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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. |  |
Grant Races to Three High Schools |
On the heels of winning his fourth-consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, El Cajon native Jimmie Johnson shows he is a champion off the track as well. Chandra and Jimmie Johnson announced grants of $87,000 to MVAS and $32,495 for IDEA at the Crawford Educational Complex, and $90,000 for Pt. Loma High School at a ceremony on Nov. 30. For more information, please contact Aly Evans, program development specialist, at (619) 725-5582 or aevans2@sandi.net . Read more.
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Local and national reports indicate a decline in absences due to the H1N1 flu. However, it’s important to continue to take precautions to protect yourself and family from the flu, particularly since the regular flu season starts in January. Physicians and other health care professionals recommend the following actions to help prevent the spread of H1N1 and seasonal flu: stay home when sick, cover coughs and sneezes, wash hands frequently and get the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines as soon as possible. For a list of SD County H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine clinics, visit www.sdiz.org . For more information on the H1N1, please visit www.sandi.net/H1N1 .
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Special Education Hotline |
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A Special Education Parent Hotline has been established to help address concerns regarding special education services at San Diego Unified. Parents can call (619) 725-7057 and leave their name and phone number, their student's name and birth date and a brief message regarding their concern(s). A return phone call will be received within 24 hours. For general special education information, please call (619) 725-7700.
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Three Budget Town Hall Meetings Remaining |
Parents, students, employees and community members who reside throughout the city are strongly encouraged to attend any one of the remaining Budget Town Hall Meetings. Attendees will learn more about the budget crisis and have the opportunity to offer ideas and feedback to the Board of Education. Each meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m.:
For more information, please visit www.sandi.net/budget or contact Linda Zintz, communications director, at (619) 725-5578.
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Donations to Schools by Local Companies TCR Services and Sony |
Thanks to TCR Services, a local toner cartridge and laser-inkjet repair company, and Sony Corporation, which has its U.S. headquarters in San Diego, 15 printers and 50 toner and inkjet cartridges will soon be in classrooms. The printers came from Sony, which had removed the equipment from service. TCR Services would normally have refurbished, then sold the equipment, but decided to donate the equipment and supplies to the district.
“Our schools, students and teachers are hurting for the resources they need to become successful,” stated Laura Olsen, TCR's Sales Manager. “TCR decided, together with Sony, that the donation would ease the burden of having to come up with additional funds for new equipment and supplies.”
For more information, please contact Ellen Tiffany, community relations manager, at (619) 725-5594 or etiffany@sandi.net .
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Guidelines Regarding Student Fees, Donations and Fundraising |
Recently the issue of fees, charges, deposits, donations and fundraising related to student courses and activities has been at the forefront of public attention locally and nationally. In response to this issue, the district Legal Services has developed guidelines for staff and parents. Taken as a whole, the intent of these guidelines is to emphasize that the question is not whether schools and their communities can raise money to support programs –they can- but how funds can be raised through lawful means. For more information, please contact Kristi Dean, interim chief elementary school improvement officer, at (619) 725-7170, or Sid Salazar, chief secondary school improvement officer, at (619) 725-7772. Read the guidelines.
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Working Together to Make a Greener District |
 All students and staff are instrumental in the district’s effort to reduce waste. Many schools, including Perkins, Encanto, Holmes and Sunset View Elementary, are organizing Planet Protector Clubs that introduce students to a different set of “3 R’s”: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Students conduct contests, clean ups, fundraisers and other activities as part of the program. Two elementary schools, Perkins and Holmes, in conjunction with the Energy/Utility Management section of the Physical Plant Operations Department, have developed special recognition banners to recognize individual classrooms for their recycling efforts. These colorful banners (see photo) will rotate among the Perkins and Holmes classrooms that increase recycling efforts for the month.
Remember, all recyclables - bottles, cans, newspaper, white paper, magazines, etc. - should be placed in the blue recycling bins. For information, please call the district’s recycling hotline at (858) 627-7376, or J. William Naish, supervisor, energy/utility management, at (858) 627-7217 or jnaish@sandi.net .
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California School Reps Check Tech at Sites |
Visitors from around the Golden State visited six of our schools this week, checking out the cutting edge technology now in use, as part of the Communities of California League of Schools K-12 Technology Conference. Johnson Elementary, Washington Elementary, Millennial Tech Middle, Innovation Middle, Kearny High Digital Media & Design, and Point Loma High visits showcased the computer labs, APEX credit-recovery classes, document cameras, presentation stations, DataDirector, notebook computers, Promethean boards, podcasts, videoconferencing, STEM curriculum, and Moodle online learning, to mention a few of the high-tech innovations that students, teachers and staff use every day.
Tomorrow and Sunday, district staff will present conference sessions highlighting educational-technology related innovations in our classrooms, including such topics as: iHigh Virtual Academy; Google Docs and Apps for K-12 Teachers; Master Scheduling Made Easy Using Google Tools; and San Diego Unified’s i21 Initiative. For more information, please contact Marty Stultz, instructional operations administrator, at (619) 725-7103 or mstultz@sandi.net .
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Distinguished Lecture Series |
The first in a series of lectures sponsored by the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program will be held Wednesday, December 9, at the Education Center. A Continuum of Differentiation by Dr. Sandra Kaplan will be presented to staff from 4 to 6 p.m., and to parents from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the auditorium at the Education Center. For more information, please contact the GATE Department at (858) 573-5998.
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- Barnard Elementary Receives Special Honor
Hanban, the Office of Chinese Language Council International, has officially approved the establishment of a Confucius Classroom at Barnard Mandarin Chinese Magnet School, one of the first elementary schools in Southern California to receive this honor. The Confucius Classroom will enhance the school’s already rigorous academic program, support theme integration and bring much-needed resources and professional development. Thanks to Dr. Lily Cheng (Executive Director of Confucius Institute at San Diego State University), Dr. Sue Chen (Co-Executive Director of CI at SDSU and professor from Xiamen University), Wendy Wang (Xiamen University), and Julia Chang (Project Manager of CI at SDSU) for their collaboration in the application process. For more information, please contact Principal Edward Park at (619) 224-3306 or epark@sandi.net .
- La Jolla Philanthropic Group Donates to Lindbergh-Schweitzer
Las Patronas, a local philanthropic organization which provides financial assistance to non-profit entities, has donated $20,000 to Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School. Thanks to the generous donation, new computers will be purchased for the school’s computer lab. With the new equipment, students will be able to create videos for the World Problem Solvers project, an effort to create videos of innovative solutions to the world’s problems. For more information, please contact Principal Deanne Rohde at (858) 496-8400.
- Charger Honors Standley Fund Drive
Standley Middle School welcomed San Diego Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer when he visited the school to reward students for raising the most money for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) during Red Ribbon Week. Of the $5,809.49 that MADD collected during its “Loose Change Drive,” Standley contributed $2,853.99 -- almost half! It was a great day, with music and a lively question and answer opportunity with Chargers star Jammer. For more information, please contact Principal Heidi Lyon at (858) 455-0550 x 1215 or heastcott@sandi.net .
- CHAMPs Students Get VITAL Information
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) from Schaefer Ambulance Service visited the School of Community Health and Medical Practices (CHAMPs) at Crawford Educational Complex on Nov. 19. Students from the Health Essentials class took learning outside the classroom into a fully-equipped ambulance to enhance their knowledge on patient care, basic life support and career opportunities in Emergency Medical Systems. For more information, please contact Principal William Laine (pictured in the gurney) at (619) 583-2501, ext 2450 or wlaine@sandi.net .
- JROTC Cadets Receive Impressive Nominations
The Honorable Bob Filner recently sent congratulatory letters to two Morse High School JROTC Cadets, nominating Cadet Steven Paragas to the US Military Academy (West Point), the US Naval Academy (Annapolis) and the Air Force Academy. He also nominated Cadet Kevin Mayo to West Point and the Merchant Marine Academy. These letters represent the first step on a very important journey -- entrance into the academies. For more information, please contact Col. Harry Ridge at (858) 493-8203 or hridgejr@sandi.net .
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