MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

NEWS RELEASE -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District,
December 20, 2013

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.sandi.net.

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.

*Indicates new items added since last week.

For a calendar of noticed public meetings, go to
www.sandi.net/meetingcalendar. Those meetings might not be included in
this listing.

DECEMBER

23-Jan. 3 -- Winter Break, all schools and offices closed.

JANUARY

6 -- Schools on traditional calendar and district offices reopen.

* 8 -- University City High School Financial Aid Night, 6 p.m., University
City High School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). A Cal-SOAP representative
will provide information about financial aid for seniors going to college.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be explained,
along with the Cal Grant information. Q and A will be available after the
event. Contact: Jeff Olivero, Principal, (858) 457-3040. Open to UC High
families.

* 9 -- La Jolla High College Night, 6 p.m., La Jolla High School, 750
Nautilus St. (92037). Find out all about the FAFSA -- Free Application for
Federal Student Aid -- and applying for colleges and scholarships. Plus,
La Jolla High alums will be on hand to talk about how they're getting
along in college and transitioning from high school. Contact: Dr. Pat
Crowder, Acting Principal, (858) 454-3081. Open to parents/guardians and
students.

* 20 -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. All schools and offices closed.

* 21 -- Year-round calendar schools reopen.

22 -- Common Core Math Meeting, 6 p.m., Pt. Loma Nazarene University
Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Rd. (92106). Parents can
learn about the changes in how math is taught and new expectation for
student learning for students in kindergarten through grade 8. Presented
by Sherry Lawson, Mathematics Program Manager, San Diego Unified School
District, and Mindy Shacklett, Mathematics Coordinator, San Diego County
Office of Education. Media contact: Teresa Walter, Executive Director,
Teaching and Learning, 619-725-7780. Open to the public.

* 27 -- Local Control Funding Formula Presentation, 4:30 p.m., University
City High School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Leadership from the San Diego
Unified School District will be visiting Cluster Committee and other
parent meetings over the next several months to discuss California's new
school budget plan, called the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
Contact: Martha Alvarez, Director of Government Relations, (916) 798-1338.
Open to the public.

* 30 -- University City High School Tours, 8 a.m., University City High
School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Parents and guardians of students
eligible to attend University City High School are welcome to join in this
tour of the school's excellent facilities, programs, sports and
activities. Eligible students include those living inside the school's
boundary areas or those who can attend through the CHOICE or VEEP
programs. Contact: Jeff Olivero, Principal, (858) 457-3040. Open to
prospective families.

FEBRUARY

* 6 -- University City High School Tours, 12:30 p.m., University City High
School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Parents and guardians of students
eligible to attend University City High School are welcome to join in this
tour of the school's excellent facilities, programs, sports and
activities. Eligible students include those living inside the school's
boundary areas or those who can attend through the CHOICE or VEEP
programs. Contact: Jeff Olivero, Principal, (858) 457-3040. Open to
prospective families.

* 14 -- Lincoln Day holiday. All schools and offices closed.

* 17 -- Washington's Birthday. All schools and offices closed.


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-- To separate public events from school functions we'd like you to
cover, items open to the public are now labeled as such. "Not open to the
public" means that you're welcome to cover it, but it's not something to
list in an events calendar or announce to the public.

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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

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