More than $350,000 worth of law books — 4,787 volumes — have been donated by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law to the Crawford School of Law and Business.
The expanded law library helps students at the Crawford Complex small school research legal matters in the new Center for Social Justice.
The Center is home to the San Diego Teen Court, which opens this fall, and advocacy services for the Crawford community. The Teen Court is a renowned peer mediation program.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Educational Opportunity Report Now Online
A report commissioned by the district studying educational opportunities in the district and availability of courses that meet University of California A-G requirements is now online.
The report was completed by The Education Trust West, which is presenting its findings on from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Instructional Media Center, 2441 Cardinal Lane, San Diego (92123).
A-G Task Force members, other interested district staff, parents, students and the public are invited to attend. The full audit report will be available on the district website in mid-September. This audit report will provide the district with necessary information to begin implementing the University of California A-G course sequence as part of high school graduation requirements.
For more information, please contact Marty Stultz at mstultz@sandi.net or (619) 725-7103.
The report was completed by The Education Trust West, which is presenting its findings on from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Instructional Media Center, 2441 Cardinal Lane, San Diego (92123).
A-G Task Force members, other interested district staff, parents, students and the public are invited to attend. The full audit report will be available on the district website in mid-September. This audit report will provide the district with necessary information to begin implementing the University of California A-G course sequence as part of high school graduation requirements.
For more information, please contact Marty Stultz at mstultz@sandi.net or (619) 725-7103.
Apply for Free or Reduced Lunch Online
The Food Services Department is pleased to announce the launch of the online Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application. Parents and guardians now have the option to complete an application electronically on the Food Services website at www.sandi.net/food .
Applicants will be linked to the secure “ApplyforLunch” website and asked to provide the same information that is required on the paper application.
Households will be notified within 10 business days of their family's eligibility in the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program. For more information, please contact Pam Kowalski at (858) 627-7332.
Applicants will be linked to the secure “ApplyforLunch” website and asked to provide the same information that is required on the paper application.
Households will be notified within 10 business days of their family's eligibility in the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program. For more information, please contact Pam Kowalski at (858) 627-7332.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Supt. Says Back-To-School Was Smooth
Appears on morning news and talks about the first week of school and other topics. Watch video from KUSI-TV»
Accountability Reports Show Improvement at Individual Schools, Progress on Achievement Gap
The state's 2009-10 Accountability Progress Report (APR) released Sept. 13 showed improvement at many district elementary, middle and high schools along with a small narrowing of the achievement gap among some student groups.
Four San Diego Unified schools are exiting Program Improvement, four others' scores rose enough to keep them out of Program Improvement. On the Academic Performance Index (API), 15 schools had growth of 50 points or more. This year, 101 schools had API scores of 800 or above, up from 80 last year. Of those schools, 25 had scores at or above 900, up from 21 last year.
The annual Accountability Progress Report (APR) determines whether schools and districts have met their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under No Child Left Behind. Students in a variety of categories and grades are given standardized tests to measure their knowledge of English language arts and mathematics.
"The hard work by our students, teachers and staff members is shown in these test results," said Superintendent Bill Kowba. "Of particular note are those schools that will exit Program Improvement, those that met their AYP this year and won't go into Program Improvement, and those with 50 points or more growth on the API."
In addition, there was continued evidence that the achievement gap is narrowing among some student groups. Hispanic, Economically Disadvantaged, English Learner, and Students with Disabilities showed higher levels of improvement than other groups.
"While we can be proud of these accomplishments, this is no time to sit on our laurels or accept the status quo. It is imperative that we continue to accelerate our efforts to boost student achievement and slash the achievement gap," added Kowba.
Schools exiting Program Improvement are: Edison, Encanto and Garfield elementary schools; and Lewis Middle School. Those that met AYP and not entering Program Improvement are Cabrillo,Clay, Lee and Longfellow elementary schools.
Overall, 65 percent of San Diego Unified's schools met their AYP target; statewide, only 57 percent of schools met this target.
San Diego Unified met 39 of 50 criteria and did not make its Adequate Yearly Progress measure. In its second year of Program Improvement under No Child Left Behind, San Diego Unified joins all other large urban school districts in California that are required to identify corrective actions during the coming year. San Diego Unified was the final of the nine largest California districts and one of the last large districts in the nation to be placed on program improvement.
For more information on individual school reports, go to the California Department of Education.
Four San Diego Unified schools are exiting Program Improvement, four others' scores rose enough to keep them out of Program Improvement. On the Academic Performance Index (API), 15 schools had growth of 50 points or more. This year, 101 schools had API scores of 800 or above, up from 80 last year. Of those schools, 25 had scores at or above 900, up from 21 last year.
The annual Accountability Progress Report (APR) determines whether schools and districts have met their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under No Child Left Behind. Students in a variety of categories and grades are given standardized tests to measure their knowledge of English language arts and mathematics.
"The hard work by our students, teachers and staff members is shown in these test results," said Superintendent Bill Kowba. "Of particular note are those schools that will exit Program Improvement, those that met their AYP this year and won't go into Program Improvement, and those with 50 points or more growth on the API."
In addition, there was continued evidence that the achievement gap is narrowing among some student groups. Hispanic, Economically Disadvantaged, English Learner, and Students with Disabilities showed higher levels of improvement than other groups.
"While we can be proud of these accomplishments, this is no time to sit on our laurels or accept the status quo. It is imperative that we continue to accelerate our efforts to boost student achievement and slash the achievement gap," added Kowba.
Schools exiting Program Improvement are: Edison, Encanto and Garfield elementary schools; and Lewis Middle School. Those that met AYP and not entering Program Improvement are Cabrillo,Clay, Lee and Longfellow elementary schools.
Overall, 65 percent of San Diego Unified's schools met their AYP target; statewide, only 57 percent of schools met this target.
San Diego Unified met 39 of 50 criteria and did not make its Adequate Yearly Progress measure. In its second year of Program Improvement under No Child Left Behind, San Diego Unified joins all other large urban school districts in California that are required to identify corrective actions during the coming year. San Diego Unified was the final of the nine largest California districts and one of the last large districts in the nation to be placed on program improvement.
For more information on individual school reports, go to the California Department of Education.
Pt. Loma Students’ Special Presentation in Washington D.C.
A Washington, D.C. conference recently heard Pt. Loma High students Caitlin Snell and Cody Harvey talk about the success of the school’s Student 2 Student (S2S) program, which helps ease the transition of new students to the campus.The pair attended the Military Child Education Coalition conference along with advisor Brook Valot, who served as chaperone. S2S started at Pt. Loma in February, 2010, pairing new students with a veteran classmate, who helps them find their way around campus and joins them for lunch and school events.
Of the more than 200 schools across the country with an S2S program, Pt. Loma High was one of only four that presented at the conference. While there, Caitlin met with Dr. Jill Biden (in photo), wife of Vice-President Joe Biden.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Proposition S Update: i21 Initiative a Team Effort
The successful installation of the i21 Interactive classroom “suites” for the first year involved several central office departments, including Facilities Planning & Construction and Integrated Technology Support Services.Physical Plant Operations (PPO) has joined the i21 team, now in its second year of the five-year installation plan. PPO crews are not only prepping and installing equipment in more than 237 classrooms, they are also installing classroom infrastructure wiring, electrical components and sound systems as well as fabricating audio-visual cabinets.
For more information on the i21 initiative, visit www.sandi.net/i21.
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