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Board approves optional 8th-grade Washington, D.C., educational tour for May 2027
Summary
Trustees approved an optional eighth-grade educational tour to Washington, D.C., scheduled for May 11'13, 2027; staff noted fundraising options to reduce family cost and provided historical per-student cost comparisons.
The Westchester SD 92-5 Board approved an optional educational tour for the district's eighth graders to Washington, D.C., scheduled May 11'13, 2027.
Staff described the trip as a full three-day itinerary (students leave early and return late on the final day) and said fundraising efforts, including cookie-company fundraising that can begin earlier in student cohorts, can lower out-of-pocket costs for families. Trustees reviewed historical trip costs and acknowledged that per-student pricing varies with participant numbers and fundraising.
The board approved the trip; staff will work with the school to finalize participant counts, fundraising options and any chaperone arrangements.
