The San Diego Unified School District will be implementing minimum day schedules at many schools (See list<https://www.sandiegounified.org/hot-weather-school-list> or see below) tomorrow, Sept. 1, due to anticipated high temperatures, humidity and heat index. Schools on regular day schedules are expected to operate under our Hot Weather Plan guidelines<http://www.sandi.net/hotweather>.
We are aware that high temperatures are expected tomorrow, and we want to make sure that our students and staff are as comfortable as possible so that learning can continue.
When temperatures are expected to be 95 degrees or higher with a heat index of 103 degrees or higher, campuses with less than 80 percent of their classrooms air conditioned may be instructed to move to a minimum day schedule. The Superintendent's decision to call a half day is a collaborative effort among district staff and school communities to determine what's in the best interest of students.
All district schools have Hot Weather Plans in place and will implement those plans tomorrow. We are proud that the number of schools with air conditioning has increased over the past year as we work to install air conditioning at all our schools.
Guidelines for our Hot Weather Plan – detailed in Administrative Procedure 4032 – are posted at www.sandiegounified.org/hotweather<http://www.sandiegounified.org/hotweather>.
Schools on minimum day schedule for Friday, Sept. 1, 2017
Adams Elementary
Alcott Elementary
Baker Elementary
Balboa Elementary
Barnard Elementary
Bay Park Elementary
Bird Rock Elementary
Birney Elementary
Cabrillo Elementary
Cadman Elementary
Carson Elementary
Chavez Elementary
Challenger Middle
Chesterton Elementary
Clairemont High School
Clark Middle
Crown Point Elementary
Cubberley Elementary
Dana Elementary
Dewey Elementary
Edison Elementary
Emerson-Bandini Elementary
Euclid Elementary
Field Elementary
Fletcher Elementary
Florence Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary
Innovation Middle
Jefferson Elementary
John Muir
Jones Elementary
Juarez Elementary
Kearny High School
Kimbrough Elementary
Lafayette Elementary
La Jolla Elementary
La Jolla High
Linda Vista Elementary
Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary
Longfellow Elementary
Madison High School
Marcy
Marston Middle
McKinley Elementary
Memorial Prep
Mission Bay High School
Montgomery Middle
Muirlands Middle
New Dawn
Ocean Beach Elementary
Pacific Beach Elementary
Pacific Beach Middle
Perkins K-8
Riley
Roosevelt Middle
Ross Elementary
Rowan Elementary
San Diego High School
Scripps Ranch High School
Sessions Elementary
Sequoia Elementary
SilverGate Elementary
Sunset View Elementary
Taft Middle
Toler Elementary
Torrey Pines Elementary
Trace
Twain Main
Wangenheim Middle
Wegeforth Elementary
Whitman Elementary
Whittier School
Wilson Middle
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Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Post Notice and Agenda: Special CAC Ad Hoc Meeting, 8-31-17
PLEASE NOTE:
· Notice of Special Meeting: Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC), Special Ad Hoc Committee—August 31, 2017
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· Executive Committee Meeting and Special Ad Hoc Committee Meeting Agenda: Community Advisory Committee for Special Education—August 31, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Room 2249
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice and agendas and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.
Additionally, please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:
· Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee
· CAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2017-18-general-meeting-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2017-18-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2017-meetings-schedule
· DAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2017-18-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2017-18-meeting-schedule-and-information-0
· 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
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Monday, August 28, 2017
Post Agenda: CAC Executive Committee, 8-31-17
PLEASE NOTE:
· Executive Committee Meeting Agenda: Community Advisory Committee for Special Education—August 31, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Room 2249
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice and agendas and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.
Additionally, please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:
· Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/audit-and-finance-committee
· CAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2017-18-general-meeting-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2017-18-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2017-meetings-schedule
· DAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2017-18-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2017-18-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2017-18-meeting-schedule-and-information-0
· 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
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY: Wegeforth Elementary Celebrates Going Back-to-School with New Outdoor Classroom
MEDIA ADVISORY
August 24, 2017
Wegeforth Elementary Celebrates Going Back-to-School with New Outdoor Classroom
EVENT: Wegeforth Community Reading Garden + Outdoor Classroom Ribbon-cutting
WHEN: Saturday, August 26, 2017 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Wegeforth Elementary School, 3443 Ediwhar Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123
DETAILS: Wegeforth Elementary is only 1 of 2 schools in San Diego County that won the Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant. With those funds, they have constructed a beautiful garden that will be used by teachers and students during the upcoming school year as an outdoor classroom and community garden.
The new garden will provide a shady, peaceful spot for parents to wait for their children to be dismissed from school, or to read with their children. Teachers will be able to conduct science lessons and experiments around plants, beginning with kindergarten and the parts of a flower, all the way up to how plants can convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen through photosynthesis.
One exciting feature in the new garden will be an electrical vault transformed into a chalkboard that teachers will be able to bring their classes to during the instructional day.
Media is invited to tour the garden and share in excitement ahead of the first day of school.
SPEAKERS: Superintendent Cindy Marten, Principal Lori Sandoval, Lowe's representative, Teachers, Students and Parent volunteers.
On-Site Media Contact: Lori Sandoval, Principal 619-213-2826
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August 24, 2017
Wegeforth Elementary Celebrates Going Back-to-School with New Outdoor Classroom
EVENT: Wegeforth Community Reading Garden + Outdoor Classroom Ribbon-cutting
WHEN: Saturday, August 26, 2017 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Wegeforth Elementary School, 3443 Ediwhar Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123
DETAILS: Wegeforth Elementary is only 1 of 2 schools in San Diego County that won the Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant. With those funds, they have constructed a beautiful garden that will be used by teachers and students during the upcoming school year as an outdoor classroom and community garden.
The new garden will provide a shady, peaceful spot for parents to wait for their children to be dismissed from school, or to read with their children. Teachers will be able to conduct science lessons and experiments around plants, beginning with kindergarten and the parts of a flower, all the way up to how plants can convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen through photosynthesis.
One exciting feature in the new garden will be an electrical vault transformed into a chalkboard that teachers will be able to bring their classes to during the instructional day.
Media is invited to tour the garden and share in excitement ahead of the first day of school.
SPEAKERS: Superintendent Cindy Marten, Principal Lori Sandoval, Lowe's representative, Teachers, Students and Parent volunteers.
On-Site Media Contact: Lori Sandoval, Principal 619-213-2826
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Celebrate the First Day of School with San Diego Unified
August 24, 2017
Celebrate the First Day of School with San Diego Unified
WHEN: Monday, August 28, 2017
WHERE: Two locations will be available for first day of school media coverage.
5:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. - Kearny High School, 1954 Komet Way, San Diego (92111)
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. - Encanto Elementary, 822 65th St, San Diego (92114)
COVERAGE MUST BE CONFIRMED PRIOR TO SCHOOL ARRIVAL
WHAT: More than 111,000 students in the San Diego Unified School District will head back to school on August 28. Join Supt. Cindy Marten, school board members, school administrators, teachers, parents and students as we kick off the new 2017-2018 school year.
DETAILS:
1) SDUSD Districtwide – Back-to-School Initiatives
- Academics is of course at the core of our mission.
The Class of 2018 will be our third to graduate under new rigorous high school graduation standards that require students complete the sequence of courses necessary to apply to a UC or CSU campus. The graduation standards are part of a broader effort to ensure that all of our students – regardless of ZIP code or family income - are prepared for college, careers, the military and a successful life in the 21st Century.
- Wellness: For the first time, all of our schools will have their own Wellness Plan this year. This will give parents a chance to get involved and help establish a plan that meets the fitness and nutrition needs of their children. That could include finding ways to celebrate classroom birthdays with fewer sweet treats or incorporating jumping jacks into a math lesson. The district is also poised to be a leader in clean drinking water under our efforts to test for lead and remediate water fountains.
- The Arts: We are proud that Sequoia Elementary School is our newest Visual and Performing Arts magnet school. All of our students have access to the arts, but this magnet gives students who want a school-wide emphasis in the arts to have that experience. When parents tell us over and over that they want more magnet schools tied to the arts, we listened. Districtwide, we continue to offer a rich education in music and art to our students.
- Science& Technology: Our newest STEAM cluster in Linda Vista incorporates science, technology, engineering and mathematics into the school year in a meaningful way. These, of course, are courses that are increasingly essential for college and careers – for life in general! The district is working to give middle school students technology-rich maker spaces.
- All of San Diego Unified's students continue to learn using the latest technology and coordinating teaching strategies, again thanks to our voter-approved bond measures. In addition to many of these new maker spaces, our district is also excited to unveil brand new school-site facilities that focus on science, technology and college and career readiness.
- Civic Leadership: We encourage our students – and give them the tools -- to get involved and make a positive change in the world. Our new partnership with the Anti-Defamation League will put the successful No Place for Hate program in all of our schools. We have been leaders in promoting tolerance in the name of all our students. We have new Student Equity Ambassadors at our high schools who will take that work to a new level.
MEDIA MORNING SCHEDULES: (times and speakers are approximate and subject to change)
KEARNY HIGH SCHOOL
TIME FRAME OF MEDIA EVENT: BACK TO SCHOOL
5:00am – 10:00am
VISUALS: KHS Football Team, KHS Cheer Squad, KHS Robotics Team, KHS ASB, Students, Teachers, School Administration.
5:00 – 6:30 a.m.
Kearny High School Principal, Ana Diaz-Booz
San Diego Unified School Board President, Richard Barrera
LOCATION: NEW Weight Room Courtyard
6:30 – 7:30 a.m.
San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, Cindy Marten
Kearny High School Principal, Ana Diaz-Booz
Kearny High School Student Athletes
KHS Football Team
KHS Football Coach
LOCATION: NEW Weight Room Courtyard
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, Cindy Marten
San Diego Unified School District School Board Member, Dr. Michael McQuarry
Kearny High School ASB President + Equity Ambassador, Diego
KHS ASB
KHS Cheer Squad (Performance/Cheer)
KHS Mascot
LOCATION: NEW Weight Room Courtyard
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Lee Dulgeroff, Chief, Facilities Planning & Construction
Kearny High School Principal, Ana Diaz-Booz
KHS Robotics Team
KHS Mascot
LOCATION: NEW Engineering Building
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Lee Dulgeroff, Chief, Facilities Planning & Construction
Kearny High School Engineering Teacher, Pejuhesh Shadi
KHS GSI Teacher, Corianne Burgess
GSI BMI mapping students
KHS Robotics Team
KHS Mascot
LOCATION: NEW Engineering Building/Tour of classroom
PARKING: Live Truck parking will be available in the courtyard, on the west side of the school, to the left of the main entrance to the school for the "New Weight Room Courtyard" location from 5:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Live Truck parking will be available on the street, near the new engineering building for the second live shot location from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Please see campus map for more details.
CAMPUS MAP:
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ENCANTO ELEMENTARY
TIME FRAME:7:00am – 8:30am
VISUALS: Back-to-School arrivals, a look inside a classroom on the first day of school, new building, student fish + turtle pond.
7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
Encanto Elementary School Principal, Audra Mandler
San Diego Unified School District School Board Member, Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne
LOCATION: New building / fish + turtle pond
7:45 – 8:00 a.m.
A look inside Ms. Duran's 4th grade classroom on the 1st day of school.
Ms. Duran was a Teacher of the Year Finalist for the 2016-2017 school year.
Students and Teacher will be available for quick interview during this time period.
LOCATION: Classroom #106 in the 100 building
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.
Pledge of Allegiance and morning announcements will be available for media coverage.
LOCATION: Classroom #106 in the 100 building
8:10 – 8:30 a.m.
Encanto Elementary School Principal, Audra Mandler
Available for media interviews regarding the new school year at Encanto.
LOCATION: Encanto Main Office
PARKING: Live Truck parking will be available off of Broadway, near the back entrance of the school for the "New building / fish + turtle pond" location from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
Media/Reporter parking will be available on 65th street.
Please see campus map for more details.
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PLEASE NOTE:
· Notice of Change of Date: Community Advisory Committee for Special Education Meeting/Above and Beyond Awards—changed from May 10, 2018 to May 17, 2018
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2017-18-general-meeting-and-information
· Notice of Change of Date and Time: Charter School Facility Committee Prop Z Meeting—changed from September 28, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. to September 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2017-meetings-schedule
Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice and agendas and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.
Additionally, please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:
· Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/node/528
· CAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2016-17-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2016-17-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2016-17-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2016-meetings-schedule
· DAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2016-17-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2016-17-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2016-17-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
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY: 3rd Annual San Diego Unified School Police “True Blue Buddies” Yearlong Mentorship Program Kicks-Off with Back-to-School Shopping Spree
MEDIA ADVISORY
August 22, 2017
3rd Annual San Diego Unified School Police "True Blue Buddies" Yearlong Mentorship Program Kicks-Off with Back-to-School Shopping Spree
WHAT: The third annual San Diego Unified School District Police Department "True Blue Buddies" event will pair 30 deserving students from Dewey Elementary School with San Diego Unified School Police Officers for a $100 back-to-school shopping spree at Target.
WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans St, San Diego (92110)
Target, 3245 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego (92110)
DETAILS: Third-through fifth-grade students from Dewey Elementary will receive a $100 gift card to spend on school supplies, new clothes and shoes courtesy of Target, as well as a brand new backpack courtesy of San Diego Unified to ensure that they will start the new school year ready to learn on school Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.
Each student will be partnered with a member of the San Diego Unified School Police Department. Participants were selected based on need, and include students from low-income families, military families and homeless families. The event is being supported by the district's Children and Youth in Transition program, San Diego Unified School Police and the Sports Arena Target store team.
The Back-to-School shopping spree serves as the kick-off event to a yearlong mentorship program that includes various events over the school year, including educational workshops and holiday gatherings. The primary goal of the mentorship program is to provide support through small group mentoring, as well as to help facilitate and build positive relationships with Police Officers at an early age.
San Diego Unified has always been focused on giving our students the tools to get involved and make a positive change in the world – in their classroom, on the playground, in the cafeteria, school-wide, in the community and beyond! Programs like this encourage our students to make good choices every day and have positive relationships with their teachers, parents, school police and the community as a whole. San Diego Unified is proud to support the "True Blue Buddies" program for the third year in a row. Showing our students that they have the encouragement and support of their entire community can have a huge positive impact on them becoming successful contributors of society.
SPEAKERS: San Diego School Police Chief Michael Marquez, Dewey Elementary School Principal, Target Community Outreach Representative, San Diego Unified Military School Liaison, San Diego School Police Officers and Dewey Elementary Students will also be available for interview.
VISUALS/SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
9:00 a.m. Students at Dewey Elementary meet and pair up with police
9:45 a.m. Students, police and teachers will board bus and head to Target
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Shopping at the Sports Arena Target store
11:30 a.m. Return to Dewey Elementary
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free BBQ lunch for the entire community
PLEASE CONFIRM COVERAGE PRIOR TO ATTENDING EVENT
Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net<mailto:Imcneil@Sandi.net>
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August 22, 2017
3rd Annual San Diego Unified School Police "True Blue Buddies" Yearlong Mentorship Program Kicks-Off with Back-to-School Shopping Spree
WHAT: The third annual San Diego Unified School District Police Department "True Blue Buddies" event will pair 30 deserving students from Dewey Elementary School with San Diego Unified School Police Officers for a $100 back-to-school shopping spree at Target.
WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans St, San Diego (92110)
Target, 3245 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego (92110)
DETAILS: Third-through fifth-grade students from Dewey Elementary will receive a $100 gift card to spend on school supplies, new clothes and shoes courtesy of Target, as well as a brand new backpack courtesy of San Diego Unified to ensure that they will start the new school year ready to learn on school Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.
Each student will be partnered with a member of the San Diego Unified School Police Department. Participants were selected based on need, and include students from low-income families, military families and homeless families. The event is being supported by the district's Children and Youth in Transition program, San Diego Unified School Police and the Sports Arena Target store team.
The Back-to-School shopping spree serves as the kick-off event to a yearlong mentorship program that includes various events over the school year, including educational workshops and holiday gatherings. The primary goal of the mentorship program is to provide support through small group mentoring, as well as to help facilitate and build positive relationships with Police Officers at an early age.
San Diego Unified has always been focused on giving our students the tools to get involved and make a positive change in the world – in their classroom, on the playground, in the cafeteria, school-wide, in the community and beyond! Programs like this encourage our students to make good choices every day and have positive relationships with their teachers, parents, school police and the community as a whole. San Diego Unified is proud to support the "True Blue Buddies" program for the third year in a row. Showing our students that they have the encouragement and support of their entire community can have a huge positive impact on them becoming successful contributors of society.
SPEAKERS: San Diego School Police Chief Michael Marquez, Dewey Elementary School Principal, Target Community Outreach Representative, San Diego Unified Military School Liaison, San Diego School Police Officers and Dewey Elementary Students will also be available for interview.
VISUALS/SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
9:00 a.m. Students at Dewey Elementary meet and pair up with police
9:45 a.m. Students, police and teachers will board bus and head to Target
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Shopping at the Sports Arena Target store
11:30 a.m. Return to Dewey Elementary
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free BBQ lunch for the entire community
PLEASE CONFIRM COVERAGE PRIOR TO ATTENDING EVENT
Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net<mailto:Imcneil@Sandi.net>
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Monday, August 21, 2017
News Release: Morse High School Students Return to School With New Career Skills Thanks to Summer STEM Solar Work Experience
News Release from the San Diego Unified School District, August 21, 2017
Morse High School Students Return to School With New Career Skills Thanks to Summer STEM Solar Work Experience; Innovative STEM program gives students the opportunity to practice their leadership skills with a hands-on experience in the green energy sector
San Diego, Calif., Aug. 18, 2017 – In collaboration with the Morse High School STEM team, San Diego Unified School District and OpTerra Energy Services developed a five-session summer program for students in the school’s STEM Distinction Program.
Students got a unique learning opportunity while the photovoltaic (PV) site was under construction. OpTerra provided solar education resources and hands-on materials, subject matter experts, and guest speakers at the construction site to teach students about solar panel technology and the green energy industry.
The 19 students in the program were divided into three groups, each working with a teacher and an OpTerra mentor to research and create a functional solar product that can be utilized by San Diego Unified and OpTerra, allowing the students to meet their summer STEM requirements. The student groups created:
• A video on best practices for maintenance of the photovoltaic panels and best energy use practices for building occupants.
• A unit on solar energy that can be implemented and used with other San Diego Unified schools.
• A pilot engineering design to create an inexpensive way to clean PV panels on a more regular basis to maintain better output.
“This program provides a unique opportunity for bright and innovative high school students to learn about real life applications of STEM,” said Crista Curtis, Regional Business Development Manager, OpTerra Energy Services. “We are thrilled to work with the San Diego Unified School District on educational opportunities like these.”
Funds from the San Diego Workforce Partnership paid students a stipend for participation in the Summer STEM Solar Program.
“It is these innovative programs that encourage students to pursue careers in science,” said Alfred Love, Director of College, Career, and Technical Education at San Diego Unified. “The kids in this program got to see how science and mathematics can be applied in the real world. They had to work in teams to research and produce a solar product, much like a real job. These students will have a leg-up as they pursue their educational and career aspirations.”
Construction of the solar photovoltaic canopies was funded by San Diego Unified’s Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools. In addition to renovation and replacement, bond projects include classroom technology, facilities to support College, Career and Technical Education, classroom air conditioning, safety and security upgrades, and other facilities improvements at traditional and public charter schools throughout San Diego Unified.
About College, Career and Technical Education (CCTE): CCTE provides high quality, college and career themed programs that enrich and engage students with state-of-the art, dynamic and challenging courses. These courses integrate core standards and industry competencies with real-world applications that prepare students for success.
About OpTerra Energy Services Inc.: OpTerra Energy Services is a national energy company that works with education, local government, commercial, industrial, and institutional organizations to implement efficiency and sustainable energy solutions that save money, enhance safety, improve assets, and protect the environment. As a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A., the number one energy efficiency services provider in the world, OpTerra Energy Services provides a unique and extensive set of energy and sustainability management services to thousands of customers across the U.S. The company has provided more than $2 billion in energy savings for its customers over the past 40 years. To learn more, please visit www.opterraenergy.com or contact Lani Wild, communications manager, at 415-735-9080.
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Media contacts:
Lani Wild, Communications Manager, OpTerra Energy Services: lwild@opterraenergy.com , 415-735-9080
Samer Naji, Facilities Communications Supervisor, San Diego Unified School District: snaji@sandi.net, 619-725-7747
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Unified Partners with OpTerra Energy Services To Develop Innovative Summer STEM Solar Program at Morse High School
San Diego Unified Partners with OpTerra Energy Services To Develop Innovative Summer STEM Solar Program at Morse High School
WHAT: In collaboration with the Morse High School STEM team, San Diego Unified School District and OpTerra Energy Services developed a five-session summer program for students in the school's STEM Distinction Program. This innovative, client-based integrated project based learning program allows students to meet their summer STEM requirements while participating in a real-word green energy industry experience.
OpTerra provided solar education resources and hands-on materials, subject matter experts, and guest speakers at the construction site to teach students about solar panel technology and the green energy industry. Students in the program worked in teams to produce a functional product that can be used by San Diego Unified and OpTerra. Funds from the San Diego Workforce Partnership paid students a stipend of $220 dollars for participation in the Summer STEM Solar Program. The student teams will present on Wednesday their summer STEM projects to regional energy experts.
WHEN: Wednesday August 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Morse High School: 6905 Skyline Drive, San Diego, CA 92114.
Please park in-the main parking lot and check-in at the office. Office staff will direct you to the event location.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS:
Alfred Love, Director of College, Career Technical Education at San Diego Unified.
Lani Wild, Manager of Communications, OpTerra Energy Services
MEDIA CONTACT: Samer Naji, San Diego Unified, 619-548-3388
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WHAT: In collaboration with the Morse High School STEM team, San Diego Unified School District and OpTerra Energy Services developed a five-session summer program for students in the school's STEM Distinction Program. This innovative, client-based integrated project based learning program allows students to meet their summer STEM requirements while participating in a real-word green energy industry experience.
OpTerra provided solar education resources and hands-on materials, subject matter experts, and guest speakers at the construction site to teach students about solar panel technology and the green energy industry. Students in the program worked in teams to produce a functional product that can be used by San Diego Unified and OpTerra. Funds from the San Diego Workforce Partnership paid students a stipend of $220 dollars for participation in the Summer STEM Solar Program. The student teams will present on Wednesday their summer STEM projects to regional energy experts.
WHEN: Wednesday August 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Morse High School: 6905 Skyline Drive, San Diego, CA 92114.
Please park in-the main parking lot and check-in at the office. Office staff will direct you to the event location.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS:
Alfred Love, Director of College, Career Technical Education at San Diego Unified.
Lani Wild, Manager of Communications, OpTerra Energy Services
MEDIA CONTACT: Samer Naji, San Diego Unified, 619-548-3388
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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Media Advisory: San Diego Unified Teams with American Idol Star & Teen Startup to Help Ease Student Meal Debt
Media Advisory from the San Diego Unified School District, Aug. 10, 2017
San Diego Unified Teams with American Idol Star & Teen Startup to Help Ease Student Meal Debt
WHAT: San Diego Unified Food & Nutrition Services is partnering with the School Lunch Fairy and American Idol alum Dalton Rapattoni and friends to raise funds to help pay off student meal debts and ensure students stay well-nourished at school. San Diego kids and families will get a free preview of the musicians evening concert with a mini-concert at Allied Gardens Park & Recreation Center during a Summer Fun Café BBQ, where the families can also receive a free barbecue lunch.
WHEN: Friday, August 11; 8-10 a.m. (Available for interviews/live set-up shots); Noon (Mini-concert performance and BBQ)
WHERE: Allied Gardens Park & Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Ave, 92120
INTERVIEWS: Representative from San Diego Unified, representative from School Lunch Fairy, musicians - Dalton Rapattoni, The House On Cliff, and Lauren Carnahan.
VISUALS: Live performance from Dalton Rapattoni, The House On Cliff band, and Lauren Carnahan; students receiving free meals and watching concert.
BACKGROUND: Hungry kids can’t learn. That is why San Diego Unified is committed to helping ensure all students have access to nutritious meals at school. As part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, qualifying students may receive free or reduced-price meals. Keeping the high cost of living in San Diego into account, the district helps families on the edge by waiving the reduced price fee, thereby allowing those students to eat for free. Also, 89 district schools qualify under Community Eligibility Provision and Provision 2, which allows all students who attend those schools to receive a nutritious breakfast and lunch every day at no cost.
Unfortunately, there are families just on the edge of the income qualifications that do not qualify for free meals on paper, but in reality need assistance paying for meals for their kids. We do not want any students to fall through the cracks and go hungry, that is why the district is taking the unique approach of partnering with School Lunch Fairy to solicit the support of the community to raise funds to help students who need assistance in paying for school meals.
Dalton Rapattoni, The House On Cliff , and Lauren Carnahan are making a stop in San Diego for their summer tour across 18 cities. The tour will be helping School Lunch Fairy raise funds and increase awareness about the issue of lunch debt.
Inspired by a report on NPR news about school lunch shaming, Christian Cordon-Cano and Bernardo Hasbach, both high school juniors in Florida, launched School Lunch Fairy to raise funds to help kids pay for school lunch. In just a few months, they rose over $10,000 and have donated to schools in California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington. “But we won´t stop there,” says Christian Cordon-Cano, adding that “our objective is to help kids in every state in the country.”
“That´s why we are so excited to help School Lunch Fairy raise funds. These teen-agers rock.” says William Santana, bassist for The House On Cliff, adding “I’ve seen how hard it is for someone to skip a meal or two at school because you don't have money. No kid should ever go hungry at school in America.”
CONTACT: Tara McNamara | 858-627-7316 (office), 209-233-1565 (cell) | tmcanamara@sandi.net
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY: Free Military Appreciation Event to Help Families, Children Prepare for New School Year
Media Advisory from the San Diego Unified School District, Aug. 9, 2017
Free Military Appreciation Event to Help Families, Children Prepare for New School Year
WHAT: The San Diego Unified School District serves more than 9,000 military-connected students each year. Many are new to the area and will be entering a new school in San Diego Unified on August 28, 2017. To help make the transition easier for these families and get a head-start on back-to-school preparations, the district, along with the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, is hosting a Military Enrollment Event. Parents will have the opportunity to enroll new students in the district (appointments are available; walk-ins are welcome) and get vaccinations required for school enrollment (courtesy of Naval Medical Center San Diego). All attendees will receive a free lunch and students will receive free school supplies, courtesy of They Serve 2.
WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
7-9 a.m.: Volunteers from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard will help staff set up for the event.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Hundreds of families will have the opportunity to enroll their student(s), gather helpful information from military and community organizations and district departments, receive free school supplies and free required immunizations, if needed.
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Free BBQ Lunch
WHERE: De Portola Middle School, 11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., 92124
INTERVIEWS: Military families, personnel and volunteers; staff and volunteers from San Diego Unified; and representatives from more than 30 military and community agencies. San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten, Col. Jason Woodworth, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Capt. Roy Love, Commanding Officer of Naval Base San Diego, and Mary Kirby, Director of Fleet and Family Readiness, will be available between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. for interviews
VISUALS: Activities with children, families and military personnel including art, rock climbing and robotics demonstrations.
CONTACT: Maureen Magee, San Diego Unified Communications Director, 619-381-7930
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Monday, August 7, 2017
San Diego Unified School District - Media Opportunities for week of Aug. 7
Good Morning,
Below is the list of this week’s media coverage opportunities. As always, please confirm your coverage prior to event date.
Thank you.
San Diego Unified Communications Dept.
Friday 8/11 - 8 a.m. – San Diego Unified Teams with American Idol Star & Teen Startup to Help Ease Student Meal Debt
San Diego Unified Food & Nutrition Services is partnering with the School Lunch Fairy and American Idol alum Dalton Rapattoni and friends to raise funds to help pay off student meal debts and ensure students stay well-nourished at school. San Diego kids and families will get a free preview of the musicians evening concert with a mini-concert at Allied Gardens Park & Recreation Center during a Summer Fun Café BBQ, where the families can also receive a free barbecue lunch.
*Please see attached media advisory for more details*
Location: Allied Gardens Park & Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Ave, 92120
Media Contact: Tara McNamara 858-627-7316
Saturday 8/12 – 9 a.m. Free Military Appreciation Event to Assist Families Prepare for New School Year
The San Diego Unified School District serves more than 11,000 military-connected students each year. Many are new to the area and will be entering a new school in San Diego Unified on August 28, 2017. To help make the transition easier for these families and get a head-start on back-to-school preparations, the district, along with the Navy and the Marine Corp, is hosting a Military Enrollment and Family Appreciation Event. The event is free and open to all military families living within the service boundaries of San Diego Unified. The event will also include a free resource fair, a robotics/art demo and Complimentary BBQ lunch from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.
*Please see attached flier for more details*
Location: De Portola Middle School, 11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., 92124
Media Contact: Maureen Magee 619-381-7930
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Friday, August 4, 2017
Post Notices of Change of Time
PLEASE NOTE:
· Notice of Change of Times: Props S & Z ICOC Executive/Governance Subcommittee Meetings—September through December 2017, changed from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/executivegovernance-subcommittee
· Notice of Change of Time: Props S & Z ICOC Construction Subcommittee Meeting—September 7, 2017, changed from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/construction-subcommittee
Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice and agendas and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.
Additionally, please refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:
· Audit and Finance: https://www.sandiegounified.org/node/528
· CAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2016-17-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2016-17-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CTEAC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cteac-2016-17-meeting-schedule-and-information
· CSFC: https://www.sandiegounified.org/csfc-2016-meetings-schedule
· DAC: General Membership—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2016-17-general-meeting-schedule-and-information; and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/dac-2016-17-executive-meeting-schedule-and-information
· DELAC: General Membership and Executive Board—https://www.sandiegounified.org/delac-2016-17-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
"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives." - Robert M. Hutchins
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