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.sandiegounified.org.
Please note that if items are listed as "not open to the public" or "open to families," accredited members of the media are invited, but the general public is not. These are usually items during the school day on the school campus.
For a calendar of noticed public meetings, as well as links to agenda items and other information, go to www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information. Those meetings might not be included in this listing.
MEDIA CONTACT: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, (619) 725-5578, lzintz@sandi.net.
* -- New item this week.
JANUARY
11 -- Madison Community of Schools meeting, 5 p.m., Madison High School Room 101, 4833 Dolvia Drive (92117). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Madison High School area: Field, Hawthorne, Lafayette, Lindbergh/Schweitzer, Sequoia and Whitman elementary schools; CPMA and Innovation middle schools; Mt. Everest Academy; Muir K-12; Madison High School. Contacts: Richard Nash, Principal, Madison High School, rnash@sandi.net; Michael Snyder, Community Member, michaelsnyderfinancial@yahoo.com. Open to the public.
* 12 -- Dewey Elementary Science Lab Dedication, 11 a.m., Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans St. (92110). Science lab upgrades funded by $19,000 grant by the Pt. Loma Optimist Club will be celebrated with students performing their first experiments in the new facility. Optimist members, San Diego Unified Board President Mike McQuary, and Area Superintendent Kimmie Lochtefeld will join Principal Tanya McMillin for the festivities. Contact: Tanya McMillin, Principal, (619) 430-1800. Open to the public.
12 -- Board of Education meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. More information: www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information.
* 14 -- "Chicago," 2:30 and 7 p.m., San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, Florence Johnson Grand Theatre, 2425 Dusk Drive (92139). Musical performed by the students in the region's premier performing arts high school. Ticket info: (619) 470-0555, ext. 2210 or sandiegounified.org/scpa. Media contact: Timothy Farson, Principal, (619) 470-0555. Open to public with admission charge.
14 -- Clairemont Community of Schools meeting, Clairemont High School, 4150 Ute. Drive (92117). Discussion and community dialogue with parents, students, staff and community members in the Clairemont High School area, including middle and elementary schools that feed into Clairemont High. Contacts: Dr. Jennifer Roberson, Principal, Clairemont High School, co-chairperson, jroberson@sandi.net; Julee Jenkins, parent, co-chairperson, julee.jenkins@gmail.com. Open to the public.
14 -- Kearny High Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Kearny High Complex Room 301, 7651 Wellington Street (92111). 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 Kearny cluster are: Angier, Carson, Chesterton, Cubberley, Fletcher, Jones, Juarez, Linda Vista, Ross, and Wegeforth elementary schools; Montgomery and Taft middle schools; and Kearny High. Contact: Andrew Gergurich, co-chair, agergurich@sandi.net. Open to the public.
15 -- 39th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March, 9:30 a.m., Knox Middle School, 1098 S. 49th St. (92103). Students from Knox Middle School and other neighborhood schools join together to honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The tradition dates back to 1976 and in 1991 was awarded the George Washington Honors Medal by the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation. A program following the march will include a Knox student reciting part of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Contact: Heather Potter, Principal, (619) 344-5500. March is open to the public.
18 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, all schools and offices closed.
19 -- Year-round schools reopen. All schools and offices open.
* 19 -- Investing in California's Future Part II: What it Means for Our Students, Our Community and For San Diego's Regional Economy Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 p.m., San Diego Central Library, Neil Morgan Auditorium, 330 Park Boulevard (92101). San Diego Unified, San Diego Unified Council of Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and the United Way of San Diego present an evening of discussion on education topics. Superintendent Cindy Marten will be joined by: Andrea Guerrero, Executive Director, Alliance San Diego; Clare Crawford, President and Executive Director, Center for Policy Initiatives; Ed Hidalgo, Senior Director of Staffing, Qualcomm; Mark Cafferty, President and CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.; Celeste Bobryk-Ozaki, President, San Diego Unified Council of PTAs; and Gregg Robinson, President, San Diego County Board of Education. Media contact: Linda Zintz, San Diego Unified School District, (619) 725-5578. Open to the public.
20 -- Scripps Ranch Schools Committee, 4:30 p.m., Marshall Middle School Community Room, 9700 Avenue of Nations, (92131). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Scripps Ranch High School area: Dingeman, Jerabek, Miramar Ranch, Ellen Browning Scripps elementary schools; Thurgood Marshall Middle School; Scripps Ranch High School. Contact: Michelle Irwin, Principal, Marshall Middle School, mirwin1@sandi.net; Jaylene Farry, Co-Chairperson, jaylenefarry@sbcglobal.net. Open to the public.
21 -- Henry Cluster Council, 4:30 p.m., Pershing Middle School Library, 8204 San Carlos Drive (92119). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Patrick Henry High School area: Benchley/Weinberger, Dailard, Foster, Gage, Green, Hardy, Hearst and Marvin elementary schools; Lewis and Pershing middle schools; Patrick Henry High School. Contact: Susan Levy, Principal, Pershing Middle School, slevy@sandi.net; Laura Alluin, Principal, Hardy Elementary, lalluin@sandi.net. Open to the public.
21 -- Balboa Elementary Design Task Force, 6 p.m., Balboa Elementary School Auditorium, 1844 40th St. (92113). First meeting of working group to design phase one of the whole site modernization at Balboa Elementary. Contact: Gabriela Soriano, 858-573-5837, gsoriano@sandi.net. Media contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, creedporter@sandi.net. Open to the public.
25 -- Mira Mesa Cluster School Council meeting, Mira Mesa High School Media Center, 10510 Reagan Road (92116). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Mira Mesa High School area: Ericson, Hage, Hickman, Salk, Mason, Sandburg, Walker elementary schools; Challenger, Wangenheim middle schools; Mira Mesa High School. Contacts: Bob Turner, rturner4@san.rr.com; Jennifer Kvalvik, jkvalvik@sandi.net. Open to the public.
25 -- University City Cluster Committee meeting, 4:30 p.m., University City High School media center, 6949 Genesee Avenue (92122). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the University City High School area: Curie, Doyle, Spreckels elementary schools; Standley Middle School; University High School. Contact: info@uccluster.com. Open to the public.
26 -- Board of Education meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. More information: www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information.
28 -- La Jolla Cluster Association, 4:15 p.m., Muirlands Middle School Library, 1056 Nautilus Street (92037). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the La Jolla High School area: Bird Rock, La Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary schools; Muirlands Middle School; and La Jolla High School. Contact: Donna Tripi, dtripi@sandi.net. Open to the public.
30 -- Screening of "Chosen," a documentary about teen sexual exploitation, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St. (92103). The 30-minute film explores the true stories of two teen girls tricked into sex trafficking. A panel discussion follows. Contact: Andrea Thrower, (619) 362-3440, athrower@sandi.net. Open to the public.
FEBRUARY
* 1-2 -- John Lennon Educational Foundation Tour Bus Visit to Crown Point Junior Music Academy, open times to be announced, Crown Point Junior Music Academy, 4033 Ingraham Street (92109). The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit 501(c)(3) state-of-the-art mobile audio and HD video recording and production facility. With the assistance of three on-board engineers, students learn how to write, perform, record, and produce original songs, produce and shoot music videos and documentaries and complete a broadcast quality music video. Contact: Muriel Bartolini, Principal, (858) 273-9830. Not open to the public.
22 -- University City Cluster Committee meeting, 4:30 p.m., University City High School media center, 6949 Genesee Avenue (92122). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the University City High School area: Curie, Doyle, Spreckels elementary schools; Standley Middle School; University High School. Contact: info@uccluster.com. Open to the public.
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