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Community Relations Department

Overview
The Community Relations departments oversees the Education Partnerships Alliance which provides opportunities for the San Diego community to invest in student success through the Partnerships in Education, Volunteer and Service Learning Programs.

The primary functions of the Community Relations Department are to:

  • Manage the district’s Partnerships in Education, Volunteer, and Service Learning programs.
  • Recruit business and community partners, as well as volunteers.
  • Provide outreach training, support and program materials.
  • Assist district programs and schools with marketing and community engagement efforts.
  • Organize district recognition events.
  • Promote awareness of district reform efforts.


Community Partners
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Programs & Services


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Events >> Complete events calendar

Partnerships in Education Annual End-of-Year Community Recognition
This event, sponsored by SeaWorld San Diego and California Coast Credit Union, recognizes and thanks more than 1,500 business/community partners and 28,000 school volunteers who support our district with donations of human, financial and in-kind goods and services. Students are showcased through student entertainment. Over 100 door prizes are donated by local and national merchants and awarded at the event. Although this event is not intended to supplant individual recognition events held at school sites, it does provide an opportunity for schools and their partners to enjoy district recognition together.
>> Door Prize Donation Agreement 
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Salute to Excellence
This event honors and recognizes the students ranking in the top one percent of their graduating class. School valedictorians are also recognized. Each student honored and his or her parents/guardians receive invitations to attend. Principals and head counselors are also invited, as well as local elected officials.


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Principal for a Day
Sponsored by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Bank of America Corporation and coordinated by the Community Relations Department. Offers school principals the opportunity to invite business and civic leaders into the classroom to view the teaching and learning that is occurring in the San Diego Unified School District. Participants gain an enhanced understanding of public education and in turn, provide an outside perspective to their host principals. A debriefing luncheon offers participants the opportunity to share their experiences.
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Resources & Materials


Contact Information
Community Relations Department
Eugene Brucker Education Center
4100 Normal Street, Room 2121
San Diego, CA 92103-2682

(619) 725-5592 - Phone
(619) 725-5599 - Fax
Key Contacts
Topic Contact
Partnership maintenance and partner recruitment Ellen Tiffany
Manager, Community Relations
etiffany@sandi.net
(619) 725-5594
School community outreach
Volunteer Program - volunteer/tutor recruitment, training and placement
Partnership maintenance and partner recruitment Nancy Hemmings
Specialist, Community Relations nhemmings@sandi.net
(619) 725-5597
OASIS Intergenerational Program
LEARN & SERVE Service Learning Program
Program Materials
Event organization Kathy Gartland
Partnerships Program Assistant
kgartland@sandi.net
(619) 725-5592
Partnerships for atypical schools, charter schools, and district programs
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