April 23, 2010
Your coverage is invited of any of the following upcoming events on the
campuses of the San Diego Unified School District. For more items, check out
the calendar on the front of the new district website at www.sandi.net.
(*) New or revised this week.
April
25 -- Harlem Wizards, 12:30 p.m., Pt. Loma High School Gym, 2335 Chatsworth
Blvd. (92106). The exhibition basketball team which features "tricks, hoopz
and alley oops" will face off against a team made up of students from Pt.
Loma High and Correia Middle School. The game is a fundraiser for both
schools. Tickets: $15-$17 adults, $10-$12 for children/students. Contact:
Michelle Huber, (619) 726-2212. Open to the public.
26 -- K-12 Joint Education Forum, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Admiral Kidd
Conference Center, 33050 Acoustic Avenue, Naval Base Point Loma (92136).
This year's K-12 Joint Education Forum's theme is "Come Together for Kids:
Building Partnerships to Support K-12 Education." Contact: Kirsten Webb, MS.
Ed, Regional School Liaison Officer, Navy Region Southwest Community Support
Programs, (619) 532-4251.
26-- Board of Education Special Board Meeting, 11:00 a.m., Eugene Brucker
Education Center Room 2226, 4100 Normal Street, (92103). Board of Education
Meeting, Operational Expectations Monitoring Reports for Finance, Open to
the public.
27 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center,
4100 Normal St. (92103). Agenda and information:
www.sandi.net/board/meetings. Open to the public.
28 -- Superintendent Search Committee Town Hall, 6:30 p.m., de Portola
Middle School, 11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (92124). One of five Town Hall
meetings have been scheduled to provide parents, employees, students and the
public with the opportunity to give input on the qualities sought in the
district's next Superintendent. Information: www.sandi.net/suptsearch,
Bernie Rhinerson, Chief District Relations Officer, (619) 725-5578. Open to
the public.
May
3 -- District E Parent and Community Cluster Meeting, 6 p.m., Crawford High
School Auditorium, 4191 Colts Way, 92115. Join Board Trustee Shelia Jackson
for the Crawford Cluster Parent and Community Meeting. Help make our schools
more academically challenging and enriching, and efficient. Contact: Shelia
Jackson, (619) 725-5550.
4 -- Parent Meeting, 6 p.m., Lincoln High School, Lincoln High School, 4777
Imperial Ave. Parent Center, Room 601. Monthly get-together with Mel
Collins, Executive Principal. Contact: Martha Corrales, (619) 266-6517. Open
to Lincoln parents and prospective parents.
4 -- Day of the Teacher Celebration, 5 p.m., Montgomery Middle School, 2470
Ulric St. (92111). Ceremonies honor San Diego Unified's outstanding
individual teachers for the 2009-10 school year. Teachers of the Year will
be named for the elementary, middle and high schools. Student musicians will
perform and members of the culinary arts program will provide hors
d'oeuvres. Media welcome; not open to the public.
5 -- Proposition S ICOC Governance Subcommittee, 4 p.m., Eugene Brucker
Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal Street, (92103). Sub-Committee
Meeting. Contact: Matt Spathas, (858) 637-3609.
6 -- Proposition S ICOC Construction Subcommittee, 4 p.m., Physical Plant
Operations Annex Room B, 4860 Ruffner Street, (92111). Sub-Committee
Meeting. Contact: Leonard Pinson, (858) 637-3609.
6 -- District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC), 6:30 p.m., Ballard
Parent Center, 2375 Congress Street, (92110). General Meeting. Contact:
Yazmin Bozin, (619) 725-7266.
7 -- PrimeTime Extended Day Applications Due, all day event, The 2010-11
PrimeTime Extended Day Applications are due. Contact: primetime@sandi.net.
7 -- University City High School Principal Coffee, 7:30 a.m., University
City High School 6949 Genesee Ave. Parents and guardians can meet with Mike
Price principal of University City High School. Contact: (858) 457-3040.
8 -- Community Advisory Committee for Special Education, All day event,
Ballard Parent Center Auditorium 2375 Congress St. (92110). General Meeting.
Contact: Joyce Clark, (619) 725-5550.
10 -- Proposition S ICOC Audit Subcommittee, 4:30 p.m., Eugene Brucker
Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal Street,(92103). Sub-Committee
Meeting. Contact: John Stump, (858) 637-3609.
10 -- District E Parent and Community Cluster Meeting, 6 p.m., Porter
Elementary School South Auditorium, 4800 T Street, (92113). Join Board
Trustee Shelia Jackson for the Lincoln Cluster Parent and Community Meeting.
Help make our schools more academically challenging and enriching, and
efficient. Contact: Shelia Jackson, (619) 725-5550.
11 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center,
4100 Normal St. (92103). Agenda and information:
www.sandi.net/board/meetings. Open to the public.
12 -- Family Wednesday, 9 a.m., Adams Elementary School, 4672 35th St.
(92116). The public is invited to join Adams students and staff in a flag
salute and a song by one of the classrooms, then to meet with Principal
Derek Murchison to hear about upcoming events, learn about school data and
have a question and answer session. Finally, the parents/guardians are sent
to the classrooms from 10-10:30 a.m. to read with the students. Contact:
Derek Murchison, principal, (619) 284-1158. Open to the public.
13 -- "Above and Beyond Awards," Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress Ave.
(92110). San Diego Unified's Community Advisory Committee for Special
Education (CAC) and district staff will honor individuals who have
contributed above and beyond the call of duty to benefit special education
students. Contact: Jody BonDurant-Strong, (619) 725-7327. Open to the
public.
13-- Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC), 7 p.m.
Ballard Parent Center Auditorium, 2375 Congress Street,(92110). General
Meeting. Contact: Joyce Clark, (619) 725-5550.
15 -- Ocean Beach Elementary Family Yard Sale, 7 a.m. to noon, Ocean Beach
Elementary School, 4741 Santa Monica Ave. (92107). Donations and shoppers
are welcome on this post-Earth Day event that raises money for the school.
Contact: Ocean Beach Elementary PTA, (619) 224-0040. Open to the public.
17-- District E Parent and Community Cluster Meeting, 6 p.m., Morse High
School Library, 69056 Skyline Drive, (92114). Join Board Trustee Shelia
Jackson for the Morse Cluster Parent and Community Meeting. Help make our
schools more academically challenging and enriching, and efficient. Contact:
Shelia Jackson, (619) 725-5550.
18-- Board of Education Special Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m. Cherokee Point
Elementary School Auditorium, 3735 38th Street, (92105). Annual Classified
Employee recognition ceremony and announcement of Classified Employee of the
Year. Open to the public. Contact: (619) 725-5550.
18 -- Classified Employee of the Year Celebration, time and location to be
announced. Honoring San Diego Unified's outstanding individual non-teaching
workers for the 2009-10 school year. Open to the public.
* 19 -- Salute to Excellence, 4:30 p.m., Nautilus Pavilion, Sea World, 500
Sea World Drive (92109). Join parents, guardians, school principals and
counselors in a ceremony honoring the top one percent of seniors in this
year's graduating class. Contact: Ellen Tiffany, Community Relations
Director, (619) 725-5594
19 -- GATE Educator Distinguished Lecture Series, 4 p.m., Auditorium Eugene
Brucker Education Center 4100 Normal St. (92103). Enjoy learning from the
experts. Speaker: Mariaemma Willis, Learning About Learning Styles. Contact:
Gate Office, (858) 573-5998.
19 -- District Advisory Council for Compensatory Education Programs, 6:30
p.m., Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress Ave. (92110). The District
Advisory Council for Compensatory Education (DAC) is a district-level
committee made up of parents, staff and community leaders who consult with
the Board of Education and district staff on behalf of Title I compensatory
education program participants. Information: (619) 725-7786. Open to the
public.
20-- Proposition S Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC). 4 p.m.,
Eugene Brucker Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal Street, (92103).
General Meeting. Contact: Gil Johnson, (858) 637-3609.
22 -- Hearst 50th Anniversary School Picnic, 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Phoebe
Hearst Elementary, 6230 Del Cerro Blvd. (92120). Open to all alumni and
students, and staff past and present, at school's Upper Field. Contact Lori
Taranto, Hearst50@cox.net <mailto:Hearst50@cox.net> . Open to the public.
25 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center,
4100 Normal St. (92103). Agenda and information:
www.sandi.net/board/meetings. Open to the public.
27 -- Advisory Committee on the Utilization of Excess School Property, 2
p.m., Physical Plant Operations Annex Conference Room 1, 4860 Ruffner
Street, (92111). General Meeting. Contact: Georgiana Becker, (858) 637-6242.
27 -- Proposition S ICOC Finance, Planning and Controls Subcommittee, 4
p.m., Physical Plant Operations Annex Room B, 4860 Ruffner Street, (92111).
Sub-Committee Meeting. Contact: John Gordon, (858) 637-3609.
27 -- Board of Education Special Board Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker
Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal Street, (92103). Open to public.
Contact: (619) 725-5550.
27 -- Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC) Executive
Committee, 6:30 p.m., Ballard Parent Center Room 2, 2375 Congress Street,
(92110). Contact: Joyce Clark, (619) 725-5550.
June
2 -- Pacific Beach Middle School Orientation in Spanish, 8 a.m., Pacific
Beach Middle School 4676 Ingraham St. San Diego, CA. If you speak Spanish
and your child(ren) will be new to PB Middle next year please attend this
important orientation. Contact: Wade Plunkett, (858) 273-9070.
2 -- Family Wednesday, 9 a.m., Adams Elementary School, 4672 35th St.
(92116). The public is invited to join Adams students and staff in a flag
salute and a song by one of the classrooms, then to meet with Principal
Derek Murchison to hear about upcoming events, learn about school data and
have a question and answer session. Finally, the parents/guardians are sent
to the classrooms from 10-10:30 a.m. to read with the students. Contact:
Murchison (619) 284-1158. Open to the public.
4 -- Garfield High School Culinary Facility Dedication, time
to-be-announced, Garfield High School, 1255 16th St. (92101). Expanded and
renovated facility supports not only the school's award-winning culinary
arts program, but functions as an event center for the school. Contact:
Arlyn Hackett, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Instructor, (619) 525-2059. Not
open to the public.
8 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center,
4100 Normal St. (92103). Agenda and information:
www.sandi.net/board/meetings. Open to the public.
10 -- Community Advisory Committee for Special Education, all day event,
Standley Middle School Auditorium 6298 Radcliffe Drive (92122). General
meeting. Contact: Joyce Clark, (619) 725-5550.
18 -- High School Commencements, All day event. Clairemont, Crawford, Henry,
iHigh, Kearny, Lincoln, Mira Mesa, Mt. Everest, Pt. Loma, Serra and
University City high schools. Contact the individual schools for access and
times. Some, but not all, are open to the public.
21 -- Commencement Ceremonies for Clairemont, Crawford, Henry, iHigh,
Kearny, Lincoln, Mira Mesa, Mt. Everest, Pt. Loma, Serra and University City
high schools. Contact the individual schools for access and times. Some, but
not all, are open to the public.
22 -- Commencement Ceremonies for Garfield, La Jolla, Madison, Mission Bay,
Morse, San Diego Early/Middle College, San Diego, San Diego MET, San Diego
School of Creative and Performing Arts, Scripps Ranch, Twain. Contact the
individual schools for access and times. Some, but not all, are open to the
public.
22 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center,
4100 Normal St. (92103). Agenda and information:
www.sandi.net/board/meetings. Open to the public.
Ongoing
Tuesday: Powwow Workshop Soaring Eagles, 6 p.m. Ballard Parent Center, 2375
Congress Ave. (92110). Enjoy free potluck supper and practice for Soaring
Eagles student dance troupe, and pitch in to help the children learn
history, heritage and performance lessons. Part of Parent Outreach's
American Indian Education Program. Contact: Chuck Cadotte or Vickie Gambala,
(619) 994-0392. Free and open to public
Tuesday: Mira Mesa Farmer¹s Market, Mira Mesa High School, 3-7 p.m., 10510
Reagan Road (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 Road (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.
Monday: Yoga at Crawford, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Crawford High Educational
Complex, 4191 Colts Way (92115). Free yoga classes open to all, students as
well as community members. Contact Lara Gutierrez, lgutierrez1@sandi.net or
jwinn@sandi.net. Open to the public.
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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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