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
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. Becky Pringle, Vice President of the National Education Association (NEA), is scheduled to read at the following schools: Balboa Elementary, 1844 S. 40th St. (92103), 7:45 a.m.; Carson Elementary, 6905 Kramer St. (92111), 9 a.m.. Contact for information/interviews with Ms. Pringle: San Diego Education Association, Additional schools are expected to participate. Media contact: Lindsay Burningham, SDEA President, 619-283-4411 or burningham.l@sdea.net
* 3 -- Balboa Elementary Design Task Force, 6 p.m., Balboa Elementary School, 1844 S 40th Street (92113). The Design Task Force meeting is for phase one of the Whole Site Modernization Project at Balboa Elementary School. You will join other key stakeholders and the architect to discuss the general design of the school, and how it can best serve the students and the community for years to come. Contact: Gabriela Soriano, (858) 573-5837. Open to the public.
* 3 -- Emerson-Bandini Elementary Design Task Force, 6 p.m., Bandini Elementary School, 3550 Logan Avenue (92113). The Design Task Force meeting is for the Whole Site Modernization Project at Emerson-Bandini Elementary School. The site master plan provides a road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of your school. It will also assist in planning the capital facilities bond projects for your school. Contact: Bryan Ehm, (858) 637-6243. Open to the public.
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 -- Spelling Bee, grades 2 and 4, 9:30 and 11:20 a.m., Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mt Ararat Dr, San Diego, CA 92111. Find out who the best spellers are in grades 2 and 4 at this Clairemont neighborhood school. Spelling bees for grades 1, 3 and 5 is scheduled for March 10. Contact: Jonathan Saipe, Principal, 858-493-8110. Not 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, anonpartisan, 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.
* 10 -- Spelling Bee, grades 1, 3, 5, 9:30 and 11:20 a.m., Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mt Ararat Dr, San Diego, CA 92111. Find out who the best spellers are in grades 1, 3 and 5 at this Clairemont neighborhood school. Contact: Jonathan Saipe, Principal, 858-493-8110. Not 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.
* 17 – Mission Bay Preservationists New Orleans Fundraiser, 7 p.m., Pacific Beach Woman's Club, 1721 Hornblend St, San Diego, CA 92109. Proceeds from program will help support the New Orleans performances by the renown Mission Bay High School band. Media contact: J.P. Balmat, Music Director, Mission Bay High, 619-929-7701. 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.
APRIL
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., Mira Mesa High School media center, 10510 Reagan Road (92126). Special joint meeting with the board of the San Diego Community College District. Open to the public.
* 21 – Clairemont Schools Sustainability Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., SDG&E Innovation Center, 4760 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92117. Schools from the Clairemont and Madison high school clusters will have a group, club, or classroom focusing on sustainability on exhibit. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578. 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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