Friday, July 19, 2013

Media advisory: San Diego Unified School District Hosts Annual Construction Expo

Media Advisory from San Diego Unified School District: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HOST ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EXPO
Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter 619-546-3378

WHAT:  More than 400 contractors from the construction industry plan to attend San Diego Unified School District's annual Construction Expo next week. Construction Expo 2013 gives San Diego companies an opportunity to learn more about doing business with the school district, and what contracting opportunities are available. There will be more than 30 displays/booths staffed by representatives of the school district, county agencies and professional organizations (see "background").

WHEN:  Wednesday, July 24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Kearny High School's Construction Tech Academy, 7651 Wellington St., San Diego, CA 92111 Media parking will be available adjacent to facility on the southeast corner of the campus off of Linda Vista Road.

VISUALS: More than 30 displays/staffed booths and interaction among attendees and representatives.

INTERVIEWS: San Diego Unified School District's business outreach manager and coordinator who organized and planned the event will be available. Other interviewees include: district staff from Facilities Planning & Construction and Strategic Sourcing (procurement and contracts), as well as representatives of the general contractors, county agencies, professional organizations and local business owners. (English and Spanish interviews available)

BACKGROUND:
The event will give local business owners an opportunity to meet and talk with the district's Facilities Planning and Construction staff that oversees the design and construction of district facilities. The district's business outreach and contracts/procurement staff will also be on hand to answer questions.

The district's top general contractors and consultants will also be on hand to discuss bid requirements and business opportunities with attendees. Harris & Associates, Triton Structural Concrete, URS, Parsons and Turner Construction, Gafcon and Landmark Construction are scheduled to be there.

Information on regional contracting opportunities will be provided by other county agencies including the airport authority, housing commission, water authority, San Diego Contracting Opportunities Center, San Diego Association of Governments, Caltrans, and the University of California, San Diego.

Local industry organizations will be there to discuss what they can offer growing businesses. Some of the professional organizations that will be participating are: American Subcontractors Association, Construction Management Association of America, National Association of Women in Construction, Elite Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Network, San Diego Job Corps, Minority Supplier Development Council, Women's Construction Coalition, Southwest Carpenters Training Fund, Surety Association of San Diego, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Alliance, San Diego Monitor News, Black Business Boot Camp, Building Construction Trades Council, Construction Managers Association of America, Independent Brokers Association, San Diego Supplier Development Council, Small Business Development Center and SCORE San Diego.

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Cynthia Reed-Porter, Communications Supervisor | Communications Office | San Diego Unified School District
Office: 858-637-3607 | Mobile: 619-546-3378 | E-mail: creed-porter@sandi.net



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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Post Notice of Time Change, July 30, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Time Change for Closed Session—Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s), and post in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

 

In addition, please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings/agendas of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40947

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/domain/446

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/40970 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/40969

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/50502

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40618

·         DAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53173 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53174

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/3203

·         ICOC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/3226

Thank you.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ --Nelson Mandela

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY -- SD Unified receives $2.5 million grant for 'Operation Thrive and Learn'

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District -- DRAFT -- DRAFT

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION DEFENSE DEPARTMENT GRANT FOR 'OPERATION THRIVE AND LEARN'

WHAT -- News conference announcing $2.5 million Department of Defense grant for Operation Thrive and Learn.

WHEN/WHERE: 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18, Miller Elementary School, 4343 Shields St. (92124).

DETAILS: Students at five San Diego schools will be learning how to thrive and learn under a new program funded by a $2.5 million grant from The Department of Defense Education Activity. Operation Thrive and Learn will work to increase students' achievement in English language arts and to make healthy food choices.

PHOTOS: The news conference is scheduled to take place with a student audience. Military-dependent families are scheduled to be on hand. All students and parents can be photographed and interviewed.

SPEAKERS (Scheduled): Kevin Beiser, Board of Trustees Vice President; Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District; local groups that help provide support to military dependents. Miller Elementary School is located in the Murphy Canyon military housing area.

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Post Revised 2013-14 Meeting Schedule - Charter School Facility Committee

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Charter School Facility Committee (CSFC)
Committee Meeting Information:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/50502

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notices in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

 

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ --Nelson Mandela

Friday, July 12, 2013

NEWS RELEASE -- Illnesses at Audubon K-8 School most likely result of "dare"

NEWS RELEASE from the San Diego Unified School District, July 12, 2013

ILLNESSES AT AUDUBON K-8 SCHOOL MOST LIKELY RESULT OF "DARE"

SAN DIEGO -- Illnesses reported by students Thursday at Audubon K-8
school, resulting in 22 children being taken to local hospitals, most
likely originated with a "dare" by fourth-grade students during lunch, a
preliminary investigation by the San Diego Unified School District has
determined.

Parents and students reported to Principal Jean Freeman that several
fourth graders were playing a game of "dare" during lunch to see how many
food items could be put into a drink. Juice and milk were available drinks
during lunch. Carrots, salt, pepper and hot sauce were among the items the
student put in their beverages, then drank the mixture.

Once a number of students reported to the nurse's office with stomach
symptoms, a general announcement was made by teachers to see if other
students had stomach problem. Several students, who may not have had
problems at all, reported aches. More than 425 students ate meals at
Audubon on Thursday. The school is located at 8111 San Vicente St. (92114).

As a precaution, 22 students were transported to local hospitals for
evaluation. All were later released to their parents or guardians.

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency continues its
investigation. San Diego Unified has fully cooperated with the
investigation. The school's kitchen, cafeteria and outdoor lunch areas
were all sanitized overnight. Students returned to a cleaned school and
were served breakfast-in-the-classroom and lunch on schedule.

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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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Upcoming Meetings of the Board Advisory Committees

Please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings/agendas of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40947

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/domain/446

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/40970 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/40969

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/50502

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40618

·         DAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53173 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53174

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/3203

·         ICOC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/3226

Thank you.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

Kindness and a smile are contagious, share them with the world!

Post Board Meeting Notices

 

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Cancellation of Regular Meeting—Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Notice of Change of Date for Regular Meeting—Tuesday, September 24, 2013, has been changed to Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s) and post in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

Thank you.

 

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

Kindness and a smile are contagious, share them with the world!

 

Thursday, July 11, 2013

NEWS RELEASE -- Update on Audubon K-8 illnesses

NEWS RELEASE from the San Diego Unified School District, July 11, 2013

UPDATE ON AUDUBON K-8 ILLNESSES

SAN DIEGO -- 22 students were taken to several hospitals with illnesses following lunch at Audubon K-8 School in the Skyline District today. Although reports are that most of the students were released after examinations, the district has no details on their conditions.

The affected students were in grades kindergarten through seven. San Diego Fire Department paramedics coordinated the students' transport. Audubon K-8 staff and San Diego Unified School Police ensured that parents and guardians were notified of their child's condition and School Police officers stayed at hospitals until the arrival of a parent or guardian. Approximately 425 students had lunch today at the campus, which is on a year-round calendar and in session through Friday, July 19.

San Diego Unified's Food Services Department is fully cooperating with the County of San Diego Enviornmental Health Department, which is conducting an investigation into the incident.

School will be in normal session at Audubon, located at 8111 San Vicente St. (92114). Breakfast in the Classroom and lunch will be served on a normal schedule.

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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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Media Advisory -- Summer Engineering Program Wraps Up for Elementary Students

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, July 11, 2013

SUMMER ENGINEERING PROGRAM WRAPS UP FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Board of Education members congratulate National Society of Black
Engineers San Diego Chapter for continuing commitment to STEM (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics) education and the SEEK Program at
Lincoln High School.

WHAT: Salute to SEEK program.

WHEN/WHERE: 10 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, Lincoln High School, 4777
Imperial Avenue. Parking for media will be at the Franklin Avenue gate.
From Imperial Ave. and I-805, take South 47th Street one block south from
Imperial to Franklin Avenue. Left (east)
on Franklin Avenue to Lincoln gate.

DETAILS: The SEEK Program brings inner-city elementary and middle-school
students to the Lincoln High School campus for three weeks to have fun
while learning some of the foundations of engineering. The Board of
Education members are saluting this program
and giving San Diego the opportunity to see how local engineering
professionals and students are helping the next generation of engineers.

SCHEDULE
-- 10-10:30 a.m. the students will be racing model cars that they built in
teams during the week. In the Lincoln old gym, they will be racing their
hydrogen-powered cars; outdoors, adjacent to Lincoln's baseball fields,
they will be racing solar-powered
cars. Media will have the opportunity to photograph and interview
students as they cheer on their cars. All speakers in the subsequent news
conference will also be available for one-on-one interviews.

-- 10:30 news conference to congratulate the National Society of Black
Engineers on the program. Speakers are scheduled to include: Board of
Education District E Trustee Marne Foster; Board of Education Vice
President Kevin Beiser; Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San
Diego Unified School District; Grady Gordon III, Chairperson, National
Society of Black Engineers, San Diego Chapter; Shirley Wilson, Area
Superintendent; Esther Omogbehin, Executive Principal, Lincoln High
School; Lillie McMillan, Principal, Porter Elementary
School and/or Tracey Jenkins-Martin, Principal, Johnson Elementary School.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Post 2013-14 Meeting Schedule for DAC Executive Board

PLEASE NOTE:

·         District Advisory Council for Compensatory Education (DAC) ) – Executive
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53174

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notices in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

 

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ --Nelson Mandela

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Annual Puppet Parade starts at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow, July 9

Reporters and editors: This is a great annual event and I hope you'll have
time to fully cover it. The parade route will start at the Monroe Clark
Middle School field (4388 Thorn St. [92105]), go east on Myrtle and north
on 45th to Rosa Parks Elementary School (4510 Landis St. [92105]), circle
the elementary school playground and then retrace the route back to the
middle school.

Probably the best location to setup is at Monroe Clark Middle School as
the kids get ready. Principal Tom Liberto should be available for
interviews, as will folks from the San diego Guild of Puppetry.

See release below.

Contacts: Lynne Jennings, 619-987-5345, lynnejenn@aol.com; or
or Mary Pat Hutt, 619-884-5069, marypathutt@yahoo.com.

Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8th Annual City Heights Giant Puppet Parade Celebration

At 8:15 am Tuesday, July 9, 2013, San Diego Guild of Puppetry lead
artist, Felix Diaz¹s whistle will blow, the drum group from Monroe Clark
Middle School will set the beat, and rank upon rank of 6th graders will
set out on a spirited march to their feeder elementary, Rosa Parks, in the
8th annual, ³Welcome to Middle School² parade.

Students will parade with masks, giant puppets and banners that they and
6th graders from previous years have created, inspired by their studies of
different cultures (giant snakes, inspired by the Mesoamerican plumed
serpent god, Chinese dragons and tall African effigy figures.

As the middle schoolers approach the elementary playground, they will be
joined by Rosa Parks¹ graduating 5th graders, bearing the masks that they
created. After parading before the entire school population, the
procession, now close to 600 students strong, will march together back to
Monroe Clark, marking the passage to middle school, in a larger than life
celebration.

Funding for the original parade in 2006 came from an Arts and Culture
Community Impact grant from The San Diego Foundation, with additional and
continuing funding every year from A-I-S grants from the California Arts
Council, a state agency, the NEA, a federal agency, the City of San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture, and the Dr. Seuss Foundation.

This support has kept the parade going and growing into a magical, annual
event that celebrates student transition to middle school, while at the
same time, spotlighting cultures, collaborative effort and community
building.

Mentoring the process, the San Diego Guild of Puppetry, is hard at work to
make giant puppet parade pageantry an important element in the San Diego
community at large. Other public, multi-community giant puppet parades
have included those at Theatre of the World Festivals at SDSU, ocean and
dragon themed parades at the Museum of Art, a number of Dia de los Muertos
Celebrations, and parades along downtown San Diego¹s waterfront.

Lynne Jennings, Guild Board Chair explains: ³Giant puppetry, by its very
size, inspires awe. It builds stronger communities, as individuals become
part of a committed team effort. It engenders the realization that working
together, people can effect powerful and positive change. It invites
participants and spectators of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds to join
hands in celebration!²

Everyone is invited to come and cheer. The parade route will start at the
Monroe Clark Middle School field, go east on Myrtle and north on 45th to
Rosa Parks, circle the elementary school playground and then retrace the
route back to the middle school.

For further parade or puppetry guild information, please contact:
Lynne Jennings at 619-987-5345; email:
lynnejenn@aol.com<mailto:lynnejenn@aol.com> or
sandiegopuppetry@gmail.com<mailto:sandiegopuppetry@gmail.com>.
or Mary Pat Hutt at 619-884-5069; email:
marypathutt@yahoo.com<mailto:marypathutt@yahoo.com>
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Post 2013-14 Meeting Schedules for Board Advisory Committees

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Advisory Committee for the Utilization of Excess School Property (ACUESP)
Committee Meeting Information:
http://www.sandi.net/Page/40947

·         Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC) – General and Executive
Committee Meeting Information
:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/40970 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/40969

·         Charter School Facility Committee (CSFC)
Committee Meeting Information:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/50502

·         Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTEAC)
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40618

·         District Advisory Council for Compensatory Education (DAC) ) – General
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53173

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notices in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

 

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ --Nelson Mandela