The monthly “wall calendar” for the 2009-10 school year has been posted in the Calendars section of the For District Staff webpage. The calendar is available in PDF and Excel formats. For information, contact Jennie Breister at jbreister@sandi.net or (619) 725-5598.
Special Education Certification Program
SDUSD and SDEA are offering a new educational opportunity for district teachers interested in the Special Education Certification Program for a Masters Degree in Special Education. The program is available to probationary and permanent SDEA members currently assigned to K-12 general education. For details, read flier and plan to attend one of two informational sessions: Mondays, June 22 or June 29, at 4 p.m., at SDEA. Application deadline is July 1. For more information, contact Steve Johnson or Marc Capitelli at (619) 283-4411.
Connect-ED Summer Update
The Connect-ED mass notification system will be available in limited capacity during the summer. School sites and departments will be able to send out messages to employees and current students. Please Note: New student information from Zangle for the 2009-10 school year will not be available in Connect-ED until Monday, July 27. Sites wishing to contact incoming students can create a temporary group in Connect-ED until the new student information is transferred. In addition, the automated attendance call feature and Connect-ED Teacher will resume in September. For more information or assistance with creating temporary groups, contact Jennie Breister at jbreister@sandi.net .
Teacher Survey on Prop S Technology Training
The Information and Technology Support Services/Ed Tech Department wants input from district teachers on preferences for Prop S technology training. The training will support the technology upgrades coming to all district classrooms over the next five years. Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey at http://bit.ly/k4T6s . Thanks in advance for your time.
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application Packets
The 2009-10 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application Packets will be delivered to sites in July with specific details sent out in the School Enrollment Report. With the changes to household incomes and sizes, more students now qualify for free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs. Please make every effort to distribute these applications to families of enrolled students. Meal applications are available from the Food Services Central Office and school sites and are accepted throughout the school year. Leftover 2008-09 Meal Application packets can be bundled for recycling and sent to the Meal Certification/Verification Information Office at Revere Center. For more information, contact Pam Kowalski at (858) 627-7332 or pkowalski@sandi.net .
Food Services Special Event Requests
Mark your calendars. Principals can begin submitting 2009-2010 special event requests in September. Events can be scheduled from October 2009 through the end of the 2010 school year. For more information, read the letter or contact Margarite Gorney at mgorney@sandi.net .
New Phone Numbers for CC&TE Office
The telephone numbers have changed for all employees at the IMC location of the Office for College, Career and Technical Education. See the CC&TE website for the updated numbers. Calls to the former telephone numbers will no longer be forwarded. For information, call Mary Ramos at (858) 503-1738.
Elementary Response to Intervention Review
The Elementary Response to Intervention Committee (RTI) is hosting a review of Tier II literacy and mathematics intervention materials. Elementary teachers and site administrators are encouraged to visit the Instructional Materials Department at the IMC to review the materials. The event will be open from 12:30 to 5 p.m., weekdays from June 11-17. Publisher representatives will be available to answer questions on Thursday, June 18, from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Click here for a list of materials that will be on display.
Newly-Adopted Instructional Materials
The Board of Education has adopted new instructional materials in the following areas: English language arts; language acquisition/world languages; mathematics; science; and visual and performing arts. For a complete list of courses, read the 2009-10 Textbook Adoption Fact Sheet. New instructional materials are available for review Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Instructional Materials Department at the IMC. For more information, contact Robin Clabaugh at (858) 496-8466 or rclabaugh@sandi.net .
Williams Legislation – Sufficiency of Instructional Materials
School sites and principals are required to certify sufficiency of instructional materials for 2009-10 by early September. The Education Code Section 60119 defines “sufficient textbooks or instructional materials” as: Each pupil, including English learners, has a textbook or instructional materials, or both, to use in class and to take home in English language arts, science, history/social science, mathematics, and world language, and health for grades 9-12. A list of our current, adopted materials by course can be found on the Instructional Materials Department website under Forms/References>Textbook Ordering Workshop Packets>Adopted Titles. For additional information, contact Denise Hankins at (858) 627-7564 or dhankins@sandi.net .
District Trainings
Educational Technology Summer Workshops
The EdTech Department is offering limited summer technology workshops (July 6-9; July 13-16) in PC and Mac computer basics; MS Word and Powerpoint; creating videos; iMovie 09; Using Digital Images in the Classroom; Google Collaborative Tools; Wikis & Blogs; Promethean ActivBoard; Online Databases & Streaming; and Moodle. For course descriptions, dates and times, go to http://edtech.sandi.net . Register online at http://registration.sandi.net . For questions, contact Susan Levine slevine@sandi.net or (858) 503-1700.
Elementary Master Schedule Building Tutorials Now Online
“Updating Faculty”, “Setting up the Master Schedule” and “Assigning Students to Classes” are the three latest tutorials available online on the eLearning section of the Zangle Training website.
Professional Development
June - September Discover Program Classes Posted
Don’t miss out on the great professional development opportunities from the Discover Program. Upcoming courses for June and July include:
CPR-Basic Life Support and First Aid (.5 cr.)
Beginning Moodle (1 cr.)
Re-directing for a Cooperative Classroom™ (1 cr.)
Introduction to Music Using Recorders (.5 cr.)
Functional Spanish for K-12 Teachers, Administrators, & Staff - A Guide for Communicating with Students & Their Families, Part I (1 cr.)
Strengthening Your Curriculum! (.5 cr.)
Register early to avoid class cancellations. Classes are held based on registrations received. To view course descriptions and register online for the Summer Offerings, go to the DISCOVER website. For information, contact Esther Caluza at (619) 725-7431 or ecaluza@sandi.net .
Ballard End of Year Parent Celebration
On Tuesday, June 16, and Wednesday, June 17, from 9:45-11:30 a.m., the Ballard Parent Center is hosting its end-of-year celebration for parents who have completed Parent University academic and parenting classes. See flier for more information.
Free BBQ for Students and Families Kicks Off the Summer Fun Café
The public is invited to attend the Summer Fun Café BBQ kickoff event being held Wednesday, June 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Skyline Hills Community Park. The event highlights the summer-long USDA program that provides free lunches and snacks to children ages 2-18 years in neighborhoods where more than 50% of the students qualify for free and reduced-price meals. For information, visit the Food Services Department website.
Adapted Physical Education: Lillian Dulaney, Joel Harris, Joanne Lynn and Larry Irmer
Monday, June 15, at the Barnes Tennis Center for Dulaney/Harris/Lynn. ( Flier )
Jean Brown, Holmes Elementary School ( Flier )
Tuesday, June 16, at the Barnes Tennis Center
Hoover High: Betty Anderson, Robert Deatherage, Todd Kupras, Celina Mann, Dennis Rockstroh, Mike Askey, Dennis Donley, Pfeifer Lacy, Mario Rodriguez, Marvette Saucer, Carol Chie, Pat Fuller, William Lee and Joe Rudolph Tuesday, June 16, at the Old Town Mexican Café. Contact Herman Acosta at (619) 283-6281. ( Flier )
Wangenheim Middle: Ming Bacala, Johnalee Bean, Michael Brown, Reid Braden, Nancy Busley, Brent Evans, Pat Hart, Robert Gallardo, Dean Hickman, Colleen MacDonald, LaMerle Mouton, Ron Noel, Rosemary Pearson, Susan Porter, Lucie Sovinsky and Joe Tipane Tuesday, June 16, private home ( Flier )
Ethel Daniels, Hage Elementary School ( Flier )
Wednesday June 17, at Acapulco Restaurant in Old Town
Wendell Bass, ALBA and formerly Lincoln High
Wednesday, June 17, at Marina Village, Seaside Room (Flier)
Transportation and Fleet Maintenance Department
Friday, June 19, at the Transportation Office Patio/Ready Room (Flier)
Janet Delaney, Community Relations Department ( Flier )
Friday, June 19, at the Ed Center, Room 2226
Garfield High School:
Paula Real, Ross Warfel, Ronnie Stewart, Carol Giesing, Harriet Thompson and Toni Castillo.
Friday, June 19. Contact Anna Vasquez at avasquez@sandi.net for details.
HR Department: Lourdes Fontz, Steve Gennaro, Sheila Genung, Pati Hall, Dianne Jachimiak, Gloria Macias, Willy Surbrook, Regina White and Sam Wong
Friday, June 19, at Acapulco Restaurant in Old Town (Flier)
Sam Wong, Human Resources Department
Thursday, June 25, at the Admiral Kidd Club ( Flier )
Aurelia Parra, Food Services Department
Friday, June 26, at Revere Center
Finance Department: Cathy Walsh, Connie Malmquist, Dorothy Hunter, Gamy Rayburn, Jean Mills, Lynn Goodner, Nancy McClure, Polly Bell, Sabrina Hereford, Sandra Morgan, Valerie Sargent, Virgil Garcia and Virginia Mears Friday, June 26, at El Torito in Mission Valley ( Flier )
Kathy Pons, Information Technology Department
Monday, June 29, at the Adam’s Avenue Grill ( Flier )
Audubon Elementary: Marcia Gugerty, Sharon Kitchen and Alice Vaughn Wednesday, July 8, a the Bonita Golf Club ( Flier )
Kimbrough Elementary: Pamela Smith-Brown, Arlene Taylor and Leah Tussey Friday, July 10, at El Torito in Mission Valley ( Flier )
Field Elementary: Joanna Airhart, Patty Carlson, Carole Phillips and Robin Stern
Please send your favorite memories and best wishes for the honorees to the attention of Linda Earlston at learlston@sandi.net or (858) 273-3323.
Jackie Kenworthy, Jefferson Elementary
Retiring after 35 years of teaching. Please send well-wishes c/o: Maria Shingledecker at (619) 293-4406 or mshingledecker@sandi.net.
The Mental Health Resource Center honors Larinda Pilkerton (27 years), Myrna Romero (21 years), and Linda Rubin (31 years).
For more information, call (858) 636-4375.
Padres tickets: Four seats, front row of Petco Porch, $24 each, many games still available. Contact Alissa Weiss at aweiss@sandi.net .
1998 White Ford Explorer XLT: Well-maintained, 119K miles, A/C, leather seats. Call (619) 985-1437.
2001 Ford Explorer: Excellent condition, new tires and brakes, original owner. $5,000 obo. Call (619) 886-4481.
2000 Toyota Solara SLE: V6, pearl white, leather seats, fully loaded, 80K miles, one owner, all records included. Call Carolyn at (619) 850-8755.
Travel
Staff members at Gage Elementary are organizing a 15-day trip to Ireland, starting July 27, 2009. For information or to join the group, contact Milanne at milannes.mail@gmail.com.
Staff members at Roosevelt Middle School are organizing a 9-day Thanksgiving '09 cruise from Venice to the Greek Islands and Croatia for $1,495 + taxes (air + cruise). For information, contact Sandra at sandraboe@sbcglobal.net .
Join staff members from Roosevelt Middle School during Spring Break 2010 (March 27 – April 2) in the Galapagos for $1,995 + taxes (air + land). Contact: sandraboe@sbcglobal.net .
Classified ads are accepted from district employees only and cannot be used to advertise commercial activities. Submit ads by e-mail to communications@sandi.net. Limit to 15 words (not including phone number). Include work location and phone number (for ID purposes only).
Do you have an announcement for Newsline?Newsline is published every Monday; the deadline to submit items is noon on the preceding Friday. E-mail items to communications@sandi.net and mark “Newsline” in the subject line.
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