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Board holds first reading of Policy 610 on off‑campus activities; minor wording change added
Summary
The board reviewed a first reading of proposed Policy 610 (activities and programs away from school campus), adopting MSBA model language and adding a clause clarifying school‑sponsored celebratory or recognition trips are extracurricular and do not substitute for instructional trips; the policy will return for a second reading.
Board members received a first reading of proposed Policy 610, which updates existing language on activities and programs away from campus by adopting MSBA model text and explicitly adding school‑sponsored celebratory or recognition trips as allowable supplementary or extracurricular activities when participation is voluntary and equitable access is provided.
District staff summarized the single substantive addition as language clarifying that celebratory trips "shall not be represented as instructional trips solely because they occur during the school day." The update was described as alignment with current practice; the board asked members to send feedback ahead of a planned second reading at a subsequent policy meeting.
