Principals are reminded to alert families and school communities that bell times for San Diego Unified will be unchanged in 2009-10 -- except for the Creative, Performing and Media Arts Middle School (CPMA). The Board rescinded their decision to move bell times back by 15 minutes at most schools at their June 23rd meeting. Read more.

An informational session will be held today, June 29 at 4 p.m., at SDEA for a new educational opportunity for district teachers interested in the Special Education Certification Program for a Masters Degree in Special Education. SDEA has partnered with SDUSD to make the program available to probationary and permanent SDEA members currently assigned to K-12 general education. Read flier for more information. Application/Statement of Interest must be submitted by July 1. For questions, contact Steve Johnson or Marc Capitelli at (619) 283-4411.

Please refer to an updated version of the online Wall Calendar for district employees.

Effective July 1, Transportation will go “live” with the new web- based TripTracker field trip scheduling system. A part of the new VersaTrans scheduling system, TripTracker allows field trips to be booked, scheduled and invoiced on-line. All school sites have a designated field trip “Approver” (the principal or his/her designee) and most have designated a “Requester”. If your site has not yet designated a Requester, please go here.

Any trips already booked using the old system have already been converted so there is no need to resubmit. The TripTracker link is here. Additional training classes will be held on August 31 with more information to follow, but schools can also view two short training videos on the transportation website. For more information, contact Alexandra Robinson, director arobinson@sandi.net.

How to Apply workshops are being offered throughout the year with a step-by-step explanation of the online application process for non-teaching positions. For more information or to sign up, call (619) 725-8195.

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, visit the on-line application.
Call (619) 725-8195 for questions.

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. 

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 2009-0 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.

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 for Elementary, Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12. For additional information, contact Denise Hankins at (858) 627-7564 or dhankins@sandi.net.

• Educational Technology Summer Workshops
  There is still time to register for the EdTech Summer Workshops. Additional sections have been added for Promethean ActivInspire Essentials (Basics), Best Practices (Advanced) and PowerPoint. For course descriptions, dates and times, visit the Ed Tech web site. If you are a teacher at a year-round site, your school has to pay for the visiting teacher. Register online. For questions, contact Susan Levine at slevine@sandi.net or (858) 503-1700.

• Mathematics Summer PD Registration
  Dates and locations have been determined for Mathematics Professional Development for the new textbook adoption. Teachers may choose between a two-day training that focuses on the textbook and technology, or a five-day training (SB 472) that includes the above and in-depth training on the state framework. Teachers who teach two different courses (i.e., Pre-Algebra and Geometry) do NOT need to sign up for both courses. An understanding of one textbook is enough to be familiar with the format in all of the books. Teachers should register online. Contact Venus Matos at vmatos@sandi.net or Leslie Caporale at lcaporale@sandi.net.

• District Purchase Card Training
  District Purchase Card training will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, August 27, September 16, October 14 and November 18 at the Ed Center auditorium. 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.

• Service Learning Training/Discover Course
  ExcelYouthZone, in partnership with Community Relations, is offering a comprehensive service learning training on Wednesday, July 29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the San Diego County Office of Education. The training will include information on the basics of service learning and how it is different from community service. Participants will learn how to integrate service learning into classroom curriculum and will be provided resources and support for service projects. Administrators, teachers and staff working with youth are welcome to attend. This training is also being offered as a Discover Course for SDUSD employees. For more information on the training and registration fees, please see the attached flier and registration form . To obtain information on how this training can be taken for .5 district credit, call Nancy Hemmings, Community Relations Department, at (619) 725-5597.

• Discover Program Course Offerings
  The Discover Program’s July-August professional development and training opportunities offering district credits include:
  
  
  • Strengthening Your Curriculum! (.5 cr.)
  • Re-directing for a Cooperative Classroom™ (1 cr.)
  • CPR-Basic Life Support and First Aid (.5 cr.)
  • Arts Integration K-2: Using Dance and Theatre Strategies in the Classroom (1.5 cr.)
  • GATE -- Differentiating Instruction with Dimensions of Depth and Complexity Icons (.5 cr.)
  • GATE -- Differentiating Instruction Utilizing Multiple Intelligences/Learning Styles and Preferences (Pre-K-2) (.5 cr.)
  • GATE -- Differentiating Instruction with Curriculum Compacting and Tiered Lessons (Pre-K-2) (.5 cr.)
  • GATE -- Seminar Reading: “Creativity Day by Day” (.5 cr.)
  • GATE -- Seminar Reading: “Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of the Gifted Child and Adults” (.5 cr.)
  • Balboa Park -- How String Changed the World: An Exploration of Fiber and Material Culture at Mingei International Museum (.5 cr.) see flier
  • UCSD -- SDSC TeacherTECH -- Beginning Podcasting for Educators (Mac) (.5 cr.)
  • UCSD -- SDSC TeacherTECH -- Moodle I: Beginning Moodle Training for Educators (.5 cr.)
  • UCSD -- SDSC TeacherTECH -- Moodle II: Intermediate Moodle Training for Educators (.5 cr.)
  • UCSD -- SDSC TeacherTECH -- Moodle III: Advanced Moodle Training for Educators (.5 cr.)
  • UCSD -- SDSC TeacherTECH -- Beginning Podcasting for Educators (Windows) (.5 cr.)

Register early to avoid class cancellations. Classes are held based on registrations received. To view course descriptions and to register online, go to the DISCOVER website or from the district website. For information contact Esther Caluza at 619 725-7431 or email ecaluza@sandi.net .

Visit the Staff Development Website

• Discover Program – Summer-Fall Sessions
  Would you like to share your knowledge and expertise with other professionals and earn extra income? The Discover Program is seeking instructors to develop and teach classes to certificated and classified employees during the Summer-Fall Sessions (Jul.-Dec.’09) and throughout the year. Instructors are paid at a rate of $45.29 per hour for teaching time and $30.57 for preparation time spent outside of assigned workday.
  For information contact Esther Caluza at (619) 725-7431 or email ecaluza@sandi.net .

• Holocaust Living History Workshop at UCSD
  The Holocaust Living History Workshop is a cooperative effort of the UCSD libraries and the Judaic Studies Program to preserve the memory of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. The workshop features the Visual History Archive (VHA), an online collection of 52,000 recorded interviews with Holocaust survivors and witnesses. SDUSD faculty and staff are invited to attend one of several Wednesday trainings, held in the electronic classroom (room 274) of the Geisel Library on UCSD’s campus, from 5-7 p.m. Learn about searching on the VHA to supplement classroom activities or enhance student projects. For more information, contact Teresa Kuruc, program coordinator, Holocaust Living History Workshop at tkuruc@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-7661.

• 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.

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San Diego Union-Tribune
June 28, 2009
Tough teacher changes lives; now her life changes

San Diego Union-Tribune
June 27, 2009
Student Spotlight: Zulma Monsalvo

10News.com
June 26, 2009
Student Awarded $1.25M For Relationship With Teacher
Also covered by UPI.

SDSD News Release
June 26, 2009
John Flood Receives Educator Award | Flood was honored for his work with the San Diego Unified School District

examiner.com
June 27, 2009
12 of the nation's top high schools are in San Diego Unified

See San Diego Unified School District Newsfeed for more district news.

• Zamorano Celebration of Art
  Zamorano Fine Arts Academy will hold its annual Celebration of Art this Wednesday, July 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. The auditorium will be transformed into a rich, diversified art museum featuring paintings, drawings, photos, sculptures, prints and collages. More than 1200 students will have art displayed. See the school website for more information.

View upcoming events throughout the district. (Campus Calendar)

• Kathy Pons, Information Technology Department
  Monday, June 29, at the Adams Avenue Grill ( Flier  )
  
  
• Audubon Elementary: Marcia Gugerty, Sharon Kitchen and Alice Vaughn
  Wednesday, July 8, at the Bonita Golf Club ( Flier  )

• Linda Buffington, Hamilton Elementary
  Thursday, July 9, at Chiquita’s Restaurant. Please RSVP by July 7 to Linda at (858) 774-1706 or lbuffington@sandi.net ( Flier  )

• Kimbrough Elementary: Pamela Smith-Brown, Arlene Taylor and Leah Tussey
  Friday, July 10, at El Torito in Mission Valley ( Flier  )

• Billie Stanley-Miller, Payroll Department
  Please congratulate and thank Billie for more than 34 years of service to the district.

• 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.

San Diego Unified School District Employee Discounts webpage

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Lava Sport & Fitness featuring The Boxing Club is offering a special "School's Out" summer promotion to SDUSD employees. Save $300 when you sign up and pay nothing until August 1. Membership includes unlimited access to all five San Diego locations and unlimited classes for free. See flier for details. www.lavafitness.com.

For Rent

• Summer Sublet in University Heights: 2 BR on canyon with deck, available July 15-25 and August 20-29. $600/wk includes utilities. Call (619)291-8840.

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.

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