December 11, 2018
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National Hispanic College Fair Exposes Students to Future Opportunities
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Students throughout San Diego Unified participated in the National Hispanic College Fair, on Friday, November 30, 2018. The event was held at the University of San Diego Hahn Center and they hosted more than 35 colleges and universities. The wonderful 1-on-1 representatives provided insight and information on admissions, colleges, majors and campus life for 11th and 12th grade students. Point Loma High School student, Abraham Arana, was excited about exploring the different options available to him and connecting with a multitude of representatives.
The National Hispanic College Fair has partnered with San Diego Unified counselors to provide this free opportunity for high schools. Jaime Chavez, Intervention Counselor, took over 48 students from San Diego High School and was already planning on increasing opportunities for students next year. School counselors work on creating connections for students. Dave Silva, Head Counselor at Mira Mesa High School highlighted the importance of connecting students with colleges representatives. He shared “they give them information and tell them that college is accessible and they can go”, an important message that continues to encourage our students to pursue their post-secondary dreams.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/national-hispanic-college-fair-exposes.html
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GSA Advisor Training Success
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On Nov. 28th, LGBTQIA+ Education & Advocacy co-hosted a countywide GSA (Genders & Sexualities Alliance) Advisor Training. The event brought together GSA advisors from schools from all over San Diego County. Advisors were provided with tools and resources necessary to empower their students as leaders. The advisors were also treated to a panel where students shared about their needs from educators, students, and family members that best ensure their safety and affirmation at school and at home.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/gsa-advisor-training-success.html
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True Blue Buddies Police Mentorship Program
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Students from Central Elementary were treated to a Thanksgiving Dinner True Blue Buddies style. Now in its fourth year, the family-oriented event hosted by the San Diego Unified Police Department brought a Thanksgiving feast to the students and their families. “It's important for us to let the kids know, and the families, that they can have a positive interaction with a police officer" says Officer William Corado.
The dinner is just one part of True Blue Buddies, a year-long mentorship program between kids and San Diego Unified Police officers. This year, the department paired 30 children from Central Elementary with its officers, along with San Diego County Probation and SDPD officers, and were supported by the Integrated Youth Services Division and Family Engagement Team.
“We’re here to promote positive interactions between kids and police officers,” says Sergeant Ivan Picazo. “Our officers check in with their buddy, have lunch with them, and give them encouragement in school.” Integrated Youth Services Division knows the importance of promoting positive and caring relationships between adults and students.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/true-blue-buddies-police-mentorship.html
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Unconscious Bias & Culturally Responsive Teaching Cohort 2
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Youth Advocacy is excited to present the second cohort of "Unconscious Bias & Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices." This is a 2-part cohort training series. Attendance of both sessions will culminate in FREE online access to Dr. Wood's culturally responsive modules worth 1.5 CEUs.
Part 1, presented by Dr. Luke Wood of SDSU, will balance a discussion of issues facing Black students, focusing on unconscious bias and microagressions as well as offer research-based strategies for improving their success.
Part 2, presented by Ebonee Weathers of Youth Advocacy, will provide a framework for developing your ability to recognize students' cultural displays of learning and meaning-making, and respond positively and constructively with teaching moves that use cultural knowledge as a scaffold.
Please register at https://goo.gl/veqgdr or contact Ebonee Weathers (eweathers@sandi.net) for more information.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/unconscious-bias-culturally-responsive.html
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San Diego History Center Features LGBTQ+ San Diego Story of Struggles & Triumphs
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The San Diego History Center is currently featuring the exhibition titled: "LGBTQ+ San Diego: Stories of Struggles and Triumphs" through January 2020.
In conjunction with the LGBTQIA+ Education & Advocacy program and several community organizations, the San Diego History Center is bringing the following themes to life and offering guided tours and educational outreach to SDUSD schools and students.
*Identity – Who we are and how we define ourselves
*Persecution
*Pioneers who have helped shape our Region’s LGBTQ+ Community *Families we make and choose
All K-12 programs offered at the San Diego History Center are designed as an extension of classroom learning. They are aligned with California State Standards and the Common Core and led by trained docents and professional educators. In addition to the programs listed in our brochure, the Education Department will work with teachers to customize a museum experience to meet the specific needs and interests of a particular class.
Contact the educational team for more information: k12programs@sandiegohistory.org
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Importance of Language
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At The Language Academy students get a fully immersive experience in either French or Spanish from grades K-5. On the front wall of the school students walk by a mural each day that states: “Through learning language we learn about culture. Through learning about culture we learn about respect for others. Through learning about respect for others we can hope for peace.” -Claire Kramsch, Through language immersion, The Language Academy is guiding students to change the world for the better. We look forward to seeing all they accomplish.
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FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics
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Marston Middle School Robotics students have been launched into space during the 2018 FIRST® LEGO® League season where they’ve had to explore, challenge, and innovate through an extensive research project and robot game centered on the theme of long term space travel. Students must research a real-world problem and either improve upon a current solution or invent an entirely new solution. They must also build and program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® EV3 to complete up to fifteen challenges in a robot game that lasts only 2 minutes. Marston Robotics students split up into eight different teams and competed against each other for two spots at a Qualifying Tournament at High Tech High on Sunday, November 11th, 2018. Marston’s Robotics teams are called the Clairemonsters and represented well at the tournament, with both teams bringing home a trophy. Out of 24 teams, Clairemonster I brought home a First Place Trophy for their demonstration of the FIRST® Core Values and are moving on to the SoCal Championship at Legoland on December 9th. Clairemonster II impressed the judges with their research project on the social implications of long term space travel and brought home a Second Place trophy for their Huggable Hologram. Marston is incredibly proud of these two all-girl teams and all of their accomplishments. LEGOLAND...here we come!
 
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Beyond Coding
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December 3rd-9th was Computer Science Week also known as the Hour of Code Week. Over 180 countries are participating in more than 193,272 registered coding events for the Hour of Code Week 2018 worldwide.
While schools worldwide are participating in Hour of Code Week, one event at Dana Middle School has gone way beyond the key strokes of a computer. Students were tasked by their engineering teacher, Shereen Bastani, to design an electronically controlled safe which incorporates input & output functions, as well as analog and digital features including buzzers, motors, servos, LED lights and a programmable microprocessor. The students worked for the last two weeks in teams of two or three designing the ideal protective safe and writing a programmable code which would serve as the central intelligence to electronically control their safes. On December 3, 2018, students presented and demonstrated the functionality of their working safes to their parents and classmates. The presentations and designs were very impressive and testimony that great instruction leads to great results.
 
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It's LIT(erature) Jr. Coming Soon!
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The Youth Advocacy Department is excited to release "It's LIT(erature) Jr" this Spring! It's LIT(erature) Jr. is an identity-based curriculum module designed for grades 3-5 and is rooted in the California Common Core Content Standards as well as Teaching Tolerance's Social Justice Standards.
By creating a caring and culturally responsive learning community where cultural differences are acknowledged and valued, this standards-based curriculum highlights various and complex cultural differences that exist in the classroom and celebrates them as strengths worth exploring. Students will expand on concepts and issues from diverse perspectives, including race, gender, and sexuality, and gain a well-rounded understanding of people within various communities in relationship to history and society in general.
For more information on It's LIT(erature) Jr. (grades 3-5) or our existing identity-based curriculum modules It's LIT! (grades 6-12), contact Ebonee Weathers at eweathers@sandi.net or register online at https://goo.gl/mHNdJg
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/its-literature-jr-coming-soon.html
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Aligning Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Support with Site Strategic Plan
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The leadership team at Chesterton met on 11/30/2018 to go over the results of the FIA (Fidelity Integrity Assessment). The purpose of the FIA is to examine the current status of implementation of I-MTSS efforts, to capture school leadership team member perspectives as well as to inform teams when making I-MTSS implementation decisions. With these results they were able to identify priorities that aligned with their strategic plan of strengthening academic support in the area of Tier 1 Reading Instruction.
The team utilized the guiding questions from the FIA to drive a series of action steps that they will work on this year, which included Universal Screening in reading, developing an observation tool to ensure fidelity of implementation of a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum as part of Tier 1 instruction, and ensuring collaboration of Education Specialists with the General Education teachers in the Professional Learning Communities to increase access for all students. These action steps will help to strengthen the strategic plan of the site to ensure that ALL students have access to Quality Tier 1 instruction in reading.
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Reminder to Please Join Us for the Next 2018-19 Student Equity Coalition
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As previously advertised in this newsletter, parents, staff and community members are invited to join our students at this year's Student Equity Coalitions. As a reminder, the second Coalition is being held this Thursday, December 13th at Patrick Henry High School's Library from 5:00-6:30 pm. For more information, contact Stacey Seiders at sseiders@sandi.net or 619-725-7125.
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Nineteen SDUSD Teachers Receive VAPA Foundation Funding
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Nineteen San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) teachers will receive awards to underwrite visual and performing arts – VAPA – related activities and purchases funded by the VAPA Foundation’s 2018-2019 VAPA Enhancement Program. The VAPA Enhancement Program, or VEP, enables any San Diego Unified teacher to apply for funds to enhance the quality of and access to arts education in the classroom or school. The VAPA Foundation funds arts enhancements not covered by a school’s budget.
This year, the VAPA Enhancement Program will fund field trips, artist residencies culminating in student performances, murals, ukuleles, new music and more. Each successful applicant linked the request to ongoing curriculum goals. Eight teachers will receive up to $2,500. Eleven teachers will receive up to $500. Recipients span elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the district (see list below), with over 1,350 students benefitting from this program. The reach extends onward to future years with new equipment and to the community via student performances, and as intended, these awards create a ripple of arts awareness at each site.
Larry Baza, VAPA Foundation President, says, “The VAPA Foundation exists to provide support for teachers of music, dance, theater, and the visual arts throughout the San Diego Unified School District. The VAPA Enhancement Program reaches across grade levels providing needed funds for special projects, materials and transportation for field trips. Nineteen teachers were successful in securing VAPA Foundation funds to create exciting student experiences for learning art forms.”
A full list of recipients can be found at https://www.sandiegounified.org/vapanews/nineteen-sdusd-teachers-receive-vapa-foundation-funding.
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Amazing Turnout at the 2018 Middle School Intramural Cross Country Meet!
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Captain Burnett, 8th grader from Roosevelt Middle School and 2 mile race winner. Finishing time 11:05.
Four-time Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi and his daughter Fiyori.
Grant K-8 XC Team Bottom front row: Isabelle Ramos, Abigail Chang, Hanna Mercano, Noelle Chang, Ava Lantis Middle row; Tsuki Hirano, Landon Clark, Callum McMahon, Fiyori Russom, Sierra Burton, Sophie Vermass, William Quesnell, Able Ducom Back row: Meb Keflezighi, Thomas Ducom, Maddox Esso, Ryan Swartz, Taiyo Hirano, Jack Karpinski, Noah Indyk, and Coach Patrice Shumaker |
The 2018 Middle School Cross Country Meet was held on November 28th at Morley Field. It was a huge success thanks to physical education teacher Patrice Shumaker from Grant K-8. There were 14 middle schools in attendance, with a total of 130+ students. Four-time Olympic marathoner, Meb Keflezighi, handed out awards and delivered an inspiring message to the students and parents at the end.
Congratulations to the top 3 finishers in each age group.
Girls
6th Grade
1st Madeline Hanks - Marshall Middle School
2nd Samantha Hundley - Pacific Beach Middle School
3rd Darcy Ray - Stanley Middle School
7th Grade
1st Alexandra Mussa Lewis – Stanley Middle School
2nd Mallory Grove – Marshall Middle School
3rd Mia Deleon – Lewis Middle School
8th Grade
1st Dana Jennings - Coronado Middle School
2nd Lydia Hawthorne - Coronado Middle School
3rd Anna Youngblood - Coronado Middle School
Boys
6th Grade
1st Alexander DuBrevil - Pacific Beach Middle School
2nd Owen Arnaudy – Coronado Middle School
3rd Gabriel Xavier – Grant K-8
7th Grade
1st Eddie Reynolds – Coronado Middle School
2nd Jose Ochoa – Audubon K-8
3rd Noah Plank – Lewis Middle School
8th Grade
1st Captian Burnett – Roosevelt Middle School
2nd Brian McGuire – Marshall Middle School
3rd Mitchell Long – De Portola Middle School
For more extensive race results: http://crowncity.com/middle/
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/amazing-turnout-at-2018-middle-school.html
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Three Morse High Alumni Make History with Football Championships
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It’s a historic year for high school football in San Diego...congratulations to CIF Champions Lincoln High School, Morse High School and San Diego High School. What makes it extra special is that all three teams have coaches that graduated from Morse High School. Click here...https://www.sandiegounified.org/newscenter/three-morse-high-alumni-make-history-football-championships
Good luck to Lincoln High School and San Diego High School as they hit the road for state football championship bowls seeking high school state championship titles. Click here: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sd-sp-preps-state-football-20181203-story.html
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Prep Athletes of the Week
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Congratulations to the SDUSD Prep Athletes of the Week:
Keyshawn Smith
Football | Lincoln
The junior scored on receptions of 19, 49 and 62 yards while catching six passes for 180 yards in a wild 54-42 victory over host Culver City in the SoCal Regional 3-AA championship.
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Mo Jackson
Football | San Diego
The sophomore rushed for 123 yards, including a 57-yard TD, scored on a 10-yard pass reception and recovered a fumble to set up a TD as the Cavers beat Temecula Linfield Christian 42-31.
Click here: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sd-sp-preps-athletes-week-1205-htmlstory.html#nt=oft08a-2gp1 |
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Student Equity Ambassadors Attend a Training at Hoover High School
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Student Equity Ambassadors recently attended a student equity training put on by Dr. Makeba Jones from UC San Diego at Hoover High School. Dr. Jones taught facilitation, conversation and group discussion skills that included such things as how to develop ground rules and preparing questions that the students are excited to put into action at the next Coalition this week.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/student-equity-ambassadors-attend.html
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Holy Hollister
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Early this week High School Nation promoted an anti-bullying campaign at Lincoln High School. The well-known brand Hollister formed a partnership with High School Nation to help promote that campaign. This year, High School Nation visited 50 schools to promote students putting positive vibes in the air. The students of Lincoln High School supported the anti-bullying campaign by writing positive words and/or phrases such as, “you have the potential to do and be anything you want”, on paper and placing them on the Food for Thought board for all to see. In return, students received some fun handouts and a drawstring knapsack. There is power in promoting positivity!!! Go Hornets!!
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/holy-hollister.html
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The Council of ASB Presidents Continue Their Monthly Meetings
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The San Diego Unified School District Council of ASB Presidents continue their monthly meetings at the December Council meeting. The Council of ASB Presidents is made up of high school ASB Presidents from both traditional and atypical high schools. The purpose of this Council is to provide ASB Presidents an opportunity to review students' responsibilities and performance. Furthermore, this Council provides a liaison between the SDUSD Board of Education and students, student representation at Board of Education meetings, and a continued focus on strengthening operations of ASB organizations at their schools.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-council-of-asb-presidents-continue.html
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's R2L NextGen Program
Are you a high school student who wants to learn about how government works?
Apply now to CHCI’s R2L NextGen program and take advantage of an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.
R2L® NextGen is a week-long leadership and civic engagement program for current high school sophomores and juniors. CHCI will bring a group of Latino high school students to D.C. to learn about how the Federal Government works, meet key leaders, visit historic sites and develop a deeper understanding of how they can affect positive change in their communities and their nation.
CHCI is excited to announce that we will be hosting two classes of R2L NextGen participants in 2019.
The program is completely FREE of charge to all selected student participants.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
January 15, 2019 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
San Diego County students will participate in the program during the week of July 15-20, 2019.
In order to be eligible to apply, students must:
- Reside in San Diego County
- Be a current 10th or 11th grade student
- Demonstrate interest in learning more about civic engagement
While CHCI does require applicants to share their grades and a copy of their transcript, there is no minimum GPA requirement to apply.
All individuals are welcome to apply. However, preference is given to individuals with financial need.
Interested in applying? Visit apply.chci.org and complete the application named R2L NextGen – San Diego, California |
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Enspire UCSD January 2019
Enspire is the signature outreach event of UC San Diego’s Triton Engineering Student Council (TESC). January 2019 will be their 12th annual event. Enspire is well-known for being one of the largest STEM outreach events at UC San Diego. The purpose of Enspire is to provide middle school students a chance to come to UCSD for a full day of fun and engage in engineering activities. Middle school students will experience a college campus, interact with engineering students, participate in engineering activities, and learn about engineering majors and organizations. Enspire is a free event and they try to accommodate several classrooms from various local San Diego schools to explore UCSD for a day of fun and engaging engineering activities.
Ask your student’s teacher to sign up the class here: tinyurl.com/enspire2019
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Elementary Institute of Science Winter Session
For students in grade 2-8
Authentic hands-on science experiences
12:1 student-instructor ratio
Activities include:
- 3-D Printing
- Coding
- Dissections
- DNA Extractions
- Engineering
- Rocket Lauching
- and more!
Click here for more information. |
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2019 Edison Scholars
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarships
Application Postmark Deadline: April 3, 2019
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the first Greek letter organization founded by university educated African American women. Grounded in service to mankind, this international sorority gives back to local and global communities via a variety of philanthropic endeavors. The San Diego Chapter has awarded academic scholarships since it's chartering in 1949. These scholarships are available to female (male if he will attend an HBCU) San Diego County African American or African Diaspora high school seniors who will attend accredited 4-year colleges and universities in Fall of 2019. Download the fillable PDF application at: http://www.akasandiego.com Be sure to include your essay and sign the last page before mailing the application packet.
Click here for more information. |
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San Diego Foundation Community Scholarship
The 2019-2020 Common Scholarship Application deadline is Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 2pm.
In 2018, more than 876 students received over $2.6 million in scholarships from more than 143 funds that support the Community Scholarship Program. Among the 2018 recipients, 66 percent are the first in their families to attend college and 76 percent are considered low-income students based on Expected Family Contribution data.
Since 1997, $30.4 million has been awarded to thousands of students who help fuel our San Diego economy – making our program the largest private non-university scholarship provider in San Diego County.
The San Diego Foundation continues to find ways to increase educational opportunity and attainment for local students, particularly from underserved communities. Most recently, The Foundation partnered with College Futures Foundation to launch a new partnership, the Community Scholars Initiative, which will help hundreds more low-income and first-generation students prepare for, pay for and persist through college.
Learn More About the Community Scholars Initiative
Scholarships are available for: graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate, medical and professional school students and adult re-entry students who are attending community colleges, four-year universities, career/technical schools, teaching credential programs and graduate, medical or professional schools in the United States. |
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McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship
Your generation is changing the world, and McDonald’s wants Hispanic students to be front and center in the transformation. That’s why we’re giving more opportunities to our community.
Apply today for a McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship.
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html
Hurry, the application period ends February 4, 2019. |
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Lions Club Scholarships
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For more information about the Office of School Innovation & Integrated Youth Services please visit our website. |
