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Pulaski teacher pitches EF Tours trips and revival of junior Beta club for middle school students
Summary
Alyssa Grant presented a plan for EF Tours–organized student travel (including a pilot Panama trip) and proposed reintroducing a project-focused National Junior Beta Club at Pulaski middle school; the board discussed fundraising, chaperone ratios, and administrative support but gave no formal approval at the meeting.
Alyssa Grant, a Pulaski County Public Schools staff member, asked the school board to allow promotion and planning of student travel through EF Tours and to reintroduce a National Junior Beta Club at the middle school.
Grant said she had traveled with EF Tours this summer and recommended the company based on safety, on-site support and fundraising tools. She described a pilot international trip currently proposed for mid‑June 2027 to Panama, and said EF Tours offers an on‑the‑ground regional office and a dedicated tour guide and bus for each group.
Grant told the board EF Tours uses a 6:1 student:chaperone ratio and prorates the cost for chaperones; she said parents would pay EF Tours directly and that…
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