MEDIA ADVISORY November 5, 2013
Contact: Katie Carl, (714) 267-9907
San Diego High School Student Landscape Design Planted at Museum
WHAT: GeoTech Academy students from the School of Science & Technology at
San Diego High School will install their sustainable landscape design in
front of the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park. The student
design was chosen at the completion of a project last school year
utilizing ³green² designs and is supported by the City of San Diego and
the Friends of Balboa Park.
WHEN: Thursdays, November 7 & 14 8:30-11:30 a.m. students planting
sustainable landscape per winning design
WHERE: San Diego Automotive Museum
2080 Pan American Plaza, SD (Balboa Park) 92101.
Media parking will be available.
School phone: (619 ) 525-7459
School website: http://www.sandi.net/sdhsscitech
VISUALS: Students planting native plants per design including preparing
the area, planting, watering, etc.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Students and teachers from the School of
Science & Technology at San Diego High School. (Spanish as well)
BACKGROUND: Ninth grade students enrolled in the GeoTech Academy last
school year at the School of Science and Technology at San Diego High
School completed a project in their Introduction to Green Technology
course focused on sustainable ³green² landscape. The project started in
the fall and finished with a presentation to the City of San Diego and
Friends of Balboa Park who chose the best design. This year, the students
are sophomores in the academy and will be creating the winning design in
front of the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park with the
assistance of the Balboa Park Horticulturist and Friends of Balboa Park.
The project involved multiple fieldtrips to the museum and a canyoneering
hike through the Florida Canyon in Balboa Park to learn about native
plants to the region. Guest lectures throughout the project included Paula
Brandes, SD Automotive Museum Director, Volunteers at Canyoneer Hike, and
information from Mario Llanos, a horticulturist. The students worked in
groups of four on the designs before participating in two rounds of
critiques (school site Administrator and Teacher and judges at the CCTE
Showcase in May) to determine the final four teams to present to the City
of San Diego, Friends of Balboa Park and the Central Mesa Ground
Maintenance Supervisor.
The Green Engineering Academy (GeoTech) is a small learning community at
the School of Science and Technology at the San Diego High Educational
Complex. Students graduate ready for college or other post-secondary
training with an understanding of the allied engineering fields. The
program uses engineering curriculum designed by Project Lead the Way.
Students start the academy by taking a Green Technology course which
prepares students for the new and emerging engineering field of green
technology. It promotes rigorous laboratory experiments which bridge
across multiple academic subjects with a strong theoretical focus in
science, physics, and environmental science.
The GeoTech Academy is a Green California Partnership Academy (CPA) funded
by a grant from the California Department of Education. The CPA model is a
four-year program (grades nine-twelve) structured as a
school-within-a-school. Academies incorporate integrated academic and
career technical education, business partnerships, mentoring, and
internships. The focus of Green Academies is that of clean technology and
energy business and to provide skilled workforces for the products and
services for energy or water conservation, or both, renewable energy,
pollution reduction, or other technologies that improve the environment in
furtherance of state environmental laws.
The Friends of Balboa Park was born out of the same commitment to
civic-minded philanthropy that motivated San Diego¹s leaders in the early
part of the last century. Founded in 1999 by a group of longtime park
volunteers, the organization is dedicated to Balboa Park as a whole,
initiating park-wide projects that transcend individual institutions and
address human-scale needs.
The Office of College, Career & Technical Education supports all
California Partnership Academies in the district including the GeoTech
Academy at the School of Science and Technology at San Diego High School.
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY -- Toyota Donated Engines Enhance SDUSD Transportation Curriculum
MEDIA ADVISORY October 23, 2013
Contact: Lisa McDonnell, (619) 306-3957
Toyota Donated Engines Enhance SDUSD Transportation Curriculum
WHAT: Students from Clairemont HS, Crawford HS, Madison HS and Mira Mesa HS Transportation programs will demonstrate multiple procedures at different training stations using various types of donated Toyota engines.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 06 (rain or shine)
· 11:15-11:35 a.m. – Donation/Partnership Appreciation Ceremony
· 11:35 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Student demonstrations featuring donated Toyota engines
WHERE: 4150 Ute Drive, SD (Clairemont) 92117.
Media parking will be available next to automotive facility (see attached map).
School phone: (858 ) 273-0201 School website: http://sandi.net/Clairemont
VISUALS: Students and Toyota master technicians working together to change timing belts, provide accessory belt demonstration, simulate a 100k mile tune-up, and perform simultaneous scans on a hybrid motor alongside RAV EV motor with discussion of hybrid awareness.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Rick Shinkle, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Richard Lester, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Dale Snow, Mossy Automotive Group; Larry Englebrecht, Carl Kingsbury, and Omar Sevilla, SDUSD Automotive Teachers, and students. (Spanish as well)
BACKGROUND: Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., donated thirty-four new drivetrain drop-ins (motor, transmission, and drivetrain components) to six San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Transportation programs (Clairemont HS, Crawford HS, La Jolla HS, Madison HS, Mira Mesa HS, and Point Loma HS). Donated drivetrain types included Camry (hybrid and non-hybrid), Lexus ES330, Lexus ES350 RAV4, Yaris, Lexus IS250, Lexus IS300, Lexus IS350 and 4Runner models. This donation will provide for practical instruction and support the 2012 NATEF automotive standards and curriculum by allowing students to work with a variety of engine types.
The students enrolled in the SDUSD courses in the Transportation program can receive college credit from Miramar College. These courses include Foundations of Transportation Technology, Auto Technology 3,4 and Auto Technology 5,6.
Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company's extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. (NYSE:TM) For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
The Mossy Automotive Group is a family owned and operated business with strong roots in the San Diego community. Mossy Automotive supports a variety of community programs focused on education, the arts, athletics, and the environment. As stated from Mossy, "We at Mossy Toyota and all of our Mossy dealerships in San Diego have a very strong commitment to our public education, especially San Diego Unified. We realize we have an enormous responsibility to our community and our students. We have committed to use all of our available resources' to help improve the learning environment and provide the latest in educational materials and personnel support. Whether its internships, equipment donations, employee resources' we at Mossy stand by our schools and the bright future of our community."
To prepare students for the competitive global economy they will face in the years ahead, the San Diego Unified Board of Education has developed a focused, long term plan for student achievement. This engine donation to the Transportation programs in the district supports indicators #1 (access to a broad and challenging curriculum) and #6 (parent/community engagement around student achievement) of the district's Indicators of a Quality Neighborhood School.
San Diego Unified School District provides Career Technical Education to over 28,000 students each day through the Office of College, Career & Technical Education. The Transportation industry sector is designed to provide a foundation in transportation services for all industrial technology education students in California. There are eight focus areas that fall under the Transportation sector, each with different career opportunities. The focus areas are On-Road; Off-Road; Stationary; Rail; Water/Sea; Air; Space; and Small Engines and Specialty Equipment.
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Contact: Lisa McDonnell, (619) 306-3957
Toyota Donated Engines Enhance SDUSD Transportation Curriculum
WHAT: Students from Clairemont HS, Crawford HS, Madison HS and Mira Mesa HS Transportation programs will demonstrate multiple procedures at different training stations using various types of donated Toyota engines.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 06 (rain or shine)
· 11:15-11:35 a.m. – Donation/Partnership Appreciation Ceremony
· 11:35 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Student demonstrations featuring donated Toyota engines
WHERE: 4150 Ute Drive, SD (Clairemont) 92117.
Media parking will be available next to automotive facility (see attached map).
School phone: (858 ) 273-0201 School website: http://sandi.net/Clairemont
VISUALS: Students and Toyota master technicians working together to change timing belts, provide accessory belt demonstration, simulate a 100k mile tune-up, and perform simultaneous scans on a hybrid motor alongside RAV EV motor with discussion of hybrid awareness.
GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Rick Shinkle, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Richard Lester, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Dale Snow, Mossy Automotive Group; Larry Englebrecht, Carl Kingsbury, and Omar Sevilla, SDUSD Automotive Teachers, and students. (Spanish as well)
BACKGROUND: Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., donated thirty-four new drivetrain drop-ins (motor, transmission, and drivetrain components) to six San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Transportation programs (Clairemont HS, Crawford HS, La Jolla HS, Madison HS, Mira Mesa HS, and Point Loma HS). Donated drivetrain types included Camry (hybrid and non-hybrid), Lexus ES330, Lexus ES350 RAV4, Yaris, Lexus IS250, Lexus IS300, Lexus IS350 and 4Runner models. This donation will provide for practical instruction and support the 2012 NATEF automotive standards and curriculum by allowing students to work with a variety of engine types.
The students enrolled in the SDUSD courses in the Transportation program can receive college credit from Miramar College. These courses include Foundations of Transportation Technology, Auto Technology 3,4 and Auto Technology 5,6.
Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company's extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. (NYSE:TM) For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
The Mossy Automotive Group is a family owned and operated business with strong roots in the San Diego community. Mossy Automotive supports a variety of community programs focused on education, the arts, athletics, and the environment. As stated from Mossy, "We at Mossy Toyota and all of our Mossy dealerships in San Diego have a very strong commitment to our public education, especially San Diego Unified. We realize we have an enormous responsibility to our community and our students. We have committed to use all of our available resources' to help improve the learning environment and provide the latest in educational materials and personnel support. Whether its internships, equipment donations, employee resources' we at Mossy stand by our schools and the bright future of our community."
To prepare students for the competitive global economy they will face in the years ahead, the San Diego Unified Board of Education has developed a focused, long term plan for student achievement. This engine donation to the Transportation programs in the district supports indicators #1 (access to a broad and challenging curriculum) and #6 (parent/community engagement around student achievement) of the district's Indicators of a Quality Neighborhood School.
San Diego Unified School District provides Career Technical Education to over 28,000 students each day through the Office of College, Career & Technical Education. The Transportation industry sector is designed to provide a foundation in transportation services for all industrial technology education students in California. There are eight focus areas that fall under the Transportation sector, each with different career opportunities. The focus areas are On-Road; Off-Road; Stationary; Rail; Water/Sea; Air; Space; and Small Engines and Specialty Equipment.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY -- Superintendent joins NAACP, ADL leaders in diversity news conference
MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, Oct. 31, 2013
SUPERINTENDENT JOINS NAACP, ADL LEADERS IN DIVERSITY NEWS CONFERENCE
WHAT: Discussion of community diversity issues and Serra High School
costume situation
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, Auditorium, Education Center, 4100
Normal St. (92103)
DETAILS/SPEAKERS: Supt. Cindy Marten will announce a resolution of the
issues around the Serra High School staff-costume issue. She will also be
discussing diversity issues in the San Diego Unified School District with
Lei-Chala I. Wilson, President, NAACP San Diego Branch, and Tammy Gillies,
San Diego Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League.
CONTACT: Moises Aguirre, Executive Director, District Relations, (619)
725-7104
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SUPERINTENDENT JOINS NAACP, ADL LEADERS IN DIVERSITY NEWS CONFERENCE
WHAT: Discussion of community diversity issues and Serra High School
costume situation
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, Auditorium, Education Center, 4100
Normal St. (92103)
DETAILS/SPEAKERS: Supt. Cindy Marten will announce a resolution of the
issues around the Serra High School staff-costume issue. She will also be
discussing diversity issues in the San Diego Unified School District with
Lei-Chala I. Wilson, President, NAACP San Diego Branch, and Tammy Gillies,
San Diego Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League.
CONTACT: Moises Aguirre, Executive Director, District Relations, (619)
725-7104
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
INFORMACIÓN PARA LOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN: Respuesta de Miembro Marne Foster sobre las inquietudes de la Escuela Preparatoria Lincoln
INFORMACIÓN PARA LOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN de la Integrante de la Mesa Directiva de Educación del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego, Marne Foster, octubre 25 de 2013
Reporteros y editores: Ver antecedentes e información abajo.
Durante la última junta de la Mesa Directiva (martes 22 de octubre de 2013) la miembro de la Mesa Directiva, Marne Foster, respondió a las inquietudes expresadas por un grupo de estudiantes, maestros, miembros de SDEA y sus organizaciones hermanas durante la manifestación realizada en Lincoln semana pasada . “Una cosa es escuchar de los adultos quienes a menudo externan su voz, y otra escuchar a los estudiantes a quienes todos estamos aquí para servir”, dijo Ms. Foster, “¡Yo quiero proporcionarles a ellos los hechos y hacerles saber que su voz y su educación es lo más importante!”
Ms. Foster mencionó que los nuevos estándares de evaluación del Tronco Común requerirán que los estudiantes ejerzan su pensamiento crítico y que ahonden más profundamente en la información, las situaciones y los documentos de consulta. Foster continuó: “Ésta es una oportunidad de demonstrar cómo esto se manifiesta en la vida real. Los estudiantes tienen inquietudes y algunas basadas en parte de la verdad, así que ahora tendremos la oportunidad de tener un intercambio saludable y de analizar los hechos”.
Foster tomó un volante distribuido en la manifestación de la semana pasada y abordó cada inquietud:
Respuesta de la Miembro Marne Foster a las inquietudes sobre la Escuela Preparatoria Lincoln:
1. Todo estudiante tiene el derecho a maestros calificados y comprometidos que enfaticen el rendimiento académico, la consciencia cultural, y la participación de la comunidad.
· Hace un poco más de un año se descubrió que Lincoln tenía 11 maestros con credenciales expiradas
· Algunos cursos no estaban alineados con A-G: un requisito para la graduación
· Las calificaciones de las pruebas eran muy bajas, especialmente en matemáticas, con sólo un 5% de nivel de competencia
· Al comienzo del año escolar 2012-13 la nueva directora condujo una auditoría de expedientes después de hablar con padres y estudiantes y descubrió que sólo cerca de 50 estudiantes eran elegibles para graduarse de una generación de 350 estudiantes
Para rectificar el problema, la nueva directora y el Equipo de Liderazgo de Lincoln:
· trabajó con HR (recursos humanos) para rectificar el problema de credenciales
· alineó la mayor cantidad posible de cursos con los requisitos A-G y suspendió los cursos que no satisfacían los requisitos A-G como Álgebra Unificada y Justicia Social.
· reorganizó los centros (Justicia Social, Artes, Seguridad Pública y Ciencias e Ingeniería) para que enfatizaran y proporcionaran secuencias profesionales mediante los cursos optativos y pasantías y asociaciones ofrecidas con la industria.
o Por ejemplo, los cursos optativos de leyes se ofrecen mediante el centro de Justicia Social e incluyen Introducción a la Práctica Legal, Ley de Empresas, Justicia Criminal, Carreras en Justicia Criminal, y Fundaciones Legales. Las experiencias del aprendizaje ampliado que conectan con las secuencias profesionales incluyen Tribunal de Adolescentes, el club del Modelo Juvenil de las Naciones Unidas, y pasantías con Abogados Locales.
· creó muchas clases y auditó los expedientes para apoyar a los estudiantes en su esfuerzo por alcanzar los requisitos de graduación.
Logro: Al final del año, cerca de 325 estudiantes de una generación de 350 se graduaron. Los estudiantes restantes fueron inscritos en otras oportunidades de aprendizaje ampliado
2. Nuestra escuela debe crear programas que nos interesen y nos conecten con nuestra educación, como la justicia social, estudios étnicos y de la mujer, oceanografía, las artes, música, clases orientadas a profesiones, y actividades extra curriculares.
· Había cursos y programas que funcionaban como cursos únicos individuales que nunca se conectaban a las clases básicas ni creaban una secuencia profesional.
Para rectificar el problema, el Liderazgo de Lincoln:
· creó secuencias profesionales para cada centro
· estableció capítulos en Lincoln de la Sociedad Nacional de Ingenieros Afroamericanos (NSBE) ya la Sociedad de Ingenieros Hispanos Profesionales (SHPE)
· se asoció con el Old Globe, UCSD, y CalSOAP para tener oportunidades de aprendizaje ampliado
o La alianza con UCSD produjo 10 becas para estudiantes de Lincoln con valor de más de 2.4 millones de dólares
· el contenido del curso de Justicia Social quedó incluido en el curso de Desarrollo Político y Económico Global
· incorporó a un consumado maestro de música con un doctorado y distinciones en el campo de la música. El maestro es un sustituto permanente.
3. Demandamos tener directores que sean profesionales, que trabajen con nosotros, que sean respetuosos, transparentes, bilingües, y que apoyen los valores de los estudiantes, padres, miembros de la comunidad, el personal y los maestros.
· Tres de los cuatro administradores de Lincoln son bilingües o multilingües.
· Comenzamos unos mini foros comunitarios en las mañanas y en las tardes para mejorar la comunicación y continuar el diálogo con estudiantes, padres y la comunidad acerca de Lincoln
· La comunidad, los padres y los estudiantes en estas juntas han expresado su preocupación, su amor y su apoyo a la Escuela Preparatoria Lincoln y ha habido participantes que se van sintiéndose en control, conectados y comprometidos con Lincoln. Los mini foros comunitarios a los que hemos asistido la superintendente Marten, Mr. Aguirre, Mr. Leonard Thompson (Relaciones Raciales y Humanas), la Dra. Wilson, Superintendente de Área y yo continuarán cada semana los jueves por la mañana a las 9 am y los jueves por la tarde a las 5:30 pm en el salón de padres de Lincoln (salón 601).
4. Demandamos el regreso al modelo original de escuela pequeña de la Preparatoria Lincoln
· Lincoln nunca tuvo un modelo de escuela pequeña. Las escuelas pequeñas tienen códigos separados del Distrito Escolar del Condado (CDS) donde cada escuela opera de manera autónoma. Lincoln tiene sólo un código CDS y nunca fue establecida de esa manera o reconocida como tal por el distrito. El término correcto es centros, y los centros fueron diseñados como secuencias profesionales que nunca se implementaron por completo en Lincoln. Esto significa que no se estableció previamente una secuencia profesional de cursos definitiva o una serie de clases orientadas a una profesión.
5. Demandamos la implementación de un plan eficaz para reclutar y retener estudiantes en Lincoln
· Para aumentar el número de inscritos hay planes para añadir una experiencia de colegio comunitario con un middle college de la Escuela Preparatoria Lincoln en el otoño de 2014 en donde los estudiantes tendrán acceso a clases universitarias y a programas certificados de profesiones técnicas ofrecidos en la Educación Continua de los Colegios Comunitarios del Distrito –Campus ECC– localizado cerca de Lincoln. Esto es parte del plan para atraer más estudiantes, al tiempo que se amplían elementos del modelo escolar de la Escuela Preparatoria MET y se proporciona la experiencia de middle college a nuestros estudiantes.
o Mientras que hay un plan para incrementar la inscripción en la Lincoln, quiero que los estudiantes sepan y entiendan que la disminución en la inscripción es una tendencia que están experimentando los distritos escolares en todo el Estado de California y en la Nación. La inscripción en Lincoln, como en muchas otras escuelas del Unificado de San Diego, ha sufrido un descenso. Esto no es nuevo, y los factores van desde familias que se mudan fuera del área y la economía, hasta la opción escolar.
6. ¡Necesitamos maestros permanentes, NO substitutos!
· ¡Estoy de acuerdo! Este problema va más allá de Lincoln, y el Distrito está tratando de resolverlo. Éste ha sido un año de muchos retos y a TODOS los directores se les ha informado que los maestros de materias serán permanentes o ubicados en clases difíciles de cubrir (Idiomas Mundiales, Matemáticas y Ciencias, etc.) a finales de octubre.
La integrante de la mesa directiva Foster señaló que muchos maestros, miembros del personal y administradores comparten el deseo de seguir adelante de una manera más colaborativa para apoyar a su amada escuela preparatoria.
“Mis padres se graduaron de la Preparatoria Lincoln”, compartió Foster, “¡esto me hace un producto de Lincoln y un Hornet de por vida! Continuaré mi apoyo a los diálogos saludables y programas que fomenten el entorno escolar positivo y de éxito estudiantil. Podemos crear juntos nuestra querida comunidad”.
Marne Foster
Distrito E, Miembro de la Mesa Directiva de Educación
(619) 725-5550
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
NEWS RELEASE -- Mayoral Candidates To Hear Questions From Young Students
Reporters and editors: Sharing this news release for the mayoral forum
tomorrow night at Roosevelt Middle School. Please contact Linda LeGerrette
or Sara Gurling for details.
Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)
NEWS October 28, 2013
Media Contacts:
English: Linda LeGerrette, (619) 347-4342, Linda.chavezclubs@cox.net
Spanish: Sara Gurling, (619) 794-2855, thegurlings@gmail.com
Mayoral Candidates To Hear Questions From Young Students
Students' Questions Selected for October 30th Mayoral Candidate Forum
San Diego, October 28, 2013 San Diego¹s Mayoral candidates will face
tough questions from local students at the Mayoral Community Forum on
Education scheduled for this Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 5:30 pm at
Roosevelt Middle School. A student panel will ask the candidates to
respond to 10 questions that were chosen from 347 questions that were
submitted by student members of the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs (Chavez
Club), a youth leadership program taught at 17 local schools.
During the last two weeks week, Chavez Club members, called ³Chavistas²,
were asked to develop questions for the candidates for this unique mayoral
forum. Chavez Club coordinators worked with students to prepare ³Youth
Leadership Questions² or a ³YLQ² for the Mayoral candidates. From the 347
questions prepared by students, the Club has now created the ³Youth
Leaderships Top 10 Questions for Our Future Mayor²
list that will be used at the October 30 Community Forum on Education with
the
candidates.
At the Wednesday Forum, a panel of 5 students, four Chavista members from
Roosevelt IB Middle School and one community college student, will pose
the Top 10 Question List to the candidates. The list of questions covers
a wide range of topics that
represented the issues of importance to student leaders. The questions
(released
to candidates in advance) cover the following topics; education/student
involvement, libraries/transportation, public/student safety,
parks/infrastructure, and helping students succeed.
³Our young Chavistas will be San Diego¹s future leaders,² said Carlos
LeGerrette, a Club Founder. ³The young people of our city deserve the
opportunity to ask their questions of those who want to be Mayor and to
hear their answers about how they will support public education that will
prepare all young students to become future
leaders.²
There are 38 different Chavez Clubs located in 17 local schools with more
than 900 student members. The YLQ¹s selected from these students will be
posed to the mayoral candidates by a panel of 5 students as
representatives of all young students from
elementary to community college level.
For more
information about the October 30 forum visit the Forum Event Page at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1412780115616345/1424397637787926/?notif_t=
plan_mall_activity
About The Cesar Chavez Service Clubs
Since 2001, the Chavez Clubs have been an exciting and innovative
leadership development club active in local schools. The Clubs are built
on the ten values of Cesar Chavez and are designed to engage Club members
in community service activities.
By organizing student service clubs, teaching the ten values the Cesar
Chavez
embodied and carrying out community service projects, the Clubs inspire
students
to believe in themselves and to know they can make a difference.
For more information see www.chavezclubs.org <http://www.chavezclubs.org>
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Youth Leaderships Top 10
Questions for Our Future Mayor
(10 Questions selected from
334 questions prepared by K-12 Chavistas and community college students)
Education and Student Involvement
1. I would like to know how the city and schools are related, and what
they do to help each other. What does the city government have to do with
the school district
and how do they work together to help us?
2. What will you do to boost student civic engagement to get students
involved in
government and public service and would you partner with the school
superintendent and the board of education to speak to student groups?
3. Do you champion state legislation that would grant community colleges
the option to provide bachelor degrees?
Libraries and Transportation
4. With libraries closing early (public/college campus) many students
struggle to complete homework assignments due to lack of internet access
at home. What can you do as mayor of our city to provide more libraries
with longer hours, with cooler books that we can relate to and provide
free WiFi inside the library?
5. Many city college students rely on public transportation, but right now
when we have to pay $72 for a bus pass and sometimes we are faced to
choose between buying our textbooks and a bus pass. How would you address
this issue?
Public and Student Safety
6. Today¹s students face bullying at school and in cyberspace. Some
students have even taken their own lives because of bullying. Were you
bullied in school or college and what can you do as mayor to address this
terrible problem in schools and communities?
7. How can you stop the violence around schools such as: tagging, alcohol,
drugs, and shootings?
Parks and Neighborhood Infrastructure
8. Nice family friendly parks bring pride to communities. How can the
mayor¹s office open possibilities for joint-use agreements so school
facilities such as playgrounds and gyms/pools can be staffed for access by
members of the communities?
9. Can I please get better sidewalks because some sidewalks I walk on are
dangerous for kids to use?
Helping Youth Succeed
10. What do you see as your role in ensuring San Diego City Schools bridge
the divide so that all youth will have a fair chance, at least based on
basic education, to compete in San Diego¹s job market?
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tomorrow night at Roosevelt Middle School. Please contact Linda LeGerrette
or Sara Gurling for details.
Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)
NEWS October 28, 2013
Media Contacts:
English: Linda LeGerrette, (619) 347-4342, Linda.chavezclubs@cox.net
Spanish: Sara Gurling, (619) 794-2855, thegurlings@gmail.com
Mayoral Candidates To Hear Questions From Young Students
Students' Questions Selected for October 30th Mayoral Candidate Forum
San Diego, October 28, 2013 San Diego¹s Mayoral candidates will face
tough questions from local students at the Mayoral Community Forum on
Education scheduled for this Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 5:30 pm at
Roosevelt Middle School. A student panel will ask the candidates to
respond to 10 questions that were chosen from 347 questions that were
submitted by student members of the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs (Chavez
Club), a youth leadership program taught at 17 local schools.
During the last two weeks week, Chavez Club members, called ³Chavistas²,
were asked to develop questions for the candidates for this unique mayoral
forum. Chavez Club coordinators worked with students to prepare ³Youth
Leadership Questions² or a ³YLQ² for the Mayoral candidates. From the 347
questions prepared by students, the Club has now created the ³Youth
Leaderships Top 10 Questions for Our Future Mayor²
list that will be used at the October 30 Community Forum on Education with
the
candidates.
At the Wednesday Forum, a panel of 5 students, four Chavista members from
Roosevelt IB Middle School and one community college student, will pose
the Top 10 Question List to the candidates. The list of questions covers
a wide range of topics that
represented the issues of importance to student leaders. The questions
(released
to candidates in advance) cover the following topics; education/student
involvement, libraries/transportation, public/student safety,
parks/infrastructure, and helping students succeed.
³Our young Chavistas will be San Diego¹s future leaders,² said Carlos
LeGerrette, a Club Founder. ³The young people of our city deserve the
opportunity to ask their questions of those who want to be Mayor and to
hear their answers about how they will support public education that will
prepare all young students to become future
leaders.²
There are 38 different Chavez Clubs located in 17 local schools with more
than 900 student members. The YLQ¹s selected from these students will be
posed to the mayoral candidates by a panel of 5 students as
representatives of all young students from
elementary to community college level.
For more
information about the October 30 forum visit the Forum Event Page at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1412780115616345/1424397637787926/?notif_t=
plan_mall_activity
About The Cesar Chavez Service Clubs
Since 2001, the Chavez Clubs have been an exciting and innovative
leadership development club active in local schools. The Clubs are built
on the ten values of Cesar Chavez and are designed to engage Club members
in community service activities.
By organizing student service clubs, teaching the ten values the Cesar
Chavez
embodied and carrying out community service projects, the Clubs inspire
students
to believe in themselves and to know they can make a difference.
For more information see www.chavezclubs.org <http://www.chavezclubs.org>
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Youth Leaderships Top 10
Questions for Our Future Mayor
(10 Questions selected from
334 questions prepared by K-12 Chavistas and community college students)
Education and Student Involvement
1. I would like to know how the city and schools are related, and what
they do to help each other. What does the city government have to do with
the school district
and how do they work together to help us?
2. What will you do to boost student civic engagement to get students
involved in
government and public service and would you partner with the school
superintendent and the board of education to speak to student groups?
3. Do you champion state legislation that would grant community colleges
the option to provide bachelor degrees?
Libraries and Transportation
4. With libraries closing early (public/college campus) many students
struggle to complete homework assignments due to lack of internet access
at home. What can you do as mayor of our city to provide more libraries
with longer hours, with cooler books that we can relate to and provide
free WiFi inside the library?
5. Many city college students rely on public transportation, but right now
when we have to pay $72 for a bus pass and sometimes we are faced to
choose between buying our textbooks and a bus pass. How would you address
this issue?
Public and Student Safety
6. Today¹s students face bullying at school and in cyberspace. Some
students have even taken their own lives because of bullying. Were you
bullied in school or college and what can you do as mayor to address this
terrible problem in schools and communities?
7. How can you stop the violence around schools such as: tagging, alcohol,
drugs, and shootings?
Parks and Neighborhood Infrastructure
8. Nice family friendly parks bring pride to communities. How can the
mayor¹s office open possibilities for joint-use agreements so school
facilities such as playgrounds and gyms/pools can be staffed for access by
members of the communities?
9. Can I please get better sidewalks because some sidewalks I walk on are
dangerous for kids to use?
Helping Youth Succeed
10. What do you see as your role in ensuring San Diego City Schools bridge
the divide so that all youth will have a fair chance, at least based on
basic education, to compete in San Diego¹s job market?
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‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ --Nelson Mandela
Monday, October 28, 2013
CORRECTED MEDIA ADVISORY -- Hear the Class of 2020's Vision Ahead of "State of the District"; "State of the District is Tuesday, Oct. 29 (Note: Corrects dates)
CORRECTED MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, Oct. 28, 2013
HEAR THE CLASS OF 2020'S VISION AHEAD OF 'STATE OF THE DISTRICT'; STATE OF
THE DISTRICT IS TOMORROW NIGHT (TUESDAY, OCT. 29)
NOTE: CORRECTS DATE TO TUESDAY, OCT. 29
*** INFORMATION ON 11 A.M. NEWS CONFERENCE ***
WHAT: Students from the Class of 2020 talk about their vision for what they will do when they graduate from high school in 2020, and Board of Education President Dr. John Lee Evans will talk about Tuesday night's "State of the District," where San Diego Unified's Vision 2020 plan will be discussed.
WHEN: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29
WHERE: Roosevelt Middle School library, 3366 Park Blvd. (92103). Park on street or on campus; access on-site parking from Zoo Drive.
DETAILS: San Diego Unified's Board of Education adopted the Vision 2020 plan in 2009, when the Class of 2020 was in first grade. Dr. Evans and Supt. Cindy Marten will discuss implementation and focus of the Vision
2020 plan during the State of the District Address, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Kearny High School 7651 Wellington St. (92111).
Over the last few years, Dr. Evans has talked with kids in the Class of 2020 (when they were in fourth and fifth grade) to help keep a focus on the students. Those students are now in sixth grade and several will be at
the news conference to give their vision for the future and what they want to do after high school.
Students will be available to photograph and interview.
CONTACT: Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified
School District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)
*** INFORMATION ON 4:30 P.M. STATE OF THE DISTRICT CEREMONY ***
WHAT: 2013 State of the District Ceremony
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29
WHERE: Kearny High School, 7651 Wellington St. (92111)
DETAILS: Dr. John Lee Evans, Board of Education President, and Supt. Cindy Marten will discuss implementation and focus of the Vision 2020 plan during the State of the District Address. The superintendent will be
building on past successes in the district, such as the cluster organization, rising test scores that are among the highest among California's large districts, a declining dropout rate and increasing graduation rate.
In addition, the Superintendent will announce the establishment of a San Diego Unified School District Hall of Fame, to recognize and highlight graduates and attendees of the San Diego Unified School District. These
individuals reflect the best of what public education produces.
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria is scheduled to attend.
CONTACT: Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)You are a subscriber to the news release mailing list for the San Diego Unified School District. To unsubscribe, send a message to "media@lists-sandi-net" with the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. For an archive of these releases, go to http://sdusd-news.blogspot.com/
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