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From Superintendent Bill Kowba
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February 10, 2012
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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. |
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Message from the Superintendent |
As we continue to progress on the development of the 2012-13 budget, I remain committed to keeping our employees as well as the wider community informed and to correcting any misunderstandings about our budget realities. In that regard, this week I sent our team another Budget Update answering some of the questions about the budget that have recently surfaced. Read the Budget Update.
Also this week, the San Diego Education Association, which represents our certificated staff, offered to work with the district to push for legislative changes to the state’s budget process. Board President John Evans and I sent a letter to SDEA President Bill Freeman agreeing to work with the association on legislation to move the March 15 certificated layoff deadline. Please read our original letter, which may change as we move ahead in a constructive dialogue with SDEA. A draft of a letter to the San Diego Legislative Delegation asking for their assistance was included in the correspondence to Freeman.
In the weeks and months ahead, I will keep the staff and public abreast of new developments associated with the budget. We need to be creative and collaborative. To stay informed about our budget issues, visit www.sandi.net/budget . To get involved with legislative issues, visit our new Education Issues Action Center.
During these difficult and challenging times for public education, I greatly appreciate the dedication of our staff and the support we receive from the community.
Sincerely,
Bill Kowba
Superintendent
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Education Issues Action Center is Now “Open” |
 The district’s new online Education Issues Action Center provides a place where public education supporters can learn about key legislative and budget issues that impact public education as well as an easy way to identify and communicate opinions directly with their representatives and elected officials. Visit the site.
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Enrollment Options Deadline is Feb. 15 |
 The deadline for families currently enrolled in the district to apply for Enrollment Options for the upcoming school year is Wednesday, Feb. 15. Applications must be submitted online. Apply here.
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Cost Reductions Earn Honors From National Purchasing Alliance |
 San Diego Unified and its strategic sourcing and contracts officer, Arthur Hanby, were recently recognized by the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance for their contributions to the organization’s advisory board. These efforts result in savings to the district, including more than $200,000 annually on food and supplies. Read more.
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Prop. S Update: Marshall ES Drop-off and Pick-up Safer for Students |
 Improvements to the student drop-off and pick-up area at Marshall Elementary School are complete. The work included a new 20-foot lane to allow cars to continue out of the lane after dropping off or picking up students; extension of the existing American's with Disabilities Act path of travel from the street into the school site to allow students with disabilities to also utilize the drop-off/pick-up area; a new 10-foot-wide sidewalk; new landscaping; and modifications to the existing irrigation system. Read more.
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Presidential Holidays Next Weekend |
Presidential holidays will close our schools and offices Feb. 17 and 20. On Friday, Feb. 17, we will observe Abraham Lincoln's birthday; Monday, Feb. 20, is Presidents’ Day, a national holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 21. There will be no Friday Notes next week, but check our web page at www.sandi.net, our Facebook and Twitter pages for daily news stories about our great schools.
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CPMA Deaf, Hard of Hearing Students Hip-Hop Thanks to Grant
Deaf and hard of hearing students from CPMA performed hip-hop recently for cameras from local TV stations thanks to a grant. The performance was the result of a 10-week program, where students work after school to not only create the program, but connect in a unique social experience. Read more.
Fay Elementary Stretches Read Across America Day to a Week
President Obama may have proclaimed March 2 as Read Across America day, but the students and staff at Fay Elementary School are stretching it to a whole week beginning Feb. 27. Read more.
 Lindbergh-Schweitzer Elementary Joins with Madison High to Promote "No Name Calling"
It's only a bit more than a mile between the Clairemont-area Lindbergh-Schweitzer Elementary School and Madison High School, but for students from Lindbergh Schweitzer, it was a distance that symbolized the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King and the effort to stop bullying throughout all schools in the area. Read more.
 Mira Mesa High Ninth Grader in So. Cal. Honor Band
Freshman Mira Mesa High saxaphonist Jake Boring is part of the All-Southern California Honor Group, having competed against 750 other student musicians for one of the orchestra's chairs. Read more.
Pacific Beach Middle School Student, Teacher Honored
Hannah Bloom was named California International Baccalaureate (IB) Outstanding Student of the Year by the California Association of IB World Schools. Pacific Beach Middle School was further honored by teacher Mrs. Carren Lindsay-Dial being named IB Middle Years Programme Educator of the Year by the California Association of IB World Schools. Read more at Pacific Beach Middle School website.
Pershing Middle's Actors, University City High's Artists Team for Show
Pershing Middle School's recent production of "Fiddler On The Roof" had an extra rich look thanks to artists across town at University City High School. Students in the high school's ArtsTECH Academy created the backdrop mural for the San Carlos area middle school's production of “Fiddler on the Roof. Read more.
Hottest Restaurant in Scripps Ranch is At The High School
The hottest new restaurant in Scripps Ranch might just be at the high school. Imagine a dinner that starts off with a rainbow salad with grilled shrimp, followed by a flat iron steak with sweet potato gnocci. Dessert is a strawberry Napoleon. Live music from a top local orchestra plays during the evening. Patrons can even watch their food being prepared and talk with the student chefs in the open kitchen. Read more.
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"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -- Abraham Lincoln
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