BOARD OF EDUCATION
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Resolution in Support of
a Collaborative Program
with the San Diego Education
Association, the Equality Alliance
and Other Stakeholder Groups to
Establish Community Schools Pilot
Programs
WHEREAS, Research and
achievement data demonstrate that
student achievement and success
are enhanced in schools where
there is a strong collaborative
environment between teachers,
site administrators,
classified staff, parents and
community supporters of
education; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education is
committed to community based school
reform through its
adopted Vision 2020 and the district
commitment to community based
school reforms; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Education
Association (SDEA) member educators
share in the
commitment to student achievement
and success and also embrace the
benefits of a collaborative community
based school focus; and
WHEREAS, SDEA has initiated
discussions with educators and
community organizations and has
developed a preliminary set of model
community school characteristics that
can be used as a basis for the pilot
program; and
WHEREAS, the Equality Alliance has
stepped forward to offer input and
advice on the development
of a community school model and will
continue to engage parents, students,
and community groups around
best practices to support student
achievement in a collaborative setting.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
that the San Diego Unified Board of
Education will commit
to work with SDEA, the Equality
Alliance and any other interested
organizations to establish a pilot
program to create a set of community
schools where a program of
collaboration and community outreach
will be developed with the goal to
enhance the school climate and
increase student achievement and
success; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the
Board of Education directs the
Superintendent and Deputy
Superintendent for Academics to work
jointly with SDEA, the Equality Alliance,
parents and other partners to
select no more than 10 schools to
participate in the community schools
pilot program beginning in March
2011; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the
Board of Education directs the
Superintendent to report back
to the Board on the selection of pilot
program model schools and with a plan
on the implementation of the
community schools program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that all
collective bargaining agreements will
be followed at model
schools selected for the pilot program;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the
Superintendent will provide progress
reports to the board on
student achievement and success and
community partnerships at model
schools at the end of each school
semester.
Revised: 1-10-11
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board
of Education of the San Diego Unified
School District, San
Diego, California, at a public meeting
thereof duly called and held this 11th
day of January, 2011...
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Resolution in Support of
a Collaborative Program
with the San Diego Education
Association, the Equality Alliance
and Other Stakeholder Groups to
Establish Community Schools Pilot
Programs
WHEREAS, Research and
achievement data demonstrate that
student achievement and success
are enhanced in schools where
there is a strong collaborative
environment between teachers,
site administrators,
classified staff, parents and
community supporters of
education; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education is
committed to community based school
reform through its
adopted Vision 2020 and the district
commitment to community based
school reforms; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Education
Association (SDEA) member educators
share in the
commitment to student achievement
and success and also embrace the
benefits of a collaborative community
based school focus; and
WHEREAS, SDEA has initiated
discussions with educators and
community organizations and has
developed a preliminary set of model
community school characteristics that
can be used as a basis for the pilot
program; and
WHEREAS, the Equality Alliance has
stepped forward to offer input and
advice on the development
of a community school model and will
continue to engage parents, students,
and community groups around
best practices to support student
achievement in a collaborative setting.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
that the San Diego Unified Board of
Education will commit
to work with SDEA, the Equality
Alliance and any other interested
organizations to establish a pilot
program to create a set of community
schools where a program of
collaboration and community outreach
will be developed with the goal to
enhance the school climate and
increase student achievement and
success; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the
Board of Education directs the
Superintendent and Deputy
Superintendent for Academics to work
jointly with SDEA, the Equality Alliance,
parents and other partners to
select no more than 10 schools to
participate in the community schools
pilot program beginning in March
2011; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the
Board of Education directs the
Superintendent to report back
to the Board on the selection of pilot
program model schools and with a plan
on the implementation of the
community schools program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that all
collective bargaining agreements will
be followed at model
schools selected for the pilot program;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the
Superintendent will provide progress
reports to the board on
student achievement and success and
community partnerships at model
schools at the end of each school
semester.
Revised: 1-10-11
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board
of Education of the San Diego Unified
School District, San
Diego, California, at a public meeting
thereof duly called and held this 11th
day of January, 2011...
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Schools and Violence
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& Holtz v. Maura
Larkins defamation
SDCOE
CVESD
Castle Park
Elementary School
Law Enforcement
CTA
CVE
Stutz Artiano Shinoff
& Holtz
Silence is Golden
Schools and Violence
Office Admin Hearings
Larkins OAH Hearing
Education reform at San Diego
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Interviewing to keep your job
Voice of San Diego
June 12, 2008
"...All vice principals underwent a new
interview to compete for a shifting pool of
jobs. The interview is modeled on the teachings of University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee professor Martin Haberman, who studies
disadvantaged students and the educators who help them best.
Principals applying for new jobs were interviewed as well.
"San Diego Unified signed a $23,000 contract with the Haberman
Educational Foundation to train staffers in the interview process,
which includes problem-solving scenarios and is meant to reveal
the applicants' core values. Two people ask open-ended questions
during a tape-recorded interview and score the answers.
"It's a different kind of interview. You can't really bone up. Nobody
really knows how they did," said Bruce McGirr, president of the
Administrators Association and principal at Grant School in Mission
Hills. "They walk out shaking their heads."
"The Haberman Educational Foundation declined to release
interview questions, but Grier offered examples of scenarios: How
might a principal evaluate their school's achievement? How would
they improve it? And who would they involve in that process?
"You're posed with a situation you'd find pretty typical in any
school, but especially in an urban school district. It could be a very
simple question, but the answer itself reflects what you value,"
said human resources director Sam Wong. "What guides your
actions, if not your values?"
If their eyes glaze over, Grier said they aren't likely to succeed.
Voice of San Diego
June 12, 2008
"...All vice principals underwent a new
interview to compete for a shifting pool of
jobs. The interview is modeled on the teachings of University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee professor Martin Haberman, who studies
disadvantaged students and the educators who help them best.
Principals applying for new jobs were interviewed as well.
"San Diego Unified signed a $23,000 contract with the Haberman
Educational Foundation to train staffers in the interview process,
which includes problem-solving scenarios and is meant to reveal
the applicants' core values. Two people ask open-ended questions
during a tape-recorded interview and score the answers.
"It's a different kind of interview. You can't really bone up. Nobody
really knows how they did," said Bruce McGirr, president of the
Administrators Association and principal at Grant School in Mission
Hills. "They walk out shaking their heads."
"The Haberman Educational Foundation declined to release
interview questions, but Grier offered examples of scenarios: How
might a principal evaluate their school's achievement? How would
they improve it? And who would they involve in that process?
"You're posed with a situation you'd find pretty typical in any
school, but especially in an urban school district. It could be a very
simple question, but the answer itself reflects what you value,"
said human resources director Sam Wong. "What guides your
actions, if not your values?"
If their eyes glaze over, Grier said they aren't likely to succeed.
Maura Larkins response to MT:
I think that the board harms students by NOT instituting an
effective way to evaluate teachers.
The funny thing is that they could do this without harming
teachers.
Once they knew who were the super teachers and who were the
uninspired teachers, they could make sure all teachers were
assigned appropriate jobs. This would mean differences in pay. Is
this bad for teachers? It's great for some, not so great for others,
but certainly not harmful for any. And it would be WONDERFUL
for the teaching profession. I think the union fights this idea
because some union big wigs might be among the downgraded
teachers.
I think that the board harms students by NOT instituting an
effective way to evaluate teachers.
The funny thing is that they could do this without harming
teachers.
Once they knew who were the super teachers and who were the
uninspired teachers, they could make sure all teachers were
assigned appropriate jobs. This would mean differences in pay. Is
this bad for teachers? It's great for some, not so great for others,
but certainly not harmful for any. And it would be WONDERFUL
for the teaching profession. I think the union fights this idea
because some union big wigs might be among the downgraded
teachers.
Grier's Gone: Good Grief, or Good Riddance?
Voice of San Diego
ANDREW DONOHUE
August 20, 2009
Superintendent Terry Grier's pending departure from San Diego Unified leaves the
school district on the prowl for another chief.
What do you think about his departure? Is it a black eye for San Diego, which has
had three schools chiefs in four years? Do you blame anyone or is this just the way
the business goes?...
Comment:
...[Y]ou wrote that teachers are the back-bone of our education system, yet you also
wrote that you will never vote for another school board candidate that is backed with
("significant") campaign contributions from teachers. That's outrageous! What a
thanks to teachers!
I would really like to dare readers to point out AT LEAST one decision that the
supposedly "union-controlled" school board did that was harmful to students
but beneficial to teachers. Please!...
Posted by MT
Voice of San Diego
ANDREW DONOHUE
August 20, 2009
Superintendent Terry Grier's pending departure from San Diego Unified leaves the
school district on the prowl for another chief.
What do you think about his departure? Is it a black eye for San Diego, which has
had three schools chiefs in four years? Do you blame anyone or is this just the way
the business goes?...
Comment:
...[Y]ou wrote that teachers are the back-bone of our education system, yet you also
wrote that you will never vote for another school board candidate that is backed with
("significant") campaign contributions from teachers. That's outrageous! What a
thanks to teachers!
I would really like to dare readers to point out AT LEAST one decision that the
supposedly "union-controlled" school board did that was harmful to students
but beneficial to teachers. Please!...
Posted by MT
School District Rehired Workers it Paid to
Leave, Again
Voice of San Diego
July 1, 2010
By EMILY ALPERT
San Diego Unified offered its veteran employees a golden handshake
last summer: If they left the school district they could get paid one year
of their salary. More than 1,000 workers took the deal.
Replacing its most expensive, experienced workers with newer ones --
or not replacing them at all -- was projected to save the school system
more than $41 million last year and spared San Diego Unified from
layoffs as it faced a $93 million deficit...
Leave, Again
Voice of San Diego
July 1, 2010
By EMILY ALPERT
San Diego Unified offered its veteran employees a golden handshake
last summer: If they left the school district they could get paid one year
of their salary. More than 1,000 workers took the deal.
Replacing its most expensive, experienced workers with newer ones --
or not replacing them at all -- was projected to save the school system
more than $41 million last year and spared San Diego Unified from
layoffs as it faced a $93 million deficit...