Checklist for K-12 School Administrators: Approving and Overseeing Study Abroad Programs

This checklist is a guide to considering and addressing the primary risk management challenges of administering study abroad programs at independent and public K-12 schools. Use it to help strengthen your school’s oversight of these programs, whose popularity has increased exponentially in recent years.

Topics addressed include:

• Program structure and establishing a process for program approval
• Selecting and training program leaders and student participants
• Managing key study abroad risks