Monday, November 9, 2015

Post Notice of Meeting Cancellations: Charter School Facility Committee, November 20 and December 15, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of  Meeting Cancellations: Charter School Facility Committee—Friday, November 20, 2015 and Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2015-meeting-schedule   

 

Please print notice(s) and/or agenda(s) as appropriate and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.

Thank you.

 

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services Office

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

Friday, November 6, 2015

Post Notice of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meeting, November 10, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, November 10, 2015; start time changed from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information   

·         Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m., Room 2249
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/meeting-information

·         Regular Meeting Agenda— Tuesday, November 10, 201, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9T8P3G6197A2      

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s) and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.


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

·         ACUESP: https://www.sandiegounified.org/acuesp-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information.

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

·         CAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information and https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2015-meeting-schedule      

·         CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information    

·         DAC https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information and https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         DELAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information  

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

Thank you.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services Office

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

 

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, November 6, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, November 6, 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.sandiegounified.org.

 

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.

 

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.

 

NOVEMBER

 

7 -- FERIA Partnership Conference, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Southwestern Community College, 900 Otay Lakes Road (91910). San Diego Unified is participating in the conference, which will look at how to empower educators, families and children with special needs. There is a special emphasis on Latino families. Contact: Dr. Rebecca Sapien-Melchor, San Diego State University, 619-594-5810. Open to the public.

 

9 -- Lincoln High Cluster Meeting, 5 p.m., Lincoln High School Auditorium, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Lincoln High School area: Baker, Balboa, Chavez, Chollas/Mead, Encanto, Horton, Johnson, Nye, Porter, Valencia Park, and Webster elementary schools; Knox and Millennial Tech middle schools; Lincoln High School. Contact: Philip Liburd, Chairperson, tupride619@yahoo.com. Open to the public.

 

9 -- San Diego High School Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m., San Diego High School library, 1405 Park Boulevard (92101). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the San Diego High School area: Birney, Burbank, Emerson/Bandini, Florence, Jefferson, Kimbrough, McKinley, Rodriguez, Sherman and Washington elementary schools; Golden Hill, Grant, Language Academy, Logan, Perkins K-8; Memorial Prep and Roosevelt middle schools; San Diego High School. Contact: David Crum, Principal, dcrum@sandi.net. Open to the public.

 

9 -- 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.

 

10 -- 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.

 

11 -- Veterans Day Holiday, all schools and offices closed.

 

12 -- Project Ujima classes, 5:30 p.m., Valencia Park Elementary, 5880 Skyline Drive (92114). Contact: Elneda Shannon, Program Manager, (619) 293-4431. Open to the public.

 

12 -- Crawford High School Design Task Force, 6 p.m., Crawford High School, 4191 Colts Way (92115). Staff, designers and the community will discuss the general design of the school, and how it can best serve the students and the community for years to come. Media-only contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, Bond Communications, 619-546-3378. Open to the public.

 

12 -- 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.

 

16 -- 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.

 

18 -- Morse Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, 2655 Casey Street (92139). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Morse High School area: Boone, Freese, Lee, Paradise Hills, Penn, Perry and Zamorano elementary schools; Audubon, Bethune and Fulton K-8; Bell Middle School; San Diego School for Creative and Performing Arts 6-12; Morse High School. Contact: JoAnn Fields, Chairperson, morsecluster@sandi.net. Open to the public.

 

18 -- 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.

 

19 -- National Parent Involvement Day, all day, all schools. Program of the San Diego Council of PTAs and San Diego Unified School District. Contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

 

19 -- 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.

 

23-27 -- Thanksgiving Break, all schools closed.

 

DECEMBER

 

1 -- 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.

 

3 -- Mission Bay Cluster of Pacific Beach Schools meeting, 6 p.m., Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy, 2445 Fogg Street (92109). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Mission Bay High School area: Barnard, Crown Point, Pacific Beach and Sessions elementary schools; Pacific Beach Middle School; Mission Bay High School. Contact: Jennifer Tandy, missionbaycluster@gmail.com. Open to the public.

 

7 -- Hoover Cluster meeting, 4 p.m., Hoover High School library, 3373 El Cajon Blvd. (92115) Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Hoover High School area: Adams, Central, Cherokee Point, Edison, Franklin, Hamilton, Joyner, Normal Heights, Parks and Rowan elementary schools; Clark and Wilson middle schools; Hoover High School. Contact: Tia Anzellotti, tanzellotti@uwsd.org. Open to the public.

 

7 -- Pt. Loma Cluster Schools Foundation meeting, 4:30 p.m., Correia Middle School library, 4302 Valeta Street (92107). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Pt. Loma High School area: Cabrillo, Dewey, Loma Portal, Ocean Beach, Silver Gate, Sunset View elementary schools; Correia and Dana middle schools; Pt. Loma High School. Contact: Suzy Reid, President, suzyreid33@gmail.com. Open to the public.

 

7 -- San Diego High School Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m., San Diego High School library, 1405 Park Boulevard (92101). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the San Diego High School area: Birney, Burbank, Emerson/Bandini, Florence, Jefferson, Kimbrough, McKinley, Rodriguez, Sherman and Washington elementary schools; Golden Hill, Grant, Language Academy, Logan, Perkins K-8; Memorial Prep and Roosevelt middle schools; San Diego High School. Contact: David Crum, Principal, dcrum@sandi.net. Open to the public.

 

7 -- Serra High School Cluster Council, 4:30 p.m., Serra High School, 5156 Santo Road (92124). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Serra High School area: Hancock, Kumeyaay, Miller, Tierrasanta and Vista Grande elementary schools; De Portola and Farb middle schools; Serra High School. Contact: Maria Montgomery, Principal, Kumeyaay Elementary School, mmontgomery@sandi.net. Open to the public.

 

8 -- 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.

 

9 -- Morse Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, 2655 Casey Street (92139). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Morse High School area: Boone, Freese, Lee, Paradise Hills, Penn, and Perry elementary schools; Audubon, Bethune and Fulton K-8; Audubon and Fulton K-8; Bell Middle School; San Diego School for Creative and Performing Arts 6-12; Morse High School. Contact: JoAnn Fields, Chairperson, morsecluster@sandi.net. Open to the public.

 

10 -- 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.

 

14 -- Crawford High Cluster Committee Meeting, 5 p.m., Fay Elementary, 4080 52nd Street (92105). Discussion and community dialogue with parents and community members in the Crawford High School area: Carver, Clay, Euclid, Fay, Ibarra, Marshall, Oak Park, Rolando Park elementary schools; Mann Middle School; and Crawford High School. Open to the public.

 

14 -- Lincoln High Cluster Meeting, 5 p.m., Lincoln High School Auditorium, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Lincoln High School area: Baker, Balboa, Chavez, Chollas/Mead, Encanto, Horton, Johnson, Nye, Porter, Valencia Park, and Webster elementary schools; Knox and Millennial Tech middle schools; Lincoln High School. Contact: Philip Liburd, Chairperson, tupride619@yahoo.com. Open to the public.

 

14 — 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.

 

16 — 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.

 

17 -- 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.

 

19 -- Henry Cluster Council, 4:30 p.m., Pershing Middle School, 8204 San Carlos Drive (92119). Discussion and community dialogue with parents and community members in the Patrick Henry High School area: Benchley/Weinberger, Dailard, Foster, Gage, Green, Hardy, Hearst and Marvin elementary schools; Pershing and Lewis middle schools; Patrick Henry High School. Open to the public. Contacts: Susan Levy, Principal Pershing Middle School, slevy@sandi.net; Laura Alluin, Principal Hardy Elementary School, lalluin@sandi.net.

 

21 -- Winter break. All schools closed.

 

JANUARY

 

4 -- Traditional-calendar schools reopen.

 

4 -- Serra High School Cluster Council, 4:30 p.m., Serra High School, 5156 Santo Road (92124). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Serra High School area: Hancock, Kumeyaay, Miller, Tierrasanta and Vista Grande elementary schools; De Portola and Farb middle schools; Serra High School. Contact: Maria Montgomery, Principal, Kumeyaay Elementary School, mmontgomery@sandi.net. Open to the public.

 

5 -- 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.

 

7 -- Mission Bay Cluster of Pacific Beach Schools meeting, 6 p.m., Crown Point Junior Music Academy, 4033 Ingraham St. (92109). Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Mission Bay High School area: Barnard, Crown Point, Pacific Beach and Sessions elementary schools; Pacific Beach Middle School; Mission Bay High School. Contact: Jennifer Tandy, missionbaycluster@gmail.com. Open to the public.

 

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 -- 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 -- 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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Recall: Post Notice of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meeting, November 10, 2015

Viorato Josefina would like to recall the message, "Post Notice of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meeting, November 10, 2015".You are a subscriber to the news release mailing list for the San Diego Unified School District. To unsubscribe, send a message to "media@lists-sandi-net" with the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. For an archive of these releases, go to http://sdusd-news.blogspot.com/

DISREGARD EMAIL: Post Notice of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meeting, November 10, 2015

Please disregard the below email, it was sent prematurely; agendas will go public tomorrow afternoon.

 

Thank you and my apologies.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services Office

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

 

From: Viorato Josefina
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 5:35 PM
Subject: Post Notice of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meeting, November 10, 2015

 

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, November 10, 2015; start time changed from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information   

·         Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m., Room 2249
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/meeting-information

·         Regular Meeting Agenda— Tuesday, November 10, 201, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9T8P3G6197A2      

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s) and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.


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

·         ACUESP: https://www.sandiegounified.org/acuesp-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information.

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

·         CAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information and https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2015-meeting-schedule      

·         CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information    

·         DAC https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information and https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         DELAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information  

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

Thank you.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services Office

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

 

Post Notice of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meeting, November 10, 2015

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, November 10, 2015; start time changed from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information   

·         Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m., Room 2249
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/meeting-information

·         Regular Meeting Agenda— Tuesday, November 10, 201, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9T8P3G6197A2      

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s) and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.


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

·         ACUESP: https://www.sandiegounified.org/acuesp-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information.

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

·         CAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information and https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2015-meeting-schedule      

·         CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information    

·         DAC https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information and https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         DELAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information  

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

Thank you.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services Office

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

 

Monday, November 2, 2015

NEWS RELEASE FROM SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: San Diego Unified makes major strides in closing the “a-g” achievement gap

NEWS RELEASE

Nov. 2, 2015

Contact:  Ursula Kroemer, chief public information officer, 619-725-7505

 

San Diego Unified makes major strides in closing the "a-g" achievement gap

Double-digit gains made by ethnically diverse students and students receiving Special Education Services

                                                                                    

(SAN DIEGO) – The number of students classified as English learners in the Class of 2016 and who are on track to meet all "a-g" course requirements for high school graduation has doubled compared to 2014 data, according to new statistics from the San Diego Unified School District.  Data also reveal double-digit increases in other student sub-groups, including African American students, Hispanic students, and students receiving Special Education services.

"We are very happy to see such dramatic improvements for students in the space of a single year," said Cindy Marten, Superintendent of San Diego Unified. "It is very exciting to see that the changes we've made systemically to help students meet a-g requirements made a difference not just for the Class of 2016, but even more so for the Class of 2017."

The percentage of this year's junior class considered on track for meeting the a-g requirements needed to graduate high school is up seven percentage points from the previous junior class cohort. Some student subgroups had even more dramatic gains.

"A year ago, nine percent of our English Learners were on-track to meet all a-g requirements as juniors.  This year, 18 percent are on track.  While still low, it means twice as many are ready entering the junior class," said Marten. "Imagine doubling again next year, and the year thereafter.  We are building momentum."

Significant increases are also noted for other subgroups, compared to the previous junior class.  Fifty-six percent of African American students in the class of 2017 are on track to meet all a-g requirements compared to 45 percent the previous year; an 11 point increase that was the highest growth among all subgroups. Fifty-two percent of Hispanic students are on track, compared to 44 percent a year ago.

Marten noted the data tell an important story when it comes to closing the achievement gap.

"If every student group were to accelerate at the same rate, we'd never close the achievement gap," she said. "When you see subgroups increasing at a faster rate – like we are seeing with our African American students, our Hispanic students, and our English Learners – that's how you begin to close the gap."

The data are included in a district accountability update to the Board of Trustees entitled "Focus on Equity and Plan to Ensure Each and Every Student is On Track to Graduate."  The report is available online at http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A38P4A56CC4A or https://www.sandiegounified.org/sites/default/files_link/district/files/board/reports/2015/1027/video.html as item E.2. It is part of the district's monthly updates on its Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

"A year ago, we took a very hard and critical look at the on-track status of the Class of 2016. This pushed us to make major changes to our Master Schedules in order to provide greater access to "a-g" coursework for all students and to put necessary interventions in place for students who were missing credits or off-track in some way," said Cheryl Hibbeln, executive director of secondary schools. "We wanted to make sure that the San Diego way was one where we didn't make any categorical presumptions about groups. We were going to look at all groups and support them in meeting this goal."

The accountability update also includes findings from Alliance San Diego, a community empowerment organization which conducted focus group research with teachers, counselors, principals and parents in the district on the status of a-g on track rates and solicited recommendations for strategies to help students meet a-g requirements.  The findings from the surveys, published in their study, "Career and College Preparedness in the 21st Century," include recommendations for pursuing smaller class sizes at high school, offering after-school courses or extended school days, and pursuing and promoting online coursework to help students meet a-g requirements.

The organization praised the district for the work done to ensure all students are graduating career and college ready, and acknowledged that many of the survey recommendations are already being implemented

"Let's call the a-g requirement what it is: the tide that lifts all boats," said Matt Yagyagan, Alliance San Diego development manager. "To see double-digit gains in subgroups and the gains achievement across the board is tremendous."

"There is still work to be done, but we commend the district for rolling up its sleeves and doing the hard work.  This is moving boulders to do whatever it takes to move this district forward," he added.

Marten echoed the need for hard work to continue. "If we are truly going to deliver on the promise of public education for each and every student, we do indeed have a lot of hard work to do," she said. "The data show that our high expectations for all students are being met and that we are on the right course to make even greater progress across all student groups."

"San Diego Unified has been laser focused on realizing equity, access, and educational excellence for ALL students," said Marne Foster, Board President. "I'm pleased to see positive movement and expect this trend to continue through our commitment to collective action with district leadership, school community and corporate partnerships."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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