At least 75% of student participants must be freshmen and sophomore students. Field trip proposals must include a significant number of participants from underrepresented minority groups in ecology.

The district initially eliminated all elementary grade field trips this school year as a $90,000 cut in its 2024-25 budget.

The proposal recommended increasing the pay rate for bus drivers on field trips to align with their regular route pay. Currently, bus drivers are paid $21.63 an hour for regular routes and $14 an ...