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MISSION STATEMENT
All San Diego students will Graduate with the Skills, Motivation, Curiosity and Resilience to Succeed in their choice of College and Career in order to Lead and Participate in the society of Tomorrow. |  |
Board of Education Approves 2009-10 Budget |
San Diego Unified has a budget for the 2009-10 school year and a state-required spending plan for 2010-11. The Board approved the budget at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 23, with no changes to the approvals made on June 2. The $1.1 billion spending plan is based on the Governor's May Estimate, which school districts are required to use until the state budget is passed. The district budget goes into effect July 1, 2009; the state currently does not have a budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year. The 2009-10 Budget Book will be posted on the district website on July 1 and will provide complete information on the district’s budget. For more information, please contact James Masias, chief financial officer, at (619) 725- 7561.
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New Administrative Assignments for the 2009-10 School Year |
- Alcantar, Cesar, from Principal, Special Assignment to Principal, Twain.
- Ankeney, Kirk, from Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction to Principal, School of International Studies, San Diego High Complex.
- Barry, Carol, from Chief Elementary School Officer to Principal, Bird Rock Elementary.
- Burns, Kathy, from Vice Principal, Wilson Middle to Principal, Gage Elementary.
- Camacho-McGrath, Gina, from Vice Principal, Correia Middle to Principal, Fletcher Elementary.
- Cross, Evva, from Principal, Porter Elementary to Principal, Holmes Elementary.
- Dale, Chip, from Principal, Green Elementary to Principal, Garfield Elementary.
- Delute, Heriberto, from Vice Principal, Morse High to Principal, Chesterton Elementary.
- Jackson, Lamont, from Certificated Staffing Administrator to Principal, Wangenheim Middle.
- Kissel, Ryan, from Vice Principal, Emerson/Bandini Elementary to Principal, Sequoia Elementary.
- Lewis, Yolanda, from Principal, Rolando Park Elementary to Principal, Hancock Elementary.
- Lopez, Kimberly, from Vice Principal, Encanto Elementary to Principal, Hawthorne Elementary.
- Martin, Milton, from Vice Principal, Alternative Learning for Behavior and Attitude (ALBA) to Principal, Oak Park Elementary.
- McCabe, Jackie, from Principal, Cadman Elementary to Principal, Sunset View Elementary.
- Moore, R. Vernon, from Principal, Lincoln High to Principal, Alternative Learning for Behavior and Attitude (ALBA).
- Morga, Francisco, from Vice Principal, Wilson Middle to Principal, Jefferson Elementary.
- Murchison, Derek, from Vice Principal, Oak Park Elementary to Principal, Adams Elementary.
- Powell, Rita, from Vice Principal, Logan K-7 School to Principal, Jones Elementary.
- Robertson, Monique, from Principal, School of Law and Business at Crawford High Educational Complex to Principal, Grant K-8 School.
- Robinson, Yesenia, from Principal, Marshall Elementary to Principal, Field Elementary.
- Soria, Flavia, from Principal, Longfellow School to Principal, Kimbrough Elementary.
- Takeshita, Eric, from Principal, Bay Park Elementary to Principal, Hage Elementary.
- Williams, Linda, from Vice Principal, Valencia Park Elementary to Principal, Wegeforth Elementary.
- Wroblewski, Jennifer, from Principal, Miramar Ranch Elementary to Principal, Hickman Elementary.
Additional new assignments are to be announced pending board approval. For more information, please contact Dr. Chuck Morris, deputy superintendent, at (619) 725-8193.
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Annual Summer Fun Café Kickoff Event |
There is such a thing as a free lunch this summer through the Summer Fun Café Program. A kick-off event was held Wednesday, June 24, at Skyline Hills Community Park Recreation Center. More than 1,300 children and adults attended the free BBQ lunch, which featured San Diego Chargers linebacker Matt Wilhelm as the Master of Ceremonies, free bags of fruits and vegetables provided by the San Diego Food Bank, Z90.3 Radio live broadcast, and Food Stamps pre-screening.
The Summer Fun Café Program is available throughout the summer, Monday through Friday, at City of San Diego Park and Recreation Centers and schools. A complete listing and schedule of participating locations can be found at www.sandi.net/food . For more information, please contact Gary Petill, food services director, at gpetill@sandi.net or (858) 627-7301.
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PPO Techs Take Top Honors in Fire Equipment Certification |
Physical Plant Operations (PPO) Center Fire Equipment technicians, Roger Coats and Mike Prendergast, successfully passed their State Fire Marshal's Fire Extinguisher certification tests; scoring first and second out of 82 participants in the San Diego region, and third and fourth in the state. The PPO team coordinates the maintenance of more than 14,000 fire extinguishers located throughout district facilities. For more information, please contact Roger Coats or Mike Prendergast at (858) 627-7261, or rcoats@sandi.net or mprendergast@sandi.net.
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Magnet Schools Show Off at Mission Valley Mall |
San Diego Unified Magnet schools will be featured at Mission Valley's kick-off for "Family Wednesdays,” taking place Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Nordstrom Rack and Michael's entrance to Mission Valley Mall. Students from Birney International Studies, Johnson STEM, and Valencia Park Center for Academics, Drama and Dance are among the performers providing music, ballet folkloric, and a robotic demonstration. Millennial Tech Middle will also have information about the middle school STEM magnet program. For more information, please contact Carolyn Goohs, Magnet & Innovation Programs, at (619) 725-7159 or cgoohs@sandi.net .
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Student artwork is needed for a juried permanent student art exhibition to be displayed at the Eugene Brucker Education Center. There is no deadline for submitting artwork. Pieces will be considered as they are submitted throughout the year. Each entry must include student name; school and grade level at the time the piece was created; teacher’s name at the time the piece was created; and contact phone number of the person submitting the artwork. All two-dimensional work will be considered: painting, drawing, pastels, etc. Artwork may be matted and framed; dimensions of artwork not previously matted and framed must be 11” x 14.” Send or deliver all artwork to the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Office at Mission Beach Center, 825 Santa Barbara Pl., San Diego (92109). For more information, please contact the VAPA Office at (858) 539-5349.
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- Internship Videos on ITV
Congratulations to the student production teams from San Diego Unified high schools that produced documentaries for San Diego County Office of Education Instructional Television’s “First Vote with the Democrateens” series. The show, which will air on iTV cable Channel 16 on Sunday, June 28, at 6 p.m., will feature final projects from the San Diego Met/Point Loma/High Tech Media Arts team with “21st Century Learning,” Point Loma High School with “San Diego: City in the Red,” and Kearny High School with “San Diego’s Water Crisis.” For more information, please contact Rick Corlett, multimedia instructor, Kearny High Education Complex, at (858) 496-8370, ext. 4709 or rcorlett@sandi.net .
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