School District, August 14, 2009
Your coverage is invited of any of the following upcoming events on the
campuses of the San Diego Unified School District.
(*) New or revised this week.
August
17 -- Morse Area District E Community Forum with Board President Shelia
Jackson, 6 p.m., Morse High School, 6905 Skyline Drive (92114). Join Board
of Education District E Representative Shelia Jackson in a public meeting
with her constituents. Contact: (619) 725-5550. Open to the public.
* 18 -- STAR Test Announcement and News Conference by California Supt. Jack
O'Connell, 2 p.m., Correia Middle School, 4302 Valeta St. (92107). Supt.
O'Connell is announcing the most recent results of statewide STAR tests.
SDUSD Board of Education President Shelia Jackson and Supt. Terry Grier are
also scheduled to attend. Contact: Jack Brandais, Communications Department,
San Diego Unified School District, (619) 725-5570. Open to media only.
19 -- iHigh Virtual Academy Open House at Mt Everest campus, 1-2 p.m., Mt.
Everest School, 4350 Mt. Everest Blvd (92117). Come learn what iHigh Virtual
Academy is all about. Who are we? What is online learning? What is
Independent Study? What kind of student does well in this kind of school?
Contact: Mary Lang, (858) 627-7448. Open to the public.
20 – Military Family Back to School Fair, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Farb Middle
School, 4880 La Cuenta Dr. (92124). Navy and Marine Corps family support is
joining with San Diego Unified and a variety of local military-child support
groups for the Welcome, Enrollment and Resource Fair. It's especially for
families new to the area. Contact: Kirsten Webb, (619) 532-4251. Open to
active military families only.
22 -- Sixth Annual New ERAA Conference for Parents and Students, 8 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). The New
Everybody Recommitting to Academic Achievement (ERAA) Conference is
co-sponsored by San Diego Unified, several community groups and volunteers
with a goal to have parents and students become more knowledgeable,
supportive and committed to academic achievement. Contact: Zoniece Jones,
conference chair, (619) 264-6870. Open to the public.
* 24 – Schools Open for Registration: Most schools will open for new-student
registration. Returning students or those matriculating from lower grades do
not need to register.
* 26 – Advisory Committee on Utilization of Excess School Property, 2 p.m.,
Physical Plant Operations Center, 4860 Ruffner St. (92111). Board-appointed
citizens' advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop
recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property
owned by the school district. Contact: Tanya Belsan, principal, (858)
637-6242.
September
* 2 – Back-To-School Barbecue, noon, Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans
St. (92110). School welcomes back its military families with tours, fun and
good food. Kids, moms, dads and guardians of all ages are invited. Contact:
(619) 223-8131. Open to the public.
7 -- Labor Day. All schools and offices closed.
8 – First Day of Classes for 2009-10 School Year. Note: Media are invited to
Roosevelt Middle School, 3366 Park Blvd. (92103), for first-day of school
stories. School starts at 7:45 a.m. Contact: Dr. Carmen Garcia, Principal,
(619) 293-4450. More school locations to come.
8 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker
Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. Agenda and
information: www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm
22 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker
Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. Agenda and
information: www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm
24 – Advisory Committee on Utilization of Excess School Property, 2 p.m.,
Physical Plant Operations Center, 4860 Ruffner St. (92111). Board-appointed
citizens' advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop
recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property
owned by the school district. Contact: (858) 637-6242.
October
13 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker
Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. Agenda and
information: www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm
30-31 -- Crawford High Class of 1959 50th Reunion, Town and Country Hotel,
Mission Valley. Contacts: Sandra Craig Allen, (951) 301-7098; Alice James
McCapes, (951) 306-7706.
22 – Advisory Committee on Utilization of Excess School Property, 2 p.m.,
Physical Plant Operations Center, 4860 Ruffner St. (92111). Board-appointed
citizens' advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop
recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property
owned by the school district. Contact: (858) 637-6242.
Ongoing
Tuesday: Mira Mesa Farmer's Market, Mira Mesa High School, 3-7 p.m., 10510
Reagan Rd. (92126). Some proceeds go to the Mira Mesa High School
Foundation. Contact: www.miramesafarmersmarket.com.
Saturday: Scripps Ranch Farmers Market and Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary School, 11778 Cypress Canyon Rd. (92131).
(92131). Contact: Bev Cassity, (858) 586-7933, srfarmersmarket@aol.com, or
visit www.srfm.org. Open to the public.
Sunday: La Jolla Elementary Open Air Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla
Elementary School, 1111 Marine St., La Jolla (92037). Proceeds benefit La
Jolla Elementary School. Market hotline, (858) 454-1699. Web site:
www.lajollamarket.com. Open to the public.
Notes to editors and reporters
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updates district staff and community on a variety of issues. The newsletter
is posted online at www.sandi.net/fridaynotes/archive.html. To sign up for
the Friday Notes e-mail list, go to
www.sandi.net/fridaynotes/signup/default.aspx.
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Jack Brandais
Communications Department
San Diego Unified School District
(619) 725-5570 (Desk)
(619) 607-0477 (Cell)
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