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Monroe School District band director proposes Montreal trip with performances, university clinics and safety measures
Summary
Band director Mike Anis presented a planned music trip to Montreal featuring public performances (including a Basilica venue), a PL de Arts event and McGill University clinics; the proposal uses a longstanding tour company with insurance and overnight hotel security and will return for second review.
Band director Mike Anis presented the music‑department trip proposal, describing past trips (Iceland 2018, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia) and the plan to take groups to Montreal with performance and educational elements. He said the group is "targeting the Basilica of Notre Dame" as a performance venue, plans to attend a PL de Arts program and to arrange clinics at McGill University for simultaneous group instruction.
Anis said the district would use a tour company the department has used before (Coach Tours), that the company provides hotel security and $5 million liability coverage, and that the district purchases cancel‑for‑reason insurance to protect families. He asked the board to review packet materials that will be posted online; the trip and related policies will return to the board for a second review at the next meeting.
Board members expressed support and interest and asked to see posted materials; no vote was taken on the trip at this meeting.
