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Br iefings NewsUpdate LAUSD Launches Wellness Campaign—Are You “In”? School lunch programS have been under a fierce attack since the wellness wave hit the nation with First lady michelle obama’s let’s move campaign, says dennis barrett, director of food services at los angeles unified School district. but according to barrett, the u.S. department of agriculture put stricter guidelines on food, such as reduced sodium and increased portion sizes of fruits and vegetables, over five years ago. Following the uSda’s lead, lauSd, which serves over 650,000 meals daily, five years ago took a closer look at its meals and made health-conscious decisions, including cutting the level of sodium in half and adding more whole fruits, vegetables and whole grains to the menu. The problem, says barrett, is that the community was largely unaware and uninvolved in these efforts. now, after receiving $562,000 from a $32.1 million communities putting prevention to Work grant awarded to los angeles county from the u.S. department of health and human Services last year, the district is able to launch its comprehensive “I’m In” campaign, which will promote healthy lifestyles and invite the community and districts locally and nationwide to join in the effort. The campaign is said to be the largest nutritional food campaign put on by a district. The campaign, which launched aug. 29 in los angeles, will Los Angeles Unified School District kicked off its campaign to promote healthy lifestyles this summer. include celebrity-sponsored student and community activities, public service announcements, food tasting events, social media and traditional advertising in print, on billboards and in radio and print. david binkle, lauSd’s deputy director of food services, describes “I’m In” as a “character-building campaign” by promoting healthy lifestyles and engaging families and communities. according to binkle, the district is hoping to capture the attention of districts nationwide. Small Town Superintendent Rouses Supporters at SOS March An estimAted 8,000 people mAde the trip to Capitol Hill on July 29-31 for the save our schools march. the rally, which was reportedly supposed to draw about 1 million supporters, was held to elevate issues such as putting an end to high stakes testing, provide equitable funding for all public schools, increase family and community leadership in forming public education policies, and increase local control of curriculum. According to the save our schools Website, the sos march is a grassroots movement devoted to restoring educator, parent, and community influence over education policy and practice. supporters include education activists, parents, principals and teachers. small town superintendent John Kuhn of perrin-Whitt (texas) school district, which has 360 students and is 90 miles northwest of dallas, raided his through the internet,” Kuhn says. However, the Center for education Reform called it the “march of the status Quo” saying that reform is about money, control and accountability for teachers. According to Kuhn, “Right now, we don’t have accountability; everyone responsible should be held accountable, but teachers are being singularly held responsible for societal failings. teachers are scapegoats; if we are going to hold teachers accountable for failing test scores, then we need to hold politicians accountable. Where is adequate yearly progress for a politician? Will we have 100 percent employment by 2014?” Kuhn, along with others, is fighting for universal quality education. “Right now, we have an exclusionary system— only educate kids who perform—and i’ll fight against that until the day my career is over.” - Courtney Williams Education advocate Diane Ravitch spoke at the Save Our Schools rally, held July 30 in Washington D.C., to elevate issues such as increasing local control of curriculum. savings to make the trip to Washington, d.C. to stand up for teachers, as teachers have, in many cases, been the scapegoats of public school criticisms. “the sos march helped galvanize supporters for a new way forward. it advanced a dialogue that needed to be had and gained attention nationwide 24 September 2011 District Administration

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - September 2011

District Administration - September 2011
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Tech Update
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Conversations
They Work Hard for the Money
The Road to Rigor
District-Charter Collaborations on the Rise
Designing Safe Facilities
Tony Smith Tackles Oakland
Product Focus
New Products
Research Center
Crisis Response
Going Mobile
Professional Opinion
Student Counsel

District Administration - September 2011

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