| Final Open Enrollment Fair Offers Info, Free Flu Shots | |
The final Open Enrollment
Information Fair will be held this Friday, November 9, from 7 a.m. to
2:30 p.m., in the Education Center auditorium. Representatives from the district’s medical, dental, vision and life
insurance carriers will be available to answer questions. Free flu shots will be available to active employees from
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Appropriate enrollment forms must be completed and submitted to the Employee Benefits Operations Office no later
than Friday, November 30. Any changes become effective January 1, 2008. For complete information on Open Enrollment,
see Administrative Circular 38 at
http://www.sandi.net/staff/circulars/0708/ac038.pdf
or call (619) 725-8130, option 6.
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| Distribution of Federal Impact Aid Survey Cards | |
| Federal Impact Aid survey cards must be distributed to every student enrolled on October 26. Each survey card should have a note to parents/guardians reminding them that residence information should reflect their actual residence address as of October 26, 2007. (Locations where families may have been temporarily housed on October 26 due to fire-related evacuations should not be listed.) The deadline to return completed survey cards to the Federal Impact Aid Office, Education Center, Room 3244, is Friday, December 14. | |
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| 2007-08 Attendance Boundaries, School Sites Maps | |
| The Instructional Facilities Planning Department has designed a wall map with the district’s 2007-08 attendance boundaries and school sites. A PDF version is available at http://www.sandi.net/facplan/pdfs/boundary/wallMap0708.pdf. Every school site and department will receive one map at no cost. Additional maps will be printed for $5 per map if there is a demand. If a department has not yet picked up a map, come to the Ed Center auditorium on Thursday, November 8, between 9 - 10 a.m. School sites will receive a map from their area superintendent. For information or if you’re interested in purchasing additional maps, contact Merrilee Willoughby at mwilloughby@sandi.net or (619) 725-7369. | |
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| Live Homework Help Provides Free Online Tutoring | |
| Live Homework Help continues to be accessible to district students and schools at no cost through a partnership with the City of San Diego Public Library and local businesses. The one-to-one online tutoring service is accessible from any Microsoft Windows based, Internet-enabled computer and is available (in English and Spanish) in mathematics, science, history, and English. Students can only access Live Homework Help with a City of San Diego library or library access card. For a sample letter explaining the program along with an access card application form, go to http://www.sandi.net/programs/live_homework_help.html. | |
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| Instructional Materials Adoption Committee Members Needed | |
| Teachers, parents and community members are invited to help evaluate new materials for adoption. Subjects include: College, Careers, and Technical Educational - Clothing and Design, Constructional Technology Sr. High, Human Psychology and Family Sociology, and Photography. English Language Arts - English 1-4 and Advanced English 3, 4. History/Social Science - U.S. History and Geography, AP U.S. History, Honors U.S. History, AP World History, World History and Geography. Language Acquisition – High School Level ESL 1-6. World Language – Filipino 1-6 and Honors Japanese 7-8. Mathematics – Algebra Readiness, Unifying Algebra and Geometry. Science – Science K-5, 6 and 7, 8 and Advanced, AP Physics C. Visual and Performing Arts - AP Studio Art. District certificated site instructors are paid at the curriculum writing rate. If you are interested in serving on a committee, contact your principal or Denise Hankins at dhankins@sandi.net or (858) 627-7564 by Wednesday, November 7. | |
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| Position Classification Review for Classified Employees | |
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The annual period for submitting Requests
for Position Classification Review
for positions held by incumbents has been
extended to Thursday, November 15. Completed forms with required signatures should be submitted to Human
Resources, Annex 9. Requests submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. For information, contact Mary Wager
at mwager@sandi.net or (619) 725-8070.
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| Parent Classes Focus on Academic Success | |
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The Ballard Parent Center and the Center for Parent Involvement in Education will host two Journey to Academic Success
(English
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parent classes on Thursdays, November 8 and 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Tubman-Chavez Multicultural
Center. The topics are "Want to Get your Child into College?" and "Make-It/Take-It Math Night." All parents are invited to
participate. Childcare and homework station provided. For information, contact Elneda Shannon at
eshannon@sandi.net or (619) 293-4431.
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| Fire Fundraising Stories | |
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Many schools and departments are having events and fundraisers to help with fire relief efforts. If your site is having
an event that you'd like to invite the news media to cover or have posted on the district website, please e-mail the
information to Jack Brandais at jbrandais@sandi.net. Include the time, date
and place of the event, as well as a contact person who can be interviewed (possibly on camera). If students are
involved, make sure they have signed media release
forms
on file. Questions? Call (619) 725-5570.
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| Professional Development | |
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| In the News | |
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Johnson Principal Margie Lincoln recently retired after a 38-year career with San Diego Unified. She is profiled in an
article in today’s Voice of
San Diego.
Taft Middle School was featured in the October issue of EDCompass newsletter. See page four
and read how using SMART Board interactive whiteboards is having a positive impact on students’ learning.
For more news, visit the News section on the homepage at www.sandi.net. |
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