December 3, 2012 - Flour Bluff Independent School District
December 3, 2012 - Flour Bluff Independent School District
December 3, 2012 - Flour Bluff Independent School District
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Meeting called to order at 4:08 p.m.<br />
Health & Advisory Committee<br />
& Safe and Drug Free <strong>School</strong>s Committee Minutes<br />
<strong>December</strong> 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />
In attendance were: Molly Parker, Winter Cooper, Elizabeth Dumas-McMullen, Carol<br />
Zunker, Lisa Caudle, Crystal Cooper, Candice Saucedo, Kristen LaBaume, Janet Daniel,<br />
Jessica Romo, Regan Wallace, Julie Johnson, Gina Valdez, San Juanita Torres, Dr. Alicia<br />
Needham, Dr. Linda Barganski, Sandra Davila, Mary Welch, Dr. Mary Jane Garza,<br />
Bryant Gray, Sandra Martinez, Maria Davila, Jennifer Saski, Diana Naranjo, Adela<br />
Garcia, Jerry Dugan and Gracelyn Caudle.<br />
Introductions were started by Dr. Linda Barganski.<br />
Presentations were given as follows:<br />
1. Presentation given by Jennifer Saski on behalf of Dr. Ingraham, Orthodontic<br />
Specialist. Jennifer spoke about giving presentations to get students to participate<br />
in good oral hygiene, dental cleanings, and be informed about diseases. During<br />
her presentations she would show mouth/teeth models to teach kids about how<br />
teeth grow out and orthodontia. Her presentations are usually 20-25 minutes long<br />
and are for Junior High or High <strong>School</strong> students. There is typically a team of two<br />
people (including herself) who set up a booth a give out the information.<br />
2. Presentation given by Diana Naranjo from the Juvenile Assessment Center for the<br />
City of Corpus Christi, TX. The purpose of their department is to operate a dropoff<br />
center for youth who skip school or break curfew. Their mission is to reduce<br />
crime in Corpus Christi, TX and connect with families to help aid and avoid youth<br />
delinquency and become productive citizens. Diana also spoke about “Botvin Life<br />
Skills Training”, a training program that gives students prevention related<br />
information, teaches drug refusal and gives information on social media and its<br />
influences. This program has been seen to reduce tobacco, alcohol and marijuana<br />
use substantially. It is available to elementary, middle, and high school students.<br />
Other programs being offered by J.A.C. include bully prevention programs such<br />
as: “Wise Owl Bully Stopper” (K-2 nd grades) and “Bully-Proof Kit” (3 rd -6 th<br />
grades) which teaches the student how to protect themselves from bullies and<br />
what they can do as a bystander. It is a multi-unit curriculum (there are 7 units)<br />
that meets TEA standards. It is usually done once a week and done specifically<br />
for high school students. The sessions are about 45 minutes long and workbooks<br />
are provided to the participating students.<br />
3. Presentation given by Adela Garcia and Jerry Dugan from Corpus Christi<br />
Women’s Shelter. Their mission is to end domestic violence. By 2007, they<br />
decided to focus on risk reduction of domestic violence. Mr. Dugan stated that<br />
children who grow up with bullying in the household have a higher likelihood of<br />
being involved in bullying and domestic violence themselves. The shelter has now<br />
let students work on projects on their own. For example, students from another<br />
district held a fundraiser at a community fair to be able to have money for other<br />
activities. Students are now beginning to want to help younger children and foster
that. The shelter is aiming for behavior changes so they are meeting with students<br />
once every other week (6 sessions) to re-emphasize what they are learning.<br />
4. Presentation by Maria Davila from Maximus, a company that has a contract with<br />
Public Human Services Commission and works with Texas Health Steps to give<br />
information about the benefits of Medicaid. They would like to educate parents on<br />
medical and dental updates by handing out information at health fairs and other<br />
community events. They help parents in setting up medical and dental<br />
appointments when they are not able to and also provide transportation to their<br />
appointments for those that need it. They do enrollment for the different programs<br />
and services that are provided that parents are eligible for. They offer three<br />
different health plans for children: Driscoll Children’s Health Plan, Superior<br />
Health Plan and Christus Health Plan. They also offer two different dental plans:<br />
Dental Plus and MCNA Dental.<br />
5. Dr. Alicia Needham presents the National Tobacco Youth Survey from the U.S.<br />
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These surveys are meant to be<br />
distributed to students next year, but have to be approved by this committee first.<br />
The committee would need to review the survey and decide if it is something they<br />
would like to do. Per Dr. Alicia Needham, when reviewing, they should focus on<br />
the specificity of the questions and whether they think students would answer<br />
truthfully. The district usually does not participate in many surveys because it<br />
takes away from instructional time. The district would not be able to see any data<br />
or feedback from these surveys should they be done. No specific parts of the<br />
survey would be able to be taken out- it would have to be given in its entirety. If<br />
someone is not in agreeance with the survey, they are to email Dr. Alicia<br />
Needham at aneedham@flourbluffschools.net.<br />
6. There were three health posters that were approved to be put up at the campuses.<br />
7. Video Review- “When Babies Cry” will be done by Elizabeth Dumas-McMullen.<br />
Next meeting will be on Monday, February 18, 2013 @ 4:00pm.<br />
Meeting concluded at 5:13pm.