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Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. schedule
FLOTUS, Tuesday, May 26, 1998 (partial) (5 pages)
05/26/1998
P6/b(6), b(7)(E)
002. resume
Bertram Lubin (partial) (1 page)
nd
P6/b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Neera Tanden (Subject Files)
OA/Box Number: 20359
FOLDER TITLE:
Boxer Event 5/26 [1998] [2]
2012-0057-S
kc646
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA],
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRAJ
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information {(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA)
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
05/22/98
16:57
SENATOR BOXER
002
HIGHLIGHTS OF SENATOR BOXER'S RECORD
Children's Health - Boxer wrote an amendment, now law,
to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure that
standards for drinking water will be set to protect the
most vulnerable Americans, including children, pregnant
women and the elderly. The Boxer amendment also requires
public annual reports on drinking water quality. Boxer
is the author of the Children's Environmental Protection
Act, which would require all environmental standards to
be written to protect children.
Safe Drinking Water - Boxer is the Senate author of the
"Right to Know" section of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Representative Henry Waxman is the House author. It
requires all local water authorities to issue annual
"Consumer Confidence Reports", which disclose the source,
quantity, levels of contaminants in, and the overall
safety of drinking water. Boxer also wrote the bill that
became law that requires the EPA to take into account the
needs of children, pregnant women and the elderly when
setting federal drinking water standards.
Safety in Public Housing - Boxer wrote the law that lets
local housing authorities give priority to police
officers who wish to live in public housing. She also
called for a stepped up effort to eradicate disease-
carrying vermin and insects from public housing.
Stopping the War on the Environment - When the Republican
Congress tried to pass legislation to repeal our most
important health and environmental protections -- clean
air, safe drinking water, healthy food supply -- Boxer
was a leader in the successful effort to keep these laws
on the books.
Superfund Amendment to Protect Children - Boxer sponsored
a successful amendment to the Superfund reauthorization
05/22/98 16:58
SENATOR BOXER
003
legislation to ensure that the program's standards are
set at levels high enough to protect children, who have
a lower tolerance for toxins than adults.
Electric Vehicles - To support development of a viable
clean fuel vehicle industry, Boxer succeeded in getting
$15 million in the defense authorization bill for
research and use of electric vehicles at military
installations. She also won passage of two tax
provisions, one to repeal the luxury tax on clean fuel
cars, and the other to increase incentives to use a
liquified natural gas, a cleaner burning fuel.
FDA Reform - In landmark legislation to speed approval
of new drugs and medical devices into the market, Boxer
led a successful fight to keep intact California's
landmark toxic "right-to-know" law -- "Proposition 65".
That victory cleared the way for passage of the bill.
Frozen Chickens - When Boxer learned that poultry
producers in other states were selling defrosted birds
in California supermarkets labelled "fresh", she
introduced a bill to prohibit previously frozen poultry
from displaying the "fresh" label. The USDA later issued
a rule prohibiting this kind of false advertising.
Geological Survey - Learning in 1997 that the local
economy in Menlo Park would be hurt by closing the US
Geological Survey office there, Boxer got a commitment
from the Secretary of the Interior to take no action on
the USGS office without first consulting with the Bay
Area congressional delegation.
ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act)
- As a member of both the Environment & Public Works and
the Banking & Urban Affairs Committees, which have
jurisdiction over the nation's major surface
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05/22/98
16:58
SENATOR BOXER
004
transportation law, Boxer is fighting to protect
California's interests in the omnibus infrastructure bill
by getting many important provisions included: more funds
for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program;
border infrastructure funds, to help California
accommodate increased truck and car traffic from trade
with Mexico; research and demonstration grants to make
stronger, lighter and less expensive bridges that can
better withstand earthquakes; reforms to the mass transit
program to devote more federal funds to construction; and
several programs that promote clean fuel vehicles and
infrastructure. Boxer is a Senate conferee on the ISTEA
bill conference with the House of Representatives.
Bair Island - Boxer won $2 million to establish the Don
Edwards National Wildlife Refuge at Bair Island in the
San Francisco Bay area.
Bay Delta Restoration Project - Boxer brought leaders of
the Bay Delta Coalition - a community group of business
people, local officials, urban, agriculture, and
environmental interests to Washington to help convince
key Senate leaders to support their plan to resolve
longstanding water supply and environmental problems in
the San Francisco Bay delta region. Boxer obtained $85
million for the project, the most funding for any water
project in a single state in 1998.
Bolinas Lagoon - When approached by local officials
concerned about the possible loss of the Bolinas
Lagoon, Boxer obtained $750,000 for an Army Corps of
Engineers study of ways to protect this important natural
resource.
Bolsa Chica Wetlands - When Boxer learned that southern
California's largest remaining wetland was threatened by
nearby development, she persuaded key Senate leaders to
3
05/22/98
16:59
SENATOR BOXER
005
direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to begin a
process that could lead to acquiring land adjacent to the
wetland area.
Dolphin Protection - Boxer authored the law that requires
all tuna sold in the United States to carry the "dolphin
safe" label. That label ensures that no dolphins were
harmed during the tuna catch. When foreign tuna
fishermen demanded that the U.S. change its law, Boxer
fought to save the label and won a compromise that
ensures the definition of "dolphin safe" will not change
until scientific tests have proven dolphins will not be
harmed by new fishing methods.
Elephant Trophy Hunting - - When Boxer learned that U.S.
foreign aid was being used to subsidize the hunting of
the magnificent African elephant, an animal at risk of
extinction, she persuaded the Agency for International
Development to prohibit U.S. dollars from being used in
any way to support trophy hunting of African elephants.
Elsmere Canyon - Boxer wrote a bill to prohibit the U.S.
Forest Service from transferring any land in the Angeles
National Forest for the purpose of constructing a
landfill. The Boxer bill is now law.
Lake Tahoe Pipeline - When repeated leaks from an
outdated sewer pipeline threatened the pristine waters
of Lake Tahoe, Boxer won $7.15 million for a new pipeline
for the South Tahoe Public Utility District.
Manzanar - Boxer wrote the Senate version of
Representative Robert Matsui's bill to acquire land for
the Manzanar National Historic Site, which commemorates
the internment of Japanese-Americans at the infamous
Manzanar relocation camp. The Matsui/Boxer bill is now
law.
4
05/22/98
16:59
SENATOR BOXER
006
Mount Tamalpais - As a member of the House of
Representatives and as a Senator, Barbara Boxer pressed
federal agencies responsible for an abandoned radar
facility on Mount Tamalpais in the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area to remove the asbestos and complete
demolition of the buildings. In 1994, she won passage
of a law authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration
to carry out its share of the cleanup, providing a safer
and cleaner environment in this national coastal
preserve.
Methyl Bromide - Boxer wrote a resolution which passed
the Senate urging the Department of Agriculture to
conduct research on methyl bromide, studying its risks
and benefits, and exploring alternatives. In the 1996
Farm bill, Boxer successfully fought for increased
appropriations for methyl bromide alternatives research.
MTBE Leakage - When Santa Monica's drinking water was
discovered to be contaminated by methyl tertiary butyl
ethylene, a gasoline additive, leaking into groundwater
from tanks, Boxer asked the EPA to get involved in the
cleanup. In December, 1997, Boxer chaired a hearing in
Sacramento to explore the risks to public health and
safety from MTBE. After hearing extensive testimony from
a variety of witnesses, Boxer called on EPA Administrator
Carol Browner to use her emergency powers under federal
environmental laws to set a standard for MTBE and begin
to phase out its use, as a gasoline additive if it
continues to leak.
Newmark Superfund site - Boxer helped obtain federal
Superfund money to continue the cleanup of the Newmark
site in San Bernardino County, which was contaminated
during World War II by a Defense Department facility.
New River - The New River, which flows from Mexico into
5
05/22/98 17:00
SENATOR BOXER
007
southern California, is one of the most polluted rivers
in the world, because Mexico dumps raw sewage into its
waters. Boxer insisted that the Environmental Protection
Agency live up to its commitment to the cleanup program
for the New River. Since her election, many actions have
been taken to clean up the New River, including quick fix
projects to remove sludge from lagoons, acquire sewer
cleaning equipment, reduce sewage discharge into the
River, and replace leaky water sewage pipelines.
Ocean Protection - When California's coastline was
threatened by offshore oil drilling and other activities
that threaten the ocean environment, Boxer wrote
legislation to make the entire coastline a permanent
ocean sanctuary. She has been a leader in the annual
fight in Congress to preserve the current moratorium on
offshore drilling, and she is fighting for an executive
order to permanently protect the coast.
Oceans Conference - Responding to requests from Senator
Boxer and others, the Clinton Administration announced
that it will host a national "conference on the oceans",
to be held in Monterey, California, on June 12.
President Clinton and Vice President Gore will both
attend.
Perchlorate - Responding to the concerns of Californians,
Boxer teamed up with Senator Harry Reid to ensure
adequate funding for studies of the health. and
environmental effects of ammonium perchlorate. She
obtained a Congressional directive to the NIH to conduct
a study of the health effects of perchlorate, with
emphasis on the risks to children, pregnant women and the
elderly. She also obtained a directive to the EPA to
study the extent of perchlorate contamination of our
nation's drinking water and how to address this problem.
5
05/22/98
17:00
SENATOR BOXER
008
Point Reyes - With Representative Lynn Woolsey, Boxer
introduced the Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland
Protection Act, which gives financial incentives to
landowners adjacent to the National Seashore to promote
conservation of critical wildlife habitats on their land.
Presidio - Boxer was the Senate author of legislation to
provide for the conversion of the Presidio of San
Francisco military base into a national park, and she was
the floor leader of the successful Presidio bill.
Representative Nancy Pelosi wrote the House version of
the bill. The bill became law after Boxer led the Senate
fight to defeat an attempt to sell the Presidio and
prevent it from becoming a park. The 1480-acre national
treasure will now be preserved for future generations,
governed by a Presidio Trust Board of Directors.
Salton Sea - with broad bipartisan support and praise for
her efforts, Senator Boxer introduced legislation to
restore the Salton Sea. Her bill requires the Interior
Department to review the options for restoration and
recommend one to Congress by the end of one year, and
triggers a $300 million authorization to pay for
restoration. Boxer's bill is supported by the National
Audubon Society.
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge - Boxer gained $3
million in federal funding to purchase critical wildlife
habitat that was under threat of development.
Santa Monica Mountains - Boxer gained $1 million to
purchase more land in order to complete the primary trail
in this national recreation area.
Superfund - Boxer provisions in the Superfund bill
approved by the Environment & Public Works Committee
would encourage the use of contaminated military bases
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05/22/98
17:01
SENATOR BOXER
009
as testing grounds for innovative cleanup technologies
and would create a program to allow businesses to pay
cleanup costs through annuities.
Superfund Amendment to Protect Children - A Boxer
amendment to the Superfund legislation reported from the
Environment and Public Works Committee would set health
standards under the Superfund law at levels that protect
children and other susceptible groups like the elderly
in.
Ward Valley - Boxer continues to fight to protect the
health and safety of millions of Californians by
insisting that all appropriate safety tests are conducted
on a low nuclear waste dump the State wants to build over
an aquifer in the California desert.
Wetlands Protection - Boxer has been a leader in
advocating use of environmentally safe dredge material
from Bay Area port and river projects to restore wetlands
in the region. She coauthored an amendment to the Water
Resources Development Act, which became law, that
encourages beneficial re-use of dredge materials. When
the California Coastal Conservancy asked her to help
restore tidal wetlands at the Hamilton Army Airfield,
Boxer obtained $100,000 in appropriations to pay for a
restoration project.
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Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. schedule
FLOTUS, Tuesday, May 26, 1998 (partial) (5 pages)
05/26/1998
P6/b(6), b(7)(E)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Neera Tanden (Subject Files)
OA/Box Number: 20359
FOLDER TITLE:
Boxer Event 5/26 [1998] [2]
2012-0057-S
kc646
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
0526.PVT
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[001]
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1998
DRAFT #3*
SAN FRANCISCO, CA/ LOS ANGELES, CA
TRAVELING PARTY:
THE FIRST LADY
KELLY CRAIGHEAD
MARSHA BERRY
RALPH ALSWANG
(b)(7)(e),
SAN FRANCISCO
LEAD ADVANCE:
RUTH HUNTER
THE FAIRMONT HOTEL
ROOM 2201
415/772-5000
PHONE
716/779-6549
FAX
P6/(b)(6)
CELL
SAN FRANCISCO
SITE ADVANCE:
PAUL RIVERA
ROOM 2106
SAN FRANCISCO
PRESS ADVANCE/RON: WHITNEY WILLIAMS
DANVILLE
LEAD ADVANCE:
DAVID NESLEN
HOLIDAY INN
ROOM
510/932-3332
PHONE
925/256-7672
FAX
P6/(b)(6)
CELL
LOS ANGELES
LEAD ADVANCE:
JULIE RENEHAN
CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL ROOM 1814
310/277-2000
PHONE
310/551-3355
FAX
LOS ANGELES
SITE ADVANCE:
A.J. MOROWITZ
ROOM
LOS ANGELES
PRESS ADVANCE:
SCHEDULER:
WENDY ARENDS
202/456-7007
PHONE
202/456-5340
FAX
P6/(b)(6)
HOME
WHCA PAGER
PREV RON
The Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco, CA
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10:20am
DEPART The Fairmont
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Sherman Elementary School
[Drive time: 10 minutes]
P6/(b)(6),(b)(7)(e)
it
10:30am
ARRIVE Sherman Elementary School
GREETERS:
10:30am-
CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EVENT
11:15am
w/Senator Boxer
Sherman Elementary School
1651 Union Street
HRC Hold:
Phone:
Fax:
Staff Hold:
Phone:
OPEN PRESS/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
Superintendent Bill Rojas makes welcoming
remarks and introduces Senator Barbara Boxer
-
Senator Boxer makes remarks and introduces
Dr. Burt Lubin, Director, Environmental
Health Research Center, Children's Hospital -
Oakland.
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Dr. Lubin makes remarks.
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Senator Boxer introduces the First Lady.
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The First Lady makes remarks.
-
Upon conclusion, the First Lady has the
option of working a ropeline and proceeds
outside to greet additional students while
Senator Boxer has a press availability.
-
The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: approximately 300 guests
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11:20am
DEPART Sherman Elementary School
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE The Fairmont
[Drive time: 10 minutes]
P6/(b)(6), (b)(7)(e)
11:30am
ARRIVE The Fairmont
GREETERS:
11:30am-
BOXER RECEPTION
12:00pm
Venetian Room
Fairmont Hotel
950 Mason
San Francisco, CA
CLOSED PRESS/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
Photo receiving line
PARTICIPANTS: approximately 72 guests
12:00pm
PROCEED to Ballroom
12:05pm-
BOXER LUNCHEON
12:45pm
Grand Ballroom
Fairmont Hotel
950 Mason
San Francisco, CA
HRC Hold: French Room
Phone:
Fax:
Staff Hold:
Phone:
OPEN PRESS/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
PARTICIPANTS:
1:00pm
DEPART Fairmont Hotel
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Walnut Creek
[Drive time: 45 minutes - 1 hour]
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P6/(b)(6), (b)(7)(e)
2:00pm-
TOUR w/Rep. Tauscher
2:20pm
Greenbrook School
1475 Harlan Drive
Danville, CA 94526
PRESS TBD/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
PARTICIPANTS:
2:25pm-
CHILD CARE ROUNDTABLE
3:30pm
Greenbrook School
1475 Harlan Drive
Danville, CA 94526
HRC Hold:
Phone:
Fax:
Staff Hold:
Phone:
OPEN PRESS/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
PARTICIPANTS:
3:30pm
DEPART Greenbrook School
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Oakland Airport
[Drive time: 45 minutes - 1 hour]
P6/(b)(6)*(b)(7)(e)
4:30pm
ARRIVE Oakland, CA
FBO: Kaiser Air
Hold: Office
Phone: 510/569-9622
CLOSED PRESS/CLOSED PUBLIC
0526.PVT
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[001
4:45pm
WHEELS UP Oakland, CA
EN ROUTE Los Angeles, CA
[Flight time: 1 hour, 5 minutes]
5:50pm
WHEELS DOWN Los Angeles International Airport
FBO: Mercury Aviation
Hold: Office
Phone: 310/215-5745
CLOSED PRESS/CLOSED PUBLIC
6:00pm
DEPART Los Angeles International Airport
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Santa Monica Museum of Flying
[Drive time: TBD]
P6/(b)(6), (b)(7)(e)
:40pm-
BOXER DINNER
8:10pm
Santa Monica Museum of Flying
HRC Hold:
Phone:
Fax:
Staff Hold:
Phone:
PRESS TBD/WH PHOTO
9:00pm
(T)
WHEELS UP Los Angeles, CA
EN ROUTE Andrews Air Force Base
[Flight time: 4 hours, 30 minutes]
[Time change: +3 hours]
4:30am
(T)
ARRIVE Andrews Air Force Base
RON
The White House
WEATHER FOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA:
WEATHER FOR LOS ANGELES, CA:
WEATHER FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.:
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
BOXER CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EVENT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
MAY 26, 1998
Thank you. Appearing today after so many distinguished speakers, I am reminded of the
person who remarked, everything has already been said, but not everyone has said it.
I am very honored to be here at Sherman Elementary School. Let me see a raise of hands,
"Where are the 2nd graders? How about the 3rd graders? The 4th graders? And let me
see the 5th graders?"
Just 4th +5th graders
I've heard so much about all of your achievements at this wonderful school -- and I want
to especially congratulate Chantal and Roger Carlton who are bringing home the Gold in
martial arts (a skill I've often thought might come in handy in Washington).
The-children here, like children everywhere, are certainly strong and smart but they are
not rugged individualists. To protect their health, they need adults -- parents and teachers,
clergy and government officials -- standing by their side from their very first breaths.
Many of those leaders are in this auditorium. I know especially thank
Now, I know Senator Boxer talked about being a "little adult." But no one is a bigger
giant when it comes to fighting for our children, for the environment, for working families.
No one has done more -- with words or deeds-- to make sure that our children are
protected from bad air and water and soil.
Inove
The President has been lucky to have Senator Boxer in his Administration's corner as they
work to make sure children get child care, health care, a good education and the chance to
reach their God-given promise. And the people of California are lucky to have you in the
United States Senate.
puthin this
Let me also thank Superintendent Rojas [Row-hahs] for working to make San Francisco
schools healthy places for children to learn and grow and for showing that the city by the
dustust
Bay will always be the city on the cutting-edge. This may be the first large school district
in the country to implement a comprehensive environmental initiative but, because of the
model you have created, it will not be the last.
Principal speaking
I want to thank Dr Schuck for your hospitality today and your leadership
everyday especially in opening the "Village Community Room," (I am, of course, partial
to village metaphors). And, though he's not here, I'd like to congratulate one village
member in particular, Jack Casford, for being recently chosen San Francisco Volunteer of
the Year.
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Finally, let me thank Dr. Miller, for all you do to lift up the health of our children because
our action on all of these fronts must be guided not only by private and public leadership,
but by the science.
To be sure, parents have always known that children put more in their mouths than adults.
We've always known that their bedrooms, if not cleaned, can turn into something closely
resembling toxic waste sites. But there was so much we didn't know back when my
husband and I were growing up, and even when our daughter was born.
What we've learned over the years is that, ounce for ounce, children eat more food, drink
more water, breathe more air -- and are therefore exposed to more chemicals. And we
know that because they are still growing and developing, their bodies are effected more by
pollutants.
ournation's
We should be proud of all the President has done to ensure that our air and water are
clean; that families have a right to know about pollutants in their neighborhoods and that
all federal agencies promote policies that protect our children from environmental health
risks. And we should be proud that all these policies have one thing in common: The
fingerprints of Senator Boxer who as the people of the Bay Area have learned over the
last 20 years, never gives up when our children's health is at stake.
attentications usue legislat
I want to applaud her for introducing the Children's Environmental Protection Act. [is this
too strong?] She is making it clear that standards for a healthy environment can't just be
aimed at the average 155 pound man. We must also look at the very people who will
inherit our earth: our children. Her bill says that we must do more, give more information
to families and schools, and, above all, learn more about the toxic threats facing children.
we
When you think about it, this is the same goals that we've brought to all our efforts on
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behalf of children. Looking at what the science tells us about children's health and
to
development, the Administration has improved the availability and quality of head start
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and child care. Expanded health insurance to millions of children who don't now have it.
Ensured that doctors know exactly what medicine works for children and how much of it
part a critical of
to give. And we won't give up in the fight to make sure that no child in San Francisco or
anywhere in America picks up a cigarette and throws away a life or a future.
At a time when there's a lot of talk about family values. I want to thank Senator Boxer
and all of you for really doing something to value families. To value children. Thank you.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
BOXER CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EVENT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
MAY 26, 1998
Thank you. Appearing today after so many distinguished speakers, I am reminded of the
person who walked up to the podium at the end of a long dinner program and remarked
that everything had already been said, but not everyone had said it.
I am very honored to be here at Sherman Elementary School. Let me see a raise of hands,
"Where are the 4th graders? How about the 5th graders?" I've heard so much about all
of your achievements at this wonderful school -- and I want to pay a special tribute to
Chantal [shawn-tall] and Roger Carlton who are bringing home the Gold in martial arts
(a skill I've often thought might come in handy in Washington).
The children here, like children everywhere, are certainly strong and smart but they are
not rugged individualists. In the race for good health, they need adults -- parents and
teachers, clergy and government officials -- standing by their side every step of the way.
Many of those leaders are in this auditorium.
I especially want to thank Senator Boxer. I know Senator Boxer claims that she's a "little
adult." But no one is a bigger giant when it comes to fighting for our children, for the
environment, for working families. No one has done more -- with words or deeds-- to
make sure that our children are protected from bad air and water and soil.
Let me also thank Superintendent Rojas [Row-hahs] for working to make San Francisco
schools healthy places for children to learn and grow and for showing that the city by the
Bay will always be the city on the cutting-edge.
I want to thank Dr. Schuck for your hospitality today and your leadership
everyday especially in opening the "Village Community Room," (I am, of course, partial
to village metaphors). And, though he's not here, I'd like to congratulate one village
member in particular, Jack Casford, for being recently chosen San Francisco Volunteer of
the Year.
Finally, let me thank Dr. Lubin, for all you do to lift up the health of our children because
our action on all of these fronts must be guided not only by private and public leadership,
but by the science.
To be sure, parents have always known that children spend more time on the ground than
adults that they put more in their mouths and that their bedrooms, if not cleaned, can
turn into something closely resembling toxic waste sites. But there was so much we didn't
know back when my husband and I were growing up, and even when our daughter was
born.
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What we've learned over the years is that, ounce for ounce, children eat more food, drink
more water, breathe more air -- and are therefore exposed to more chemicals. And we
know that because they are still growing and developing, their bodies are effected more by
these pollutants.
I want to applaud Senator Boxer for focusing our national spotlight on this critical issue.
With her Children's Environmental Protection Act, she is making it clear that standards for
a healthy environment can't just be aimed at the average 155 pound man. We must also
look at the very people who will inherit our earth: our children. Her bill says that we must
do more, give more information to families and schools, and, above all, learn more about
the toxic threats facing children.
When you think about it, this central goal -- giving parents the scientific information and
other tools they need to raise healthy children -- has been at the foundation of everything
the President has done to protect our children and the environment they live in. We've
required federal agencies to promote policies that protect our children from environmental
health risks. Ensured that doctors know exactly what medicines works for children and
how much of them to give. Improved the availability and quality of child care. Expanded
health insurance to millions of children who don't now have it. And we won't give up in
the fight to make sure that no child in San Francisco or anywhere in America picks up a
cigarette and throws away a life or a future.
All of these policies have one thing in common: The fingerprints of Senator
Boxer who as the people of the Bay Area have learned over the last 20
years, never gives up when our children's health is at stake. The people of
California are lucky to have her in the United States Senate.
At a time when there's a lot of talk about family values. I want to thank Senator Boxer
and all of you for what you do everyday to really value families. To value children.
Thank you.
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HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Date:
Tuesday, May 26, 1998
Time:
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Location:
Sherman Elementary School
San Francisco, California
From:
Neera Tanden
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this event is to highlight the effect of the environment on children's health.
Senator Boxer's legislation, the Children's Environmental Protection Act (CEPA),
specifically. requires that EPA set its standards for environmental pollutants at levels that
protect children; however, more generally it raises awareness of the important link
between the environment and children's health and development. While we cannot
endorse her bill, this event presents an opportunity for you to discuss the importance of
such efforts by both Senator Boxer and the President, who has already taken a number of
steps to ensure that children's health is part of our environmental agenda.
II. BACKGROUND
Overview
Senator Boxer has introduced the Children's Environmental Protection Act, S. 599, which
requires our nation's array of environmental legislation to take into account the health
effects on children when assessing the risks of pollutants. While we cannot endorse this
legislation per se, we can endorse the broad principles behind it because of the President's
strong record in this area both through executive action as well as through legislation.
You are visiting a school that has implemented San Francisco's tough anti-pesticide and
parental right-to-know policy. Upon arrival at Sherman Elementary School, you will
directly proceed to a speaking program upon. There, you will be joined by Dr. Rojas,
Superintendent of San Francisco's Unified School District; Dr. Lubin, a pediatrician and
Director of Medical Health Research at Children's Hospital --Oakland Research Institute;
and Senator Boxer.
Senator Boxer's Children's Environmental Protection Act (CEPA):
Senator Boxer is anxious to highlight her bill, the key provision of which would require
that all EPA standards for environmental pollutants be set at levels that protect children.
Currently, many EPA standards are set at levels that protect average adults. In addition,
CEPA would require that EPA publish a "safer-for-children" list of products that children
are often exposed to, as well as provide parents and the public with advice on how to
minimize children's exposure to harmful pollutants. This provision would also require
that the federal government only use safer-for children products in federal areas. Finally,
CEPA would require EPA to conduct research on the health effects of children's exposure
to environmental pollutants. Overall, the bill applies some of the principles of the
Administration's pediatric läbeling initiative to the environmental arena
According to Senator Boxer's office, CEPA's cost would be nominal because EPA's FY 1998
budget request includes funds for its new Office of Children's Health Protection, and an
additional $8 million for research on environmental threats to children. However, the bill
would require EPA to incur additional costs for staff time in order to evaluate products
used in areas that are reasonably accessible to children; to consider the risks to infants and
children consistently and explicitly as a part of the risk assessment process; and to conduct
the health effects research required by the law. While cost issues have been a concern to
OMB, the Administration's chief concern has been the bill's super mandate to incorporate
a children's health standard across all environmental legislation, which NEC feels is
difficult to support at a time when we are opposing super mandates in general in the
context of regulatory reform.
The Administration's Record:
The Administration has taken a number of steps to make the health effects of children a
central part of our environmental agenda:
1. Children's Health Executive Order: Last year, the President signed Executive Order 13045,
which requires federal agencies address environmental health and safety risks to children;
coordinate research priorities on children's health; and ensure that their standards take
into account special risks to children. The order also created the Task Force on
Environmental and Health Risks and Safety Risk to Children, co-chaired by EPA and HHS,
to identify high priority areas for inter-agency collaboration, amongst other missions. The
task force has identified four high priority areas for collaboration: asthma, developmental
disabilities, childhood cancer and unintentional injuries.
2. Pesticides and Food Safety: In 1996, the President signed the Food Quality Protection Act,
which overhauled the laws that regulate pesticides in food. The new law establishes a
health-based standard using the most current research and provides Americans with the
"right-to-know" about health risks from pesticides. Specifically, the law requires EPA to
explicitly find that the tolerance levels set for pesticides in foods are safe for children. (You
should be aware that last week, a number of environmental groups attacked the
Administration for not being aggressive enough in applying this aspect of the law.)
3. Safe Drinking Water: In August 1996, the President signed into law the Safe Water
Drinking Act of 1996, which requires drinking water systems to inform their customers
about the safety of the water they drink. The legislation specifically requires EPA to set
standards that recognize children's special vulnerabilities.
Environmental Health Concerns at Sherman Elementary School and San Francisco U.S.D.
Sherman Elementary School is part of the San Francisco Unified School District and enrolls
478 students in kindergarten through 5th grade. The San Francisco Board of Education
recently adopted a comprehensive pesticide policy to parents in its district schools. The
policy banned the most carcinogenic pesticides within its schools and required schools to
develop innovative methods to get rid of pests. School officials will also have to disclose
when, where and what they are spraying before using pesticides in and around school
facilities. The policy is an expansion of an ordinance passed by the Board of Supervisors
in October 1996, which banned the use of pesticides linked to cancer and reproductive
disorders on city-owned property.
A report by the California Public Interest Research Group found that among 46 school
districts surveyed, 87 percent reported the use within the past six months of at least one
of two dozen highly toxic pesticides that health agencies believe to cause cancer,
reproductive disorders, hormone disruption and neurological problems.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
Speaking Program
- Dr. Waldemar ("Bill") Rojas, Superintendent of Schools for the San Francisco Unified
School District
- Dr. Burt Lubin, Director, Environmental Health Research Center, Children's Hospital,
- Senator Boxer
- You
The audience will be consist of roughly 100 people from the Bay Area's environmental and
health communities as well as the 4th and 5th graders of Sherman's Elementary School.
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
You arrive at Sherman Elementary School and proceed to the speaking program;
Dr. Waldemar "Bill" Rojas, Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School
District makes welcoming remarks and introduces Dr. Burt Lubin;
Dr. Burt Lubin, Director of the Environmental Health Research Center at Children's
Hospital, will make brief remarks, and introduce Senator Boxer;
Senator Boxer will make remarks and introduce you;
You will make remarks and close out the program.
V.
PRESS PLAN
Open press/WH photo.
VI.
REMARKS
Provided by Laura Schiller.
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EVENT MEMORANDUM
TO:
Neera Tanden
FROM:
Lisa Moore
RE:
Children's Event with First Lady and Senator Boxer
DATE:
May 21.1998
LOCATION
Sherman Elementary School
1651 Union Street (at Franklin)
San Francisco
(415) 749-3530
(415) 749-3433 FAX
PARTICIPANTS
Hillary Clinton, First Lady of the United States
Barbara Boxer, United States Senator
Bill Rojas, San Francisco School Superintendent
Dr. Birt Harvey (tentative)
Dr. Elizabeth Schuck, Sherman Elementary School Principal
elementary school students and faculty
V.I.P. guests
SCHEDULE
The First Lady and the Senator Boxer arrive
Superintendent Rojas welcomes everyone and introduces Senator Boxer
Senator Boxer remarks, introduces pediatrician
Pediatrician speaks
Senator Boxer introduces the First Lady
The First Lady speaks
Senator Boxer and the First Lady greet school children
Q and A press availability
Depart for Fairmont
BACKGROUND
Sherman Elementary School currently enrolls 478 students grades K-5. Sherman
is within the San Francisco Unified School District. The District has adopted one of the
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best pesticide policies of any urban school district, banning the most carcinogenic
pesticides, and instituting a parental notification system to alert parents when other
pesticides will be applied.
The auditorium where the event will take place is located just off to the right from the
school's main entrance on Union Street. There is an elevated stage and a flat, wood floor
in the room. The auditorium holds 300+ people and rows of folding chairs will be arranged
theater style (may decide to have less than full capacity). A secure holding room will be
set up behind the stage and the podium will be on the floor level just in front of the stage.
A banner welcoming Senator Boxer and the First Lady will be in the background and a few
students could be seated up front to the left and right sides of the podium. The audience
will likely include 100 or more students, several individuals who have played key roles
working with the school district to develop and implement the new environmental protection
policies, and assorted V.I.P. guests.
Senator Boxer and the First Lady can enter from a side door directly off Union Street
onto the stage area. Superintendent Rojas will welcome everyone and introduce Senator
Boxer. Senator Boxer will thank him and commend the school district for the vision it has
demonstrated by adopting new environmental protection policies designed to protect
school children. Senator Boxer will talk about her pending legislation, the Children's
Environmental Protection Act, and environmental health risks faced by children. She will
then introduce Dr. Birt Harvey, who will speak about the rise of childhood cancers and
other children's health problems. After the pediatrician's remarks, Senator Boxer will
introduce the First Lady. The First Lady will have 5-7 minutes to speak. Senator Boxer will
then thank everyone for attending and close the program. The First Lady and Senator
Boxer will greet the children seated up front once the program ends. There will be time for
a press availability just before Senator Boxer and the First Lady depart for the Fairmont
Hotel.
Wednesday afternoo:
San Francisco Axaminer
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TWENTY FIVE CENT
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garden coordinator for Rooftop Al-
board's decision. He said he would
Francieco schools were not the
ternative School.
so-called "integrated past mana,
introduce similar legislation in the
worst offenders, but said The City
ment" approach, which calla
Tough new
The measure was passed unani-
Assembly to bar the use of danger.
has had regrettable incidents.
minimal spraying and conscie
mously by the board Tuesday night
our pesticides in all schools and
In 1992, a company renovating a
tious maintenance to prevent
after it was praised by a parade of
day care facilities in California
ventilation system at Charles R
festations.
policy on
environmentalista, teachers and
"It's something be really cares
Drew Elementary School in Hunt-
"It means we will all have to
parents at B meeting at Everett
about," said Cory Black, Shelley's
are Point sprayed Microban, a gex-
Middle School.
more attentive and more vigila
chief of staff. "He wants to do this
micide denied registration in Cali-
about hygiane efforts" in school
Under the policy, school offi-
statewide 60 children are protected,
fornia, during school hours. Toxic
said Board of Education meml
pesticides
cials will have to disclose when,
or at least 60 there is notification
chemicals, including ammonia,
Dan Kelly.
where and what they are spraying
when pesticides are being used"
phenyphenols and bromine, waited
before using pesticides in or around
The new policy comes a month
out to nearly 400 kindergarten
Paula Ginsburg, a teacher
in schools
school facilities.
after a report by the California
through fifth-greide students and
Everett Middle School, suggest
The measure is effective imme-
Public Interest Research Group
67 staff members. Six childran and
getting students involved in wer
diately.
found that the state was doing little
four staff members were treated for
ing outside schools and removi
The policy expands an ordi-
to control widespread use of pesti-
eye, mucous membrane and respi-
trash. "If you keep schools litt
the passed by the Board of Su-
cides in schools,
ratory problems.
free, you don't have a roach pro
Board OKs outright
SENATOR BOXER
pervisors in October 1996, banning
Of 46 school districts surveyed,
In a more recent incident, Cy-
tem, and you don't have to spra
the use of pesticides tinked to can-
ban on some toxins
87 percent reported using at least
fluthrin, a fungicide linked to bor-
ahe said.
cer and reproductive disorders on
one of two dozen highly toxic pesti-
monal disruptions, was aprayed on
Environmentaliste called t
city-owned property. The measure
cidea health agencies believe can
By Zachary Coile
the rug of a city preschool class-
measure a good first step towe
ordered city departments to cut
or THE EXAMINER STAFF
cause: canoer, reproductive disor-
room during the school week, said
protecting children from potenti
their use of all other pesticides in
ders, hormone disruption and new-
Justin Ruben, a community organ-
ly harmful chemicals.
The San Francisco Board of Ed-
half by 1998 and eliminate them by
rological problems within the last
izer with Pesticide Watch. There
"Kids are more vulnerable
ucation has enacted B sweeping
2000. The order, however, did not
six months
were no reported health conse-
toxina, which is why it's so imps
new policy to reduce pesticide use
apply to the school district.
The report also found that state
quences. Ruben did not disclose
tant to have toxics-free school
in city schools, a move supporters
Assemblyman Kevin Shelley,
regulations didn't require school
which school.
said Jon Rainwater, president
say could be precedent-setting.
D-San Francisco, who 88 president
districts to systematically monitor
"The points is, it's not going to
the San Francisco League of Co
The policy will ban the use of
of the Board of Supervisors drafted
and report pesticide use.
happen again," Ruben said.
servation Votera. "This poli
pesticides decimed known or proba-
the ordinance, praised the school
Environmental groupe said San
The heart of the policy is &
makes that a reality."
ble carcinogens, and will force
schools to seak new approaches to
getting rid of roaches, rate and oth-
er pesta.
"It's an opportunity for the San
Francisco Unified School District
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to be a pioneer in this area, and a
pioneer for other school districts,"
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Sherman Elementary School
1651 Union Street, San Francisco CA 94123, Phone (415) 749-3530
Mr. Sam B. Cohen, Principal
S.F.U.S.D.
1996-1997 School Accountability Report Card
Fall, 1996
School
Sherman has placed и priortry on reaching our goals in the areas of student performance. parent involvement, and
Description
the establishment of safe, secure and extractive environment that promotes successful learning. Our
comprehensive curriculum suresses high standards of learning and academic excellence which provides an
exemplery educational program to help each child achieve academic and social growth, and to experience success
Sherman has achieved its goals X evidenced by standardized pest results, positive feed-back from parents and
vishors plus the many awards and recognition given DO our school Our school was recognized as a
Distinguished School by the State of California
Teachers, staff and parents have planned many experiences and enrichment activities for the students 26 all look
forward to E productive and successful school year.
District
The mission of the San Francisco Unified School District is B provide each student with an equal opportunity to
Mission and
succeed by promoting intellectual growth creadvity, self discipline, cultural and Inguistic sensitivity,
Goals
democratic responsibility, economic competence and physical and mental health so that each student with achieve
to his or her maximum ability.
To achieve this mission, the Board of Education has adopted the following goals: 1) To improve teaching and
learning to cohance the academic achievement of all students; 2) To improve staff, parent and community
participation in the educational process, 3) To maintain school environments the are saft, socure and anractive:
4) To build 2 school environment that is fully integrated in all its programs and activities and provides equal
opportunity for all 5) To improve and expand the Early Childhood Education Program and imegrate is
into the K-12 Program; and 6) To increase and expand Inter-agency collaboration to better serve our students.
School
For ach goal there are a number of measurable objectives. Every school has developed a school sine plan to
Priorities
achieve each objective and identified their individual school priorities: 1) To improve the academic achievemo of
the bottom quartite students 2) To improve the academic achievement of all sudeors 3) Maintain safe, secure
and sutractive covironments. 4) To provide all students with B fully integrated school environment È all activities
and programs.
Philosophical
In orderto achieve these objectives, the Board has adopted the following set of philosophical tenets:
Tenets
All individuals CIII lean
Learning - be
Learning has both
= All individuals learn in
All individuals are both
subdivided for a number
cognitive and affective
many different ways and
potential leargers and
of specific, cuncrete
dimersions
at varying rates
potendal reachers.
competencies that can be
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used as a focus for
learn, then those
best in a particular way.
learn and to be recognized
reaching
assigned to be their
for their achievements.
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Parents was their
teachers should accept
learn to Ive and work in
children tojamin their
* All individuals are cutitled
responsibility for this
to be treated with respect
E world that is
failure and should take
fulless potential 25
learners and to succeed
and dignity.
chameterized by
appropriate remodial
interdependence and
action.
academically.
culumal diversity.
Grade Spare
K-S
Student Empllment:
464
LEP/NEPE:
40.3%
Buiking (sqfi):
56,200
Average Daily Attendance:
99.796
19.0%
Yes of Construction:
1928
Optional Enrollment Requests:
24.1%
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No
Tale 1 / State Pre-K Program: Yes
No
Student Uniforms
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No
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Student Attendance
Counseling and Student
and Dropout Rate
Support Services
The Discricts elementary average ausidance Sherman, for 1995.96 WPS
general funds are not available for counseling schools services have
99.1% and the dropout rate was 1.7% AI
District the elementary school level However. sime projects
mendance for the year was 99.7% excused absences every rate
# support of Funded through special programs, twice
added awaids AL Shemen we have & speciali therapist grades,
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unexcused absences was 0396 and the dropout dropott was
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a teacher week, sides, an excellens parent volumeerilibrary sciult program,
reles for 45 days of more. School amendance is recorded
performing a Resource Specialist, and availability of integral a school
are through the Young Andiences,
reason and it is closely monitored Absences are the
= Sherman The home is contacted. Parents are notified regarding perices
volunteers, psychologist Student services and courseling is an
daily- importance of school enendance individually and by
part of our daily program.
home plus the FTA Newslater
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from Class:Size and Instructional Minutes Minimes
in 1994-95 loveL®
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four racial/ethnic Objective groups will be represenced (Based tiper previous
-Screal objective Disnice is not applicable:10 objectives are thrichool. Email to dils No mark document - all indicanes the objective that the ts objective shown with have 1 check been achieved the objective has - achieved N/A Indicance that the
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Teacher Evaluation
Student Behavior
Administrators. probationary and long lentt substitute
In order to provide a healthy climate, we have regulations
teachers, and all classified personnel are evained by their
consistent with the Student Behavior Handbook Lazyer, at
-supervisors every year. Tenured teachers are evaluated every
Shorman no student was suspended for violations of those
two years.
regulations. The following program(s) have benn included in
The evaluation processes are determined through contractual
the School Site Plan to achieve the District's objective to
agreements with the United Administrators of San Francisco,
reduce the number of suspensions: School-wide standards of
the United Educators of San Francisco. and the Civil Service
behavior are discussed in each classroom in assemblies. and
Commission of the City and County of San Francisco.
notices sent home to parents A safe and Strure climate is
assembel
Objective 3a: Schools will reduce the number of
suspensions par year 10 PRICE district standards.
Student Achievement
Portions of the Comprehensive Tests
CTBS (Spring 1996)
TO
of Basic Skills (CTBS) HYUS used by
70
this District to measure individual
60
student progress and proficiency
so
standards
40
CTBS:
National
30
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20
District
10
School
0
Reading Comprehension
Math Concept & Applications
LEP/NEP = 40.3%
Special Education = 16.6%
EDY = 19.0%
GATE & High Potential 1 8.4%
Teacher/Staff Professional Development, and Curriculum Improvement
Professional development is 3 part of every school size plan and is a. major component of the instructional support departments.
The districts professional development program provides opportunities to emable new and experienced teachers & implement the
districts core curriculma for all students. to update subject area experise, and TO acquire new instructional surategies for continuous
instructional improvement. Staff meetings are held bi-monthly to plan strategies end activities needed for specific improvements
within the instructional program- Staff shares ideas and suggestions and teachers serve as consultants in their of strength All
available resources are utilized in identifying and assessing students with unique needs Resource personnel and teachers confer
periodically to plan learning strategies for use in the classroom serving As part of the District's Development Plan the Department
of Insuructional Improvement and Staff Development provide professional development opportunities and workshops for teachers
to acquire new instructional methods
Quality of School
Average Salaries, Budget Percentages
Instruction and Leadership
and Expenditure Per Student
Instruction is highly visible ST Sherman. Students in all
1994-95 SALARY COMPARISON
grades are provided with = progressively sequenced program in
STATE
SFUSD
all facts of the conriculum The skills of speaking, listening
Beginning Teacher Salery
$27337
$27,194
and writing are tenght in all subjects to help students express
Mid-range Teacher Salary
$42,801
$41,976
their thoughts and ideas Equal opportunity is given to each
Highest Teacher Salary
$49.804
$49,069
student with a complete understanding and reasoning between
Principal's Average Salery
$67,179
*$64,215
teacher and pupils. Recognition is given to student
Superintendent's Salary
$111,308
$129.600
background. cultural differences, and behevior parents
Expendime per Student
*$3,325
% of Budget for Teacher Salaries
43.67%
41-12%
% of Budget for Adm Inistrators
522%
3.70%
Districts over 20,000 ADA
Substitute Teachers
Elementary Schools Only
During the 1995-96 school year, the Sheman teacher entendance rate was 94%
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Textbooks and Instructional Materials
The review. selection, and cycle and District priorities. Each year, textbooks and insuractional materials instructional are materials which
purclase of textbooks and instructional materials are carrieri all In conjunction with reviewed the California and adopted eight-
year curriculum improvement In 1994-95. there was a district-wide adoption of K-8 mathemarics curriculum development of
in one or two specific subject three-year areas period. During the 1995-96 school year, there was the madirional 1996-97 There District
will be implemented K-S over a ares instructional program and adoption of NEW materials will be evasidered in Sudies for cach are pupil.
an improved Imgnage in curriculum, ie Reading and Language Are Mathematics and History/Social library budget for
adopted textbooks allows our core the school to purchase the adopted books as needed. In addition. Sherman has a responsibility to
Our textbook budget books Since the cost of techooks averages $20.00 and library books $12.00, sudents supplies have wisely. 2 care
supplemental for their books Our Instructional Supply budget is limited and overyone is encouraged to use
School Facilities and Safety
Current Conditions:
Planned Improvements:
Needed Improvements:
New Urinals
None
Boys Lavamry
Objertive 3b: The appearance of the school site will be improved.
Parent Involvement
Parents are an acrive part of Our school with involvement =
For forther information about our school B if you have questions about
volunteers, as members of the PTA, of school committees
this document. please feel the to call HE
and councils, and in fund-raising activities and special
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events
The Parent Volunteer School library is/a norable and
reduce are property,
ourstanding program. Parents work on a daily schedule
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serving all of our classrooms. Parent communication is
THE v! goi Gen theai the ching toi
through written moders, Parent Newslance. and direct
Kong kailangan and harrigdagang impormussyon magked su ating
school/parent meenings- Classroom visitations are always
parcalar 0 gusteng timgked - mga bullanging dolumento.
available
musti Rayer unnawag as min.
Econt y Bac есть копросы. или нужна дополинтельная
информация. пескалуйста позваните no телефон.
Objective 2a: Together with parent loaders from
stablished site compaters and organizations. schools
will develop plans to increase parent participation."
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TO:
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FROM:
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Center for the Child Care
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2625 Alcatraz #199
Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone
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Fax Phone
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Please Comment
Hi Nira: I just spoke with Jen (Klein) and she asked me to send this to you asap. It concerns the event with the First
Lady next Tuesday in California. Much to our delight, a piece of legislation in Califomia-Assembly Bill 2025- which
addresses staff compensation and training passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It goes to the full floor for
a vote next week (see attached description). Jen said it would be fine for the First Lady to include mention of the bill
in her comments. This is a very exciting development because, like the Scholarship Fund proposed by the President,
this links compensation and training of child care teachers and providers. Specifically, it provides retention stipends,
over and above people's current salaries, to those who have achieved various level of training and education in child
development related fields. It also reward teachers and providers with bilingual skills, and provides resources for
centers to improve their quality through accreditation and other measures. In California the staffing shortage is
extremely severe due not only to welfare reform and the demand for services, but class size reduction in the public
schools which has drained many centers of their best trained teachers.
Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, who introduced the legislation, is a Bay Area representative and is available to attend
the event on Tuesday. 1 had a previous commitment but can re-schedule if that would be helpful. Jen said you could
pass our names on to the people handling the invitations.
Assemblywoman Aroner (D) can be reached at 916-445-7554.
I am glad to provide whatever technical assistance 1 can and will be available all weekend (with occasional breaks for
a walk and the like). Thanks so much. Marcy Whitebook
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IF YOU CARE ABOUT CHILD CARE COMPENSATION, KEEP READING!
Child Care
Workforce
CALIFORNIA CARES, AB2025 PASSED OUT OF ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS ON THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1998
IT GOES TO THE FULL FLOOR NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1998
EACH MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY MUST HEAR FROM
CONSTITUENTS HOW IMPORTANT THIS LEGISLATION IS TO
IMPROVING CHILD CARE IN CALIFORNIA
HERE'S WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO RIGHT NOW!!!!
IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A FAX, WRITE A LETTER TODAY URGING YOUR
ASSEMBLY PERSON TO VOTE FOR AB2025
IF NOT, CALL YOUR ASSEMBLY PERSON AT THEIR LOCAL OFFICE
ALSO CONTACT THE FOLLOWING ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO THANK THEM FOR
SUPPORTING THE BILL TO DATE:
Dion Aroner 916 319-2014
Sheila Kuehl 916-319-2041
Carol Migden 916 319-2013
Jack Scott 916 319-2044
Denise Ducheny 916 319-2079
Sample Message:
Good child care jobs are essential to high quality child care in
California. Currently, most child care jobs in the state pay less than a
self sufficiency wage for a single adult. AB2025 would establish a
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Child Development Corps and Resources for Retention, two
Washington, DC
20005-2112
programs that will make a significant step toward reversing the child
202/737-7700
care staffing crisis in California and ensuring that our youngest
202/737-0370 FAX
children will be cared for by well-trained and stable child care
providers and teachers. Funds will come from anticipated Federal
Child Care and Development Block Grant dollars. The program will
begin with a $10.5 million expenditure.
2625 Alcatraz Ave.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE CENTER FOR THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE,
Suite 199
510-654-1778
Berkeley, CA
94705
510/654-1778
510/654-0877 FAX
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FAX FROM
U.S. SENATOR BARBARA BOXER
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE
1700 Montgomery St, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
415=403-0100
DATE:
5/22/98
DELIVER TO:
Mira Tandan
COPIES TO:
FROM:
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NUMBER OF PAGES (incl. cover): 4
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remarks at Sherman Elementary School (5/26/98)
FOURTH DRAFT (DH, rev per BB 5/21/98)
Thank you, Superintendent Bill Rojas [ROH-hahs], for those
kind words and for your great work on behalf of children's
environmental health. Thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Schuck for
welcoming us to this beautiful school. And thanks to our other
guests -- especially the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The First Lady will speak to us in a few minutes. And she
asked me to tell all of you students waiting outside that she
will come out and say hello when we are done in here. Thank you
for being SO patient!
[Addressing students in audience:]
I want to begin by telling you why we are here today:
In recent years, people across America have learned much
more about our environment and why we should protect it.
Our environment includes everything all around us. The air
we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat -- these are all
part of our environment.
To live a healthy life, humans and other animals need clean
air, clean water, and clean food. This is especially important
for growing children because pollution harms children more than
adults.
Superintendent Rojas, Dr. Schuck, and the San Francisco
Unified School District understand this. They are working to
make sure that every student has a clean environment to learn and
grow up in.
For example, they know that some bugs and other pests in the
school yard can harm you; but some of the pesticides we use to
kill those bugs can make you even sicker. So your School
District is dedicated to controlling pests without using these
harmful poisons.
They are also working to protect you against lead poisoning,
which is a big threat to children's health.
In the old days (when I was in school), some of the pipes
that carried our drinking water were made of lead. The paint on
our schools and other buildings had lead in it, and SO did the
gas in our cars.
Then we found out that lead harms the development of
children's bodies and brains. Now it's against the law to make
lead water pipes or to put lead in paint and gas.
We need more policies like this to make all our schools,
parks, and playgrounds safer for children all across America.
That is why I wrote a new law called the Children's Environmental
Protection Act -- or CEPA for short. I am working to get
Congress to pass this law.
Our government has an agency called EPA -- the Environmental
Protection Agency -- which works to protect our people from
poisons in the environment.
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There's just one problem: Most of the EPA's public
protection standards are set at levels to protect the average
adult, not our children.
Today, there are more questions than ever about the health
of growing children. We have very few answers, but we do know
this: We must pay more attention to the special environmental
risks that children face every day -- and we must do it now.
The Safe Drinking Water Act that President Clinton signed
into law included my amendments to require that EPA drinking
water standards be set at levels that take into account the
special vulnerability of children.
The Children's Environmental Protection Act carries the
concept of my Safe Drinking Water Act amendments further. It
requires the EPA to set all health and safety standards at levels
that protect our children, senior citizens, pregnant women, and
other vulnerable groups.
Second, CEPA would give families the right to know about
toxic dangers in their communities. It would direct the EPA to
educate the public about the health effects of environmental
pollutants commonly used in places children go -- including the
home, schools, day care centers, parks, movie theaters, and
shopping malls -- and give parents practical advice on how to
minimize their children's exposure to these hazardous materials.
Third, CEPA would require EPA to identify a list of the most
common hazardous substances used in schools and parks and to
create a "safer-for-children" list of products that are less
hazardous. Within one year, only these products could be used on
federal property.
CEPA also calls for more research on the way smog and other
pollutants affect children. Children are not little adults; I am
a little adult.
In addition to CEPA, I have another bill to protect children
from the dangers associated with toxic waste. Earlier this year
the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously
approved my amendment to the Superfund reform bill, requiring the
EPA to consider special vulnerabilities in setting clean-up
standards at toxic waste sites.
Finally: When Congress passed national standards last year
on the public's right to know about toxic chemicals in cosmetics
and other products, I made sure that these would not preempt the
stronger state standards that the people of California
established under Proposition 65.
As I said earlier, children are growing and changing and
therefore the risks are different. To tell us more about these
health risks to children is our next speaker, Dr. Burt Lubin,
Director of the Environmental Health Research Center at
Children's Hospital in Oakland.
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Thank you, Dr. Lubin. Now here is the moment -- and the
person -- you have all been waiting for:
[background for environmental intro of HRC to come]
[FIRST LADY SPEAKS)
Thank you. Now, after we give the First Lady a chance to
get to her next appointment, I see there are some reporters here;
I will be happy to answer your questions.
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WALDEMAR ROJAS, Ed.D
Waldemar Rojas, Ed.D. is the Superintendent of Schools for the San
Francisco Unified School District. His professional career includes over 25
years of service in the public education arena The San Francisco Unified
School District is a diverse urban school district serving 64,000 students.
Success of his leadership in the District is evidenced by school reform
efforts that have resulted in measurable, increased student achievement,
improved parental and community involvement, and the renovation of many
buildings as well as the development of new, state-of-the art, schools at the
elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Prior to his selection as the SFUSD Superintendent he had experience in
various capacities within the administration of the New York City public
schools system. In his most recent assignment there, he served as the
Executive Director of Special Education. Dr. Rojas' professional career is
enhanced by school level experiences as a teacher, assistant principal and
high school principal. His experiences with the private sector add a positive
dimension for school corporate linkages.
Dr. Rojas holds a Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University and a
Masters Degree in Educational Administration from New York University.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Concordia
College, as well as an honorary doctorate. He has received honors and
awards for scholarship, citizenship and athletics.
Throughout his career in education, Dr. Rojas has demonsurated a
continuons commitment to quality services for all students and their
families. His ongoing collaborations with parent groups, staff unions and
the private sector has yiclded broad-based support for his successful
programmatic initiatives and enhancements. He is active in many
community organization and serves on numerous boards at the local, state
and national levels.
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BERTRAM H. LUBIN, M.D.
Director of Medical Research & Hematologist
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
(510) 428-3502 Office
747 52nd Street
(510) 428-3808 Office Fax
Oakland, CA 94609-3805
[email protected]
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatries
P6/(b)(6)
University of California at San Francisco
EDUCATION
1856-60
Washington & Jefferson College, Pennsylvania
B,S.
Liberal Arts
1980-84
University of Pittsburgh Medical School, PA
M.D.
Medicine
1964-65
Children's Hospital of Philadelphis, PA
Intern
Straight Pedictrics
1965-66
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Resident
Assistant Chief
1958-70
Chlidren's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellow
Hematology
David G. Nathan, M.D., Director
LICENSES & CERTIFICATION
1972
Certified, American Adademy of Pediabics
1973
Physician and Surgeon License, California
1974
Certified, Sub-board of Padiable Hematelogy-Onealogy (American Board of Pediatrics)
PRINCIPAL POSITIONS HELD
1970-73
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
1971-73
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Director, Hamatology Laberatory
1971-73
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Director, Sickle Cell Anemia Program
1973-77
University of California. San Francisco
Assistant Clinical Prefessor Pediatrics
1973-85
Children's Hospital Oakland, CA
Chief, Hernatology/Oncology
1973-77
Children's Hospital Oakland, CA
Director, Sickle Cell Screening, Counseling & Ed Prgm
1977-Pres.
Children's Hospital Oskland, CA
Co-Director, Northern California Sicide Cell Center
1977-84
University of California, San Francisco
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor
1850-81
Children's Hospital Oakland, CA
Chief, Department of Medicine
1980
Children's Hospital Oakland, GA
Director of Medical Research
1884
University of California, San Francisco
Adjunct Clinical Professor
ANCILLARY POSTIONS HELD CONCURRENTLY
1877-78
Utracht, The Netherlands
Subbatical (L.L.M. Van Deenen)
1979
University of California, San Francisco
Research Associate, Cancer Research Institute
1980
Lawrance Barkeley Laboratory, CA
Visiting Scientist
1986-87
FHCRC, Seattle, Washington
Sabbatical (Sen-itoroh Hakomon)
1987
Sain Francisco General Hospital. CA
Consulting Staff
TEACHING
Children's Hospital Oakland
Residents
Hematology Fellows (Research Coordinator)
Medical Staff
Medical Students
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Research Staff
Post Doctoral Fellows
Undergraduate Students
High School Students
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University of California, San Prancisco
P.3
Pathophysiciegy Course
Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Grand Rounds - Pediatrice
Electives . Pediatrics
Leboratory Medicine Fellows
University of California, Barkelev
Genetics Option
Introduction to Clinical Medicine - Medical Option Program
Sociology Department
Physiology
Biochemistry
SELECTED ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
1981
New Co-Chairman, York Conference on Vitamin E: Blochemical and Clinical Aspacts,
1983
Academy of Science
National Co-Chairman. First Workshop on Management and Therapy in Sickle Coll Disease,
1983
Institutes of Health
1984
National Institutes of Health
Precutive Committee, Cooperative Study of Sickle Call Disease.
1987
National Institutes of Health
Co-Chairman, Workshop on Nutritional Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease,
1987
American Academy of Pediatries
Task Force on Nutritional Assessment in Chronio Illness,
Executive Committee, Wastern Society for Pediatric Research
1987
1987
American Academy of Pediatrics
Task Force on Environmental Health, Northern Celifornia Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Environmental Hazards Committee, Celifornia Chapter 1.
1990
1894
1984
National Institutes Second of Health Workshop OH Management and Therapy in Sickle Incorporated Cell Disease,
Co-Chairman, Member. Hemoglobinopathies Task Force, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, CA
Co-Chairman, National Sickle Cell Disease Meeting, San Francisco,
1994
Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias, Paris, France
Co-Chaiman, NIR-INSERM Meeting: New Trends in Therapies for
1994
NIH Advisory Committee
Co-Chairman, Pneumococcal Infections in Sickle Cell Disease,
1997
Sickle Planning Cell Committee, National Sickle Call Disease Conference,
Disease in the 21st Century: Keeping the Promise of Washington, Treatment and DC: Cure
MILITARY SERVICE
1965-68
Medical U.S. Army, Augusta, Georgia (Part-time research affiliation with Dr. Brown,
College of Georgia); Ban Me Thout, Viet Nam, Fort Dix New Audrey Jersey
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Pediatric Society, Inc.
American Public Health Association
American Society of Hematology
Association for the Care of Children In Hospitals
California Academy of Medicine
East Bay Pediatric Society
European Society for Fediatric Research
New International Society for Hematotherapy and Graft Engeering
York Academy of Science
Physicians for Social Responsibility
The Society for Pediatric Research
Western Society for Padiatric Research
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HONORS
1866
1882
Outstanding Teacher Award, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vlaiting Scholer, Hôpital Hann Mandor, Cretail, Prance
1084
Visiting Scholar, Beling. China
1984-88
Hematelogy Study Section II
1985
Multiple ad nee NIH Program Project Site Visity
1990
1980-94
Distinguished Lectureship, Montreal Children's Hospital
Hematology Study Section II
1997
Distinguished Lectureship, Wayne State Hospital
1993
Distinguished Lectureship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
1993
Visiting Scholar. Seinna, Italy
1993
Visiting Scientist, Campinas Brazil
1996-Pres. Hematology Study Section II
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Children's Hospital Oakland
1975-77 Ad Hoc Medidal Advisory Committee
1975
institutional Review Board
1976
Research Comminee
1975
Resident Committee
1976
Executive Committee
1981
Medical Service Review and Planning Committee
1983
Human Use Committee
1984 1985-87 85 Affirmative Action Committee of the Board of Directors
Medical Ethics Committee
1867-88 Chairman, Medical Staff Advisory Committee en AIDS
1987
Medical Education Committee
1988
Medical Staff Advisory Committee on AIDS
1994
Multicultural Affairs
1997
CHORI Capital Campaign Committee
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
All Search Committees
Board of Directors
Educational Program Committee
Safety Committee
Scientific Advisory Committee
Technology Transfer Committee
University of California at San Francisco
Clinical Faculty
Miscellaneous Promotions Committee
Pediatrict Clinical Research Center Advisory Committee
NIH RESEARCH GRANTS
Currently funded:
1977-
NIH: P01 HL20985
1981-
Northern California Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
NIH: R01 HL27059
1983-
NIH: SQ3RR03015
Significance of Membrane Phosphollpid Asymmetry
1985-
NIH: 5 P80 HL20985
Minarity High School Student Research Apprentice Program
1992-
Hemoglobin and Cellular Analysis Core
NIH: PO1 DK-10
1994
NIH; HL07807-01
Used Repair After Oxidative Damage In Human Erythrocytes
Short Term Research Training for Minority Students
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NIH RESEARCH GRANTS
Previously funded:
1976-1983
NIH: 5 P60 HL20989
Mechanism of Inhibition of Sickling by Imidoester
1983-1993
NIH: 2SC7RR05487
Biomedical Research support for Research Resources
1986-1990
NIH: 5 PO1 HL37593
Pertubation of Membrane Transport and Hydration in Sickle Cells
1987-1992
NIH: SP80 HL20985
Response of Sickle Red Blood Calls to Specific Organ Environments
1990-1992
NIH: R22A126848
Oxidant Effects in Malaria-Infected Erythrocytes
1990-1993
NIH: IROIHL43048
New Approaches to Therapy In Iron Overload States
1994
NIH: HL:2871-01
New Trends in Therapies for Hermoglobinopathlos/Thalasemies
(Conference Grant)
AD HOC REVIEWER FOR PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
American Journal of Hematology
American Journal of Human Genetics
Archives of Blochemistry and Biophyles
Blood: Journal of the American Society of Hematology
Clinical Pediatics
Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Free Radicals
Journal of Pediatrics
New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatric Hematology and Oncelogy
Padiatric Research
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Western Journal of Medicine
INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
(Available upon request)
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
(Available upon request)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS SUPERVISED
Jeroen van den Berg. P.h.D.
Peter Butikofer, Ph.D.
Eva Carrier. M.D.
Denny Chiu, Ph.D.
Paul Frank, Ph.D.
Caroline Hastings, M.D.
Patrick Kelly, M.D.
Frans Kuypers. Ph. D.
Allison Matsinagna, M.D.
Ester Middlekoop, Ph.D.
Ann Rybicid, M.D.
Robert Schwartz. Ph.D.
Mark Scott, Ph.D.
Gail Wagner, M.D.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
BOXER CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EVENT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
MAY 26, 1998
Thank you. Appearing today after so many distinguished speakers, I am reminded of the
person who walked up to the podium at the end of a long dinner program and remarked
that everything had already been said, but not everyone had said it
I am very honored to be here at Sherman Elementary School. Let me see a raise of hands,
"Where are the 4th graders? How about the 5th graders?" I've heard SO much about all
of your achievements at this wonderful school -- and I want to pay a special tribute to
Chantal [shawn-tall] and Roger Carlton who are bringing home the Gold in martial arts
(a skill I've often thought might come in handy in Washington).
The children here, like children everywhere, are certainly strong and smart but they are
not rugged individualists. In the race for good health, they need adults -- parents and
teachers, clergy and government officials standing by their side every step of the way.
Many of those leaders are in this auditorium.
I especially want to thank Senator Boxer. I know Senator Boxer claims that she's a "little
adult." But no one is a bigger giant when it comes to fighting for our children, for the
environment, for working families. No one has done more -- with words or deeds-- to
make sure that our children are protected from bad air and water and soil.
Let me also thank Superintendent Rojas [Row-hahs] for working to make San Francisco
schools healthy places for children to learn and grow and for showing that the city by the
Bay will always be the city on the cutting-edge.
I want to thank Dr. Schuck for your hospitality today and your leadership
everyday especially in opening the "Village Community Room," (I am, of course, partial
to village metaphors). And, though he's not here, I'd like to congratulate one village
member in particular, Jack Casford, for being recently chosen San Francisco Volunteer of
the Year.
Finally, let me thank Dr. Lubin, for all you do to lift up the health of our children because
our action on all of these fronts must be guided not only by private and public leadership,
but by the science.
To be sure, parents have always known that children spend more time on the ground than
adults that they put more in their mouths and that their bedrooms, if not cleaned, can
turn into something closely resembling toxic waste sites. But there was so much we didn't
know back when my husband and I were growing up, and even when our daughter was
born.
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What we've learned over the years is that, ounce for ounce, children eat more food, drink
more water, breathe more air -- and are therefore exposed to more chemicals. And we
know that because they are still growing and developing, their bodies are effected more by
these pollutants.
I want to applaud Senator Boxer for focusing our national spotlight on this critical issue.
With her Children's Environmental Protection Act, she is making it clear that standards for
a healthy environment can't just be aimed at the average 155 pound man. We must also
look at the very people who will inherit our earth: our children. Her bill says that we must
do more, give more information to families and schools, and, above all, learn more about
the toxic threats facing children.
When you think about it, this central goal -- giving parents the scientific information and
other tools they need to raise healthy children -- has been at the foundation of everything
the President has done to protect our children and the environment they live in. We've
required federal agencies to promote policies that protect our children from environmental
health risks. Ensured that doctors know exactly what medicines works for children and
how much of them to give. Improved the availability and quality of child care. Expanded
health insurance to millions of children who don't now have it. And we won't give up in
the fight to make sure that no child in San Francisco or anywhere in America picks up a
cigarette and throws away a life or a future.
All of these policies have one thing in common: The fingerprints of Senator
Boxer who as the people of the Bay Area have learned over the last 20
years, never gives up when our children's health is at stake. The people of
California are lucky to have her in the United States Senate.
At a time when there's a lot of talk about family values. I want to thank Senator Boxer
and all of you for what you do everyday to really value families. To value children.
Thank you.
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Thank you, Superintendent Bill Rojas [ROH-hahs], for those
kind words and for your great work on behalf of children's
environmental health. Thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Schuck for
welcoming us to this beautiful school. And thanks to our other
guests -- especially the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The First Lady will speak to us in a few minutes. And she
asked me to tell all of you students waiting outside that she
will come out and say hello when we are done in here. Thank you
for being SO patient!
[Addressing students in audience:]
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community
I want to begin by telling you why we are here today:
In recent years, people across America have learned much
more about our environment and why we should protect it.
Our environment includes everything all around us. The air
we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat -- these are all
part of our environment.
To live a healthy life, humans and other animals need clean
air, clean water, and clean food. This is especially important
for growing children because pollution harms children more than
adults.
Why is this? First, when compared to adults, children eat
more food, drink more water and breath more air as a percentage
of their body weight; SO they are more exposed to the chemicals
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present in food water and air. Second, children are still
growing and developing, SO their bodies react more strongly to
pollutants than grown up bodies do.
Superintendent Rojas, Dr. Schuck, and the San Francisco
Unified School District understand this. They are working to
make sure that every student has a clean environment to learn and
grow up in.
For example, they know that some bugs and other pests in the
school yard can harm you; but some of the pesticides we use to
kill those bugs can make you even sicker. So your School
District is dedicated to controlling pests without using these
harmful poisons.
They are also working to protect you against lead poisoning,
which is a big threat to children's health.
In the old days (when I was in school), some of the pipes
that carried our drinking water were made of lead. The paint on
our schools and other buildings had lead in it, and so did the
gas in our cars.
Then we found out that lead harms the development of
children's bodies and brains. Now it's against the law to make
lead water pipes or to put lead in paint and gas.
We need more policies like this to make all our schools,
parks, and playgrounds safer for children all across America.
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To:
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Re:
Superintendent Rojas' welcome remarks at 5/26/98 event with Senator Boxer
Dr. Waldemar (Bill) Rojas will give the welcome remarks and talk about the important
role the First Lady and the Senator have played in consistently stepping forward on behalf
of children - not only on educational issues, but also in the areas of health and the
environment.
In conclusion, Dr. Rojas will commend both the First Lady and the Senator for keeping
children's issues in the forefront of the American public's attention.
The Superintendent will then introduce Dr. Burt Lubin, Director of Medical Research at
Oakland's Children's Hospital, who will comment on the harmful effects that
environmental pollutants pose to children.
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Media Alert
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May 26, 1998
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HILLARY CLINTON & SENATOR BOXER HIGHLIGHT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT SFUSD SCHOOL
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 26, 1998 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Sherman Elementary School
1651 Union Street (between Franklin and Gough)
First Lady Hillary Clinton will join Senator Barbara Boxer in highlighting the
"Children's Environmental Protection Act" (CEPA) at Sherman Elementary School,
1651 Union Street in San Francisco. Senator Boxer, a member of the Environment and
Public Works Committee, introduced the CEPA legislation last year. The bill would
require that environmental standards for pollutants be set at levels that protect children,
taking into account locations where children are typically present, such as schools and
playgrounds.
The Senator selected one of SFUSD's schools for her first public event in
California to highlight the CEPA bill because of SFUSD's model integrated pest
management policy which reduces the use of pesticides at all school sites. SFUSD is
one of the first school district's in the country to implement a strict pesticide use policy.
Press must bring proper identification. Secret service requires that you arrive no
later than 10:00 a.m. and bring no guests. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. and will
be over by 11:15 a.m. Parking is available on the school yard.
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SFUSD FACILITIES/PLANNING
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SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
1551 Newcomb Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124-1234
Phone: 415 695-5500
Fax: 415 695-5667
Date:
May 22, 1998
To:
Members of the Board of Education
Waldemar Rojas, Superintendent
Interested Parties
From:
Lucian R. Blazej, Executive Director
Facilities Development & Management
Subject:
Children's Environmental Protection Policies Adopted and Currently
being Considered by SFUSD Board of Education
Background:
On May 26, 1998 US Senator Barbara Boxer will be announcing historic legislation (Senate Bill
599) to protect children and other vulnerable subpopulations from exposure to C stain
environmental pollutants. First Lady Hillary Clinton will join Senator Boxer at this momentous
occasion.
San Francisco has been selected as the location for making this announcement b ecause of the
leadership role that the School District has taken with respect to ensuring enviro imental safety in
school facilities.
San Francisco Unified School District's Adopted Goal Regarding the Envir inment:
"To maintain school environments that are safe, secure, and attractive." (District Goal #3)
Actions Taken to Date:
In support of the District's goal to maintain safe school environments, the Board of Education and
Superintendent have directed that detailed policies be developed to guide and ao nieve
environmental quality and safety within San Francisco School Facilities. The following actions
have been taken:
"Integrated Pest Management Policy" adopted by the Board of Education on 2/10/98.
This policy calls for non-chemical approaches to solving pest control roblems.
Should chemicals be required, then baits should be used rather than br oad spraying or
broad application. In addition, the least toxic chemicals under closely controlled
conditions should be used only as a last resort. The policy also requires notification of
parents, students and staff three days in advance of any chemical applications, and
quarantine of treated areas for three days after treatment.