Thursday, June 9, 2016

Post Special Meeting Notice, June 14, 2016

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Meeting—Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information

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

Thank you.

 

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA  92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

 

 

 

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

MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: San Diego Unified and Alliance San Diego celebrate historic progress in closing achievement gap

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                                                      

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 9, 2016

 

Contact: Linda Zintz, director of communications, 619-847-6637 or lzintz@sandi.net

 

San Diego Unified and Alliance San Diego celebrate historic progress in closing achievement gap

 

WHAT: Superintendent Cindy Marten will join Alliance San Diego Executive Director Andrea Guerrero to announce English learner, Hispanic and African American graduation rates and to celebrate historic progress in closing the achievement gap.

 

WHEN: Friday, June 10

            11:30 a.m.-noon  

 

WHERE: Eugene Bruckner Education Center, Auditorium

              4100 Normal St. San Diego (92103)

 

INTERVIEWS: Superintendent Cindy Marten; Andrea Guerrero, Executive Director of Alliance San Diego; Board of Education Vice President Richard Barrera, Trustee Kevin Beiser and Trustee Sharon Whitehurst-Payne.

 

VISUALS : Superintendent Cindy Marten; Executive Director of Alliance San Diego, Andrea Guerrero; Board of Education members standing together to announce historic improvements in closing the achievement gap.

 

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MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: Invitational Mile Run for Elementary Students in Honor of Chelsea King

Media Advisory from San Diego Unified School District,  June 9, 2016

 

Invitational Mile Run for Elementary Students in Honor of Chelsea King

 

WHAT: More than 150 elementary students from 16 San Diego schools are participating in the Chelsea King Invitational Mile. Students in grades 3-6 and some younger will compete against others in their grade level in this timed mile run.  

 

WHEN: Friday, June 10, 2016, 1-3:30 p.m.

 

WHERE: Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School’s dirt field/track, 4133 Mt. Albertine Ave, 92111

 

DETAILS:

The Chelsea King Invitational Mile is open to deserving students throughout San Diego County in grades 3-6 (Some younger students are allowed with parental consent). The event is free of charge, chip-timed, and held each year at Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School. To participate, students must have a qualifying mile time of 7 minutes for boys, 8 minutes for girls. There is an 800-meter Buddy Run for those that want to participate but did not meet the qualifying times. The event is coordinated by PE teacher Mary Lou Baranowski. Special guests include famed miler and former Olympian Steve Scott and local runner/running expert Paul Greer.

 

Race Order:

1 p.m. - Welcome

National Anthem - Carly Mendoza (Junior, Madison HS)

1:10 p.m. – 800-meter Buddy Run

1:15 p.m. – Third-grade girls’ mile

1:30 p.m. – Third-grade boys’ mile

1:45 p.m.  – Fourth-grade girls’ mile

2 p.m. – Fourth-grade boys’ mile

2:15 p.m. – Third/Fourth-grade awards

Special guest speakers - TBD

2:30 p.m. – Fifth-grade girls’ mile

2:45 p.m. – Fifth-grade boys’ mile

3 p.m. – Sixth-grade girls’ mile

3:15 p.m. – Sixth-grade boys’ mile

3:30 p.m. – Fifth/Sixth-grade awards

 

PHOTOS/VISUALS: Students running the course, kids and adults running the 800-meter Buddy Run.

 

BACKGROUND: The Chelsea King Invitational Mile was conceived shortly after the tragic death of student Chelsea King, who was an avid runner and honors student at Poway High School. Chelsea was not only a diligent student but was also involved in the community. The Chelsea King Invitational Mile is made available to deserving students grades 3-6 who wish to pursue the goals that Chelsea emulated.

 

Contact: Mary Lou Baranowski, 858-361-2885 (cell)

                                                            

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Jennifer Cornelius Rodriguez

Information Services Specialist - Communications, San Diego Unified School District

4100 Normal Street, Room 2145 | San Diego, CA 92103-2682

Cell | 619-847-6029  Office | 619-725-5598 | Email: jcornelius@sandi.net

 

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: Superintendent Announces New Framework for Family and Community Engagement for 2016-17

News Release

June 9, 2016

Contact:   Linda Zintz, communications director, 619-847-6637

 

Superintendent Announces New Framework for Family and Community Engagement for 2016-17

 

Educational research validates that support at home is critical to a student’s academic success. San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten is making the commitment to enhance family engagement in the 2016-17 school year by implementing a new Framework for Family and Community Engagement. The framework aligns with the district’s Vision 2020 of creating quality schools in every neighborhood and is a priority in the district’s 2016-17 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).

 

“Family and community engagement is a priority across our district,” said Supt. Cindy Marten. “The 2016-17 LCAP further expands our commitment to building and supporting systemic conditions that help empower each and every family to support student success.”

 

Marten plans to share the new plan at the graduation ceremony of the “School Smarts Parent Engagement Program” being held this evening at 6 p.m., at Doyle Elementary School in University City. School Smarts is a PTA program that brings parents together in support of their common interest – helping their children and schools succeed. San Diego Unified provided $26,000 in 2015-16 to the San Diego Unified Council of PTAs to implement School Smarts programs in seven  district schools: Baker, Birney, Cherokee Point, Doyle, Lindbergh-Schweitzer, Mason and Whitman elementary schools. The School Smarts program will expand next school year as part of the new framework for family and community engagement. The district will release its initial 2016-17 LCAP next week.

 

Other components of the new framework include:

 

·         Hiring an Executive Director of Family and Community Engagement to take the lead in implementing the new framework and reorganizing family and community engagement as a priority across district schools

 

·         Conducting an annual, district-wide family engagement survey to identify strengths and improvement areas in family engagement by sub-group, school and cluster

 

·         Assigning family engagement staff to each Area Superintendent to help build the capacity of all schools and families by clusters and neighborhoods

 

·         Developing Family Engagement Plans for each school based on survey results, student academic needs, other identified priorities and aligned to LCAP goals.

 

·         Growing family networks that identify and create stronger partnerships with community organizations and best utilize their experiences in our neighborhoods to help schools with student and family needs.

 

·         Empowering families and schools with High Impact Home Strategies that support student learning at home for all families  

 

·         Working collaboratively with a committee of parents, community and staff to give input and assist with direction of the framework

 

Parents and members of the public are encouraged to attend the 2016-17 LCAP Board of Education workshop on Tuesday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress St. (92110).  A draft of the 2016-17 LCAP can be found online at www.sandiegounified.org/lcap .

 

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Post Notice and Agenda

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Regular Charter Meeting and Propositions S & Z Updates Agenda—Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Ed Center Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9YLRCH6D0392

·         Notice of Committee Meeting Schedule: Audit & Finance Committee
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/node/528

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: General Membershiphttps://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Boardhttps://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: General Membershiphttps://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Boardhttps://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2015-16-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information 

·         DELAC: General Membership and Executive Boardhttps://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2015-16-meeting-schedule-and-information  

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

Thank you.

 

Melissa 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

mmabe2@sandi.net

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

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Media advisory: San Diego Unified School District partners with Ocean Discovery Institute to build new Living Lab in City Heights

Media Advisory from San Diego Unified School District
June 3, 2016
Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 619-546-3378   

San Diego Unified School District partners with Ocean Discovery Institute to build new Living Lab in City Heights

WHAT:  A community "Construction Party" is being held to celebrate the construction on a new educational facility called the "Living Lab" in City Heights. The "Construction Party" will begin with guided tours around the construction site. Following, there will be booths and activities available to discover science, how to protect the planet and careers in science and conservation. The event will conclude with a celebration and a short program, food, music and giveaways.  There will also be information on how to get involved with the "Living Lab" and Ocean Discovery Institute.

The "Living Lab" is a joint venture between San Diego Unified School District and Ocean Discovery Institute. It will be a science education center where students explore different fields of science, and define their college and career aspirations. This project aligns with the Board of Education's and Superintendent Cindy Marten's Vision 2020 goal to develop schools as neighborhood learning centers. Vision 2020 seeks to re-establish a strong bond between communities and their neighborhood schools, and achieve quality schools in every neighborhood.

WHEN: Saturday, June 4,  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (The will be a short program begin at 12:30 p.m. with the guest speakers listed below.)  

WHERE: Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School's joint use field, 4271 Myrtle Ave., San Diego, CA 92105. (Media parking available on site. Enter driveway off 43rd St.)

VISUALS:  "Living Lab" construction site, booths and activities.  Ocean Discovery Institute will have a variety of partners that will be hosting interactive booths to demonstrate what the community will be able to discover at the Living Lab, activities include:
. Interacting with Dr. Zoolittle from the San Diego Zoo
. Learning about pollinators in our canyons from San Diego Canyonlands
. Learning how biologists identify animals from aerial photographers with, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
. "Ask an Architect" where guests can speak to Rob Quigley about his work on the Living Lab

SPEAKERS: 
- Ocean Discovery Institute Board Member Claudia Rodriguez (emcee)
- San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten
- City Council President Pro Tem Marti Emerald
- County Supervisor Greg Cox
- U.S. Congressman Scott Peters
- San Diego Unified Board Vice President Richard Barrera
- Ocean Discovery Institute Executive Director/Founder Shara Fisler

INTERVIEWS: The speakers will be available for interviews, as will current and former students who participate in the Ocean Discovering Institute program, and Lee Dulgeroff, chief Facilities Planning and Construction officer.   

BACKGROUND:  San Diego Unified School District and Ocean Discovery Institute have a joint-venture agreement to construct and run the "Living Lab" facility that will be used to provide educational programs in outdoor science and environmental conservation. The facility will provide significant science and other educational opportunities to more than 10,000 youth per year who attend the 14 district public schools in the City Heights area. The 12,000-square-foot, two-story building is being constructed adjacent to Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School. It will include two laboratories, administrative space, and approximately 35,000 square feet of outdoor features that will include nature play elements and a natural trail.

Ocean Discovery Institute is a unique nonprofit organization that offers hands-on science and conservation programs to students often faced with the hardships of living in a highly urbanized underserved community. Ocean Discovery provides rigorous educational, scientific research, and environmental stewardship experiences that build curiosity, science understanding and skills, and leadership in underserved young people from kid to career. These programs use ocean science to generate the spark that makes young people want to learn all principles of science, technology, engineering, math, and conservation.

Cynthia Reed-Porter, communications supervisor l Communications Office l San Diego Unified School District
Mobile phone:  619-546-3378 l E-mail:  creed-porter@sandi.net

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MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, June 3, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, June 3, 2016

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.

JUNE

4 -- McKinley Elementary Art Show, 3-7 p.m., Bread and Salt arts center, 1955 Julian Ave., San Diego CA 92113. Display of student artwork from McKinley Elementary School, with work from preschool through fifth-grade students on display, as well as a variety of activities and entertainment. Proceeds benefit the school's art program. Contact: Ashley Bruce, ashleybruce@me.com. Open to the public.

* 6 -- Hoover High School Cluster Meeting, 4 p.m., 4474 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92115. 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 Hoover cluster are: Adams, Central, Cherokee Point, Edison, Franklin, Hamilton, Joyner, Normal Heights, Rosa Parks and Rowan elementary schools; Clark and Rowan middle schools; and Hoover High School. Contact: Tia Anzellotti, tanzellotti@uwsd.org. Open to the public.

* 6 -- Pt. Loma High School Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Correia Middle School, 4302 Valeta St., San Diego, CA 92107. Discussion and community dialogue with school staff, parents and community members in the Point Loma Cluster area: Cabrillo, Dewey, Loma Portal, Ocean Beach, Silver Gate and Sunset View elementary schools; Correia and Dana middle schools; Point Loma High School. Open to the public.

* 6 -- Serra High School Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Serra High School, 5156 Santo Road, San Diego CA 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. Open to the public.

7 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St., San Diego CA 92103. More information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information. Open to the public.

* 8 -- Morse High School Cluster Meeting, 5:30, Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, 2655 Casey Street, San Diego CA 92139. Cluster council meetings include a 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; Bell Middle School; San Diego School for Creative and Performing Arts 6-12; Morse High School. Open to the public.

9 -- Kearny High Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Kearny High Complex Room 301, 1954 Komet Way (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.

* 11 -- VanGO! Festival Benefiting Washington Elementary School, noon to 6 p.m., Washington Elementary School, 1789 State St., San Diego, CA 921. Little Italy community celebration benefits Washington Elementary School and features sciences and arts in one event. Contact: Rodger N. Ashworth, STEAM Magnet Science Resource Teacher, Washington Elementary STEAM Magnet, 619-344-6300. Open to the public.

11 -- Day of Compassion Celebration, 6-9 p.m., Henwood Memorial Park, 3799 44th St., San Diego CA 92105. Leaders from public schools, community partners, and diverse faith communities will join together to promote, teach, and demonstrate compassion as a part of the fourth-annual Day of Compassion. Hoover High School Jazz Band and Chamber Orchestra will perform. Cherokee Point Principal Godwin Higa, San Diego Unified Police Chief Reuben Littlejohn and San Diego Unified School Police Officer John Serrano are among those who will be honored. Contact: Rev. Jessica Strysko, Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church of San Diego, 619-297-4366, ext. 131. Open to the public.

14 -- LCAP Board Workshop, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ballard Parent Center Auditorium, 2375 Congress St. (92110). Board of education will be reviewing the draft of the 2016-17 LCAP. Open to the public. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

* 14 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St., San Diego CA 92103. More information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information. Open to the public.

20 -- Graduation ceremonies for Crawford, Hoover, iHigh, Mt. Everest, Muir and Serra high schools, times and locations vary. See https://www.sandiegounified.org/june-20-2016-high-school-commencements for details. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

20 -- Middle School Promotion Ceremony for Millennial Tech Middle School, 5 p.m., Lincoln High School Theater, 4777 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113. Ceremony marks eighth-grade students from the Lincoln Park campus as they transition to grade nine at Lincoln High. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578. Open to the public.

21 -- Graduation ceremonies for Clairemont, Garfield, Patrick Henry, Kearny, La Jolla, Lincoln, Madison, Mira Mesa, Mission Bay, Morse, Pt. Loma, San Diego Early/Middle College, San Diego, San Diego Met, SCPA, Scripps Ranch, Twain and University City high schools. See https://www.sandiegounified.org/june-21-2016-high-school-commencements for details. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

21 -- Middle School promotion ceremonies, various locations. Middle schools on the traditional school-calendar are holding ceremonies for their eighth graders as they get ready to move to high school. Most of the ceremonies are scheduled for 8-11 a.m. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

21 -- Last day of school, traditional calendar.

28 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St., San Diego CA 92103. More information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information Open to the public.

* 29 -- Summer Fun Cafe Kickoff, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Skyline Hills Community Park, 8285 Skyline Dr., San Diego 92114. Annual event to highlight the Summer Fun Cafe, a free lunch and activities program at parks and schools around San Diego. Co-sponsored by the San Diego Unified School District and City of San Diego. Media contact: Gary Petill, Director, Food and Nutrition Services, 858-627-7301. Open to the public.

JULY

4 -- Independence Day, all schools and offices closed.

21 -- Last day of school, year-round calendar.

AUGUST

29 -- First day of school, all calendars.



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