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Public asks board to name Terra Nova field after longtime sports volunteer; board approves cell-phone policy, safety plans and job update
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Summary
Two public commenters urged naming the new Terra Nova baseball/field after Horace Henshaw, citing decades of community service. The board approved the consent agenda, amended the agenda to take up site safety plans, and approved policy BP 5131.8 (limits on student mobile device use), a teacher job-description update, and comprehensive school safety plans.
Members of the public used the non-agenda public comment period to press the board on facility naming and to celebrate local athletics before the board took several votes on policy and operational items.
Mike Mooney, a Terra Nova alumnus and longtime volunteer, asked the board to name the new sports facility after Horace (transcript spellings vary) and said Horace’s contributions to local youth sports and the Pacifica Tribune date back to 1969. Mooney cited board practice and CSBA guidance on facility naming and said he had community support and social-media commentary to share. Amber Friedler, an AYSO 157 board member, also urged naming the Terra Nova baseball field after Horace Henshaw, describing his work as a sports editor, Pacifica Sports Club leader and Hall of Fame organizer who helped grow youth sports programs in the city.
On business items, the board first moved to approve the consent agenda and then heard a presentation and discussion of the LCAP midyear update. Trustees debated whether to convert a discussion item on comprehensive school safety plans into an action item to meet a March 1 deadline; a motion to amend the agenda to move the safety plans into the action section was made and approved by voice vote.
Later in the meeting, the board voted to approve administrative changes to BP 5131.8 (the district's student mobile device policy) to reflect AB 272 and to establish minimum district-wide expectations that students not use mobile phones, smartwatches and other mobile communication devices during instructional time while allowing sites to implement more restrictive rules. Trustees discussed possible bell-to-bell policies and asked staff to explore IT supports that could reduce reliance on personal devices. The board also approved a minor clarification to the teacher job description regarding working conditions and then approved the comprehensive school safety plans for all five high school sites; staff will post the public versions on the district website.
All actions were taken by voice vote after motions and seconds; the transcript records unanimous "Aye" responses but does not record a roll-call tally by individual trustee names. The board adjourned at the meeting's close.
The naming requests from speakers were recorded in public comment; the board did not take an immediate formal action on facility naming at this meeting.
