Post Special Meeting Notice and Agendas, April 1, 2014

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Special Meeting—Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248

·         Special Closed Session Agenda—Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 1:00 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.

 

In addition, refer to the below links for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of the board advisory committees:

·         ACUESP: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53145  

·         Audit and Finance: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53188

·         CAC:  http://www.sandi.net/Page/53171  and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53172

·         CSFC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53143   

·         CTEAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53170  

·         DAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53173 and http://www.sandi.net/Page/53174

·         DELAC: http://www.sandi.net/Page/53386  

·         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

 

 

 

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

 

CORRECTION: Post Notices of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meetings

CORRECTION:

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 2:00 p.m. 1:00 P.M.
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248.

·         Notice and Call of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 2:00 p.m. 1:00 P.M.
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

 

News Release: Patrick Henry High School Broke Ground on New Performing Arts Center and Production Studios

NEWS RELEASE -- March 27, 2014
Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 619-546-3378

Patrick Henry High School Broke Ground on New Performing Arts Center and Production Studios

San Diego Unified School District's Patrick Henry High School is beginning the construction of a long-awaited performing arts center, state-of-the-art facilities for its College, Career & Technology (CCTE) Production Studios Program, and campus-wide site modernization improvements. More than 120 students, parents, staff and community members celebrated the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday.

"I'm thrilled that we have reached this milestone," said Kevin Beiser, president of the school district's Board of Education. "This is an exciting time for Henry High School's students and teachers, as well as the Del Cerro and San Carlos communities."

"I've been a staunch supporter of this new performing arts center," he added. "The Propositions S and Z funds have wisely been allocated to construct an academically rich center that will support the district's A-G high school graduation requirements, including "F" for fine arts. The district is also maximizing the Propositions S and Z money by getting matching state Proposition 1D funds for the Production Studios Program facilities."

This nearly $37 million project includes:

Performing Arts Center and Production Studios Program Facilities
. 16,000 square feet, 500-seat facility for musical and theater events
. 8,100 square feet of CCTE Production Studios Program facilities to provide education in media and design arts, as well as production and managerial arts
. Workshop spaces for fabrication design, audio visual, lighting, model and mixed media
. Planned joint use with local, private theater and orchestra groups

Site Modernization:
. Upgrades to several buildings including the gym
. New campus-wide air conditioning
. Intercom system
. Electrical upgrades
. Security lighting
. A new fire alarm system
. Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades
. A new parking lot

Construction of the performing arts center/production studios is expected to be completed by fall 2015, followed by the site modernization in spring 2016.The project partners are T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc. and PJHM Architects.

Earlier this year, the American Institute of Architects awarded PJHM Architects a 2013 Members Choice Award for its innovative design of the new performing arts center and Production Studios Program facilities. The building design currently exceeds qualifications for the California High Performance School Initiative. LED lighting throughout the entire complex, and the use of local and recycled materials will make it both efficient and environmentally friendly. Design influences were drawn from the area, including the use of heavy timbers, open glass and the colors and textures of the surrounding area.

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Photo cutline:
Celebrating the beginning of a major construction project at Patrick Henry High School with a ceremonial groundbreaking are, from left: Lee Dulgeroff, Facilities Planning & Construction executive director; Kevin Ruebel, T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc. senior superintendent/project manager; Karen Childress-Evans, director of the district's Visual and Performing Arts; Pat Crowder, retired principal of Henry HS; Listy Gillingham, Henry HS principal, Kevin Beiser, Board of Education president; Katherine Nakamura, former Board of Education president and current president of Cowles Mountain Community Foundation; Matt Kalal, Henry High music teacher; Tony Nguyen, 12th-grader, Technical Theater Program; and Ralph West, College, Career and Technical Education program manager for Curriculum and Instruction.

Photo credit:
Daryl Prendergast, San Diego Unified School District multimedia specialist

Other photos are available upon request.

Cynthia Reed-Porter, Communications Supervisor | Communications Office | San Diego Unified School District
Office: 858-637-3607 | Mobile: 619-546-3378 | E-mail: creed-porter@sandi.net

Post Notices of Time Change to Regular Closed Session Meetings

PLEASE NOTE:

·         Notice and Call of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Open & Closed Session Meeting Information: http://www.sandi.net/page/3248.

·         Notice and Call of Change of Time for Closed Session—Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
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

 

MEDIA ADVISORY -- CORRECTED -- Students assembling 28,000 Meal Packages for Local, Tanzanian Familes

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NOTE: Corrects date, adds quote from Board of Education President Kevin
Beiser and adds information on his 10 a.m. news conference.

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MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, March 27, 2014

STUDENTS ASSEMBLING 28,000 MEAL PACKAGES FOR LOCAL, TANZANIAN FAMILIES

WHAT: Food packaging event at Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary School

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, March 28, Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary School,
11778 Cypress Canyon Rd. (92131). Kevin Beiser, Board of Education
President, will be available for comment on the students¹ effort at 10
a.m. at the school. Students will be packing material from 8:45 a.m. to
3:15 p.m.

QUOTE: ³This is a great partnership for kids,² said Kevin Beiser, Board of
Education President and representative for the Scripps Ranch neighborhood.
³Not only are they learning the values of giving and sharing, but needy
families will have a meal through Kids Against Hunger.²

DETAILS: Students at the school will be assembling 28,000 meal packs to go
to Kids Against Hunger, a project of our charity partner, Friends and
Family Community Connection.

The Food Packaging Event is the first of its kind in the San Diego Unified
School District.

Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary students have been practicing the
character trait of generosity for years. Generosity, compassion, honesty
and forgiveness are only a few of the many character traits that are
taught as part of the character education program at the school. The
character education program is a unique program that focuses on one
character trait each month. Each character trait is taught through
storytelling and activities led by parent volunteers.

In turn, students are expected to demonstrate these character traits on
campus and in their community In the past two years alone the students
have donated over $7,200 to Kids Against Hunger, a project of our charity
partner, Friends and Family Community Connection.

All students from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade will be working on the
project, including weighing, sealing, sorting, and boxing up bags of food.
The students will get a hands-on opportunity to work cooperatively while
demonstrating generosity and compassion.

They will be supervised by dozens of parent volunteers and their teachers
in an amazing show of our school community spirit. The food will benefit
San Diego families as well as orphans in Tanzania.


CONTACT: Liz Sloan, Principal, (858) 693-8593.

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MEDIA ADVISORY -- Students Assembling 28,000 Meal Packages for Local, Tanzanian Families

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, March 27, 2014

STUDENTS ASSEMBLING 28,000 MEAL PACKAGES FOR LOCAL, TANZANIAN FAMILIES

WHAT: Food packaging event at Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary School

WHEN/WHERE: 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary
School, 11778 Cypress Canyon Rd. (92131).

DETAILS: Students at the school will be assembling 28,000 meal packs to go
to Kids Against Hunger, a project of our charity partner, Friends and
Family Community Connection.

The Food Packaging Event is the first of its kind in the San Diego Unified
School District.

Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary students have been practicing the
character trait of generosity for years. Generosity, compassion, honesty
and forgiveness are only a few of the many character traits that are
taught as part of the character education program at the school. The
character education program is a unique program that focuses on one
character trait each month. Each character trait is taught through
storytelling and activities led by parent volunteers.

In turn, students are expected to demonstrate these character traits on
campus and in their community In the past two years alone the students
have donated over $7,200 to Kids Against Hunger, a project of our charity
partner, Friends and Family Community Connection.

All students from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade will be working on the
project, including weighing, sealing, sorting, and boxing up bags of food.
The students will get a hands-on opportunity to work cooperatively while
demonstrating generosity and compassion.

They will be supervised by dozens of parent volunteers and their teachers
in an amazing show of our school community spirit. The food will benefit
San Diego families as well as orphans in Tanzania.


CONTACT: Liz Sloan, Principal, (858) 693-8593.

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Media advisory: Patrick Henry High Breaks Ground on New Performing Arts Center and Production Studios

MEDIA ADVISORY -- March 25, 2014
Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 619-546-3378

Patrick Henry High School Breaks Ground on New Performing Arts Center and Production Studios

WHAT:  San Diego Unified School District's Patrick Henry High School is beginning campus-wide site modernization improvements and upgrades, as well as the construction of a new and long-awaited performing arts center, as well as facilities for its College, Career & Technology (CCTE) Production Studios Program. Students, parents, community members, district leadership and board president will celebrate the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow. The event will also include the presentation of a prestigious national music award.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Patrick Henry High School, 6702 Wandermere Dr., S.D. 92120 (Media parking will be available on site).

VISUALS: Presentation of a national music award (presented to the district), presentation of the colors by the school's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps color guard, ceremonial ground breaking, student vocalists, architectural renderings of award-winning design for performing arts center, construction signage and equipment.

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Listy Gillingham, Henry High School principal; Kevin Beiser, San Diego Unified School Board or Education President; Tony Nguyen, a senior in the school's Technical Theater Program; Katherine Nakamura, former Board of Education member and current Cowles Mountain Community Foundation president; Lee Dulgeroff, Facilities Planning and Construction executive director; and Ralph West, College, Career and Technical Education program manager.

PROJECT INFO:
This nearly $37 million project is funded by San Diego Unified School District's Propositions S and Z, the general obligation bond measures approved by voters in 2008 and 2012 respectively, as well as by matching state funding. The state's Prop. 1D will provide matching funds for the CCTE facilities. The project includes:

Performing Arts Center and Production Studios Program Facilities
. 16,000 square feet, 500-seat facility for musical and theater events
. 8,100 square feet of College, Career & Technical Education Production Studios Program facilities to provide education in media and design arts, as well as production and managerial arts
. Workshop spaces for fabrication design, audio-visual, lighting, model and mixed media
. Planned joint-use with local, private theater and orchestra groups

Site Modernization:
. Upgrades to several buildings including the gym
. New campus-wide air conditioning
. Intercom system
. Electrical upgrades
. Security lighting
. A new fire alarm system
. Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades
. A new parking lot

Construction of the performing arts center/production studios is expected to be completed by fall 2015, followed by the school site modernization in spring 2016. The project partners are T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc. and PJHM Architects.

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Cynthia Reed-Porter, Communications Supervisor | Communications Office | San Diego Unified School District
Office: 858-637-3607 | Mobile: 619-546-3378 | E-mail: creed-porter@sandi.net



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