San Diego Unified School District News Releases

Friday, June 28, 2013

Upcoming Meetings of the Board Advisory Committees

Please refer to the below links for upcoming meeting agendas of the board advisory committees:

· ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40947

· Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/domain/446

· CAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40970 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/40969

· CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/50502

· CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40618

· DAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/41223

· DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/3203

· ICOC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/3226

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA 92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

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Post Special Meeting Agendas, July 2, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

· Special Meeting Agenda—Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 9:00 a.m., Scripps Mesa Conference Center, Room 803
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=98E4KV807932 .

· Special Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at conclusion of 9:00 a.m. special, Scripps Mesa Conference Center, Room 803
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248.

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s) and post in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA 92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

Kindness and a smile are contagious, share them with the world!

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Superintendent Goes Camping Her First Day on Job

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District on June 28, 2013

New Superintendent Goes Camping Her First Day on Job
Cindy Marten makes good on promise to third-grade students

What:             New San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten promised her Central Elementary third graders that she would go on their annual camping trip. Being true to her word, Marten will join 60 of her former students even though it is her first day on the job as superintendent of the second largest school district in California.

When:            Monday, July 1, 2013
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Welcome Students
2:45 - 5:45 p.m. Small Group Activities with Students
3 p.m. Superintendent Cindy Marten arrives

Where:           Louis Stelzer County Park Campground, 11470 Wildcat Canyon Road, Lakeside (92040)

Details: For years, the third grade classes at Central Elementary where Marten was principal before being selected as superintendent, have gone on a camping trip. The trip is often the first time the inner city students have been camping. In addition to the usual camping rituals: pitching tents, eating s'mores, sharing stories and singing songs around the campfire, students will be exposed to a standards-based learning experience that includes Kumeyaay Indian history, artifacts and games; birds of prey presentation; and owl pellet dissections.

The camping trip is supported by The Jarrett Meeker Foundation, a local non-profit organization that provides programs related to wildlife, conservation, and the environment for children and young adults in San Diego County. Other organizations that support the trip include Kiwanis, Boy Scouts and the Barona Cultural Center and Museum.

Interviews/Photos: Superintendent of Public Education Cindy Marten, Central Elementary students and teachers, Stelzer Park rangers, and representatives from the Barona Cultural Center and Museum.

Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, San Diego Unified School District, 619- 847-6637 (mobile), 619-725-5578 (office)

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

NEWS RELEASE - Board President Proposes Three-Year Budget Planning with School Stabilization Fund

NEWS RELEASE SENT ON BEHALF OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD PRESIDENT JOHN EVANS, JUNE 25, 2013

Board President Proposes Three-Year Budget Planning with School Stabilization Fund

A plan to move from one year budget planning to a three-year plan will be proposed by San Diego Unified Board President John Lee Evans at Tuesday's board meeting. Part of the plan is to use planned property sales for a School Stabilization Fund to bridge the gap as increased funds gradually start coming in from the state over the next three years.

Because voters approved Proposition 30, funding will gradually be increased to pre-recession levels by 2020. Last year the shortfall to maintain San Diego schools was about $120M. Proposition 30 will add about $30M to our budget next year. As a result, the shortfall will be reduced to about $88M. The budget being approved Tuesday night will meet that shortfall through employee attrition and property sales.

"As we move towards more predictable state funding, we need to take a longer term budget view to stabilize our schools," Dr. Evans said. "We can no longer stand for the annual turmoil of budget planning. I am also proposing that we formally designate revenue from property sales be placed into a School Stabilization Fund. This will allow for us to maintain stability in our schools as our state revenues gradually catch up with our needs."

The board will formally approve the budget Tuesday night, but it will be revised in July after the state provides exact numbers following the Governor's signature. At that point Evans is proposing that the staff also bring back for board approval a high level budget plan for the following two years. That plan will indicate how much of the property sales (estimated to be over $120M) will be utilized each year to bridge the gap in funding.

"Whatever amount of funds that we have to work with each year, our direction to the Superintendent will be to prioritize those expenditures that have the greatest effect on student achievement. We must do that to achieve our goal of quality schools in every neighborhood of San Diego."

Contact:

Dr. John Lee Evans, Board of Education President

619-725-5550

Saturday, June 22, 2013

CORRECTION: Post Notice of Closed Session Time Change, June 25, 2013

*CORRECTION*

PLEASE NOTE:

· Notice of Time Change for Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

· Revised Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, June 25, 2013, ~~2:00~~ 3:00 p.m., Room 2249
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

· Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s), and post in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board Services

4100 Normal Street, Room 2231

San Diego, CA 92103

( (619) 725-5551

7 (619) 297-5624

* jviorato@sandi.net

‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ --Nelson Mandela

Post Notice of Closed Session Time Change, June 25, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

· Notice of Time Change for Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

· Revised Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 2:00 p.m., Room 2249
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

· Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print notice(s) and/or agenda(s), and post in a prominent, accessible location at your site.

Thank you.

Josefina Viorato