Members of the Plymouth FFA addressed the Plymouth Board of Education during Monday night’s meeting and Jenny Blankenship presented a report to the board explaining Senate Bill 210, the nutrition bill that is in effect. The board also approved some recommendations made by the superintendent and the treasurer.
Some members of the Plymouth FFA addressed the board on a variety of events that will be taking place throughout the school year. The Plymouth FFA will take part in Leadership Night which is slated for November and the National FFA Convention will take place in October. Also, there will be a blood drive in both the fall and the spring.
The fall blood drive will take place right before Thanksgiving break and the spring blood drive will occur before Easter. There will also be a fruit sale in the upcoming months; and in addition to fruit, beef sticks will be sold and cheeses will be an option, too. The sale will last from October through November.
Jenny Blankenship gave a report to the board on nutrition standards. The nutrition standards were in regards to Senate Bill 210. “I’m giving an update on what is going on with the new meal regulations for the lunches and breakfasts. We have beverage restrictions which are the reason we will not be selling Propel and Gatorade. The only reason we can’t serve Propel is because it says water beverage on the label. We are serving 1 percent white milk and fat free chocolate milk at the elementary, middle school, and high school cafeterias,” said Blankenship.
“We are looking into finding whatever we can [in order] to give the students more choices, but it is very restrictive. I am still in the process of finding what is working and what is not. I am so open to suggestions of new products,” said Blankenship.
The board approved Superintendent Dr. James Metcalf recommendations. One specific recommendation that was approved included the dual enrollment fee for Algebra, Statistics, and English for the 2013-14 school year. “With dual enrollment, the students pay for the courses but they are for college credit. It gives them the opportunity to earn both high school and college credit,” said Metcalf. The board followed by approving the treasure’s recommendations, too.
