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Pacifica trustees present resolutions recognizing Women's History Month, Irish American Heritage Month and Cesar Chavez Day
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Pacifica School District Board of Trustees heard presentations of three ceremonial resolutions to recognize March 2026 observances: Women's History Month, Irish American Heritage Month and Cesar Chavez Day. Interim executive director Carla Chavez Torres introduced the items and motions to adopt were made and seconded; the audio does not include recorded vote tallies.
Interim executive director Carla Chavez Torres presented three ceremonial resolutions at the Pacifica School District Board of Trustees meeting on March 11, asking the board to formally recognize March 2026 as Women's History Month, March as Irish American Heritage Month and March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day.
Torres said the Women's History Month resolution, numbered 20260311C, ties directly to the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) commitments to educational equity and culturally responsive practices and highlights the 2026 national theme, "Leading the Change, Women Shaping a Sustainable Future." "This observance provides a vital opportunity for our district to celebrate the rich history, culture, and enduring contribution of women to our nation's identity," she told trustees, and cited both historic and contemporary figures to illustrate the theme.
On the Irish American Heritage Month item (20260311D) Torres framed the observance as a way to teach students about immigrant roots and public contributions, naming labor leader Mother Jones, President John F. Kennedy and artist Georgia O'Keeffe as examples. For Cesar Chavez Day (20260311E) she described Chavez's role in labor rights and urged students and staff to reflect on service and workers' rights.
Chair (presiding) solicited questions and then called for motions on each resolution; motions to adopt and seconds were recorded in the discussion for each item. The audio transcript provided does not include roll-call vote tallies or an explicit recorded outcome for these motions, so the record here notes that motions were made and seconded but the meeting audio does not document the final vote counts.
These items are ceremonial and intended to guide district recognition and classroom observances; Torres framed them as aligned with the district's equity goals and curriculum guidance. The meeting moved on to oversight committee appointments and other business after the resolutions were introduced.
