News Release
October 18, 2004
Public Hearing For School Nutrition And Physical Activity Commission To Be Rebroadcast On Denver's Channel 22 Through November
The public hearing held last month by the Commission on School Nutrition and Physical Activity will be rebroadcast on Denver's Channel 22 through November on the following schedule:
October
- 1 to 2:45 p.m. and 6 to 7:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18
- 1 to 2:45 p.m. and 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19
- 4 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 20 and 27
- 4 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28
- 9 to 10:45 a.m. Fridays, Oct. 22 and 29
- 1 to 2:45 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 23 and 30
- 1 to 2:45 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 24 and 31
November
- 4 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 3, 10, 17 and 24
- 9 to 10:45 a.m. Fridays, Nov. 5, 12, 19 and 26
- 1 to 2:45 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27
- 1 to 2:45 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28
- 4 to 5:45 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 11 and 25
The Sept. 28 hearing was 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 Reggie Washington, a prominent pediatric cardiologist and co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' National Task Force on Obesity.
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. Recommendations will be presented to the Board of Education in December 2004.
For more information, contact the DPS Communications Office at 720-423-3414.