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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes for trips downtown they charter a bus because the time window to use MCPS buses is too short to get there, have a decent field trip, and make it back on time. That adds a ton of cost. [/quote]

This is correct information.[/quote]

This is interesting.  So would they use MCPS busses for a Title I school, but instead charter a bus, and charge $$ for those in other areas?  Not OP, but felt this was a rather large amount for a public school field trip.   [/quote]

They either don’t take a field trip or the time is short.

Regardless of whether you take an MCPS bus or a charter bus there is cost.  The amount of time you have available is shorter when you take an MCPS because it has to be between when buses are not being used for morning or afternoon pickup and drop off. So that means usually between 9-2.

So let’s say you are 35mins away.  You factor 45mins just in case for traffic.  Lunch is another 30mins. Loading/Unloading/Headcount/ is another 10-15 mins.   Kids being kids is another 10 mins. 10min Bathroom break.  That’s 2.5 hrs.  1.5 hrs to get all the group through a couple of exhibits meaningfully maybe with an IMAX. There’s your field trip. [/quote]

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