Friday, May 31, 2024

Post Notices and Agenda

PLEASE NOTE:

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print agenda 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:

 Thank you.

 

Martha Corrales

Confidential Admin Assistant II

Board Services Office, San Diego Unified School District

619-725-5551

mcorrales@sandi.net

 

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: John Muir Language Academy to Welcome Peace Run Relay



MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Global Peace Run to Pass Through John Muir Language Academy

 

May 30, 2024

 

WHAT: Students from John Muir Language Academy (JMLA) will welcome, and participate in, this year’s Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run. JMLA is one of only two San Diego Unified schools to host a leg of this year’s run.

 

Started in 1987, the Peace Run is a global torch relay that offers everyone a chance to express their desire for peace. Since its inception, the relay has visited almost every country - over 150 nations and territories. World leaders and advocates for peace, including Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa, are among those to have held the torch, in addition to 7 million schoolchildren, educators, and others. 

 

New Zealand ultramarathoner Harita Davies is the team captain on this year’s Peace Run relay and is leading an international team from nine countries on a four-month journey across the U.S. and Canada.  

 

WHEN: Friday, May 31, 12-1 p.m.

 

WHERE: John Muir Language Academy, 4431 Mt Herbert Ave, San Diego, CA 92117

 

VISUALS: Members of this year’s Peace Run relay entering JMLA’s campus, students joining runners for a lap, students holding and passing torch, school dedication of a campus Peace Tree, presentation and assembly. 

 

BACKGROUND: John Muir Language Academy, a choice school within the San Diego Unified School District, offers a robust Spanish Immersion program from Universal Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade. The school’s comprehensive curriculum not only fosters bilingualism and biliteracy but also emphasizes academic excellence and cultural competence, preparing students to thrive in a globalized world.

 

CONTACT: Public Information Coordinator Mike Murad, mmurad@sandi.net  

 

This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm coverage at communications@sandi.net.

 

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Salute to Excellence’ to Honor Top One Percent of San Diego Unified High School Grads




MEDIA ADVISORY

 

'Salute to Excellence' to Honor Top One Percent of San Diego Unified High School Grads

 

 

May 29, 2024

 

WHAT: San Diego Unified recognizes high school seniors ranked in the top one percent of their high school's Class of 2024, with a GPA of 4.0 or higher. Honorees are joined by their families, as well as principals and administrators, and Board President Shana Hazan, and Superintendent Dr. Lamont Jackson will give opening remarks. Dr. Morgan Appel, Assistant Dean of Education and Community Outreach at UC San Diego, will serve as Master of Ceremonies and present the honored students. 

 

WHEN: Thursday, May 30, 4:30-6 p.m.

 

WHERE: Wilson Middle School Multipurpose Room, 3838 Orange Ave, San Diego, CA 92105

 

VISUALS: Presentation of Colors, Hoover High School Army JROTC; Pledge of Allegiance by Kayla Nguyen, University City High School

 

BACKGROUND: This annual event brings students together from all San Diego Unified high schools, where they receive a certificate and a medal marking their achievement. Each school honors the top one percent of its graduating seniors based on the number of students in their senior class. 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343

 

PARKING: Free parking will be provided at the Wilson Middle School parking structure. The entrance to the structure is located off El Cajon Blvd, adjacent to 3373 El Cajon Blvd. 

 

This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm coverage at imcneil@sandi.net

 

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

NEWS RELEASE (w/ Broll): Holmes Elementary School Students, Teachers, and Neighbors Celebrate the Start of Construction on Major Campus Renovations, New Joint-Use Field

Broll of the event can be found here.

Photos of the event can be found here.

Drone video of the construction, a 3D flythrough video, renderings, and a construction postcard can be found here. 

 

 

 

News Release 

 

 

Holmes Elementary School Students, Teachers, and Neighbors Celebrate the Start of Construction on Major Campus Renovations, New Joint-Use Field

 

 

May 28, 2024  

 

SAN DIEGO -  Major campus improvements and a new grass playfield are officially underway for Holmes Elementary School students and neighbors. 

 

Students at the two-time California Distinguished School joined San Diego Unified Board of Education President Shana Hazan, Vice President Cody Petterson, City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, families, community leaders, and Clairemont High School students Tuesday to celebrate the construction groundbreaking. 

 

Funded by local voter-approved school bonds, students at the Mt. Ararat campus will have a new upper-grade classroom facility, a new student services facility, a new Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) classroom building, two kindergarten classrooms, a grass playfield, and campus-wide improvements. 

 

“Holmes Elementary staff have been devoted to students and the neighboring community for more than six decades, contributing to high test scores and academic success,” said Board of Education President Shana Hazan. “With local voters approving our bond measures, we can match that success with high-quality, modern facilities, like the ones we will see here.” 

 

Serving the community for 62 years, Holmes Elementary immerses students in various special programs, including financial literacy, SAGE garden and cooking classes, choral and instrumental music, and visual and performing arts. 

 

The new classroom buildings will include classrooms, modern technology, and collaborative workspaces. Existing upper-grade and kindergarten classrooms will be modernized to include new paint, flooring, finishes, and whiteboards. The new student services facility will serve as the school's main campus entryway and include a lobby and student support spaces. 

 

“With new housing underway down the street, now is the time to re-invigorate our campus so that it is ready to serve all neighborhood students,” said Holmes Elementary School Principal Jonathan Saipe. 

 

Additional improvements include the modernization of three classroom buildings, expansion of the food services kitchen, conversion of the existing student services facility into educational spaces, creation of a new parking lot with a student drop-off and pick-up area, and enhancements to safety, security, and exterior hard court areas.

 

A new joint-use grass playfield will feature a walking and running track, a drinking fountain, new trees, fencing, and gates to separate the joint-use field from the main campus. As part of the Play All Day partnership with the City of San Diego, the joint-use field will be accessible to the community as a neighborhood park after school hours and during school breaks.

 

“This joint-use field will showcase our continued work to bring green spaces to communities all across San Diego,” said Mayor Todd Gloria. “We couldn’t do it without our partnerships with San Diego Unified and other school districts. Every community deserves quality parks, and by working together with partners communities throughout the city get the outdoor spaces they deserve.

 

Construction on the project is estimated to be completed in late 2026. 

 

BACKGROUND: 

Funding for the Holmes Elementary School Whole Site Modernization and Joint-Use Field project is available through local school bond measures approved by San Diego voters to improve San Diego Unified schools. 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, 619-855-9283, jries@sandi.net.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Student-Led Flag Raising at District Headquarters to Celebrate Diversity, Inclusion for Pride Month



MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Student-Led Flag Raising at District Headquarters to Celebrate Diversity, Inclusion for Pride Month

 

May 28, 2024

 

WHAT: Students from San Diego Unified will celebrate June as Pride Month by raising the Pride Progress Flag in a ceremony at district headquarters. Several students will also share their perspectives highlighting diversity and inclusion. District staff, educators, students, and members of the Board of Education will attend the ceremony. 

 

The ceremony underscores the district’s continuing commitment and education plan to promote safe and affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ students, families, and staff.  

 

WHEN: Wednesday, May 29, 12-1 p.m.

 

WHERE: San Diego Unified School District flagpole, 4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103 

 

VISUALS: Students speaking, Pride Progress Flag raising

 

BACKGROUND: San Diego Unified is dedicated to the tenets of equity, anti-bias, and anti-racism. The district is committed to fostering conditions that allow every student to thrive and have a sense of belonging. Whether through organizational learning, coaching, programs, or resources, San Diego Unified believes in the development of a holistic framework designed to deepen our commitment to, and practice of, equity, belonging, and inclusion.

 

CONTACT: Communications Director Maureen Magee, (619) 381-7930, mmagee@sandi.net  

 

This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm coverage at communications@sandi.net 

 

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Friday, May 24, 2024

Post Notice and Agendas

PLEASE NOTE:

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print agenda 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:

 Thank you.

 

Melissa Hudson Hamilton

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board of Education

mhamilton@sandi.net

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Holmes Elementary School Students, Teachers, and Neighbors to Celebrate the Start of Construction on Major Campus Renovations and New Joint-Use Field

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Holmes Elementary School Students, Teachers, and Neighbors to Celebrate the Start of Construction on Major Campus Renovations and New Joint-Use Field

 

Friday, May 24, 2024 

 

WHAT:         

Holmes Elementary School students, teachers, and neighbors will join San Diego Unified and City of San Diego leaders in celebrating the start of major campus renovations. 

 

WHEN:        

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. 

 

WHERE:      

Holmes Elementary School

 4902 Mt Ararat Dr. 

San Diego, CA 92111

 

*See the event location map with the media staging area below. 

 

VISUALS:       

9:30 - 9:38 a.m. -  “I Believe Chant,” Pledge of Allegiance, “No Place for Hate” Commitment, School Pledge, and Mindfulness Moment 

9:38 - 9:43 a.m. -   Holmes ES Students perform Bruno Mars's “Count on Me” & The Little Mermaid’s “Under the Sea” 

9:43 - 9:55 a.m. -   Speakers

9:55 - 10:05 a.m. - Shovels to the Dirt, Photo Opps. 

10:05 -10:15 a.m. - Media 1-1s 

 

Drone video of the construction, a 3D flythrough video, renderings, and a construction postcard can be found here. 

 

SPEAKERS:   

Todd Gloria, Mayor, City of San Diego 

Shana Hazan, Board of Education President, San Diego Unified

Cody Petterson, Board of Education Vice President, San Diego Unified 

Jonathan Saipe, Principal, Holmes Elementary School 

Violet Kelly, 5th Grade Student & Student Council President, Holmes Elementary School 

Addy Daudet, Clairemont High School Student & Holmes Elementary School Alumni

 

BACKGROUND: 

A two-time California Distinguished School along Mt. Ararat Drive in Clairemont, Holmes Elementary immerses students in various special programs, including financial literacy, SAGE garden and cooking classes, choral and instrumental music, and visual and performing arts. 

 

Serving the community for 62 years and counting, Holmes Elementary also has one of the strongest Parent Teacher Associations in the San Diego Unified School District, which funds its award-winning art program, mileage club, and choral music teacher. With help from the community, the PTA has also supplied Holmes with gardens, a rock wall, a school mural, greenhouses, and a fitness obstacle course. In 2023, it was named the number-one PTA in the district. 

 

With the help of local voter-approved bond funds, San Diego Unified is now beginning construction at Holmes Elementary, bringing a new upper-grade classroom facility, a new student services facility, a new Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) classroom building, two kindergarten classrooms, a grass playfield, and campus-wide improvements. 

 

The new student services facility will serve as the school's main campus entryway, including a lobby, and student support spaces. 

 

The new classroom buildings will include modern technology and collaborative workspaces. Existing upper-grade and kindergarten classrooms will be modernized to include new paint, flooring, finishes, and whiteboards.

 

The existing decomposed granite field will be replaced by a new joint-use grass playfield that will feature a walking and running track, a drinking fountain, new trees, fencing, and gates to separate the joint-use field from the main campus. As part of the Play All Day partnership with the City of San Diego, the joint-use field will be accessible to the community after school hours and during school breaks.

 

Additional improvements include the modernization of three classroom buildings, expansion of the food services kitchen, conversion of the existing student services facility into an educational space, removal of all portable classrooms, creation of a new parking lot with a student drop-off and pick-up area, and enhancements to safety, security, and exterior hard court areas.

                    

Construction on the project is estimated to be completed in late 2026. 

 

PARKING:     

Media can enter the construction trailer parking lot along Mt. Brundage Avenue. Street parking is also available. 

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, (619) 855-9283, jries@sandi.net.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Post Notice and Agenda

PLEASE NOTE:

·       Notice of Special Meeting: Board of Education, LCAP Workshop – Friday, May 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m., De Portola Middle School, Weiner Hall

·       Special Meeting Notice: https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=180590041

·       Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://sandiegounified.org/about/board_of_education/meeting_information

·       Special Meeting Agenda: Board of Education Budget Workshop – Friday, May 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m., De Portola Middle School, Weiner Hall

·       LCAP Workshop Public Testimony: https://www.sandiegounified.org/about/board_of_education/public_testimony_request

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print agenda 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:

 Thank you.

 

Melissa Hudson Hamilton

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board of Education

mhamilton@sandi.net

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

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Student Innovation Showcase to Focus on Ingenuity, Collaborative Problem Solving

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Student Innovation Showcase to Focus on Ingenuity, Collaborative Problem Solving

May 21, 2024

WHAT: From elementary to high school students, the College, Career and Technical Education (CCTE) Innovation Showcase offers a platform that features creative, hands-on projects, including cutting-edge technology and sustainable design solutions. Of the hundreds of students expected to present and demonstrate their innovations, many have been working on them for months, and some for an entire year. The array of projects address real-world problems and showcase the talents of the next generation of trailblazers.   

WHEN: Wednesday, May 22, 2-5 p.m.

WHERE: Town and Country (Pacific Ballroom), 500 Hotel Circle N., San Diego, 92108

VISUALS: Students engaged in robotics, environmental science, culinary arts, engineering, healthcare, digital media, and the arts

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Students, teachers, district leaders, industry partners

BACKGROUND: CCTE prepares students for high-wage, high-skill, and high-demand careers through enrollment in a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and industry related experiences to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers. CCTE classrooms offer specialized learning environments in state-of-the-art facilities that include authentic broadcast news studios, high-tech automotive shops, professional kitchens, and health care settings.  

PARKING:

MEDIA CONTACT: Public Information Coordinator Mike Murad, mmurad@sandi.net

 

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Sunday, May 19, 2024

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