Friday, August 30, 2019

Please Post Agendas

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Executive/Governance Subcommittee of the Props S/Z & Measure YY ICOC – Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m., Physical Plant Operations Center, Room A
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BFEPE363CEA0

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Executive Board of The District Advisory Council (DAC) for Compensatory Education – Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Education Center, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Situation Room
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BFFUQH7D2B70       

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-2019-20-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2019-20-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: San Diego Unified Addresses Concerns Regarding New Public Charge Rule

 

 

 

 

Friday, August 30, 2019

 

*Spanish Version of Media Advisory attached

MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Unified Encourages Families to Continue With Free and Reduced Lunch Amid Concerns Over New Public Charge Rule

WHAT:  The San Diego Unified School District will hold a press conference to encourage families to continue to apply for federally subsidized meals under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, which are available to students regardless of their citizenship status.  San Diego Unified will deliver a message of unity to help ease fears and confusion stemming from the recent changes to the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule. Superintendent Cindy Marten will be joined by school board members, San Diego Unified Food and Nutrition Services Director Gary Petill, and representatives from the Hunger Coalition, and San Diego Food Bank to speak about the implications of the new Public Charge Rule, and potential consequences to student health and nutrition.       

 

WHEN:  Wednesday, September 4, 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Eugene Brucker Education Center flag pole, 4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103.

BackgroundIn August 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced a final Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule used to determine an individual’s likelihood of becoming a public charge (an individual who may rely on public benefits).  The new rule includes previously excluded programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).   Individuals participating in the SNAP program can be denied permanent residences in the U.S. (green card).  Changes to the Public Charge go into effect October 2019.

 

San Diego Unified’s Food and Nutrition Services serves 101,341 healthy school meals and snacks at no cost to 80,764 students, per day. To learn more about the district’s Food and Nutrition Services or to apply for federally subsidized meals, please visit https://www.sandiegounified.org/food-nutrition-services

 

CONTACTMaureen Magee, Communications Director, (619) 381-7930.

 

Please confirm attendance in advance.

 

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Monday, August 26, 2019

NEWS RELEASE From San Diego Unified School District

 

NEWS RELEASE
Immediate Release                

                                  

San Diego Unified Kicks off 2019-2020 School Year with Student Wellness at the Forefront: Healthy Start Times and New Healthy Plant-Based Menu Options 

 

SAN DIEGO (August 26, 2019) – More than 100,000 students and some 13,000 teachers and support staff members returned to the San Diego Unified School District Monday morning to kick off the new school year.

Superintendent Cindy Marten, School Board President Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, and School Board Vice President Dr. John Lee Evans welcomed students back at the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), which is among three campuses in the district to offer an early implementation of San Diego Unified’s new Healthy Start Times.

SCPA, La Jolla High School, and Muirlands Middle School will start school at 8:35 a.m. this year. Next year, all high schools will begin between 8:35 a.m. and 9:05 a.m. under the Healthy Start Times.

“Students do better when they get more sleep, and starting later will allow our students to arrive rested and ready to succeed. That is going to take their academic achievement to the next level,” Marten said.

The district’s implementation of Healthy Start Times is part of its broader commitment to the overall health and wellness of students. Starting school later in the morning has been shown to be the single best way to address adolescent sleep deprivation and its associated health and public-safety risks.

  

Junior Mckenna from SCPA was not complaining Monday morning. “It’s a big change, it’s really nice,” she said. “I was always tired last year.”

 

Along with a healthier start time, students also kicked off the school year with new cafeteria menu items. In addition to Meatless Mondays and the healthy organic options already on the menu, this year all middle and high schools will offer  daily plant-based options.

“New this year, we are proud to offer a plant-based option every day of the week on our middle & high school menu, as well as a plant-based option as part of Meatless Mondays at our elementary schools. These plant-based options are a part of our commitment to student wellness and our way of reducing our carbon footprint,” said San Diego Unified’s Chef Juan Zamorano.

Parents can find out more information on the Healthy Start Times Initiative on the district’s website: https://www.sandiegounified.org/healthy-start-times

 

 

Media Contact: Maureen Magee, Communications Director, San Diego Unified School District, mmagee@sandi.net

 

 

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Please Post Agenda

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Executive Board of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special Education – Thursday, August 29, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Education Center, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Situation Room
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BFENGG5FDDD8      

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-2019-20-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2019-20-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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Thursday, August 22, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Celebrate the First Day of School with San Diego Unified

 

MEDIA ADVISORY                            

August 22, 2019         

 

Celebrate the First Day of School with San Diego Unified

 

WHAT: More than 100,000 students in the San Diego Unified School District will head back to school on Aug. 26. Join Superintendent Cindy Marten, school board members, school administrators, teachers, parents and students as we kick off the 2019-2020 school year. Please see the schedule below for details on speakers available on a variety of 2019-2020 back-to-school topics.

 

WHEN: Monday, August 26, 2019

 

WHERE: The School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) high school. Interviews and live shots of students arriving for the first day of school on the new Healthy Start Times schedule will be available.

 

5 a.m. – 10 a.m. – The SCPA high school, 2425 Dusk Dr., San Diego, CA 92139

 

COVERAGE MUST BE CONFIRMED PRIOR TO SCHOOL ARRIVAL

DETAILS: SCPA is among three district campuses to launch an early implementation of San Diego Unified's Healthy Start Times initiative this school year.

 

"Our students already rank among the highest in the nation when it comes to academic growth, so we are very excited to be launching the Healthy Start Times initiative this year at three schools, and at all high schools in the 2020-21 school year. As educators, we believe in science, and the science on sleep is clear," said Superintendent Cindy Marten. "Students do better when they get more sleep, and starting later will allow our students to arrive rested and ready to succeed."

 

The district's implementation of Healthy Start Times is part of its commitment to the overall health and wellness of students. Starting school later in the morning has been shown to be the single best way to address adolescent sleep deprivation and its associated health and public-safety risks. Earlier this year, the Board of Education approved a resolution to implement Healthy Start Times for all high school students in the 2020-21 academic year. Beginning that year, high school start times will vary anywhere from 8:35 a.m. to 9:05 a.m.

 

"Healthy Start Times will allow our students to take their academic achievement to the next level," Marten said. "So that means each year, more of our students will be graduating prepared for college and career, and that helps everyone. Better student outcomes make our city stronger, and it's one of the ways to live up to our goal of a Better San Diego."

 

Parents can find more information about the Healthy Start Times Initiative on the district's website: https://www.sandiegounified.org/healthy-start-times

 

MEDIA MORNING SCHEDULES: (times and speakers are approximate and subject to change) 

SCPA HIGH SCHOOL

TIME FRAME: 5 a.m. – 10 a.m.

5:30 a.m. - 6:30 a.m.

LOCATION: SCPA front of school

SPEAKERS:

San Diego Unified School Board President, Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne (2019-2020 initiatives)

San Diego Unified School District Physician, Dr. Howard Taras (Healthy Start Times)

San Diego Unified Communications, Isabella McNeil

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Student Quad

SPEAKERS:

SCPA High School Principal, Tim Farson (SCPA projects for 2019-2020 school year)

San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, Cindy Marten (2019-2020 initiatives)

San Diego Unified School Board President, Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne (2019-2020 initiatives)

 

VISUALS:

SCPA High School ASB Students prepping for arrivals

SCPA Dance performance

7:30 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.

LOCATION: Student Quad

SPEAKERS:

San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, Cindy Marten (2019-2020 initiatives)

San Diego Unified Board Member, Dr. John Lee Evans (Healthy Start Times)

SCPA ASB Student representative

 

VISUALS: Student arrivals,

SCPA Band (welcome performance for student arrivals)

8:30 a.m.

1st PERIOD BELL RINGS – SCHOOL DAY BEGINS

8:35 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Student Quad

SPEAKERS: Chef Juan, San Diego Unified Food Services

Gary Petil, District Food & Nutrition Services Director

(New Plant-based Menu Options available at all schools during lunch)

 

VISUALS: Lunch Menu samples, live cooking demo

8:35 a.m. - 10 a.m.

LOCATION: Cinematic Arts Lab

SPEAKERS:

SCPA Media Arts Teacher (to talk about unique programs at SCPA)

SCPA Media Arts Students

 

VISUALS: Students in the classroom

 

PARKING: Live Truck parking will be available in the main parking lot.

 

CAMPUS MAP: ATTACHED TO EMAIL

 

 

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Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net

 

 

Monday, August 19, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Unified School Police Take Hancock Elementary School Students on Back to School Shopping Spree

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MEDIA ADVISORY
August 19, 2019

San Diego Unified School Police Take Hancock Elementary School Students on Back to School Shopping Spree

WHAT: The fourth annual San Diego Unified School District Police Department "True Blue Buddies" event will pair 30 deserving students from Hancock Elementary School with San Diego Unified School Police Officers for a $150 back-to-school shopping spree at Target.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Hancock Elementary School, 3303 Taussig St, San Diego, CA 92124
Target, 1288 Camino Del Rio N., San Diego 92108

DETAILS: Third-through fifth-grade students from Hancock Elementary will receive a $150 gift card to spend on school supplies, new clothes and shoes courtesy of Target, as well as a brand new backpack courtesy of San Diego Unified to ensure that they will start the new school year ready to learn on school Monday, Aug. 26, 2019.

Each student will be partnered with a member of the San Diego Unified School Police Department. Participants were selected based on need, and include students from low-income families, military families and homeless families. The event is being supported by the district's Children and Youth in Transition program, San Diego Unified School Police, and the Mission Valley Target store team.

The Back-to-School shopping spree serves as the kick-off event to a year-long mentorship program that includes various events over the school year, including educational workshops and holiday gatherings. The primary goal of the mentorship program is to provide support through small group mentoring, as well as to help facilitate and build positive relationships with Police Officers at an early age.

San Diego Unified is committed to giving students the tools they need to get involved and make a positive change in the world – in their classroom, on the playground, in the cafeteria, school-wide, in the community and beyond. Programs like this encourage students to make good choices every day and have positive relationships with their teachers, parents, school police and the community as a whole. San Diego Unified is proud to support the "True Blue Buddies" program for the fourth year in a row.

SPEAKERS: San Diego School Police Chief Michael Marquez, Hancock Elementary School Principal, Target Community Outreach Representative, San Diego Unified Military School Liaison, San Diego School Police Officers, and Hancock Elementary Students will be available for interview.

VISUALS/SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
9:00 a.m. Students at Hancock Elementary meet and pair up with school police officer.
9:45 a.m. Students, police and teachers board bus and head to Target.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Shopping at the Mission Valley Target store.
11:30 a.m. Return to Hancock Elementary.
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free BBQ lunch for the students and their families.

MUST CONFIRM COVERAGE PRIOR TO ATTENDING EVENT

Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net

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Friday, August 16, 2019

Please Post Agendas

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Executive Board of the District Advisory Council (DAC) for Compensatory Education – Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Conference Room, 4100 Normal St., San Diego, CA 92103
BoardDocs Agenda Link:   http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BENRD864C933     

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Charter School Facility Committee (CSFC) – Thursday, August 22, 2019, 11:30 a.m., Physical Plant Operations (PPO), Training Room A, 4860 Ruffner St., 92111
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BEZRC669AF20

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-2019-20-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2019-20-meeting-schedule-and-information

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

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

Thank you.

 

Martha Corrales

Confidential Admin Assistant II

Board Services Office

619-725-5551

mcorrales@sandi.net

 

Do the best you can until you know better.  Then when you know better, do better.  -Maya Angelou

 

Monday, August 12, 2019

FW: UPDATED DIRECTIONS: MEDIA ADVISORY: Play All Day Initiative Comes to Life with Groundbreaking for New Playfield in College East Neighborhood

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Good morning,

 

We had a change of entry. We opened the gate near the field. You will see event parking signs that will lead you in.

 

Directions: when you turn onto Mohawk street, go straight and turn right at 68th street, and then right onto Saranac Street. You will see the gate open when you turn onto Saranac.

 

Sincerely,

Jamie Ries

 

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Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 11:33 AM
Subject: [Media-internal-partners] MEDIA ADVISORY: Play All Day Initiative Comes to Life with Groundbreaking for New Playfield in College East Neighborhood

 

 

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

Play All Day Initiative Comes to Life with Groundbreaking for New Playfield in College East Neighborhood

 

WHAT:           Harriet Tubman Village Charter students and staff will join City of San Diego Council President Georgette Gómez and San Diego Unified Chief Facilities Planning and Construction Officer, Lee Dulgeroff, to celebrate the groundbreaking for their new 37,000 square-foot grass playfield and park. With new picnic tables and a new playground, the field in the College East neighborhood will give students, families, and neighbors a place to walk, run, and Play All Day.

 

WHEN:           Monday, August 12th, 2019

9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

 

*CEO Ryan Woodard can make himself available earlier than the event if media want to do live interviews or earlier shoots. Please let us know one day prior and we can set it up**

WHERE:         Harriet Tubman Village Charter School

6880 Mohawk St., San Diego, CA 92115

    

VISUALS:       9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. – Student cheerleaders perform

                        9:10 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. – Speakers

                        9:25 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. - Speakers join students to put the shovel in the turf

                        9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. – Media photo opp/ individual interviews

 

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: 

 

Georgette Gómez, City of San Diego Council President

Chief Facilities Planning and Construction Officer Lee Dulgeroff, San Diego Unified School District

CEO Ryan Woodard, Tubman Village Charter School

Terry Shirley, Former Chair of Mesa Colony Community Group


PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The Harriet Tubman Village K-8 Charter School Joint-Use Field project involves construction of a natural grass playfield with a walking/running path, as well as security fencing. Amenities include new picnic tables and benches, a new drinking fountain, a new play structure with shade, and existing basketball courts.

BACKGROUND: 

Capital projects are funded by San Diego Unified’s Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools.

As part of the Play All Day partnership with the City of San Diego, the joint-use field will be accessible to the community as a local park after school hours and during school breaksYou can read more about the initiative here.

Parking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media ContactS

Jamie Ries, San Diego Unified Facilities Communication Liaison

                       619-855-9283; jries@sandi.net 

                       

Corinne Wilson, Communications Manager and Policy Advisor for Georgette Gómez; 619-380-0821; CSWilson@sandiego.gov.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, August 9, 2019

Post Notices and Agenda

PLEASE NOTE:

·         REVISED Notice of 2019-20 Committee Meeting Schedule: Executive Board of the District Advisory Council (DAC) for Compensatory Education
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         Notice of Change of Location: Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) for Props S/Z & Measure YY—Thursday, August 15, 2019, 10:00 a.m. from PPO to Scripps Ranch High School
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/icoc-meeting

·         Committee Meeting Agenda: Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) for Props S/Z & Measure YY—Thursday, August 15, 2019, 10:00 a.m., Scripps Ranch High School, Room 704
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BERQAK6860A7

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-2019-20-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         CAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information

·         DAC: General Membership https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2019-20-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information  

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2019-20-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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