Recently, at the December 2024 board meeting, the board of trustees of Dillon Elementary School District #10 approved a change to the DMS handbook regarding field trips. For the past number of years, Dillon Middle School students have been graded using a field trip rubric to determine eligibility for their grade level field trip that occurs in the spring of each year. Due to continued concerns regarding this procedure, the district will now use the updated and approved process to determine eligibility on field trips at Dillon Middle School starting immediately. Dillon Middle School will no longer use the field trip rubric. Listed below are the changes in the DMS handbook.
Field trips, odysseys, dances and extracurricular activities are an integral part of the middle school experience. These are open to any DMS student who has demonstrated responsible citizenship in and out of school and is considered in good standing. In the event a student does not earn the right or chooses not to participate he/she must still attend school and will have an alternate schedule for that day.
Students are expected to travel to and from school trips with the group and district staff. Convenience will not be a legitimate reason for varying from this procedure. The only exceptions are as follows:
1. Injury to a participant which would require alternate transportation.
2. Prior arrangements IN WRITING made with the teacher/principal by the parents before leaving for the event.
A student will be disqualified from attending a field trip and/or odyssey if he/she falls into one or more of the following categories.
1. If a student receives 3 or more cumulative write ups in a school year, they are disqualified from attending a field trip. (One major incident could disqualify a student per administration discretion I.E.-weapons, drugs, threats, etc.)
2. If a student receives 15 or more cumulative refocuses in a school year, they are disqualified from attending a field trip.
3. If a student has a cumulative GPA of 1.99 or less for the school year, they are disqualified from attending a field trip.
4. If a student has missed 15% or higher cumulative days for the school year, they are disqualified from attending a field trip.
If you have questions or need clarification on this new process, please feel free to reach out to our office at 683-2368, option 2.
Very Respectfully,
Mr. Rogers