International Walk and Roll to School Day- Local Details: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
International Walk and Roll To School Day - Wednesday October 6th, 2010
Participating Schools
Santa Rosa: Biella Elementary, Binkley, Brook Hill, Comstock Middle, Cook Middle, Doyle Park, Helen Lehman, Hidden Valley, Hidden Valley Satellite, Jack London, James Monroe, Kawana, Lincoln, Mark West Charter, Matanzas, Meadow View, Oak Grove, Piner Olivet Charter, Proctor Terrace, Rincon Valley Middle, Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter, Santa Rosa Education Charter, Santa Rosa Middle, Sheppard/ Roseland Accelerated Middle (RAMS), Slater Middle, Spring Creek Charter, Strawberry, Taylor Mountain, Yulupa
Windsor: Brooks Elementary, Windsor Middle, Cali Calmecac
Healdsburg: St. John’s, Healdsburg Elementary, Fitch Mountain, Healdsburg Junior High, Live Oak Preschool
Petaluma: Meadow School, Corona Creek, Sonoma Mountain Elementary, Miwok Valley Elementary, La Tercera, Valley Vista
Sebastopol: Pine Crest, Brook Haven, Parkside, Sebastopol Independent Charter, Analy High, Sun Ridge, Apple Blossom, Willow Spring, Orchard View, Tree House Hollow, Twin Hills
Sonoma: Sassarini, Prestwood, St. Francis Solano, Sonoma Charter, Woodland Star
West County: Monte Rio, El Molino High, Forestville School and Academy
Cloverdale: Jefferson, Washington
Rohnert Park: Evergreen, Monte Vista, Marguerite Hahn, Waldo Rohnert, John Reed
Cloverdale
Cloverdale City Council issued a proclamation declaring October 6th as “Walk and Roll to School Day” in the city. Students and parents from Jefferson and Washington schools walk and ride their bikes to school. City councilmember Carol Russell will participate at Jefferson.
Healdsburg
The City of Healdsburg and the Healdsburg Unified School Board proclaimed Oct 6th as "Walk and Roll to School Day". Participating schools include St. John’s, Healdsburg Elementary, Fitch Mountain, Healdsburg Junior High, and Live Oak Preschool. The media is especially encouraged to visit Healdsburg Junior High where Councilmember Tom Chambers will participate.
Petaluma
On Monday, October 4, the City of Petaluma will issue a proclamation declaring October 6th "Walk and Roll to School Day". Assemblymember Jared Huffman will be at Corona Creek; Councilmember Tiffany Renee and School Board Candidate Jaimey Walking Bear will participate at Sonoma Mountain; Councilmember Pam Torliatt will be at Meadow School. Other participating schools include River Montessori, LaTercera and Miwok Valley. Petaluma Police Department will have patrols supporting the efforts.
Rohnert Park
The Cotati-Rohnert Park School District is launching a one-year, federally funded Safe Routes to School program on Walk & Roll to School Day. All five Rohnert Park elementary schools are participating. The Rohnert Park City Council declared October 6th as “Walk and Roll to School Day” in the city. Councilmember Pam Stafford will be at Evergreen and Councilmember Gina Belforte will be at Marguerite Hahn. Monte Vista and Reed are also participating. Becky Lunders, with iWALK, is the parent lead at Evergreen. They are coordinating eight walking school buses. Media is encouraged to visit. Rohnert Park Public Safety will support the efforts throughout the city.
Santa Rosa
Many Santa Rosa City School are participating for the first time in International Walk and Roll to School Day. Representatives from Assemblymember Noreen Evans’ office will be at Proctor Terrace and Meadow View. Santa Rosa Councilmembers Jane Bender and Ernesto Olivares will lead walking school buses at Kawana and Sheppard respectively. Santa Rosa Mayor Susan Gorin will be at Hidden Valley; Councilmember Gary Wysocky will be at Santa Rosa Educational Coop; and Councilmember Veronica Jacobi will be at Binkley.
Sebastopol
Sebastopol is the County of Sonoma’s focal school for Walk and Roll to School Day 2010. This school year begins Sebastopol’s third year of a three-year, federally-funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. Sebastopol has accomplished a great deal in the past two years. Through the five E’s of education, encouragement, engineering, enforcement and evaluation, Sebastopol children have learned how to and have been incentivized to safely walk and ride bikes to school.
On Walk and Roll to School Day 2010, the Sebastopol SRTS program is unveiling its Safe Routes Map. The Sebastopol SRTS Task Force comprised of representatives from Sebastopol Public Works, Sebastopol City Council, the Sebastopol Police Department, school administers, concerned parents, and SRTS staff has worked to identify safe routes to all of the schools in the city. This process helped Sebastopol Public Works identify priority areas of improvement which resulted in actual infrastructure changes.
The Sebastopol City Council has proclaimed October 6th as Walk and Roll to School Day. Councilmembers Sarah Glade-Gurney and Kathleen Schaffer will meet with students and parents in front of the Vet’s building and depart in “walking school buses” to the various Sebastopol Union Schools. Sebastopol Police will give a brief safety talk before the walk and the councilmembers and sponsor FedEx will speak.
In West Sebastopol, a representative from Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey’s office will help lead walking school buses to schools in the Twin Hills Union School District.
Sonoma
The City of Sonoma proclaimed October 6th as “Walk and Roll to School Day” in the city. Councilmember Joanne Sanders is coordinating activities at St. Francis. Councilmember Laurie Gallian is participating at Sonoma Charter. Students and parents will walk and bike to Sassarini, St. Francis Solano, Prestwood, and Sonoma Charter schools. Woodland Star Charter organizes their annual “Danny’s Walk” in memory of a teacher who was struck by a vehicle when riding his bicycle. Sonoma Police will be supporting efforts throughout the city.
Windsor
The City of Windsor will proclaim October 6th as “Walk and Roll to School Day” on the day itself. Students and parents from Brooks Elementary, Windsor Creek, Windsor Middle School and Cali Calmécac Charter School will gather at the Windsor Green at 7:30 a.m. Bike trains and walking school buses will safely proceed to school with the assistance of Windsor Police and Fire Departments. Mayor Sam Salmon and Councilmembers Robin Goble, Deb Fudge, and Cheryl Scholar will help lead walking schools buses and bike trains.
