On Thursday, August 27, the San Diego County Office of Education will be conducting a workshop on Williams Legislation in preparation for the annual Williams audits. This is especially important to new and returning principals of API 1-3 sites, although all principals and/or designees are welcome to attend.  The workshop will be held in the Instructional Materials Office Evaluation Room from 3-5 p.m.  Please RSVP by email to Robin Clabaugh at  rclabaugh@sandi.nett or (858) 496-8466.

The 2009-2010 Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application packets were distributed to year-round and summer school sites in July; traditional sites will be delivered on August 25. This is a “Household” application and only ONE is needed per household, regardless of where the children attend school. Beginning this year, children attending a Child Development Center will also use the same household application. The only exceptions are Foster and Group Home children – they will still need individual meal applications. A Student Enrollment Report-Contact Sheet is included with the applications. Schools should complete and fax to Food Services immediately. This allows Food Services to set-up an email report so each school can see if an application has been submitted on a student, the eligibility and the Free & Reduced-Price percentages for the school. For more information or with questions, call Food Services at (858) 627-7328.

School reinstatement lists will be available for pick-up August 26-28 from the Placement and Appeal Office, Annex 8, Education Center. Please call the office at (619) 725-5660 prior to coming to the Ed Center to make sure the school’s materials are ready. Lists that are not picked up will be sent to the appropriate school site via school mail. All students returning from expulsion must be registered in a timely fashion so they can be in attendance on the first day of school. Call Raquel Parra at (619) 725-5663 with the names of any student(s) who should not return to a school based on specific incidents that cause grave concern.  Otherwise, all families should be contacted immediately to register the returning students. Please make every effort to help these students transition safely and supportively into your school. For more information, contact Deidre Walsh at dwalsh1@sandi.net or (619) 725-5659.

Human Resources will be offering a “How to Apply” workshop 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 interested in applying for non-teaching positions.  For more information or to sigh up, call (619) 725-8195.

District Purchase Card training will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, on August 27, September 16, October 14, and November 18, in the Ed Center auditorium. Training is required for all new card holders, approvers or reconcilers who have not yet attended this class. RSVP to Julie Nguyen in the Fiscal Control Office at (619) 725-7669 or jnguyen1@sandi.net.

• Superintendent’s Friday Notes
• New Administrative Circulars and Bulletins
• Become a Fan on Facebook (Access from outside the SDUSD network)
• Follow SDUSD on Twitter

• Invitation from La Jolla Playhouse
  You are invited to attend a reading of “Chili Pod”by Rhiana Yazzie at the La Jolla Playhouse Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center on Friday, September 4, at 6 p.m.  The special reading is part of the Playhouse’s Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour 2010. A reception will immediately precede the reading at 5 p.m. RSVP by Tuesday, September 1, to Jennifer Stoessner at jstoessner@ljp.org or by calling (858) 550-1070 ext. 103. For more information, contact Karen Childress-Evans at (858) 539-5349 or kchildressevans@sandi.net.
  
  
• Save the Date – Kids’ NewsDay
  The 20th annual Union-Tribune Kids’ NewsDay will take place on October 20. The “one dollar, one paper, one day a year” fundraiser benefits Rady Children’s Hospital. Schools, classes or activity groups interested in participating can go to www.knd.uniontrib.com or see flier for more information.

View upcoming events throughout the district on the Campus Calendar.

For Sale

• Time share at the  Carlsbad Inn.  Great to trade; day use too.  $5,995. Poster Holder on casters,  4 slots,  L 30" W 14.5"  H 25.5".  $40. Call (619) 741-0642.

For Rent

• Spend Thanksgiving week (11/21-11/28/09) at the beautiful Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort, $895.00(reg. $1500.00). Call (858) 922-4858.

• 3 BR/2BA House 3 in City Heights. Cul-de-sac. Laundry rm. large yard, pets ok. $1600/mo. Call (858) 922-3595.  

Travel

• 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). Only 5 spaces left. For information, contact Sandra at sandraboe@sbcglobal.net.

• Join Roosevelt Middle School staffers next summer, 2010 (June 29 – July 6) in the Galapagos Islands for $1,995 (air/land) + taxes. Limited to 30 people. E-mail: sandraboe@sbcglobal.net.

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