How to Apply workshops are being offered throughout the year. The focus will be a step-by-step explanation of the online application process for non-teaching positions. The workshop is open to current district employees and new applicants. For more information or to sign up, call (619) 725-8195.
Classified Job Opportunities
Promotional: Applications are being accepted from current salaried employees for the Elementary School Assistant pre-qualified pool.
Open: Applications are also being accepted for anticipated Health Technician positions. Employees with one year of experience as a Health Assistant, Special Education Technician or Special Education Health Technician are encouraged to apply.
For more detailed information on the position requirements and to access the on-line application please visit the webpage.
Call (619) 725-8195 for questions.
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 the next informational session: Monday, 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.
ASB Consultant and Official Fee Forms - School Sites
Prior to leaving on summer break, school sites are reminded to submit pink copies of ASB Consultant and Official Fee forms to Accounts Payable for all services rendered through a site's last day of activities. The pink forms must be legible, including social security numbers, physical addresses, secretary or financial clerk's name, and phone number. For information, contact Kitty Jackson, accounts payable technician, at (619) 725-7751. Accounts Payable is located in room 3209 at the Ed Center.
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.
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. 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.
Caltrans Construction Updates
Caltrans projects can affect not only employee commutes, but in some areas the ability for students and parents to get to school. For an up-to-date report on road closures and other information on San Diego freeways, visit the website. Click on the I-15 section for the June newsletter. It features articles on the local economic impact of I-15 Express Lanes construction, bridge and ramp construction and the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch Direct Access Ramp.
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, visit the webpage. Register online. For questions, contact Susan Levine slevine@sandi.net or (858) 503-1700.
District Purchase Card Training District Purchase Card training will be held at the Ed Center auditorium on the following dates: August 27, September 16, October 14 and November 18. Each session will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. If you are interested in applying for a district purchase card and have not already held a card or completed a training session, you must attend this training. You must also attend if you are a new approver or a reconciler who has not yet attended this class, or if you plan on becoming a cardholder, an approver, or a reconciler at a later date. School principals, site administrators, financial clerks and secretaries are also strongly urged to attend if they have not already attended training. RSVP to Julie Nguyen in the Fiscal Control Office at (619) 725-7669 or jnguyen1@sandi.net.
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.
Earn National Board Certification, Master's Degree at the Same Time In partnership with National University, district teachers can pursue National Board Certification in 2009-10 while completing a Master's Degree in Teaching, a Master's with an Administrative Credential, or simply National Board Certification. Classes meet one night per week at Birney Elementary and online in a hybrid program. Student loan repayment scholarships are available for teachers with up to 5 years of teaching experience in math, science, or history, all levels, through Americorp (up to 15 candidates in 09-10). Teachers who want to apply for National Board Certification with up to $2,000 fee support through National University must enroll by September 1. For information, contact Julia Groff at jgroff@sandi.net.
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.
Joyner MicroSociety Magnet School’s 2nd Annual Micro Night
This Wednesday, June 24, from 4:30 – 6 p.m., see Joyner’s K-5 entrepreneurs “at work”. Guests will be given 30 micro bucks to shop and visit student ventures and agencies. Learn about the Joyner microsociety curriculum in which every student plays a role in running a small-scale community on campus. See flier or call (619) 640-4000 for more information.
View upcoming events throughout the district. (Campus Calendar)
Retirement Celebrations
Sam Wong, Human Resources Department
Thursday, June 25, at the Admiral Kidd Club ( Flier )
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 )
Betty R. Hunn, Early Childhood Education Programs Office
Friday, June 26, at Joe & Vi Jacobs Center. For more information, call Erlinda Martinez at (858) 496-1810.
Gamy Rayburn, Finance Department
Saturday, June 27, at Dave and Buster’s ( 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 )
Linda Buffington, Hamilton Elementary Thursday, July 9, at Chiquita’s Restaurant ( 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.
Mission Federal Credit Union’s Mission 4 R Districts Promotion For every new member referred by the district through the end of July, Mission Federal will make a $25 donation to the district and give a $25 thank you gift to the new member. All current employees, retirees, students and their families are eligible. See flier
for more information.
Classified Ads
Free
Two Apple Laserwriter (M0180) toner cartridges: Fit both Apple Laserwriter and Laserwriter Plus printers; also two Xerox DocuPrint4512 toner cartridges for HP 4512 laser printer. E-mail Adele at atrowbridge@sandi.net.
For Sale
2005 Toyota Prius: 34,000 miles, HOV stickers, extended warranty, original owner. Call Mary at (619) 563-6415.
For Rent
Room in Pacific Beach condo: Includes pool, tennis court, exercise room. Available 9/1/09. $850, plus utilities. E-mail Dave at djones1@sandi.net.
3BR/2BA house in San Carlos area: Includes 2 car garage, fireplace, pool, outside bar/wetbar, plus pool and gardening service. Cats ok. $2050/mo with $1,800 deposit. Available now. Call Terri at (619) 444-4318.
3BR/2.5BA townhouse in Lakeside: 1,580 square feet, large master suite with vaulted ceiling, new tile, carpet, paint. $1,500/mo. Call Steve (619) 402-0661.
Travel
Gage Elementary staffers are organizing a 15-day trip to Ireland, starting July 27, 2009. For information or to join the group, e-mail Milanne at milannes.mail@gmail.com.
Roosevelt Middle School staffers are organizing a 9-day Thanksgiving 2009 cruise from Venice to the Greek Islands and Croatia for $1,495 + taxes (air + cruise). For information, contact Sandra at sandraboe@sbcglobal.net.
Join Roosevelt Middle School staffers during Spring Break 2010 (March 27 – April 2) in the Galapagos for $1,995 + taxes (air + land). E-mail: 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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