Thursday, March 21, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Student “Chavistas” from 22 San Diego Unified Schools Honor Cesar Chavez at 10th Annual Mañanitas Breakfast

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MEDIA ADVISORY
March 21, 2019

Student "Chavistas" from 22 San Diego Unified Schools Honor Cesar Chavez at 10th Annual Mañanitas Breakfast
More than 150 students will take part in the celebration of the civil rights leader's birthday.


WHAT:The 10th Annual Las Mañanitas Breakfast will host over one hundred elementary and middle school students who participate in the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs. Since 2001, the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs have offered San Diego Unified students meaningful and innovative leadership development opportunities. The clubs are built on the ten values of Cesar Chavez and are designed to engage club members in leadership and community service activities. The San Diego Unified School District has the largest number of Cesar Chavez Service Clubs in California with more than 30 throughout the district. This year the event will honor Eliseo Medina, a Mexican American labor union activist and leader for immigration reform.

WHEN: Friday, March 22, 2019 7:00 – 9:00a.m. Doors open at 6:30a.m.

WHERE:Mission Bay Hilton Resort and Spa, 1775 East Mission Bay Drive, San Diego CA 92109

SPEAKERS AVAILABLE:
Eliseo Medina, Honoree
Linda and Carlos LeGerrette, Founders, Cesar Chavez Clubs
Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
"Chavista" Student participants

BACKGROUND: The Cesar Chavez Service Club of San Diego is dedicated to teaching youth to believe in themselves and to know that they can make a difference. The organization teaches the values, leadership and organizational skills necessary for participation in a democratic society. For more information on the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs visit: http://www.chavezclubs.org/


Media Inquiries: Maureen Magee, Communications Director, (619) 381-7930.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Media Advisory from the San Diego Unified School District

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Student “Chavistas” from 22 San Diego Unified Schools Honor Cesar Chavez at 10th Annual Mañanitas Breakfast

More than 150 students will take part in the celebration of the civil rights leader’s birthday.

 

WHAT: The 10th Annual Las Mañanitas Breakfast will host over one hundred elementary and middle school students who participate in the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs. Since 2001, the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs have offered San Diego Unified students meaningful and innovative leadership development opportunities. The clubs are built on the ten values of Cesar Chavez and are designed to engage club members in leadership and community service activities. The San Diego Unified School District has the largest number of Cesar Chavez Service Clubs in California with more than 30 throughout the district. This year the event will honor Eliseo Medina, a Mexican American labor union activist and leader for immigration reform.
 
SPEAKERS AVAILABLE:            Eliseo Medina, Honoree
                                                Linda and Carlos LeGerrette, Founders, Cesar Chavez Clubs
                                                Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
                                                “Chavista” Student participants
 
WHEN: Friday, March 22, 2019 7:00 – 9:00a.m. Doors open at 6:30a.m.
 
WHERE: Mission Bay Hilton Resort and Spa, 1775 East Mission Bay Drive, San Diego CA 92109
 

Background:  The Cesar Chavez Service Club of San Diego is dedicated to teaching youth to believe in themselves and to know that they can make a difference.  The organization teaches the values, leadership and organizational skills necessary for participation in a democratic society. For more information on the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs visit: http://www.chavezclubs.org/

 

CONTACT: Maureen Magee, Communications Director, (619) 381-7930.

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·         Notice of Cancellation: Props S/Z & Measure YY Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) –Thursday, March 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting 

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Executive Board for the District Advisory Council (DAC) for Compensatory Education –Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Room 2249
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B2TW3S6C77A5

·         Notice of Special Meetings: Board of Education—Tuesday, April 16, 2019, Ballard Parent Center, Auditorium

o   Quality Neighborhood Schools and Enrollment Workshop—3:30 p.m.

o   Board Governance Workshop—Immediately following

Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information

·         Notice of Change of Date and Location: Props S/Z & Measure YY Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) –from Thursday, April 18, 2019, PPO to Thursday, April 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m., Wilson Middle School
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting 

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


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

 

·         Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee  

·        CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2018-19-general-meeting-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·        CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2019-meetings-schedule          

·         ICOC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting  

Thank you.

 

Melissa Hamilton (formerly 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

mhamilton@sandi.net

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: More than a dozen San Diego Unified Students Selected to Deliver TEDxYouth Talks at Lincoln High School

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MEDIA ADVISORY
March 19, 2019

More than a dozen San Diego Unified Students Selected to Deliver TEDxYouth Talks at Lincoln High School
The event will feature 12 San Diego Unified student led "talks" and performances selected from 9 district schools. The student-led event organized by 20 volunteers will also feature an outdoor fair full of hands-on experiences and student resource booths.


WHAT: TEDxYouth@San Diego

WHEN: Friday, March 22 8:30 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.

WHERE:Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue, San Diego

DETAILS:TEDxYouth@SanDiego is a special event focused on "Ideas Worth Spreading" from San Diego Unified high school students. All of the speakers and performers were selected from 9 San Diego Unified high schools. This event will feature exciting talks and performances by some of San Diego's most talented teenagers from Crawford, Hoover, Lincoln, Madison, Mt. Everest Academy, Point Loma, San Diego Met, Scripps Ranch and San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts celebrating their creativity, passion, and talent.

TEDxYouth@SanDiego will take place inside the state-of-the-art Lincoln High School auditorium and will also feature an additional hands-on experience space in the outer courtyard. The students will deliver "talks" based around the theme " Trajectory" which explores how the decisions we make as individuals may determine the path our life will take, and how our collective decisions similarly determine the path which our global society may follow. The event will be live-streamed on TEDxSanDiego's Facebook page: http://facebook.com/tedxsandiego

Talk Topics may include:
From the perspective of today's teenagers, what are the most pressing problems we face, and what are the best solutions? How can we create a better future; a future of hope and promise, of diversity and inclusion, of prosperity and sustainability?
• Bringing greater diversity into STEM
• Being bold when facing constant rejection
• The challenges of being a young immigrant
• Dealing with the reality of bullying and suicide
• Looking beyond SAT scores for college entrance
• The benefits, and the cautions, of code-switching
• Mental health and the tragedy of school shootings
• Positive and negative effects of the fashion industry
• The interplay of self-image, self-identity, self-discovery

SPEAKERS: TEDxYouth@SanDiego Student speakers will be available for interview: (Note: students will only be available for interview after they've given their talk)

1. During break 1, 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

2. Lunch break, 11:40 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

VISUALS:Students participating in the TEDxYouth@SanDiego outdoor experiences and resource fair. Media will NOT be permitted inside the venue. Filming of the TEDxYouth@SanDiego talks of any kind will NOT be permitted.

***MUST CONFIRM COVERAGE PRIOR TO EVENT***


Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 imcneil@sandi.net<mailto:Imcneil@Sandi.net>
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MEDIA ADVISORY: More than a dozen San Diego Unified Students Selected to Deliver TEDxYouth Talks at Lincoln High School

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MEDIA ADVISORY
March 19, 2019

More than a dozen San Diego Unified Students Selected to Deliver TEDxYouth Talks at Lincoln High School
The event will feature 12 San Diego Unified student led "talks" and performances selected from 9 district schools. The student-led event organized by 20 volunteers will also feature an outdoor fair full of hands-on experiences and student resource booths.


WHAT: TEDxYouth@San Diego

WHEN: Friday, March 22 8:30 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.

WHERE:Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue, San Diego

DETAILS:TEDxYouth@SanDiego is a special event focused on "Ideas Worth Spreading" from San Diego Unified high school students. All of the speakers and performers were selected from 9 San Diego Unified high schools. This event will feature exciting talks and performances by some of San Diego's most talented teenagers from Crawford, Hoover, Lincoln, Madison, Mt. Everest Academy, Point Loma, San Diego Met, Scripps Ranch and San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts celebrating their creativity, passion, and talent.

TEDxYouth@SanDiego will take place inside the state-of-the-art Lincoln High School auditorium and will also feature an additional hands-on experience space in the outer courtyard. The students will deliver "talks" based around the theme " Trajectory" which explores how the decisions we make as individuals may determine the path our life will take, and how our collective decisions similarly determine the path which our global society may follow. The event will be live-streamed on TEDxSanDiego's Facebook page: http://facebook.com/tedxsandiego

Talk Topics may include:
From the perspective of today's teenagers, what are the most pressing problems we face, and what are the best solutions? How can we create a better future; a future of hope and promise, of diversity and inclusion, of prosperity and sustainability?
• Bringing greater diversity into STEM
• Being bold when facing constant rejection
• The challenges of being a young immigrant
• Dealing with the reality of bullying and suicide
• Looking beyond SAT scores for college entrance
• The benefits, and the cautions, of code-switching
• Mental health and the tragedy of school shootings
• Positive and negative effects of the fashion industry
• The interplay of self-image, self-identity, self-discovery

SPEAKERS: TEDxYouth@SanDiego Student speakers will be available for interview: (Note: students will only be available for interview after they've given their talk)

1. During break 1, 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

2. Lunch break, 11:40 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

VISUALS:Students participating in the TEDxYouth@SanDiego outdoor experiences and resource fair. Media will NOT be permitted inside the venue. Filming of the TEDxYouth@SanDiego talks of any kind will NOT be permitted.

***MUST CONFIRM COVERAGE PRIOR TO EVENT***


Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 imcneil@sandi.net<mailto:Imcneil@Sandi.net>
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Communications Department
4100 Normal Street, Room 2145
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 725-7146
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Monday, March 18, 2019

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·         Committee Meeting Agenda: District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) – Thursday, March 21, 2019, 6:00 p.m., Ballard Parent Center Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BA9QZ5602CEF

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Executive Board of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special Education –Thursday, March 21, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Education Center, Rm 2249
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B9Y3G36E4C7F

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


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

 

·         Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee  

·        CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2018-19-general-meeting-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·        CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2019-meetings-schedule          

·         ICOC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting  

Thank you.

 

Melissa Hamilton (formerly 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

mhamilton@sandi.net

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Media Advisory from the San Diego Unified School District

    

Monday, March 18, 2019

WHAT: Morse High School partners with the Anti-Defamation League in observance of Week of Consciousness.  This year’s theme is “No Place for Hate” and events will be held daily from March 18 through 22, 2019 during school and lunch hour. On Friday, March 22nd, the culminating event for the week will be a “Walk for Peace” held during fifth and sixth period.  

 

Prior to the walk, there will be an opening ceremony with guest speakers from the community who will speak to the importance of promoting peace in their community.  The walk will begin on campus and will proceed down 61st Street to O’Farrell Community Charter School.  The community and families are encouraged to participate in the Walk for Peace to support students in their efforts to help spread peace in their community.

 

WHEN: Friday, March 22, 2019, 12:17p.m. (fifth period)

WHERE: Morse High School, 6905 Skyline Drive, San Diego, CA 92114

Background:   Observance of Week of Consciousness began at Morse High School as a single student’s vision to organize a week of activities to raise awareness amongst students related to social justice issues around the world and on campus. The week of observance has grown into a campus-wide event with many students and faculty participating to raise awareness for various issues.

CONTACT: Melanie Mathews, Event Coordinator, 619-448-8662; Maureen Magee, Communications Director, (619) 381-7930.

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Monday, March 18, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Special Joint Meeting of the San Diego Unified School District and San Diego Community College District Boards

WHAT: The governing boards of the San Diego Unified and the San Diego Community College districts will hold their annual joint meeting to discuss common issues affecting their students and districts.  The agenda includes presentations related to the San Diego Promise Program Expansion update, Expansion of College and Career Access Pathways Dual Enrollment Opportunities, Enhance Career Technical Education Pathways, Teacher Preparation Pipeline and Diversity, Cultural Competency and Peer Mentoring.

 

WHEN: Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 5:00p.m.

 

WHERE: Educational Cultural Complex, Performing Arts Theatre, 4343 Ocean View Boulevard, San Diego 92113.

Background:   The boards began holding joint meetings a decade ago.  One of the joint board goals is to continue to track student outcomes and improvement over time.

To view the agenda, please visit http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BA3TJS7FC333

CONTACT: Maureen Magee, Communications Director, (619) 381-7930.

 

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Friday, March 15, 2019

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·         Notice of Special Joint Meeting: San Diego Unified and San Diego Community College Boards –Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 5:00 p.m., Educational Cultural Complex (ECC)
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information

·         Special Joint Meeting Agenda: San Diego Unified and San Diego Community College Boards –Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 5:00 p.m., Educational Cultural Complex (ECC)
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BA3TJS7FC333

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: District Advisory Council (DAC) for Compensatory Education –Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Ballard Parent Center Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link:
http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B2U29P6D026D 

·         Notice of Change of Location: Props S/Z & Measure YY Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) –Thursday, March 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m., moved to Wilson Middle School
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting 

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Props S/Z & Measure YY Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) –Thursday, March 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m., Wilson Middle School
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B9V4MX7A4579

·         Notice of Cancellation: Executive/Governance Subcommittee of the Props S/Z & Measure YY ICOC—Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/executivegovernance-subcommittee

·         Notice of Special Committee Meeting: Audit and Finance Committee – Monday, April 29, 2019, 4:00 p.m., Education Center, Rm 2249
Committee Meeting Information https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee

·         Notice of Change of Date: District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)—Thursday, May 16, 2019 to Thursday, May 9, 2019, 6:00 p.m., Ballard Parent Center
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

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


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

 

·         Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee  

·        CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2018-19-general-meeting-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·        CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2019-meetings-schedule          

·         ICOC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting  

Thank you.

 

Melissa Hamilton (formerly 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

mhamilton@sandi.net

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

NEWS RELEASE: Hundreds of Students Recognized at San Diego Unified’s Annual Art Exhibit and VAPA’s Academy Awards-Style Ceremony

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March 13, 2019

 

 

Hundreds of Students Recognized at San Diego Unified's Annual Art Exhibit and VAPA's Academy Awards-Style Ceremony

 

The San Diego Unified School District will transform its halls into an art gallery for the next three weeks for its annual Student Art Exhibit. The district will open the event with a reception today, followed by an Academy Awards-style Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) ceremony honoring students and teachers who create, innovate, and inspire others to improve the world through the arts.

 

A diverse array of 640 artwork pieces by students in grades TK-12 will be on display. A reception today from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., with student musicians, will open the art showcase. The student art—from 12 high schools, 10 middle schools, 1 K-8 school, and 26 elementary schools—will be on display through April 12.

 

The 2019 VAPA Spotlight Awards Presentation will begin following the reception at 6:30 pm in the Board Room of the Eugene Brucker Education Center, located at 4100 Normal St., San Diego, CA 92103. The Spotlight Awards presentation celebrates successes in the visual and performing arts across the district and in all disciplines. In addition to the awards, the VAPA Foundation will present four $250 scholarships to the student award recipients.

 

"We know that the arts are an essential part of unlocking the genius in all of our students, and I am grateful for our community's support of the VAPA Foundation that helps art and music thrive in our schools," said Cindy Marten, Superintendent of Schools.

 

The VAPA Spotlight Awards highlight outcomes that are aligned with the goals of VAPA's strategic plan, adopted by the Board of Education in 2016.  Awardees were nominated by the district's VAPA stakeholder community including teachers, parents, community arts partners, administrators, and students.  The winners were selected by a committee that included a teacher and representative from the district's VAPA Advisory Council, a representative from the VAPA Department, and a representative from the VAPA Foundation. 

 

Award recipients shared a common theme of how the arts have impacted their development as creative, compassionate, collaborative, and resilient human beings. Reyna Turner, a teacher at Loma Portal Elementary who is receiving an Artistic Innovation Award, has always believed in the importance of art and art education: "Emphasizing beauty in imperfection and originality over perfection and competition and the need to be 'right', builds positive classroom community, tolerance, acceptance, and personal pride. I have found art allows children to think creatively and explore other points of view. It promotes independent thinkers. Art is the great equalizer in the classroom. Everyone can be an artist and everyone can create beauty."

 

Erin Cortes, a teacher at Taft Middle School being honored with an Artistic Growth Award, concurs: "The arts not only benefit our youth, but our entire community. Whether it's a collaborative or an independent project, our students are engaged in the process of learning while creating. The arts build self-confidence, problem solving, teamwork and a means to communicate powerful messages. Students have the ability to better understand various cultures, demonstrate empathy towards others, and begin an adventure to better understand themselves."

 

The arts can also prove to be healing. Kelly Hatfield, a student at Serra High School being presented with an Artistic Achievement Award, was able to find her bearings again after the death of her brother through theater and music. "When I was able to put my emotions on stage and channel it into a character I found that I could let go of any anger or sadness I was holding onto and grow as a person. Becoming drum major also gave me a sense of purpose which I lacked after my brother died. I love watching my fellow band members grow as musicians and people and helping them appreciate something as much as I do. The arts teaches you so much about who you are, what it takes to succeed. I truly don't know where I would be without it."

 

The four student award recipients are: Kelly Hatfield, Katherine Perrine, Noah Sanchez, and David Robinson.

 

This year's VAPA Spotlight Award winners are:

·         Artistic Achievement Award

o   Kelly Hatfield, Student, Serra High School

o   Katherine Perrine, Student, La Jolla High School

·         Artistic Growth Award                       

o   Erin Cortes, Teacher, Taft Middle School

o   Dr. John Reynolds, Teacher, San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts

·         Artistic Innovation Award

o   Carmen and Kevin Kasner, Parents, Mira Mesa High School

o   Bill McClain, Teacher, Carver Elementary School

o   Reyna Turner, Teacher, Loma Portal Elementary School

·         Creative Community Engagement Award

o   Catalina Valenzuela, Classified Staff, Crown Point Junior Music Academy

o   Daniel Kriley, Teacher, Mira Mesa High School

o   Jeanne Christensen, Teacher, Mira Mesa High School

o   Matthew Mulvaney, Teacher, Mira Mesa High School

·         Creative Leadership Award

o   Derek Murchison, Principal, Zamorano Fine Arts Academy

o   Aaron Blokker, Teacher, Serra High School

·         Rising Star Award

o   Noah Sanchez, Student, San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts

o   John Riley, Teacher, Crawford High School

o   David Robinson, Student, Crawford High School

*Students who will be receiving $250 scholarships

 

The not-for-profit VAPA Foundation works to enhance the quality of and access to arts education in the San Diego Unified School District.  The VAPA Enhancement Program, one aspect of this work, enables any TK – 12 San Diego Unified teacher to apply for programs, field trips, professional development or materials related to the visual and performing arts that are not covered in a school budget. The VAPA Enhancement program is supported, in part, by a partnership with UC San Diego and by donors from community that recognize the value of arts education.

 

The VAPA Advisory Council advises the VAPA Director and VAPA staff on implementation of the SDUSD Strategic Arts Education Plan, and helps inform and educate district VAPA teachers and community on implementation of the plan. Council members include San Diego Unified staff, and representatives from community and arts organizations.

 

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VAPA Contacts: VAPA Director Russ Sperling, rsperling@sandi.net; Program Manager Tim Benson, tbenson@sandi.net 858-256-2700 

Media Contact: Communications Director Maureen Magee, (619) 318-7930

 

News Release from the San Diego Unified School District

 

 

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

 

Perkins K-8 School and Logan Complex Awarded Promise Neighborhoods Grant

SAN DIEGO – Two San Diego Unified schools will benefit from a five-year, $30 million federal Promise Neighborhoods grant under community collaboration announced today at Perkins K-8 School.

 

Perkins and the Logan Complex are among five schools selected to receive support from the initiative sponsored by the US Department of Education. The purpose of the grant is to support the academic and social-emotional needs of students in underserved communities. The funding compliments the district’s initiatives that focus on family, education, health and community.

 

“San Diego Unified has worked closely with Perkins K-8 to ensure that the school and its staff can meet the unique needs of its students. The San Diego Promise Neighborhood initiative will serve as a valuable resource for our students, staff and parents at Perkins,” said Superintendent Cindy Marten.  “I believe the grant funding offered under this initiative will provide support in the areas we have identified such as education, mental health, and family assistance. We are committed to working with the partners so our students are prepared to graduate as contributing members of society who are ready for college and careers.” 

     

The grant will be coordinated by South Bay Community Services and San Diego Promise Neighborhood’s coalition of partners that include schools, local government agencies, non-profit organizations, health services and businesses with mission to help turn neighborhoods of concentrated poverty.

 

“Perkins is honored to participate in San Diego Promise Neighborhood initiative,” said Perkins Principal Fernando Hernandez. “The community has rallied around our school and recognizes the unique needs of our students.  We will collaborate with the district and partners to enhance the lives of our students and families.”    

 

 

CONTACT: Maureen Magee, Communications Director, (619) 381-7930.

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·         Notice of Cancellation: Audit and Finance Committee – TODAY, Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee   

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


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

 

·         Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee  

·        CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2018-19-general-meeting-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2018-19-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2018-19-meeting-schedule-and-information

·        CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2019-meetings-schedule          

·         ICOC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting  

Thank you.

 

Melissa Hamilton (formerly 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

mhamilton@sandi.net

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

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