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Board approves teacher‑led Washington, D.C. trip for spring 2025
Summary
A high-school social-studies teacher proposed a three-day Washington, D.C. trip (April 18–20, 2025) with Explorer Travel, estimated at about $1,800 per family (early discount $1,776); the board approved the trip and discussed fundraising and payment-plan options.
High-school social studies teacher H. Brooks proposed a three-day Washington, D.C. trip for students April 18–20, 2025, and the board voted to approve the proposal after discussing logistics and fundraising.
Brooks said the trip itinerary would include guided tours of the National Mall memorials, a Capitol guided tour, the Supreme Court, the Holocaust Museum (a stated priority for the teacher), Smithsonian museum options and other guided site visits. The trip price was quoted around $1,800 per family with an early-registration discount to $1,776; payment plans and a $50 deposit option were described.
Brooks said round-trip transportation (departing from Chicago) and two overnight stays, breakfasts and dinners, professional tour director services, guided tours and entry fees to listed sites are included in the quoted price. Lunches were not included so students could choose meals during the trip. Checked-bag fees would be additional, the teacher said.
Board members and the teacher discussed fundraising approaches used in prior years (dinners, spaghetti suppers, independent student fundraising) and noted several parents expressed interest in chaperoning (chaperone spaces count toward the headcount pricing for a private tour if enough participants sign up). The teacher reported about seven highly interested students so far and a target of 13 to secure a private-tour option.
A motion to approve the trip proposal carried by voice vote; the transcript records "motion" and "second" with "all in favor" but does not show a roll-call tally.
