Evacuation Drill
Arrival: Children/Chaperones/Staff will review emergency & safety procedures including the action plan if someone is separated from the group, & checking off the name of each child on the roster as they disembark for a child count
Return Trip: Prior to leaving the field trip location, emergency & safety procedures will be reviewed & final child count
Field Trip Checklist: Must be kept for one year at Center