MEDIA ADVISORY
PRESS CONFERENCE AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL TO ANNOUNCE NEXT COHORT OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR
Success of Program Underscores District’s Commitment to Expand Rollout; Board Vote Scheduled for Tuesday to Extend Grant Award Dates; Student, Parent Share Perspectives of Community School Benefits
WHAT: Announcement of 10 new San Diego Unified School District Community Schools for the 2025-26 school year; tour of successful Community School in southeast San Diego.
WHY: Community Schools have shown to be an effective way to better serve students, their families and the nearby community. In 2022, San Diego Unified launched its Community Schools initiative to deliver tailor-made resources and services, both inside and outside the classroom.
Each Community School is unique and based on the preferences and needs of the students, families, and the surrounding community - with each constituent providing input on what they’d like included in their school. Examples of free services that exist at San Diego Unified Community Schools for students and/or community members include:
- Additional tutoring services
- Rooms converted into wellness centers
- Food markets and pantries
- Clothing closets consisting of new and gently-used items
- Additional athletic opportunities
- Campus meeting spaces
- Adult English classes for non-native speakers
- Dental clinic
Currently, San Diego Unified has 25 Community Schools. The District will be adding 10 more for the 2025-26 school year.
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Lincoln High School (library), 4777 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
WHO: Dr. Fabi Bagula, Superintendent (Interim), San Diego Unified School District
Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, Trustee, Board of Education San Diego Unified School District
Jason Babineau, Senior Director, Community Schools, San Diego Unified School District
Melissa Agudelo, Co-Principal, Lincoln High School
Makayla Day Jimenez, Sophomore, Lincoln High School Community Schools Committee
Beatrice Ruttagah, Parent Representative, Lincoln High School Community Schools Committee
VISUALS: After the 2025-26 cohort announcement, tours of the Lincoln High School Community School will be given. Services and support on campus include: wellness center with washer and dryer; clothing closet; student/community meeting space.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Board of Education to vote Tuesday, April 29 to extend the grant award dates for the latest cohort of Community Schools to June 30, 2030.
MEDIA PARKING: Lincoln High School (library), 4777 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92113. See map for parking, and for press conference location.
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Media Contacts and RSVP to: Mike Murad, mmurad@sandi.net, 619-925-4790, James Canning, jcanning@sandi.net, 313-580-2845.
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Thanks,
Mike
Mike Murad
Public Information Coordinator
San Diego Unified School District
mmurad@sandi.net | www.sandiegounified.org
Mobile Phone: 619-925-4790
4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103
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