Post Change of Time Notice: Charter School Facility Cmte, June 10, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

 

·         Notice of Time Change: Charter School Facility Committee, June 10, 2013
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/50502

 

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notices 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

 

 

 

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MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

MEDIA CALENDAR -- Upcoming Events in the San Diego Unified School District

Your coverage is invited of any of the following upcoming events on the
campuses of the San Diego Unified School District. For more items, check
out the calendar on the front of the district website at www.sandi.net.

Please note that if items are listed as "not open to the public," that
means accredited members of the media are invited, but the general public
is not. These are generally items during the school day.

*Indicates new items added since last week.

For a calendar of noticed public meetings, go to
www.sandi.net/meetingcalendar. Those meetings might not be included in
this listing.

JUNE

* 10 -- Commencement ceremonies: 1 p.m., iHigh, Mt. Everest Academy, Serra
High; 5 p.m., Hoover High; 6 p.m. Muir School. For locations and full
details go to http://www.sandi.net/commencement. All are open to the
public but entry tickets may be required.

* 11 -- Commencement ceremonies: 10 a.m., San Diego MET; 1 p.m., Twain
School; 1:30 p.m., Lincoln, Madison, Morse high schools; 2 p.m., Crawford,
Garfield, La Jolla, San Diego SCPA, University City high schools; 3 p.m.,
Pt. Loma High, San Diego Early/Middle College; 5 p.m., Clairemont, Kearny,
Mira Mesa, Mission Bay high schools; 5:30 p.m., Patrick Henry, San Diego,
Scripps Ranch high schools. For locations and full details go to
http://www.sandi.net/commencement. Note: Retiring Superintendent Bill
Kowba is scheduled to preside at the ceremonies for Garfield and Mission
Bay high schools.

11 -- Last day of class for schools on traditional calendar.

13 -- Retirement Celebration, 4 p.m., Courtyard, Eugene Brucker Education
Center, 4100 Normal St. Annual celebration of retiring teachers and staff
this year has a special twist -- this will be the public retirement
celebration for Superintendent Bill Kowba. Contact: Linda Zintz,
Communications Director, 619-725-5578. Open to the public.

21-26 -- JROTC Leadership Camp, Forest Lawn Scout Reservation, Cedar
Glenn, CA. The top one-fourth of cadets from around Southern California
meeting up for a week of training in leadership and adaptability. The camp
also offers cadets high adventure training in the areas of land
navigation, rappelling, archery, horsemanship, water safety, and
confidence building courses. Contact: David Guzman, 858-496-8203. Not open
to the public.

* 26 ­ Annual Celebration of Art, 5-7 p.m., Zamorano Fine Arts Academy,
2655 Casey Street (92139). Student artwork will be on display. Contact:
Principal Carol King, 619- 267-8007 or cking@sandi.net . Open to the
public.

JULY

4 -- Independence Day, all schools and offices closed.

19 -- Last day of school for year-round schools.

AUGUST
* 3 -- Back-2-School Resource and Enrollment Fair 2013 for Military
Families, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive
(92124). The fair provides military families new to the district with the
opportunity to enroll their children in their neighborhood school and
learn about community, military and district resources. Complimentary
lunch and childcare are available. Contact: EnrollmentFair@sandi.net. Open
to the public.

26 -- Most school offices reopen for enrolling new students.

SEPTEMBER

2 -- Labor Day, all schools and offices closed.

3 -- First day of 2013-14 school year.

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-- Check out daily updated news items at http://www.sandi.net/ or receive
a weekly digest by signing up for Friday Notes at
https://www.smartbrief.com/sdusd/index.jsp

-- To separate public events from school functions we'd like you to cover,
items open to the public are now labeled as such. "Not open to the public"
means that you're welcome to cover it, but it's not something to list in
an events calendar.

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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

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MEDIA ADVISORY -- Change of availability time for Dr. Nellie Meyer to comment on Broad Foundation report

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, June 5, 2013

CHANGE OF AVAILABILITY TIME FOR DR. NELLIE MEYER TO COMMENT ON BROAD FOUNDATION REPORT

Reporters and editors: A slight change of time for the availability of Dr. Nellie Meyer, Deputy Superintendent of Academics, to comment on the Broad Foundation Report on strategies to improve African American student academic performance through use of Advanced Placement tests.

Dr. Meyer will be available:

Noon to 1 p.m.
Eugene Brucker Education Center
4100 Normal St.
San Diego (92103)

Please call or email me if you are planning to visit.

Jack Brandais • Communications Department • San Diego Unified School District • (619) 725-5570 (desk) •

(619) 607-0477 (cell)

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NEWS RELEASE -- San Diego Unified's Efforts to Boost African-American Students' College Tests Lauded

NEWS RELEASE from the San Diego Unified School District, June 5, 2013

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED'S EFFORTS TO BOOST AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS' COLLEGE TESTS LAUDED

Reporters and editors: This report from the Broad Foundation, discussed in the news release below, highlights how San Diego Unified and five other school districts boosted academic participation and performance by African-American students.

Nellie Meyer, Deputy Superintendent for Academics, will be available from 12:30-1:30 p.m. today to discuss the issue with media. Please contact me to schedule.

Jack Brandais • Communications Department • San Diego Unified School District • (619) 725-5570 (desk) • (619) 607-0477 (cell)

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New Report Details Strategies to Boost Access to, Performance on Advanced Placement Exams for African-American Students in Urban School Districts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Contact: Karen Denne, kdenne@broadfoundation.org 310.954.5058

LOS ANGELES -- The successful strategies used by six urban school systems across the country to boost African-American student participation in and performance on Advanced Placement tests are detailed in a new report released today by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.

The report, "The Road to Equity: Expanding AP Access and Success for African-American Students," details how the following school systems are increasing college readiness of African-American students by improving their AP passing rates quickly enough to gain on their white peers while increasing or keeping participation rates steady:

-- Cobb County School District, Ga.
-- Fulton County School System, Ga.
-- Garland Independent School District, Texas
-- Jefferson County Public Schools, Ky.
-- Orange County Public Schools, Fla.
-- San Diego Unified School District

In looking to identify urban school districts with promising trends in student achievement and college-readiness, The Broad Foundation analyzed four years of AP exam participation and passing rates for students in the 75 districts whose demographics qualify them for consideration for the annual Broad Prize for Urban Education.

The foundation found that the districts were able to simultaneously raise performance on AP tests without losing ground on participation by employing many of the following practices and strategies:

-- Offer a rigorous curriculum beginning in elementary grades
-- Expand access to gifted programs
-- Analyze student results on precursors to college entrance exams--like PSAT and EXPLORE--to identify potential AP students and actively recruit them to enroll in AP courses
-- Provide extra academic and social support to students
-- Dramatically increase the number of AP course offerings
-- Offer additional teacher training and professional development
-- Instill confidence in students about their college-going potential
-- Educate parents about the benefits of AP

The College Board's Advanced Placement program is a benchmark for academic rigor and offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credit, thus saving students time and money. Enrollment in AP courses has tripled since 2000 as districts moved to increase course offerings and broaden student recruits in the challenging courses.

"AP is an important predictor of college success when teachers and students use AP's standards as an inspiration, developing through practice the most important academic skills needed in college," said Trevor Packer, the College Board's senior vice president for AP and instruction. "Data identify thousands of minority and low-income students who have the academic potential to succeed in Advanced Placement courses, but lack access or encouragement to pursue such opportunities. We celebrate the AP teachers and students of these six urban districts for their extraordinary accomplishments. Their successes show that with the right support systems and best practices, broader access to AP can provide a diversity of students with a stronger foundation for college and career success."

The report found that in nearly all of the 75 Broad Prize-eligible school districts, the gap in both AP passing rates and participation rates between African-American students and their white counterparts is significant.

"This report underscores the need for districts to actively work to increase access to and success on AP tests," said Rebecca Wolf DiBiase, managing director of programs for The Broad Foundation. "We are highlighting the practices in these six districts to demonstrate that improvement is possible. But progress needs to happen much faster and in all schools before we can truly ensure that all students have access to and the necessary preparation for success in college."

The Education Trust also released the findings today of new research that low-income and students of color do not have equal access to AP and International Baccalaureate programs. The report, "Finding America's Missing AP and IB Students," reveals that most national participation gaps could be eliminated if every school with an AP program focused on encouraging and enrolling its low-income and students of color in the college preparatory courses.

The $1 million Broad Prize, established in 2002, is the largest education award in the country given to school districts. The Broad Prize is awarded each year to honor urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among students from low-income families and students of color.

Founded by entrepreneur Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, both graduates of Detroit Public Schools, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is a philanthropy that seeks to ensure that every student in an urban public school has the opportunity to succeed. Bringing together top education experts and practitioners, the foundation funds system-wide programs and policies that strengthen public schools by creating environments that allow good teachers to do great work and enable students of all backgrounds to learn and thrive. For more information, visit www.broadeducation.org, and updates are available on Facebook and Twitter @broadfoundation. For more information about The Broad Prize, visit www.broadprize.org.

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Post SELPA Public Hearing Notice, June 18, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

 

·         Notice of Public Hearing--SELPA Annual Service and Budget Plans for the 2013-14 School Year—Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 5:00 pm
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

 

 

 

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Post Special Meeting Notice: CAC Subcommittee, June 6, 2013

PLEASE NOTE:

 

·         Notice of Special Meeting: Transition Plans and Services Subcommittee of the Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC), Thursday, June 6, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
Committee Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/Page/40970

Please forward to staff and as appropriate print and post notice(s) 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!

 

Post Special Closed Session Agenda 6/4/13

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Special Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday June 4, 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.

 

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

mmabe2@sandi.net

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