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 January 29, 2007
 

Nominate Your Site Classified Employee of the Year
School sites and district offices are encouraged to nominate a deserving candidate for the 2007 Classified Employee of the Year Acrobat PDF awards. A nominee must be a classified employee with at least three years of service in a monthly position. The deadline to submit a nomination petition Acrobat PDF is Friday, March 2, by 5 p.m. Completed petitions should be sent or hand-delivered to Gloria Rangel at the Education Center, Room 1241. For information, contact Gloria at grangel@sandi.net or (619) 725-8172.
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Summer School Posting Begins January 30
Summer School opportunities for certificated staff assigned to traditional calendar schools will be posted from Tuesday, January 30, to Friday, March 2, on the PeopleSoft eRecruit system. Teachers with math, science, English and special education credentials and experience are especially needed. Administrative Circular 64 Acrobat PDF has details. To submit an application, go to the Quick Links section on the Human Resources website. For assistance, call the Human Resources at (619) 725-8086, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday.
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Reminder: Enrollment Options Application Deadline is Wednesday
The 2007-08 Enrollment Options priority application deadline is this Wednesday, January 31. All Enrollment Options Choice, VEEP, Magnet and Program Improvement School Choice applications received during the priority period will be on the first wait list released to schools in mid-March. Parents can submit an application at any district location. For information or an enrollment application, contact the Enrollment Options Office at eoptions@sandi.net or (619) 725-7153, or visit the website.
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Reduced Work Load Program
Administrative Circular 57 Acrobat PDF provides information about the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) Reduced Workload Program for eligible, interested certificated staff. Applications and Reduced Work Load calendars for the coming school year must be received in Human Resources by Thursday, March 1. For information, contact Trish Wagner at pwagner@sandi.net or (619) 725-8011.
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District Trainings
• Free Grant Writing Workshop
SDUSD Office of Resource Development and BP are collaborating to sponsor a two-hour grant writing workshop Acrobat PDF for educators interested in applying for special grants offered under the A+ for Energy Acrobat PDF program. The free workshop is being held Tuesday, February 6, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., at Maintenance & Operations. The deadline to submit a registration form MS Word is tomorrow, January 30. For information or to register, contact Mary Ramos at mramos1@sandi.net or (619) 725-7786.
• CSET Prep Courses Scheduled
The district's Teacher Preparation and Student Support Division will offer California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) Prep Courses to prepare teachers for the March 17, 2007 exam. Classes begin Thursday, February 22. Courses are available in Single Subject English Acrobat PDF , Single Subject Science Acrobat PDF , Single Subject Mathematics Acrobat PDF , and Multiple Subjects Acrobat PDF . Courses are free for district employees; $60 for others. The registration form Acrobat PDF is due Thursday, February 15, by 5 p.m. For information or to register, contact Gail Butler at gbutler@sandi.net or (858) 539-5330.
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CSA Welcomes 2007 Board Members
The Community Service Association (CSA), the district's employee charitable club, has announced its 2007 Board of Directors who will oversee the allocation of CSA funds to local nonprofit agencies throughout San Diego County. Bill Blankartz, special education teacher at Angier Elementary, will serve as CSA chairperson and Michele Brown, material coordinator with Maintenance and Operations, will serve as vice chairperson. Art Hanby, director of business support services, and Maureen Nolan, vice principal, Pacific Beach Middle School, will serve as the administrators’ representatives. Cristina Carroll, teacher, Silver Gate Elementary; Camille Johnson, teacher, Sunset View Elementary; Barbara Shelosky, speech/language pathologist, Alcott Elementary; and Leslie Paculba, Marston Middle School head counselor, will serve as the certificated staff representatives. Noel Lyon, construction crew leader, Maintenance and Operations, and Debbie Zisa, personnel clerk, Human Resources, will serve as classified employees’ representatives.
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Academic League Moderators Needed
The Academic League is a competition between high schools in which teams answer questions based on various subjects. Moderators are needed at each match to ask pre-prepared questions and oversee the competition. Matches take place Thursday evenings, February through April, for approximately two hours. Moderators are paid per match and must be district employees and provide their own transportation. If interested, contact Rhonda Zawadski at rzawadzki@sandi.net or Mark Heinze at mheinze@sandi.net.
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Dr. Ruby Cremaschi-Schwimmer Scholarship Fund
Dr. Ruby Cremaschi-Schwimmer (December 27, 1939 – December 30, 2006) was a dedicated educator in San Diego for more than 30 years. She was principal at Lincoln High School, Muir Alternative, Montgomery Junior High, and Twain High School. The staff at Twain is honoring this beloved leader by establishing a scholarship in her name. For information or to donate to the scholarship fund, contact Joann Bertsch at jbertsch@sandi.net or Kathy Bell at kbell2@sandi.net.
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Professional Development
• SDCOE Offers Exciting Technology Workshops
The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) is offering two workshops to enhance classroom learning using technology. “You Can Do That with PowerPoint?”, part of the “You Can Do That?” Microsoft Office Acrobat PDF workshop series, and “Podcast Basic Training” will be held in February. To learn more or to register, go to the Educational Technology Calendar or contact Becki Goehl at bgoehl@sdcoe.net or (858) 292-3832.
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Upcoming Events
• Sherman Groundbreaking Ceremony
The groundbreaking ceremony Acrobat PDF for the rebuilding of Matthew Sherman Elementary School will be held Wednesday, January 31, at 10 a.m., at 450 24th Street, San Diego, 92102. To RSVP, contact Sheila Boling at (858) 637-6285.
• PVSD Parent Forum
Parent Voices for Education San Diego (PVSD) presents a Parent Forum (English Acrobat PDF | Spanish Acrobat PDF), Continuing our Conversation with Superintendent Carl Cohn and Interacting with the Area Superintendents, on Wednesday, February 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Harold J. Ballard Parent. The forum will include a discussion on the new district leadership structure and how it affects all of us. Child Care will be provided and Spanish translation will be offered. RSVP by this Friday, February 2 at parentvoicessd@sbcglobal.net or (619) 688-0054.
• Annual Community Leaders Celebration Breakfast
The Administrators Association of San Diego City Schools (AASD) Annual Community Leaders Celebration Acrobat PDF will be held on Thursday, February 15, at 7:30 a.m., at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in Mission Valley. Bill Maheu, executive assistant chief of the San Diego Police Department, will present “The Safety Climate of Schools Today.” Cost is $26 per person. For information, contact Linda Crout-Hamel, at linda@aasdcs.org or (619) 295-2118.
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In The News
Counselors from Hoover High and Pershing Middle schools were featured in an article that ran in the San Diego Union-Tribune on January 22. The article focused on new state funding that will provide $200 million to public middle and high schools throughout California to hire an additional 3,000 counselors.
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