The existence of board policy and/or administrative procedures for conducting field trips may relieve teacher anxieties about their responsibilities during such trips and induce them to use this instructional tool more frequently. Unfortunately, such policies or procedures often do not exist or are unwritten and therefore open to question. This study investigated school board policies and/or administrative procedures for dealing with field trips in a random sample of smaller school districts of the United States. The superintendent of the school system in these districts was contacted, using a questionnaire designed to elicit responses dealing with board policies relating to field trips. The study found that (1) 79 percent of the school districts surveyed had policies dealing with field trips, two fifths of which were written; (2) over 90 percent of the respondents indicated that their policy permitted the use of field trips; and (3) the building principal was most often designated as being the person responsible for determining the acceptability of field trip sites. Other findings, conclusions, and recommendations are included in the report. A bibliography is included. (Author/JF)