December 8, 2004
 Sections:
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 Scenes from Schools
 Student Salutes
 Save the Date
 Retiring Types
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Fun Fact:
"The difference between male and female blue crabs is the design located on their apron (belly). The male blue crab has the Washington Monument while the female apron is shaped like the U.S. Capitol."

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The mission of San Diego City Schools is to improve student achievement by supporting teaching and learning in the classroom.

The next Staff Bulletin will be posted December 8. Please submit all items by Wednesday, December 1, 2004, to the Communications Office, Room 2145, Eugene Brucker Education Center.
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Holiday Greetings

We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to working with all of you in 2005.

Luis Acle, President
Mitz Lee, Vice President
John de Beck
Shelia Jackson
Katherine Nakamura
Greeting from the Superintendent



Central Offices Closed During Winter Break:
Important Instructions for Employees


All Central Offices, including the Eugene Brucker Education Center (Ed Center), will be closed for the Winter Break starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, December 17, 2004.
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San Diego City Schools Welcomes Three New Board Members

On November 2, 2004, three new members were elected to the San Diego City Schools Board of Education, Luis Acle (District D), Ms. Shelia L. Jackson (District E) and Mrs. Mitz S. Lee (District A).
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Also in this issue:
Computer Viruses Bombard District Email System
Since schools opened in September, the Information Technology Department (IT) has seen an increase in computer emails containing virus infected attachments.

SDCS Participates in National Interactive Webcast
Last month, SDCS joined districts across the country in an online, interactive webcast to discuss roadblocks to implementing bullying, sexual harassment and violence-prevention programs.

How Many Languages Do You Speak?
With more than 64 different languages spoken in students' homes, how does the district's Translation Services Unit handle such a daunting task?

District's Parent Congress Educates Parent Delegates, Principals
Informational displays, provided by the Recycling and Transportation departments, DAC, Special Education/CAC SE, GATE, PTA, DELAC, the Harold J. Ballard Parent Center/Parent University and Police Services, offered materials and answered parents' questions through posters, pictures, brochures and friendly faces.

Next Year's 2005-06 District Calendar
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR 2005-06, you will notice several changes to the district calendar. These changes were recommended by the district Calendar Committee, including administrators, teachers and other staff, parents and community members, and the calendar was adopted by the Board of Education on September 28, 2004.
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