Minutes - Pacifica School District
Minutes - Pacifica School District
Minutes - Pacifica School District
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MINUTES REGULAR BOARD MEETING May 5, 2010 Page 3<br />
programs cannot match the price for the amounts and varieties of foods offered by Sodexo.<br />
Grant Palmer spoke about improving nutritional value of school lunches and suggested that the <strong>Pacifica</strong> community<br />
could be a big part of providing organic produce, and healthier, more nutritious lunches for the same cost or cheaper.<br />
(d) Correspondence<br />
Cabrillo plans have been approved by the State.<br />
(e) Board/Superintendent Communications<br />
Board members discussed activities they attended since the previous Board meeting, including Earth Day,<br />
<strong>Pacifica</strong>ns Care Casino Night, New Principal Visit, PSV Children’s Book Sale and Young Author Event, <strong>Pacifica</strong><br />
Education Foundation Party Celebrating Goal Attainment, 5 th Graders’ Annual Cook-Off, Fairmont <strong>School</strong> Visit (for<br />
soccer tournament), Green Committee, 20 th Anniversary for the Daly City Youth Center, Job Hunter’s Boot Camp.<br />
Ms. Weideman announced her intention to run for <strong>School</strong> Board again this November.<br />
Superintendent Vickrey attended the San Mateo County Superintendents’ Association Meeting, meetings with<br />
incoming Superintendent Tukloff and Associate Superintendent Celoria.<br />
Upcoming events discussed are Save <strong>Pacifica</strong> <strong>School</strong>s (May 7 th ), Annual Kent Awards Dinner (May 10 th ), Education<br />
Demonstration in Sacramento ((May 25 th at 9:30 a.m.).<br />
(f) Board Committee Reports – based upon written reports – None<br />
7. PRESENTATIONS<br />
(a) “Tobacco and Hollywood” Oceana Student Community Project<br />
It is recommended that the Board adopt Resolution 2010-05-05-A in support of the Smoke-Free Movies<br />
Campaign.<br />
Oceana students gave the background for their request for time on the <strong>Pacifica</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> Board agenda and<br />
gave a Powerpoint presentation to the Board. The students highlighted the facts that tobacco was used in 67% of<br />
PG-13 rated films and 80% of R rated films, and there is more smoking in movies today than any other time since<br />
the 50’s. They suspect prior practice of the tobacco industry’s payments to studios to have tobacco appear in major<br />
Hollywood films is ongoing. They addressed the impact on youth of tobacco use in movies and its influence on up to<br />
half of all new teen smokers to start.<br />
A Fact Sheet by the California Youth Advocacy Network was provided.<br />
Becky Sha, Site Coordinator, Jefferson Union High <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> Tobacco Prevention Program spoke of the<br />
positive outcomes from this community service project, including a Kaiser Community grant.<br />
Ms. Weideman moved and Ms. Kaufman seconded adoption of Resolution 2010-05-05-A in support of the Smoke-<br />
Free Movies Campaign.<br />
Board member expressed support and appreciation for information they did not previously have.<br />
ROLL CALL:<br />
Ayes: Ervin, Weideman, Kaufman, Manning-Villar, O’Neill<br />
Noes: None<br />
MOTION PASSED: 5-0