Battle Creek Area Math & Science Center requests permission to resume Chicago field trip; no district cost
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The math and science center asked for permission to send students to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for curriculum-aligned activities; presenters said the trip is student-funded with center support for students who cannot pay.
A representative of the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center asked the board for permission to resume a curriculum-aligned field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, describing planned activities tied to engineering, math and urban planning.
The presenter said the trip is structured with activities and learning objectives (not simply museum attendance) and noted that the Chicago visit previously occurred alongside a separate pre-COVID physics trip to Cedar Point. "These are planned out events... There are activities that students will participate, and the goal is to show all of the engineering and math that is involved..." the presenter said.
The presenter told trustees there is no cost to the district: the trip is student-funded and the center will subsidize students who cannot fully fund participation through donations. Trustees had no recorded objections in the transcript. The transcript captures the request and explanation but does not record a formal motion or vote.
If the board requires an authorization vote, staff will place the item on a future action agenda per normal procedure.