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Board approves Batavia High travel club—s June 2027 trip to Japan
Summary
The Batavia City School District board approved a nine-day Batavia High School travel-club trip to Japan for June 2027. The student price is $5,519, 42 students have expressed interest, and board members asked for final pricing and added safeguards before later approvals for a 2028 Scandinavia proposal.
The Batavia City School District board approved a nine-day international trip for Batavia High School students to Japan in June 2027 after a presentation from travel-club lead Jannine Scanio. Scanio said the student price is $5,519 and that the fee includes roundtrip airfare, hotels, most breakfasts and dinners, a full-time tour director and local guides.
Scanio told the board the price "is only good until May 1st" and that she had 42 students who had already expressed interest. She described the trip itinerary, transportation (including rides and the bullet train), and the inclusion of travel insurance, which she said allows refunds for covered events and gives families protections if plans change. She explained the common $100 down payment policy: the $100 is refundable within seven days, then becomes nonrefundable, and travel insurance can provide additional protections.
Nut graf: The board approved the trip after asking clarifying questions about financial obligations, minimum participant counts and refund protections. Board members signaled support for approving the 2027 Japan trip now while leaving open the option for a more formal approval procedure or a later presentation for the 2028 Scandinavia trip if final pricing or scheduling changes.
Board member Jen moved to approve the trip; Karin seconded. The board voted verbally in favor; the transcript records an affirmative vote but does not show a roll-call tally.
In discussion members asked whether the board could give a conditional approval for a 2028 Scandinavia trip so families could have additional future options; Scanio said she would prefer to return in the fall with full pricing and details for any additional trip approvals. She also clarified participant minimums: as a long-standing vendor gold-member she typically needs 30 students to charter a BHS-only trip, and 40 students would avoid partnering with another school.
The board directed staff to note the approval in the agenda/minutes and to accept a future fall agenda submission from Scanio if she needs the board to act on additional trips or final pricing.
Ending: The approved Japan trip will move ahead with sign-ups and the board expects a fuller submission for any 2028 itinerary; exact vote tallies were not recorded in the public transcript.
