| | | | | Transitional Kindergarten available at all schools in 2014-15 | | Transitional Kindergarten, for students who have their fifth birthday between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2, will now be held at all San Diego Unified elementary school campuses when the 2014-15 school year begins in September. Families can register their eligible students at their neighborhood school or, through March 7, can request to attend another campus through the Choice Program. Read more. | | Auditors give SD Unified Propositions S and Z an 'A' | | An independent audit of the district's Propositions S and Z bond programs gave the district the highest audit opinion that a school bond program can receive. The audit performed by Christy White Associates of San Diego gave the school district its fifth straight "unmodified" audit opinion on both the performance and financial audits for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2013. Read more. | | Vision 2020 Forums are set for Saturday and Monday | | Stakeholders have two more opportunities in the next few days to weigh in on the future direction of San Diego Unified. The "Vision 2020 Forums: What Kinds of Schools Do We Want" are scheduled for 3-5 p.m., on Saturday, March 1, at Patrick Henry High School (rescheduled from Feb. 18), and 7-9 p.m., on Monday, March 3, at Mira Mesa High. Read more. | | California Dept. of Education warns public of potential telemarketing scam | | Concerned citizens have been calling the California Department of Education to ask whether the state agency has telephoned their homes asking about the Preliminary SAT® (PSAT), a standardized test, which gives students firsthand practice for the college entrance examination. The agency is warning the public not to share any personal information on the telephone with unsolicited callers. Read more. | | | Students honor Black History Month with songs, performances | | Students from Porter Elementary, Knox Middle, Lincoln High and the School of Creative and Performing Arts staged a variety of performances at the Feb. 25 Board of Education meeting in honor of Black History Month. Fourth-grader Edmund Ives from Porter Elementary started the celebration by sharing why Black History Month is important to him; theater students from Lincoln followed with a Shakespeare performance; Kimie Parker, SCPA junior, then performed a dance excerpt from Donald McKayle's – 'Rainbow Round My Shoulder.' The celebration ended with a Knox student reciting Dr. King's "I Have a Dream' speech and the school's string quartet performing "Songs of Freedom." Watch video. | | $20,000 in grants to University City schools by local supporters | | Teachers from all five University City public schools received grants from a pool of $20,000 raised by the neighborhood's school-support organization, EdUCate! The organization commits at least one-third of its donations to teachers each year. The Teacher Grant committee carefully considers and scores all grant applications on several factors, including the number of students the grant will impact, its educational value and the project's longevity. Read more. | | | Don't miss the Honor Theater Production: 'Snapshot: A Dramatic Anthology' | | San Diego Unified School District Visual and Performing Arts Department and the Scripps Ranch High Falcon Playhouse present The 6th Annual Honor Theatre Project Feb. 28 and March 1. A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. "Snapshot, A Dramatic Anthology" asks what lies outside, beyond, behind the photograph? The performance is recommended for middle school students and above due to mature subject matter. Read more. | | Finish Chelsea's Run March 1 | | The 4th annual Finish Chelsea's Run in honor of Chelsea King will be held this Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 a.m. in Balboa Park. Parents and students of all ages are invited to run or walk the scenic 5K route or the new "Short & Sweet" one-mile route. A family festival with interactive displays, hands-on activities for all ages, entertainment, refreshments and more will follow the race. Funds raised will continue to fuel the Chelsea's Light Sunflower Scholarship Fund and the expansion of Chelsea's Law, as well as benefit Girl Scouts San Diego. Read more. | | ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships | Named for the first African American to walk in space, ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships are available to 2014 graduating high school seniors. Four scholarships for two males and two females - $5,000 each - will be awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students on behalf of the former NASA astronaut, physician and businessman, Dr. Bernard Harris. Deadline for submissions is April 7, 2014. Read more.
| | Student Voices: Selected stories from student media | | |  | Do you have an article for Friday Notes? Share information about a recent event that motivated students; your teachers' creativity; awards received by your school, staff and students; parent engagement activities; and community involvement. Friday Notes Guidelines can be found on the Communications Department website. Story submissions should be sent with photos to communications@sandi.net. *Communications Dept has final approval of all items. | | | | |
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