News Release
August 23, 2004
Commission On School Nutrition And Physical Activity Schedules Sept. 28 Public Hearing
The Commission on School Nutrition and Physical Activity has scheduled a public hearing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at East High School.
The hearing will be co-hosted by Superintendent Jerry Wartgow, Mayor John Hickenlooper and members of the commission. The commission is co-chaired by Denver Board of Education member Elaine Gantz Berman and Reginald Washington, a prominent pediatric cardiologist and co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' National Task Force on Obesity.
The commission is inviting all students, parents and interested community members to comment on effective policies and practices in schools involving students' nutrition, health, and physical well-being.
Interested speakers should contact Jacquie Luecero 720-423-3211) or e-mail Board@dpsk12.org by Friday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. Individuals may speak for up to two minutes and groups of two or more for up to five minutes. If time permits, people who did not sign up to speak in advance may follow those who did.
The agenda for the evening will include introductions of the commission members and a brief context of the work of the commission to date.
The commission was created in January 2004 and given the charge of proposing recommendations to the Board for 1) nutritional standards and their implementation for all food and beverages in DPS schools and facilities; 2) nutrition education for DPS students; and 3) appropriate outcome measurements. The commission also is charged with reviewing and revising as necessary DPS standards and implementation for physical education and determining the feasibility of its own recommendations as they pertain to costs, funding and sustainability.
East High School is located at 1545 Detroit St. The public hearing will be held in the school's auditorium.
For more information, contact the DPS Communications Office at 720-423-3414.