MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, February 19, 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.
FEBRUARY
All Month -- Black/African American History Month, with events throughout the district. Contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.
* 22 -- Kearny High students reveal suggestions for reuse of old city Central Library, 10 a.m., lobby, City of San Diego Administration Building, 202 C Street (92101). Juniors at the Stanley E. Foster School of Engineering, Innovation and Design at the Kearny Educational Complex have ideas on how to repurpose the city's old downtown library. Dr. Michael McQuary, will join the students and San Diego city officials Mayor Kevin Faulconer, and City Council Members Sherri S. Lightner, Scott Sherman and Chris Cate. Contact: Jennifer N. Kearns, Office of Council President Sherri S. Lightner, (619) 236-6611. Open to the public.
22 -- 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.
23 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Regular meeting of the Board of Education, scheduled to include interviews with the four finalists and a decision on filling vacant Subdistrict E seat. Open to the public.
24 -- Logan-Memorial K-12 Project Master Plan Meeting, 6 p.m., Memorial Prep Middle School Library, 2850 Logan Ave., San Diego, CA 92113. San Diego Unified School District is developing a site master plan for Logan K-8 School and Memorial Preparatory for Scholars and Athletes Middle School. The site master plan provides a road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of the school campuses. It will also assist in planning the capital facilities bond projects for the schools. Input from parents, neighbors, school staff and students is vital to the success of this site master planning process. Contact: Bryan Ehm, 858-637-6243, behm@sandi.net. Open to the public.
24 -- An Evening with UC San Diego, 6 p.m., Lincoln High School Performing Arts Center, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). High school students and parents are invited to receive information on navigating the college preparatory process, admissions, financial aid, career services, and hear from UC students and alumni. UC San Diego Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Juan
Gonzalez is featured speaker. Contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-847-6637. Free, open to the public with pre-registration at sandiegocalsoap.com/events.
* 27 -- Hoover High School Alumni Baseball Day, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hoover High School, 4474 El Cajon Boulevard (92115). With a great baseball tradition dating back to the late Hall of Famer Ted Williams, plus more than a dozen major leaguers, alumni will meet to support today's student-stars. Contact: Coach Sean Tucker, 619-379-3840, hooverbaseball19@gmail.com. Open to the public.
29 -- 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.
MARCH
All month: Arts Education Month, Women's History Month. For school activities or story ideas, media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.
1 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Board of Education regular meeting scheduled to discuss charter school matters. Open to the public.
2 -- National Read Across America Day, with events at schools throughout the district. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.
5 -- Cal-SOAP Career and College Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Sponsored by Cal-SOAP, students can learn interviewing skills, engage in career workshops, discover career paths, meet business leaders and professionals, find internship opportunities, and see career demonstrations. More information: www.sandiegocalsoap.com Media contact: Linda Doughty, Cal-SOAP Director, (858) 569-1866, ext. 211, ldoughty@ucsd.edu. Free and open to the public.
7 -- Grad Nation Workshop, 5:30 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Kickoff of San Diego Unified's participation in Grad Nation, a national effort to raise the high-school graduation rate in the US to 90 percent (it is currently 80 percent). The speaker is Aída Walqui, English learner scholar and director of the teacher professional development program at WestEd, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency working with education and other communities throughout the United States and abroad. Contact: Elizabeth Pappas, Office of Language Acquisition, epappas@sandi.net, (619) 725-7264. Open to the public.
8 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public.
13 -- High School Instrumental Honor Concert, 3 p.m., Copley Symphony Hall, Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St, San Diego, CA 92101. Concert brings together the top musicians from throughout the San Diego Unified School District for a performance of San Diego's best young artists. Contact: Mark Nicholson, mnicholson@sandi.net, (858) 256-2705. Free and open to the public.
19 -- Middle School Instrumental Music Concert. 7 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University, Brown Chapel, 3901 Lomaland Drive (92106). Concert brings together the top musicians from throughout the San Diego Unified School District for a performance of San Diego's best young artists. Contact: Mark Nicholson, mnicholson@sandi.net, (858) 256-2705. Free and open to the public.
22 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public.
24 -- Elementary School Instrumental Music and Choral Concert. 7 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University, Brown Chapel, 3901 Lomaland Drive (92106). Concert brings together the top musicians from throughout the San Diego Unified School District for a performance of San Diego's best young artists. Contact: Mark Nicholson, mnicholson@sandi.net, (858) 256-2705. Free and open to the public.
23 -- Special Olympics Soccer Tournament, 9 a.m., Balboa Stadium, San Diego High School, 1405 Park Boulevard (92101). Teams and athletes from Lincoln, Morse, Crawford, Hoover, Point Loma, and San Diego high schools with moderate to severe programs will be participating in a soccer tournament and soccer individuals skills. Contact: Dipakkumar Patel (Sunjay), San Diego High School, (619) 525-7455 ext. 4654. Not open to the public.
28-April 1 -- Spring break, all schools closed.
5 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Board of Education regular meeting to discuss charter school matters. Open to the public.
12 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public.
19 -- Special Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Special joint meeting with the board of the San Diego Community College District. Open to the public.
26 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public.
28-April 18 -- Spring break for year-round schools.
31 -- Cesar Chavez Day. Although schools are closed this week for Spring Break, teachers and schools will be honoring Cesar Chavez before spring break. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.
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