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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. |  |
Friday Notes: Early Edition |
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Tomorrow, July 3, is a national holiday in observance of the Fourth of July. All schools and central offices will be closed. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.
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The 2009-10 Budget Book and District Profile can now be viewed on the district website at http://www.sandi.net/budgetbook.pdf . This comprehensive document includes information on the state and district budget process, as well as 2009-10 budget summaries for schools, programs and departments. For more information, please contact James Masias, chief financial officer, at (619) 725- 7561.
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District Receives Grants for Cafeteria Equipment, Homeless Students |
The California Department of Education has announced two large grants to San Diego Unified: $628,216 for new food preparation equipment; and $80,700 to help homeless students. Both are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The $628,216 will go toward purchasing equipment for the district's school cafeterias and central kitchen. Applicants were required to demonstrate a need for the equipment focusing on four areas: increasing participation; contributing to nutritional quality; contributing to food safety; and contributing to energy efficiency. The $80,700 grant in McKinney-Vento funds are provided to assist schools in addressing the educational and related needs of homeless students. For information on the cafeteria grant, please contact Gary Petill, director, at gpetill@sandi.net . For information on the homeless students grant, please contact Pam Hosmer, program manager, at phosmer@sandi.net . Read more.
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2009 Distinguished Principal Award Finalist |
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Leadership in Biliteracy Award |
 Teodora Cruz, vice chairperson of the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC), was honored recently by the San Diego County Office of Education at the 11th annual Biliteracy Symposium. Mrs. Cruz, pictured with Randy Ward, San Diego County Superintendent of Schools, was honored for her more than eight years of service as a DELAC officer. For more information, please contact Debra Dougherty, program manager, Office of Language Acquisition, at (619) 725-7266.
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Communication Efforts Win State, National Awards |
The California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) recently recognized the work of the district Communications and Food Services departments with an Award of Excellence in Multimedia Communication for the Breakfast in the Classroom video. Watch the video.
In addition, the 2008-09 Budget Book and District Profile has received an Award of Honorable Mention in the category of School District Finance Publications from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). The competition is open to public school districts of all sizes nationwide. There were 955 entries in this year’s contest, with 78 receiving Awards of Excellence, 168 receiving Awards of Merit and 226 receiving Awards of Honorable Mention. Special thanks to Board Member Katherine Nakamura for spearheading the 2008-09 Budget Book efforts. For more information, please contact Linda Zintz, interim communications director, at (619) 725-5568.
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The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is sponsoring Challenge 20/20, an Internet-based program that pairs classes at any grade level (K-12) from schools in the U.S. with their counterpart classes in schools in other countries. Together the teams (of two or three schools) tackle real global problems to find solutions that can be implemented at the local level and in their own communities. Schools do not have to be NAIS members to participate. The application deadline is Monday, August 17. For more information and to apply online, click here.
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- Kearny High CTA Students Featured in Video
The San Diego Daily Transcript recently produced a video about the MAGIC (Mentoring A Girl In Construction) Camp summer program. This year, 30 young women from Kearny Construction Tech Academy (CTA) participated in the eight-day summer camp geared toward teaching and inspiring them to think about a construction career. For more information, please contact Laura Bellofatto, principal, at (858) 496-8370. Watch the video.
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