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Sunset
View Elementary has been designated a National PTA School
of Excellence, the first school in San Diego to receive
this distinction. The National PTA also honored the school newsletter,
the "Viewer," and parent editor Sandy Silverman,
with multiple awards. |
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Three
dedicated school nurses have been honored with the first ever
PEAK (Prevention and Education Against Kavities) Award,
sponsored by Health Net, which is working with San Diego City
Schools to provide dental educational materials and curriculum
for nurses, students and parents. The three nurses are
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Jessie
Wallace, Hamilton Elementary. Jessie was selected
for the award for providing dental screenings to 438 students
in a school of 1,200 students and referring 142 students
to receive dental care. |
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Kathy
Harkey, MacDowell Middle School. Kathy was honored
for referring more than 100 6th graders a year for dental
care. |
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Denise
Patton, Balboa Elementary. Denise has referred more
than 300 students this school year for dental care. |
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 San
Diego Children's Dental Health Center also recognized several
district school nurses. Cecelia Waters (Baker Elementary),
Sara Bonnet (Jefferson & Wangenheim elementary
schools), Kathy Speights (Birney Elementary),
Bridget Auty (Euclid Elementary), Toni O'Connor
(Jackson Elementary), and Pam Halstead (Edison
& Carver elementary schools) received awards for participating
in the "Meet the Needs" Dental Program. The program
provides dental care to students who do not have dental insurance.
A recent
U.S. Surgeon General's report showed that tooth decay is the
single most common chronic childhood illness, nationally,
accounting for more than 50 million lost school hours each
year to dental-related illness. Statewide, there is twice
as much untreated tooth decay among children as there is nationwide.
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District
teachers who recently achieved National Board certification
were honored and recognized by the Board of Education at its
June 10th meeting. They were also feted aboard the "High
Spirits" on June 14th in an annual celebration cruise event
for National Board certified teachers hosted by the William
D. Lynch Foundation for Children. Superintendent Alan Bersin
and San Diego Education Association Terry Pesta were also along
for the cruise. Including this group of newly-certified teachers,
there are now 106 National Board certified teachers in
the district. Read the list of newly certified teachers here.
Achieving National Board certification is a demonstration of
commitment to the improvement of teaching and learning in the
classroom. Certification is achieved through a rigorous program
of professional growth and development. For more information
about National Board certification, visit the National
Board website, or contact Velvet Wright at (858)496-1867
or vwright@mail.sandi.net. |
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Greg
Nunn, a School Psychologist at Wilson Middle School,
has been invited to present a workshop in York, England, this
summer at the 31st Annual Convention of the British Association
of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies. The workshop will include
his research and treatment of individuals with habit disorders,
motor and vocal tics, Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, and stuttering.
Thereafter, he will be presenting a Clinical Roundtable Symposium
at the Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement
of Behavior Therapy in Boston. He also initiated a Student
Development Center at Wilson this year (where staff provide
the district's new remedial reading program) and taught a 12
week series of Positive Behavioral Intervention classes for
teachers. |
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La Jolla
High School music teacher Oscar Rodriguez has been named
the Shuchman-Orent Fund "Outstanding Music Teacher of the
Year" for 2002-2003. |
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Rosemary
Jaworski, a Nurse Practitioner from Horton Elementary,
was chosen as the San Diego City Schools Health Services Nurse
of the Year. The district's "Rookie Nurse of the Year"
is Susan Egan of Wilson Middle School. |
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