Friday, January 30, 2015

Post Board Meeting Notice and Agendas, February 3, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Closed Session—Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Special Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 4:00 p.m., Room 2249
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Regular Meeting Agenda—Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9MHPHJ5D9C39

·         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/63841

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/65823

·         CAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64789  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/64788

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/58524    

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64791   

·         DAC http://www.sandi.net/Page/64793 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/64792

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64834   

·         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

Thursday, January 29, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District: Knox Middle School 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March: The Dream Lives On

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, January 29, 2015

 

Knox Middle School 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March:  The Dream Lives On

 

WHAT:   Students from across San Diego Unified School District will once again gather together at Knox Middle School to pay tribute to the legacy and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The school’s 38th annual MLK March will begin with a program that includes a speech performance by Knox students of the civil rights leader’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The program will be followed by a symbolic march around the neighborhood as participants sing “We Shall Overcome.”  Walkers include students, staff, parents, elected officials, law enforcement officers and community members.

 

WHEN:                 Friday, January 30, 2015

                                9:30 to 11 a.m.

 

WHERE:               Knox Middle School, 1098 South 49th Street (92113)

                                www.sandi.net/knox

 

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: 

·         Knox Middle School Principal Garry Rollins

·         Students from Knox Middle School

·         San Diego Unified Board President Marne Foster

·         State Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber

·         Councilmember Myrtle Cole

·         SDPD Officer Yovanna Gonzales

·         Members of the Montford Point Marine Association, San Diego, Chapter 12

·         Officers from the SDPD, School Police, Black Police Officers Assn, Latino Peace Officers Assn.

 

VISUALS:  Hundreds of students and adults gathered in a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student musical, dance and dramatic performances. “I Have a Dream” student speech performance.  Hundreds walking together through the neighborhood adjacent to the school.

 

DETAILS:  Participating schools include Dingeman, Baker, Porter, Whitman and Chavez elementary schools along with Morse and Lincoln High Schools.  The parade Grand Marshal is San Diego Police Department Officer Yovanna Gonzales. Gonzales has led the school’s anti-bullying campaign.

 

CONTACT:           Linda Zintz | Communications Director | San Diego Unified School District | (619) 847-6637 (Cell)

                                Garry Rollins  | Principal | Knox Middle School |  (619) 344-5500

                               

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Linda Zintz

Communications Director

8lzintz@sandi.net

(619-725-5578 office

(619-847-6637 mobile

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Post Notice of Special Joint Board Meeting, March 17, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Joint Meeting with San Diego Community College District Board, Tuesday, March 17, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
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

 

 

 

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

 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Post Notice of Meeting Cancellation: CTEAC Meeting, February 4, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Cancellation: Career Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTEAC), February 4, 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64791  

 

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

Monday, January 26, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, January 26, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, January 26, 2015

 

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.

 

JANUARY

 

*28 -- Design Task Force Meeting, 6 p.m., Point Loma High School library, 2335 Chatsworth Boulevard (92106). Public meeting to discuss phase one of the Whole Site Modernization Project at Pt. Loma School. The architect will discuss the general design of the school and how it can best serve the students and the community for years to come. Contact:  Cynthia Reed-Porter, communications supervisor, at (619) 546-3378 or creed-porter@sandi.net.

 

*29 -- “College Prep for All” Study Release Forum, 4-5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center auditorium, 4100 Normal Street (92103). The San Diego Education Research Alliance at UCSD (SanDERA) will release The “College Prep for All” Mandate – An Examination of New Graduation Requirements in the Context of San Diego. The study analyzes the progress of students in the class of 2016 (the first San Diego Unified graduating class subject to the new requirement) through the end of their grade 9 year. Contact:  Karen Bachofer, SanDERA, at (858) 534-3421 or kbachofer@ucsd.edu.

 

30 -- 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March, 9:30 – 11 a.m., Knox Middle School, 1098 S. 49th Street (92113). This annual event helps children gain a better understanding of Dr. King’s vision and emphasis on the principles he advocated for all humankind. Students from other schools as well as special guests, parents, and staff participate in the short march around the neighborhood near the campus. Not open to the public. Contact: Principal Garry Rollins at 619-344-5500 or grollins@sandi.net

 

FEBRUARY

 

*1 -- 2015 Hungry Dog Dash, 8 a.m., NTC Liberty Station (92106). 5th annual 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Pt. Loma High School Cross Country Team. Categories for elementary school children through adult. Contact: www.hungrydogdash.org.

 

*2 -- Pt. Loma Cluster Schools Foundation meeting, 4:30 p.m., Correia Middle School Library, 4302 Valeta St. (92107). Contact:  http://www.pointlomacluster.com/.

 

*2 -- Crawford Cluster meeting, 6 p.m., Mann Middle School Library, 4345 54th Street (92115). Dinner, childcare, and translation services are provided.

 

4 -- An Evening with Joy Cowley, 4-6 p.m., Standley Middle School auditorium, 6298 Radcliffe Drive (92122). Renowned children’s book author, Joy Cowley, will give a special presentation to district TK – 2 grade teachers. Her presentation will be followed by a meet and greet. Not open to the public. Contact: Donna Marriott, program coordinator, at dmarriott@sandi.net or (619) 725-7380.

 

*5 -- 11th Annual Teen Iron Chef Competition, 3:30-6 p.m., SDG&E Energy Innovation Center, 7460 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (92117). Students from Hoover, Madison, Morse, San Diego and Scripps Ranch high schools will battle each other preparing a three-course meal incorporating a secret ingredient that will be revealed just prior to the start of the competition. Based on the Iron Chef America series on the Food Network. Not open to the public. Contact: Angela Croce, program manager, (619) 995-1253.

 

*6 -- Mission Bay Cluster meeting, 6.p.m., Mission Bay High School, 2475 Grand Ave. (92109) Contact:  Maria Mikus, Mission Bay Cluster President, at missionbaycluster@gmail.com .

 

*9 -- San Diego Unified Council of PTAs Reflections Reception, 6:30-8 p.m., Standley Middle School library, 6298 Radcliffe Drive (92122).  The Reflections programs give students an opportunity to express themselves creatively and receive positive recognition for original works of art inspired by a pre-selected annual theme. This year’s theme is "The world would be a better place if..." Contact: San Diego Unified Council of PTAs at (619) 297-7821 or sducpta@yahoo.com .

 

12 -- Renaming Florence Elementary Public Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Florence Elementary School, 3914 First Avenue (92103). San Diego Unified has received a request from the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society to rename Florence Elementary to Christine Kehoe Elementary School. This is the second community meeting to inform the public of the request and gather community input on this request as the district implements its process in the naming of schools. Contact:  Moises Aguirre, District Relations, maguirre@sandi.net or (619) 725-5626. 

 

13,16 -- All schools and offices closed in observance Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays.

 

*26 -- Black History Month Youth Speech Contest, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Crawford High School auditorium, 4191 Colts Way (92115). Student in grades 2-8 at any school in the San Diego Unified, Lemon Grove, or La Mesa/Spring Valley school districts or San Diego County charter school will present a three-minute speech. Awards will be presented to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Sponsored by the Association of African American Educators.  Contact: info@aaaesandiego.org .

-- To receive news releases by e-mail from San Diego Unified, go to http://sandi.net/comm/media/signup/ .

 

-- 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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Linda Zintz

Communications Director

8lzintz@sandi.net

(619-725-5578 office

(619-847-6637 mobile

 

 

 

Friday, January 23, 2015

Post Board Meeting Agendas, January 27, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Closed Session Agenda— Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m., Room 2249
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248.

·         Regular Meeting Agenda— Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9MHPZM5E059F.

·         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/63841

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/65823

·         CAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64789  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/64788

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/58524    

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64791   

·         DAC http://www.sandi.net/Page/64793 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/64792

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64834   

·         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 FROM SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: Girls in Engineering Day on Jan. 24

January 23, 2015

 

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                   

Contact:  Jessica Frichtel, (619) 894-4983

 

GIRLS IN ENGINEERING DAY

 

WHAT: The School of Engineering, Innovation and Design (EID) at Kearny High is hosting a Girls in Engineering event to inspire middle school girls to explore and experience the design process through engineering and architecture.

 

WHEN:  Saturday, January 24 (rain or shine)

·         8-9 a.m. –           Student registration

·         9:15-9:45 a.m. – Opening remarks, EID Vice Principal and students

·         9:45-10 a.m. --   Remarks from Sherri Lightner, San Diego Councilmember

·         10-11 a.m. –       Parent meeting and information session

·         10 a.m.-Noon – Students participate in engineering activities 

·         Noon-1 p.m. –    Lunch, winners announced, prizes awarded

 

WHERE:      7651 Wellington Street, SD (Linda Vista) 92111.

                     Media parking will be available in main lot. 

                        School phone:  (858) 496-8370, ext. 2300    

School website:  http://www.sandi.net/kearnyeid

 

VISUALS:  Students building a structure or mechanism that:

  • Moves an item from A to B without human contact
  • Lifts an object as high as you can while maintaining safety and balance
  • Drops an object
  • Swings an object
  • Includes a zipline
  • Incorporates a balloon

 

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS:  Students, faculty, and administrators of EID.  (Spanish as well)

 

BACKGROUND: Middle school girls from neighboring schools will have the opportunity to explore the design process through engineering and architecture at the Stanley E. Foster School of Engineering, Innovation, and Design at the Kearny Educational Complex.  The event will kick off with remarks from Councilmember Sherri Lightner who was a female engineer before her political career.

 

Students will participate in a Rube Goldberg competition utilizing the six simple machines in a not so simple compound machine that meets objectives given. They will work in teams of five middle school girls, one EID high school girl mentor, and an engineer mentor from either SDSU, UCSD or SDGE.

 

Michelle Bunn from Project Lead the Way will speak with interested parents about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the program at EID and San Diego State University.  She will also address career opportunities for women in engineering career pathways.  The MOU between EID and San Diego State University includes guaranteed admission to the College of Engineering if a student progresses successfully through specific courses and completes the additional parameters of the agreement.

 

According to the US Department of Commerce, over the past 10 years, growth in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) jobs was three times as fast as growth in non-STEM jobs.  STEM workers are also less likely to experience joblessness than their non-STEM counterparts.  Although women make up nearly half of the working population, they remain underrepresented in STEM occupations.  Women with STEM jobs earned 33% more than comparable women in non-STEM jobs – considerable higher than the STEM premium for men.  As a result, the gender wage gap is smaller in STEM jobs than in non-STEM jobs.  Women hold a disproportionately low share of STEM undergraduate degrees, particularly in engineering.

 

The engineering and architecture programs at the School of Engineering, Innovation, & Design is supported in the district by the Office of College, Career & Technical Education.

 

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Post Board Advisory Committees' Notices and Agendas

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Meeting/Agenda—CAC Executive Board—Thursday, January 22, 2015, 6:25 p.m.
Committee Meeting Information
: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64788     

·         Notice of Location Change: Career Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTEAC), Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64791

 

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, January 16, 2015

Post Special Meeting Agenda: January 20, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Meeting—Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Special Meeting Agenda— Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 4:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9QY98R7C7ED4

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/63841

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/65823

·         CAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64789  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/64788

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/58524    

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64791   

·         DAC http://www.sandi.net/Page/64793 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/64792

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/64834   

·         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

Post Special Meeting Notice: January 20, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Meeting—Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 4:00 p.m.
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

 

 

 

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

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Post Notice of Meetings--Charter School Facility Committee, January 21 and 22, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Special Meetings: Charter School Facility Committee (CSFC)—January 21 and 22, 2015
Committee Meeting Information:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/72695

 

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY - San Diego Unified Outlines Priorities for Proposed 2015-16 Budget: More Money for Schools and Classrooms

MEDIA ADVISORY from San Diego Unified School District, January 13, 2015

 

San Diego Unified Outlines Priorities for Proposed 2015-16 Budget: More Money for Schools and Classrooms

 

What:  San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten and President of the Board of Trustees Marne Foster will outline significant components of Governor Brown’s 2015-16 proposed budget and outline how they intend to put the additional funds into the classroom for students.

 

When:  Tuesday, January 13, 2015

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

 

Where:  Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St., (92103)

 

Speakers include: 

San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten

San Diego Unified Board President Marne Foster

 

Background: 

Governor Brown’s proposed 2015-16 budget was released Friday.  While there are improvements in K-12 education funding, it is important to acknowledge that California schools are still significantly underfunded.  Revised annual state rankings this week from Education Week show California at 46th in the nation on average per-pupil state funding.  The Governor has urged fiscal restraint, describing the budget as “precariously balanced.”

 

Overall, the Governor’s proposed budget increases average per-pupil spending from $9,361 this year to $9,667 for 2015-2016.  The budget includes an additional $4 billion investment statewide into the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) which will help eliminate some of the remaining LCFF implementation funding gap.  The proposal also includes $1.1 billion for one-time discretionary grants provided to offset outstanding mandates debt owed to local educational agencies.

 

San Diego Unified did not wait for the Governor’s proposed budget to identify funding priorities, which were developed on strategies outlined with stakeholders and partners in the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and which are in keeping with budget guiding principles that include valuing programs that can show a positive impact on student achievement and directing as much money as possible toward classrooms and schools while living within budgetary means outlined in the district’s three-year budget plan.  These funding priorities include:

·         Continued reduction of class sizes

·         Targeted counseling support

·         Improved equity for schools

·         Strengthening early learning

·         Continued high school transformation

·         Improvements to services for English Learners and students with disabilities

·         More localized parent and community engagement strategies

 

The district’s First Interim Financial Report was approved by the Board in December.  A budget update, incorporating the Governor’s proposal, is scheduled to be provided to the Board on January 20. Site-based budget workbooks are scheduled to be released to the schools in late January.

 

Budget Process Timeline:

Step      Task                                                                                                                             Date

1            Monthly LCAP Presentations, Community & Advisory Group Engagement              September 2014 – June 2015

2            Board Approval of First Interim Report- BOARD ACTION                                         December 9, 2014

3            Vision 2020/LCAP Planning (Finalize priorities with LCAP Planning Team)              December 2014 - January 2015

4            Governor’s Proposed Budget Released                                                                      January 9, 2015

5            Superintendent Report on 2015/16 Budget Solutions Adjustments                           January 20, 2015

6            Release of site-based Budget Workbooks                                                                  February 2015

7            Board Approval of 2nd Interim Report- BOARD ACTION                                           March 15, 2015

8            Board Approval of 3rd Interim Report- BOARD ACTION                                            May 15, 2015

9            Board Adoption of 2014/15 Budget and LCAP-BOARD ACTION                                 June 30, 2015

 

CONTACT

Ursula Kroemer

Communications Department

San Diego Unified School District

760-705-6919 (cell)

 

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