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MEDIA ADVISORY
September 13, 2017
Contact: Samer Naji, 619-548-3388
San Diego Unified School District Partners With Statewide Environmental Advocacy Organization To Address Lead in Drinking Water
WHAT: CALPIRG will join San Diego Unified School District at a press conference to announce the district's new lead action level and water remediation plan. A progress report on remediation efforts will be provided, including announcing the completion of remediation efforts at Birney Elementary School.
WHEN: Thursday, September 14, 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Birney Elementary School, 4345 Campus Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 (meet in front of the school).
VISUALS: District officials, CALPIRG Public Health Advocate, Birney ES stakeholders at a press conference with Birney Elementary School as the backdrop.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: San Diego Unified School District Board of Education President Richard Barrera, Vice President Kevin Beiser, Superintendent Cindy Marten, CALPIRG Public Health Advocate Jason Pfeifle, Birney ES parents.
BACKGROUND: With feedback from CALPIRG, district staff developed and presented a new water remediation plan to the Board of Education. San Diego Unified's Board of Education adopted the new water remediation plan at the July 25, 2017 meeting.
The new plan sets a strict lead in drinking water action level of 5 parts per billion. This new action level is one third of the state and federal government action level of 15 parts per billion and matches the Food and Drug Administration's standard for bottled drinking water. This stringent lead action level is the lowest among California school districts and establishes San Diego Unified as a national leader in water quality standards.
By setting the lowest lead action level of any school district in California, the drinking water plan requires the remediation of lead identified by drinking water sampling conducted by the City of San Diego in April-June 2017, even when those levels meet state and federal water quality standards. To ensure all water outlets that may be used for drinking or food preparation meet the district's strict new standard, the district will sample all of the remaining water outlets used for human consumption across the entire district. This sampling project will include early childhood education facilities and central offices, which were excluded from the State Water Resources Control Board school sampling program. The district wide sampling project is expected to take 3 years to complete and will initially focus on sites previously identified by the city as having lead levels that met state and federal standards but exceed the district's new action level. By 2020, district staff will produce a menu of options to be presented to the school board that would allow for the district to reduce the action level to 1 ppb.
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PLEASE NOTE:
· Notice of Change of Time: Props S & Z ICOC Construction Subcommittee Meeting—October 5 through December 7, 2017, changed from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/construction-subcommittee
· General Meeting Agenda: Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC)—September 14, 2017, 7:00 p.m., Ballard Parent Center Auditorium
Committee Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cac-2017-18-general-meeting-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
"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives." - Robert M. Hutchins
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
PLEASE NOTE:
· Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, September 12 , 2017, 3:30 p.m., Room 2249
Open and Closed Session Meeting Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information
· Regular Meeting Agenda— Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Auditorium
BoardDocs Agenda Link: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AKF46409F968
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:
· 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.
Martha Corrales
Confidential Admin Assistant II
Board Services Office
619-725-5551/619-725-5550
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. -Maya Anglou
San Diego Unified School District News Release – Grant K-8 a Thriving Neighborhood School After $12 Million Construction and Renovation Project
September 7, 2017
SAN DIEGO – Celebrating the 150th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant's election win in 1868, the Grant K-8 community will come together Thursday, September 7 at 5:30 p.m. to mark the grand opening of brand new facilities at the school. Featuring a student band and a student performance of the national anthem, students and district leaders will cut a red ribbon to formally open the brand new two-story classroom building at the neighborhood school.
While Grant K-8 already succeeds in key areas such as academics, Visual and Performing Arts, student technology, health and wellness, and civic engagement, this $12,000,000 project marked a significant step forward in the district's Vision 2020 goal to have a neighborhood school in every neighborhood. These new facilities will enhance student growth and achievement by providing modern, state-of-the-art learning settings.
"As excited as we are about this beautiful new facility, we are even more excited about the opportunities the students who learn here will have," said district Superintendent Cindy Marten. She adds, "As with all San Diego Unified schools, they will have access to rigorous academic courses, including seminar, and access to the arts and music, access to outstanding health and wellness opportunities, the latest technology, and opportunities to change the world they live in by participating in community service clubs and great civics learning programs like the Model UN."
The new facility is an 8,400 SF, two-story, eight-classroom building with a data/technology room. Within this building are 5,800 SF of new cafeteria, food service, lunch court, educational support, and storage. To make way for the new building, eight portable classrooms were removed, and five relocatable classrooms were repurposed on campus. The new parking lot provides 42 spaces, of which 37 are standard, three are designated for fuel efficient vehicles, and two are accessible. The lot also includes a new kindergarten drop off area and new landscaping.
Improvements to existing buildings include classroom air conditioning, a new intercom system, and fire alarm system. The site received an electrical service upgrade, a new eight-inch water line for fire safety, sewer improvements, and storm water improvements. The scope of work was developed with consideration for educational and facility needs, and with public comment received during a series of community meetings.
This project is funded by San Diego Unified School District'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. Prop. S is a 23-year capital facilities program that is funded by a $2.1 billion general obligation bond measure passed November 4, 2008. Prop. Z is a 15-year capital facilities program funded by a $2.8 billion general obligation bond measure passed November 6, 2012. By law, the funds cannot be used for teachers' or school administrators' salaries, nor can they be used for maintenance or operations.
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Contact: Samer Naji, Facilities Communications Supervisor -- (619-548-3388) -- snaji@sandi.net
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Samer Naji 09/06/17
619-548-3388
WHAT: Grant K-8 Commemorates 150th Anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant's Election with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Back to School Night
WHEN: Thursday, September 7 at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1425 Washington Place, San Diego, CA 92103 (event and parking map is attached).
VISUALS: Join San Diego Unified and Grant K-8 during a community celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new facilities at Grant K-8. As the 2017-2018 school years falls on the 150th anniversary of President Grant's 1868 election, the program includes a student band, a student singing the national anthem, and district speakers. Students and district leaders will cut a red ribbon before initiating Back to School Night.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Superintendent Cindy Marten, Board of Education President Richard Barrera, Facilities Planning and Construction Chief Officer Lee Dulgeroff, Principal Kathy Lorden.
PROJECT OVERVIEW: This $12,000,000 project included the construction of a new classroom building, new cafeteria, outdoor lunch court, and new parking lot. The new classroom building is an 8,400 SF, two-story, eight-classroom building with a data/technology room. Within this building are 5,800 SF of new cafeteria, food service, lunch court, educational support, and storage. To make way for the new building, eight portable classrooms were removed, and five relocatable classrooms were repurposed on campus.
The new parking lot provides 42 spaces, of which 37 are standard, three are designated for fuel efficient vehicles, and two are accessible. The lot also includes a new kindergarten drop off area and new landscaping.
Improvements to existing buildings include classroom air conditioning, a new intercom system, and fire alarm system. The site received an electrical service upgrade, a new eight-inch water line for fire safety, sewer improvements, and storm water improvements. The scope of work was developed with consideration for educational and facility needs, and with public comment received during a series of community meetings.
BACKGROUND: This project is funded by San Diego Unified School District'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. Prop. S is a 23-year capital facilities program that is funded by a $2.1 billion general obligation bond measure passed November 4, 2008. Prop. Z is a 15-year capital facilities program funded by a $2.8 billion general obligation bond measure passed November 6, 2012. By law, the funds cannot be used for teachers' or school administrators' salaries, nor can they be used for maintenance or operations.
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News Release from the San Diego Unified School District, Sept. 6, 2017
New Report Validates Record Graduation Rate, Hard Work of Teachers and Students
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Education Research Alliance (SanDERA) today published a new report that documents rising academic achievement within the San Diego Unified School District, including the highest graduation rates of any big-city district in the state.
“We now have another report that validates the improving academic results in our district,” said Superintendent Cindy Marten. “It shows again that academic excellence is on the rise across San Diego Unified. These important gains do not happen without extraordinary effort from our professional educators, but especially our students. I am so proud of all their hard work. Together, we are building the best big city district in the state of California.”
The new report looks at the academic performance of San Diego Unified School District’s class of 2016, the first one required to meet new college-prep graduation standards. A record 91 percent of students graduated in 2016 under the new more rigorous standards, an increase of 2 percent over the 2015 graduation rate.
SanDERA’s report, “The ‘College Prep for All’ Mandate - An Update on How San Diego’s Class of 2016 Has Fared with New Graduation Requirements” explains the differences in the district’s graduation rate methodology - mandated by the California Department of Education - and the projection of a lower graduation rate SanDERA made in its initial 2016 report. SanDERA’s latest study notes the difference stems from modeling since the state uses a different model than SanDERA to determine graduation rates. Neither the state nor San Diego Unified includes in its graduation rate students who left the district for other high schools.
Under the district’s new graduation policy, students must complete what is called the “a-g sequence” of more than a dozen courses needed to apply to a UC or CSU campus in order to earn a diploma. San Diego Unified has put in place multiple strategies to help students earn more meaningful diplomas.
The report showed an increase of nearly 10 percentage points in the number of students who earned a grade of C or better in a-g courses. The more rigorous standards did not result in an increase of students transferring out of district high schools; and the grade point average among the most struggling students did not drop.
“San Diego Unified’s a-g” efforts have always been grounded in the belief that when students are given access and opportunity to rigorous coursework they achieve high levels of excellence — a belief that was affirmed when the state revealed significant 2016 college readiness gains among our Hispanic and African-American subgroups,” said Cheryl Hibbeln, executive director of San Diego Unified’s Office of Secondary Schools. “The current SanDERA findings are further affirmation that the district employed specific, strategic and sound system-wide supports to help ensure that underrepresented students in our system were allowed the opportunity to show us their genius.”
Ron Rode, San Diego Unified’s director of research and evaluation, said students once considered unlikely to graduate beat the odds through hard work and participation in new academic programs.
“SanDERA found that about 15 percent of 2016 graduates who were off track in at least one subject area after grade 11 were able to bridge the gap in order to graduate,” Rode said. “This improvement was due to student effort and family support as well as very focused support from school and central office staffs on the specific needs of each student.”
Richard Barrera, president of the San Diego Board of Education, said it was through collaboration that the district was able to change and implement more meaningful graduation standards.
“Several years ago, our district and a coalition of community organizations took a leap forward, believing that if we raised our graduation standards and provided our students with support and access to college preparatory courses, they would rise to the occasion,” Barrera said. “While we have work to do to ensure that every student graduates and is prepared to succeed in the next phase of their lives, the fact that the class of 2016 achieved the highest graduation rate in the history of the district shows what our students can do if we believe in them.”
Among the strategies San Diego Unified is using to help more students graduate are:
• Elimination of “filler courses” that don’t count toward college
• Allowing students to test out of the foreign-language requirement by passing an exam proving their skills in their native language
• Expanding summer school for high school students
• Offering online courses
The SanDERA researchers noted that students enrolled in the district’s new online credit recovery courses that satisfy the a-g requirements earned grades that were “typically quite low, suggesting that students did not necessarily find these courses to be easy.”
Julian Betts, SanDERA’s executive director, said of the report, “The good news is unequivocal,” but he said the district must to do more to reach the students who struggle the most.
“While we projected only about seven out of 10 students would complete a-g coursework and graduate in 2016, it is clear eight out of 10 did so, a credit to the students and educators for hard, yet impressive, work,” said Betts, who also noted that most students who did transfer out of high school, “lagged far behind in a-g coursework completion.”
In addition to analyzing graduation rates and student performance, the report looked into allegations a local news outlet raised about the district’s graduation rate. Data analysis included in the report helps confirm the allegations are false.
The San Diego Education Research Alliance (SanDERA) is the second local research organization to publish a detailed look at graduation data from San Diego Unified under the new graduation policy. Last October, Alliance San Diego published a similar exploration of the district’s efforts to increase graduation rates and put in place more rigorous graduation standards. Both reports concluded the strategies put in place by San Diego Unified to increase graduations are working.
San Diego Unified will convene a special committee to review the report’s findings and make recommendations.
To read the SanDERA College Prep for All report, go to sandera.ucsd.edu.
Contact: Maureen Magee, Communications, 619-381-7930, mmagee@sandi.net
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