The school committee unanimously approved multiple student travel requests Tuesday for the 2025–26 school year, including domestic and international trips.

Barnstable Intermediate School was approved to travel to Washington, D.C., in May 2026. BIS staff presented a NationsClassroom itinerary that includes memorials, the US Army Museum, Arlington National Cemetery and the National Zoo; the committee voted to approve the trip as presented.

Barnstable High School’s world language program received approval for a February 2026 trip to Rome with a day visit to Pompeii and the Naples Archaeological Museum. Organizers said they shortened the itinerary and worked to reduce costs to increase student participation, and teacher chaperones with language skills will attend.

DECA’s request for a fall 2025 trip to Arlington/Washington, D.C., for the DECA Power trip was also approved; the trip schedule and accommodations were included in committee materials.

Committee members thanked staff for the work organizing logistics and fundraising; the motions for all three trips passed by unanimous vote. No objections or conditions were recorded in the minutes.