Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Post Board Meeting Agenda, December 3, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Change of Time for Regular Meeting—Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Regular Meeting Agenda—Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 4:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=95BT8M72DD9F.  

·         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, refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53145  

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53188

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/53171  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53172

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53143   

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53170  

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

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53386  

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

Thank you.

 

Melissa Hudson

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board of Education

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA 92103-2682

Office: (619) 725-5550

Fax: (619) 297-5624

mmabe2@sandi.net

"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives." - Robert M. Hutchins

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Post Board Meeting Notices

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Change of Time for Regular Meeting—Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Notice and Call of Special Meetings—Tuesday, December 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!

 

Post Advisory Committees' Notices

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Meeting Cancellations: Charter School Facility Committee (CSFC), December 2 and 16, 2013
Committee Meeting Information:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/53143

·         Notice of Location Change: Career Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTEAC), December 4, 2013
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53170

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notice(s) 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, November 22, 2013

Upcoming Meetings of the Board Advisory Committees

Please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53145  

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53188

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/53171  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53172

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53143   

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53170  

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

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53386  

·         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

NEWS RELEASE -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

NEWS RELEASE -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District,
November 22, 2013

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 district website at www.sandi.net.

Please note that if items are listed as "not open to the public," that
means accredited members of the media are invited, but the general public
is not. These are generally items during the school day.

* Indicates new items added since last week.

For a calendar of noticed public meetings, go to
www.sandi.net/meetingcalendar. Those meetings might not be included in
this listing.

NOVEMBER

Through Dec. 18 -- Junior ROTC Holiday Food Drive, various high schools.
JROTC students of the San Diego Unified School District conduct a Holiday
Season food drive to help those in need. Students, teachers, families and
faculty members also support the donation effort. Those wishing to donate
to this cause can deliver canned or dried food to your local JROTC High
School Program. Donated canned and dried goods go to various local
charities, churches and food banks to be distributed to families just
before the holidays. Contact: David Guzman, JROTC Program Manager,
858-496-8203. Open to the public

25 -- Thanksgiving Break. Schools closed and offices closed to public Nov.
25-29. Communications staff will be available to media Nov. 25-27.
District offices closed Nov. 28-29.

DECEMBER

2 -- Pt. Loma Cluster Schools Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Correia Middle
School, 4302 Valeta St. (92107). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Pt.
Loma cluster are: Barnard, Cabrillo, Dewey, Loma Portal, Ocean Beach,
Silver Gate and Sunset View elementary schools; Correia and Dana middle
schools; Pt. Loma High School. Contact: Laura Caffo, lmcinsd@gmail.com.
Open to the public.

2 -- Crawford High Cluster Meeting, 5 p.m., Mann Middle School, 4345 54th
St. (92115). Parents, students and community members are invited to attend
this meeting, which discusses educational issues at the high school and
its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Crawford cluster are:
Clay, Euclid, Fay, Ibarra, Marshall, Oak Park and Rolando Park elementary
schools; Carver K-8; Mann Middle School; and Crawford High School.
Contact: Jake Medcalf, jakem@ljpres.org. Open to the public.

3 -- Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Community Dialogue, 6-8 p.m., Eugene
Brucker Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal St. (92103). This event
will offer the opportunity for students to interact in a facilitated
conversation with organizations that have partnered with San Diego
Unified, including the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, the City of San
Diego Human Relations Commission, Assembly Member Dr. Shirley Weber, and
the District Attorney¹s Office. Contact: Moises Aguirre, Executive
Director of District Relations, (619) 725-7104. Open to the public.

* 4 -- Local Control Funding Formula Presentation (in Spanish), 9 a.m.,
Sherman Elementary School, 301 22nd St. (92102), District staff will be
discussing the new California education Local Control Funding Formula
(LCFF), which will allow local districts more discretion over spending,
and the additional funds which will come from last year's passage of Prop.
30. Media contact: Jack Brandais, Communications Department, 619-725-5570.
Open to the public.

* 5 -- Local Control Funding Formula Presentations. Two presentations are
scheduled: 6 p.m., Barnard Elementary School, 2445 Fogg St. (92109), part
of the Mission Bay High Cluster Committee meeting; 7 p.m., Ballard Parent
Center, 2375 Congress St. (92113), part of the District English Learner
Advisory Committee meeting. District staff will be discussing the new
California education Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which will
allow local districts more discretion over spending, and the additional
funds that will come from the passage of Prop. 30 in 2012. Media contact:
Jack Brandais, Communications Department, 619-725-5570. Open to the public.

* 9 -- Local Control Funding Formula Presentation, 6 p.m., Zamorano
Elementary School, 2655 Casey St. (92139). District staff will be
discussing the new California education Local Control Funding Formula
(LCFF), which will allow local districts more discretion over spending and
the additional funds that will come from the passage of Prop. 30 in 2012.
Part of the Morse High School cluster meeting. Media contact: Jack
Brandais, Communications Department, 619-725-5570. Open to the public.

10, 12 -- Hour of Code, various schools. Student activity surrounding
computer programming and problem solving. It's a one-hour introduction to
computer science, designed to demystify "code" and show that anyone can
learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. High schools
and middle schools around the district will have students follow the same
tutorial to write computer code as part of national Computer Science
Education Week. High Schools - December 10; Middle Schools - December 12.
Full list of schools and classes participating available. Various business
members from the community will be helping in specific classrooms.
Contact: Lisa McDonnell, CCTE, lmcdonnell@sandi.net or 619-306-3957. Open
to registered classroom supporters and media.

* 11 -- Pt. Loma High Master Plan Update Meeting, 6 p.m., Pt. Loma High
School, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. (92106). The long-range site master plan for
Point Loma High School is being updated. The site master plan provides a
road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of the
school. It will also assist in planning capital facilities bond projects
at Point Loma High. Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 858-637-3607. Open to
the public.

* 12 -- Local Control Funding Formula Presentation, 6 p.m., Kearny High
School, 7651 Wellington St. (92115). District staff will be discussing the
new California education Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which will
allow local districts more discretion over spending and the additional
funds that will come from the passage of Prop. 30 in 2012. Part of the
Kearny High School cluster meeting. Media contact: Jack Brandais,
Communications Department, 619-725-5570. Open to the public.

* 14 -- Pacific Beach Middle School Beach Cleanup, 9 a.m., Tourmaline
Surfing Park parking lot, foot of Tourmaline Street (92037). Students from
nearby Pacific Beach Middle School will be hitting the beach to clean
things up in this service project. The students are required to do a
variety of public service projects during the school year. Contact: Ernest
Remillard, Principal, 4676 Ingraham St. (92109). Event is in an open,
public area.

* 14 -- Whitman Elementary Fashion Mom Contest, 2 p.m., Whitman Elementary
School, 4050 Appleton St. (92117). Fundraiser for upgrades to school's
playground will have Whitman PTA moms modeling outfits. Audience members
can vote for their favorites. Contact: Pam Thompson, Principal, (858)
273-2700, or Whitman PTA, (858) 863-6626. Open to the public.

14 -- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school
competition, Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon.
Students' study of the Constitution culminates in a simulated
congressional hearing, demonstrating understanding of their course of
study on the U.S. Constitution in front of judges who evaluate their
knowledge. Sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education. Contact:
Janet Mulder, 619-588-5672. Open to the public.

18 -- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution middle school
competition, Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon.
Students' study of the Constitution culminates in a simulated
congressional hearing, demonstrating understanding of their course of
study on the U.S. Constitution in front of judges who evaluate their
knowledge. Sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education. Contact:
Janet Mulder, 619-588-5672. Open to the public


23-Jan. 3 -- Winter Break, all schools and offices closed.

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-- To separate public events from school functions we'd like you to
cover, items open to the public are now labeled as such. "Not open to the
public" means that you're welcome to cover it, but it's not something to
list in an events calendar or announce to the public.

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District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY -- San Diego Unified to Celebrate National Parent Involvement Day November 21

MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

DISTRICT TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARENT INVOLVEMENT DAY NOVEMBER 21

WHAT: Schools and departments across San Diego Unified School District are celebrating the invaluable role that parents/guardians play in supporting student learning and public education. Five events for your consideration include: "Come to School With Your Student Day" at Serra; "Shadow Your Student" at Patrick Henry High and Whitman Elementary; a student recognition, proclamation by the city and guest speaker Walter Lam, President & CEO of Alliance for African Assistance at Language Academy; and "Family Reading Night" at Sandburg Elementary. Several other activities are noted at the end of this advisory. Media is invited to attend any of these activities.

WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013
7:10-7:45 a.m.: Serra High School, 5156 Santo Rd. (92124).
8-11:47 a.m.: Patrick Henry High, 6702 Wandermere Dr. (92120)
9:30-11 a.m. Whitman Elementary, 4050 Appleton St. (92117)
5:45-7:30 p.m.: Language Academy, 4961 64th St. (92115)
6-7:30 p.m.: Sandburg Elementary, 11230 Avenida del Gato (92126)

DETAILS:
SERRA HIGH
On "Come to School with Your Student Day," parents may shadow their student for a few classes to get a better understanding of what their child experiences each day. For some, it's also a chance to relive high school. This is the fifth consecutive year the school has hosted this event.

PHOTOS/INTERVIEWS:
Parents and students will be available for interviews in the Family Resource Center, room 231 from 7:10 to 7:45 a.m., along with Serra High's school site operations specialist and event coordinator Jeff Thomas. School starts at 7:30 a.m. Cameras will be allowed to follow parents/students into class from 7:30 to 7:45 a.m. Please check-in at the office before heading to room 231.

PATRICK HENRY HIGH
Principal Listy Gillingham will give a brief presentation in the library at 8 a.m., then parents may shadow their student during periods 2-4. Following period 4, parents are welcome to stay and have lunch with their student(s).

PHOTOS/INTERVIEWS:
Principal Gillingham and parents will be available for interviews in the library from 8-8:34 a.m.; Cameras will be allowed to follow parents/students into class during period 2 from 8:34 a.m. to 9:31 a.m. Please check-in at the office before heading to the library.

WHITEMAN ELEMENTARY
Whitman Elementary families are invited to see their students in action, hear a presentation on common core and learn about volunteer opportunities with Whitman PTA.  

PHOTOS/INTERVIEWS:
Principal Pam Thompson, parents and students will be available for interviews in the library during the event, which runs from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Please check-in at the office before heading to the library.

LANGUAGE ACADEMY
Language Academy welcomes guest speaker Walter Lam, president & CEO of Alliance for African Assistance, who will speak about the importance of parent involvement. In addition, Language Academy middle school students will be recognized for outstanding academic achievement. The school will also present a proclamation by the City of San Diego recognizing Nov. 21 as National Parent Involvement Day.

PHOTOS/INTERVIEWS:
Language Academy Principal Cynthia Arce, PTSA President Gabriela Contreras-Misirlioglu, parents and students will be available for interviews from 6-6:35 p.m. and following the meeting, which concludes at 7:30 p.m. Noted below are other noteworthy photo opportunities:

6:35-6:55 p.m.: Walter Lam, President & CEO, Alliance for African Assistance
6:55- 7:00 p.m.: Presentation of proclamation letter by City of San Diego (Recognizing National Parent Involvement Day)
7:00-7:20 p.m.: Middle school student recognition

SANDBURG ELEMENTARY
At "Family Reading Night," students are encouraged to dress in their PJs, bring a blanket and their favorite stuffed animal as they listen to the principal, teachers and parents read short stories. Milk and cookies will be served.

PHOTOS/INTERVIEWS:
Principal Geof Martin, parents and students will be available for interviews from 6-6:30 p.m.

BACKGROUND: National Parent Involvement Day is a joint effort between San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego Unified Council of PTAs to recognize parents/guardians and the invaluable role they play in supporting a child's learning at home and at school. Research indicates that when parents are strategically involved in children's learning, student achievement significantly improves and schools are more effective.

To recognize the day, schools were encouraged to host celebrations that honor parents/guardians and facilitate further parent engagement. National Parent Involvement Day was started 19 years ago by Project Appleseed.

Other School Activities on Nov. 21:
7:15-8:15 a.m. : UC High School UCHS Auditorium, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122), "Chat with the Principal." The principal will give a presentation on "The Benefits of Celebrating Effort and Recognizing Achievement - a Look at Western versus Eastern Cultures." The PTSA will provide refreshments and appreciation gifts to say "thank you" to UCHS parents and guardians for their support.

8-10 a.m.: Marshall Middle School Community Room, 9700 Avenue of Nations (92131), Breakfast and principal chat.

7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.: Standley Middle School, 6298 Radcliffe Dr. (92122). Principal Heidi Eastcott will host events for parents throughout the day. Each event will include a demonstration for parents of the new PowerSchool Parent Portal. (7:30 a.m.: Coffee with the principal; 3:05 p.m.: Cookies with the principal; 6 p.m.: Pizza with the principal).

CONTACTS:
San Diego Unified School District: Jennifer Rodriguez, communications specialist, 619-725-5598 (Desk) 619-847-6029 (Cell)

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Post CAC Meeting Notice and Agenda, November 21, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

 

·         Notice of Special CAC AdHoc Committee Meeting: November 21, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
Committee Meeting Information
: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53172   

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print 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

 

 

 

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

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Correction to Media Calendar

Reporters and editors: Please note the correction to Friday's Media
Calendar. The Mira Mesa High School Cluster meeting is at 5:30 p.m. today;
the time was incorrectly listed in last week's media calendar. Below is
the corrected item. We regret the error.

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

18 -- Mira Mesa High School Cluster Meeting, (CORRECTED) 5:30 p.m., Mira
Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Parents, students and
community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. Schools in the Mira Mesa High Cluster are Mira Mesa High School,
Challenger and Wangenheim middle schools, Ericson, Hage, Hickman, Mason,
Sandburg and Walker elementary schools. Contact: Bob Turner,
bturner4@san.rr.com. Open to the public.

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Friday, November 15, 2013

Post Notice of Special Meeting: DAC General Membership

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Special Meeting: District Advisory Council for Compensatory Education (DAC) ) – Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 6:15 p.m.
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

Post Board Meeting Agendas, November 19, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 2:00 p.m., Room 2249
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information
: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248.

·         Regular Meeting Agenda—Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=95BSW27270A1

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, refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53145  

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53188

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/53171  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53172

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53143   

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53170  

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

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53386  

·         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

 

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

NEWS RELEASE -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District,
November 15, 2013

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 district website at www.sandi.net.

Please note that if items are listed as "not open to the public," that
means accredited members of the media are invited, but the general public
is not. These are generally items during the school day.

* Indicates new items added since last week.

For a calendar of noticed public meetings, go to
www.sandi.net/meetingcalendar. Those meetings might not be included in
this listing.

NOVEMBER

Through Dec. 18 -- Junior ROTC Holiday Food Drive, various high schools.
JROTC students of the San Diego Unified School District conduct a Holiday
Season food drive to help those in need. Students, teachers, families and
faculty members also support the donation effort. Those wishing to donate
to this cause can deliver canned or dried food to your local JROTC High
School Program. Donated canned and dried goods go to various local
charities, churches and food banks to be distributed to families just
before the holidays. Contact: David Guzman, JROTC Program Manager,
858-496-8203. Open to the public

* 16 -- Handmade in San Diego Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sessions
Elementary School, 2150 Beryl St. (92109). More than 75 artists and
crafters are expected to display items, with proceeds going to Kate
Sessions Elementary School. Contact: sessionsfundraising@gmail.com. Open
to the public.

* 16 -- Watershed Avengers, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hamilton Elementary School,
2807 Fairmount Ave. (92105). District partners Ocean Discovery Institute
are inviting students and families from throughout the district to learn
about San Diego's watershed area. Close-toed shoes required. Contact:
Ocean Discovery Institute, 858-488-3849. Open to the public.

* 18 -- Smart Cyber Choices Presentation, 9:20 a.m., Pacific Beach Middle
School, 4676 Ingraham St. (92109) The San Diego Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force and the San Diego Police Foundation are providing
tools to help kids and parents make smart cyber choices. Students, staff
and parents will be available for interview. Media contact: Jack Brandais,
San Diego Unified Communications Department, (619) 725-5570. Not open to
the public.


18 -- Serra High School Cluster Meeting, 6 p.m., Miller Elementary School,
4343 Shields St. (92124). Parents, students and community members are
invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at the
high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Serra
cluster are Serra High School, Farb and De Portola middle schools, and
Hancock, Kumeyaay, Miller, Tierrasanta and Vista Grande elementary
schools. Contact: Courtney Rizzo, Principal, Farb Middle School,
858-397-6750; and Ryan Brock, Principal, De Portola Middle School,
858-496-8080. Open to the public.

18 -- University City High School Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., University
City High School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Parents, students and
community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. University City High School, Standley Middle School, Curie,
Doyle, Spreckels elementary schools. Contact: Jeff Olivero, Principal,
University City High School, (858) 457-3040. Open to the public.

18 -- Mira Mesa High School Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Mira Mesa High
School, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the
Mira Mesa High Cluster are Mira Mesa High School, Challenger and
Wangenheim middle schools, Ericson, Hage, Hickman, Mason, Sandburg and
Walker elementary schools. Contact: Bob Turner, bturner4@san.rr.com. Open
to the public.

* 19 -- Sessions Elementary Primary Grades Concert, 6:30 p.m., Sessions
Elementary School, 2150 Beryl St. (92109). Jill Nooren will conduct "The
Unity Tree," performed by grades transitional-kindergarten, kindergarten,
1-2. Contact: TK, K, 1, 2. Contact: Margaret Joseph, Principal, (858)
273-3111. Open to the public.

20 -- Scripps Ranch Schools Committee, 4 p.m., Marshall Middle School,
9700 Avenue of Nations (92131). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the
Scripps Ranch cluster are Scripps Ranch High School, Marshall Middle
School, and Dingeman, Ellen Browning Scripps, Jerabek and Miramar Ranch
elementary schools. Contact: Michelle Irwin, co-chair, mirwin1@sandi.net.
Open to the public.

20 -- Paranormal Theatre, 7 p.m., Scripps Ranch High School, 10410 Treena
St. (92123). Paranormal Theatre will utilize a cast and crew of 30
students in a diverse showcase of performance arts pieces. Proceeds go to
Scripps Ranch High School theater department and the San Diego Unified
School District Visual and Performing Arts Department. Contact: Patrick
Garcia, Scripps Ranch High School, 858-256-2705. Open to the public with
admission charge.

* 21 -- Sessions Elementary Upper Grades Concert, 6:30 p.m., Sessions
Elementary School, 2150 Beryl St. (92109). Jill Nooren will conduct "A
World of Music," performed by upper grade students (2-5). Contact:
Margaret Joseph, Principal, (858) 273-3111. Open to the public.

21 -- National Parent Involvement Day, The San Diego Unified School
District and the San Diego Unified Council of PTAs invite everyone to
celebrate National Parent Involvement Day. It provides a yearly
opportunity for schools to welcome, honor, and highlight the powerful
contributions parents and caregivers provide at school and home to support
student success. Contact: Bea Fernandez, Parent Outreach and Engagement
Program Manager, 619-293-4431. Activities at schools may be open to the
public.

21 ­ Garfield High School Thanksgiving on the Prado, noon, The Prado
Restaurant, 1549 El Prado (92101). Garfield High School Culinary Arts and
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation students, along with the chefs from The
Prado restaurant will serve a gourmet Thanksgiving feast to guests. This
is a fundraiser sponsored by the Garfield High School Foundation. Proceeds
will benefit the students of Garfield High School. Tickets are $40 in
advance by Nov. 4 or $50 at the door. Contact: Jeanette Arthur, P.O. Box
84992, San Diego, CA 92138-4992, or purplemej@mail.com. Open to the
public.

21 -- Patrick Henry High School Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Patrick Henry
High School, 6702 Wandermere Dr. (92120). Parents, students and community
members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational
issues at the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools
in the Henry cluster are: Patrick Henry High School, Lewis and Pershing
middle schools, and Benchley/Weinberger, Dailard, Foster, Gage, Green,
Hardy, Hearst and Marvin elementary schools. Contact: Brad Callahan,
Principal, Lewis Middle School, 619- 583-3233. Open to the public.

21 -- Clairemont Community of Schools Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Marston Middle
School, 3799 Clairemont Drive (92117). Parents, students and community
members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational
issues at the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools
in the Clairemont cluster are: Clairemont High School, Marston Middle
Schoo, Alcott, Bay Park, Cadman, Holmes and Toler elementary schools.
Contact: Julee Jenkins, julee.jenkins@gmail.com . Open to the public.

21 -- Hoover High School/College Avenue Compact Candidate Banquet, 5:45
p.m., Hoover High School Cafeteria, 4474 El Cajon Blvd. (92115). This
event honors the families of students from the class of 2015, currently
juniors, who are on-track for admission to San Diego State University with
an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher, are meeting college
preparatory requirements and have earned the appropriate number of high
school credits. Students will be recognized at this event and awarded
certificates. Contact: Melissa Naranjo, 619-344-4512; or Laura Angel
Zavala, 619-344-4515. Not open to the public.

25 -- Thanksgiving Break. Schools closed Nov. 25-29. District offices
closed Nov. 28-29.

DECEMBER

2 -- Pt. Loma Cluster Schools Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Correia Middle
School, 4302 Valeta St. (92107). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Pt.
Loma cluster are: Barnard, Cabrillo, Dewey, Loma Portal, Ocean Beach,
Silver Gate and Sunset View elementary schools; Correia and Dana middle
schools; Pt. Loma High School. Contact: Laura Caffo, lmcinsd@gmail.com.
Open to the public.

2 -- Crawford High Cluster Meeting, 5 p.m., Mann Middle School, 4345 54th
St. (92115). Parents, students and community members are invited to attend
this meeting, which discusses educational issues at the high school and
its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Crawford cluster are:
Clay, Euclid, Fay, Ibarra, Marshall, Oak Park and Rolando Park elementary
schools; Carver K-8; Mann Middle School; and Crawford High School.
Contact: Jake Medcalf, jakem@ljpres.org. Open to the public.

3 -- Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Community Dialogue, 6-8 p.m., Eugene
Brucker Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal St. (92103). This event
will offer the opportunity for students to interact in a facilitated
conversation with organizations that have partnered with San Diego
Unified, including the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, the City of San
Diego Human Relations Commission, Assembly Member Dr. Shirley Weber, and
the District Attorney¹s Office. Contact: Moises Aguirre, Executive
Director of District Relations, at (619) 725-7104. Open to the public.

* 14 -- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school
competition, Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon.
Students' study of the Constitution culminates in a simulated
congressional hearing, demonstrating understanding of their course of
study on the U.S. Constitution in front of judges who evaluate their
knowledge. Sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education. Contact:
Janet Mulder, 619-588-5672. Open to the public.

* 18 -- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution middle school
competition, Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon.
Students' study of the Constitution culminates in a simulated
congressional hearing, demonstrating understanding of their course of
study on the U.S. Constitution in front of judges who evaluate their
knowledge. Sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education. Contact:
Janet Mulder, 619-588-5672. Open to the public


* 23-Jan. 3 -- Winter Break, all schools and offices closed.

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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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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Media advisory--Mira Mesa High School Dedicates New Computerized Graphic Productions Facility tomorrow

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Mira Mesa High School Dedicates New Computerized Graphic Productions Facility
Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 619-546-3378

WHAT:  San Diego Unified School District's Mira Mesa High School is dedicating its new state-of-the-art computerized graphic productions facility. The Mira Mesa High School Computerized Graphic Production Program provides career and technical education in graphic production technologies for the manufacturing and product development industry.

WHEN:  Friday, Nov. 15, (tomorrow); 12:30 p.m. The tour of facility is immediately following the ceremony (at approximately 1 p.m.).

WHERE: Mira Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Road, San Diego 92126
Media parking will be available on site. (Contact me before 11 a.m. tomorrow to get a campus map.)

VISUALS: Presentation of colors by the Mira Mesa High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, ceremonial ribbon cutting, tour of facility, displays with student work, and students demonstrating the use of the equipment.

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Scott Giusti, principal, Mira Mesa High School; three Mira Mesa High School students (seniors in the Computerized Graphic Productions Program); Art Spurlock, Computerized Graphic Productions Program teacher; Lee Dulgeroff, executive director of Facilities Planning and Construction; and Shawn Loescher, director, College, Career & Technical Education (Interviews available in English and Spanish.)

Mira Mesa Computerized Graphic Productions Program
Mira Mesa High School provides the following sequence of technical education courses in this career pathway:

. Photography (grade 9): This course provides instruction in all of the processes involved in taking various kinds of photographs and producing finished prints. This course meets UC "f" subject-area credit.

. Graphic Communications Technology (grade 9): This course provides broad experiences in the areas of color and black-and-white photography, digital photography, screen process printing, offset lithography and finishing procedures.

. Computerized Graphic Design (grade 11): This course provides entry- and intermediate-level training in computerized graphic design including basic computer operations, employing page-layout, illustration and photo-manipulation software; use of peripherals, including scanners and plotters, and file-management integration. This course is eligible for community college credit. This course meets UC "g" subject-area credit.

. Screen Printing (grade 12): This course provides entry-level training in screen-process printing. Instruction covers job layout, copy camera use, stencil making and screen-process printing. Students participate in on- or off-campus internships. This course meets UC "f" subject-area credit.

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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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Media advisory--Dedication of new Encanto Academic Academy classroom building tomorrow

MEDIA ADVISORY--Encanto Academic Academy Dedicates New Two-story Classroom Building
Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 619-546-3378

WHAT:  San Diego Unified School District's Encanto Academic Academy is dedicating its new two-story classroom building tomorrow. Students, parents, staff and community members will celebrate with school and district leaders.

WHEN:  Friday, Nov. 15, (tomorrow); 8-8:30 a.m. Immediately following the ceremony, there will be a classroom visit.

WHERE: Encanto Academic Academy (Encanto Elementary School), 822 65th St., San Diego 92114 Media parking will be available on site.

VISUALS: Student-led Pledge of Allegiance, fifth-graders signing the National Anthem, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and visit new classroom.

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Marne Foster, Board of Education trustee; Debra Baker, principal, Encanto Academic Academy; Lee Dulgeroff, executive director of Facilities Planning and Construction

BACKGROUND: This classroom project included the addition of a new 16,768-square-foot, two-story classroom building on the Encanto Academic Academy campus. The new Building 100 includes 12 classrooms, one multipurpose (art/science) classroom, a Special Education room, an elevator and sky bridge connecting to Building 200, plus educational support rooms for grades three through five. The project also included a new ramp to the playground from the new building and code- compliant upgrades to the railings on the upper levels of the buildings 200 and 300, as well as electrical upgrades.

Construction began during summer 2012 and was completed in fall 2013. The two-story classroom project represents an investment of nearly $6 million into Encanto Academic Academy and the community of Encanto. The project was funded by Proposition S, the 2008 bond measure passed by voters to repair, renovate and revitalize schools for the children of 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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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Post CAC Meeting Notices and Agenda, November 14, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

 

·         Notice of Cancellation of Meeting: Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC) – General Membership

·         Notice of Special Subcommittee Meeting: CAC General Membership

·         Notice of Special Meeting/Agenda: CAC General Membership
Committee Meeting Information
: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53171  

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notice(s) and/or agenda(s) 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, November 8, 2013

Upcoming Meetings of the Board Advisory Committees

Please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53145  

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53188

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/53171  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53172

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53143   

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53170  

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

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53386  

·         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