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Mira Mesa High School Celebrates its Success!

The California Department of Education (CDE) through a very stringent selection process

has honored some of Californias most inspiring public schools. Based on Academic

Performance Index and federal standards, Mira Mesa High School has been named a 2011

California Distinguished School and awarded for its Exemplary Career Technical Educational

Program.

Only seven schools in the State of California received both of these honors. Mira Mesa

High School hosted a celebration of their success on Thursday 15 December. Those in

attendance had the opportunity to hear inspiring words from SDUSD Superintendent BillKowba, Councilmember Carl De Maio, Shawn Loesher Director of CCTE and John Lee Evans Board

of Education Rep at the celebration.

MCAS MiramarSchool Liaison

he school liaison office helps to connectrents, schools, and the Marine Corps byoviding direct assistance to parents in allatters to do with K-12 schooling: school

lection, enrollment, and resource referral;ucating schools and districts on importantues affecting military children K-12; andeping the installation, wing, and unitmmanders informed on all issues affectinge local educational community.

ease contact our office if you would like toadded to our volunteer or newsletter

stribution lists or if you have ideas/inputr future parent/community workshops.

Home School Options

CHALK TALKSpecial Features

Spotlight on: Kearny Cluster School

Home School Options: Mt. EverestAcademy

Volunteer Opportunities in Schools

Mira Mesa High School

CONTACT SCHOOL LIAISONS: CARRIE OR KRISTI @ 858.577.6633/8625

Mount Everest Academy

Mt. Everest Academy is a K-12 Independent Study school

that is designed to meet the unique educational needs of

students who can benefit from learning in an independent

setting.

Mt. Everest Academy is WASC accredited and is one of SanDiego County's highest ranked schools, with an API ranki

of 10:10. Mt. Everest Academy enrolls students who show

promise of success in a home-based education.

The program requires students and their parents to make

commitment to work independently to meet state standards

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o Complete applicationo Collect and attach required documentation.o Submit application and all other required

paperwork by mail, fax or in person.

Call Mt.Everest Academy at (858) 496-8778 to ask

questions, discuss school program and if desired, take aschool tour.

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Recent EventSince 6 October 2011, 121 Marines, 3 Sailors and 1 Soldier (from 18 units)have volunteered a total of 42 hours at 5 elementary schools and our Youth Centeron MCAS Miramar. Together with SMP, 35Marines volunteered 8 hours at 1 middleschool.

Thank you to our Public Affairs Office forcovering our recent PE Fitness Challenge!Forty Marines from MCAS Miramar led almost1,000 6th-8th grade students fromWangenheim Middle School through their PEclasses on 9 December.

Connect the Dots:San Die o School Choice Pro ram

Volunteer Opportunities

*27 January PE Fitness Challenge (SMP)-Standley Middle*8 February Family Science Night: Chesterton Elementary

*Ongoing: Mentorship opportunities in Elementary and

Middle Schools (San Diego Unified School District and

Poway Unified School District) and Children, Youth and

Teen Program

*If you would like to be notified of future volunteer

opportunities, please contact our office at

858.577.6633/8625*

San Diego Unified School District offers a variety of enrollment choices to students and parents throughout thecity. Families may choose to attend their neighborhood school or explore the variety of programs available tostudents who reside within district boundaries and wish to attend a school other than their neighborhood school.

School Choice/Open Enrollment Act: This offers parents the opportunity to apply at any school in the districton an availability basis only. School Choice students do not receive district provided transportation. Studentsattending or scheduled to attend a school on the Open Enrollment Act List will have priority for schools with ahigher API.Magnet Programs: Magnet Schools provide in-depth, innovative, learning opportunities for students whilemeeting rigorous California state curriculum standards. Some of the opportunities include Science, Technology,Engineering, Math, Creative and Performing Arts, International Baccalaureate Studies, Micro Society, Paideia,and Language Immersion. Transportation is limited and may be reduced when budgetary decisions arefinished.Charter Schools: Charter Schools are authorized by the SDUSD Board of Education. However, they do not usethe Enrollment Options application as they are not district run schools. Visit ourCharter School Directorytoget a list of the charter schools authorized by the district and contact each school directly about enrollment.Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP): Students may attend schools other than their residentschools. VEEP is open to all students residing within a specific boundary of a school that has an approvedVEEP pattern. Transportation is offered within the VEEP patterns. Transportation is limited and may bereduced when budgetary decisions are finished.

Program Improvement School Choice (PISC): The federal "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act" provides up totwo school options for students attending a Program Improvement (P.I.) school.

Enrollment in these programs is available to all district students, including English Learners, Gifted and TalentedEducation (GATE) and Special Education students. Enrollment is limited by available space at each school.Submitting an application is required during the open enrollment options application period which is fromNovember 1, 2011 to February 15, 2012 for School Year 2012-13.

*Taken from SDUSD Enrollment Options website.*

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Spotlight on: Kearny Cluster SchoolsWords from Jonathan Ton, Principal at Montgomery Middle School.

We have gone from an API score of 639 within the last 5 years to an API score of 745 points and met and exceeded the targets for

ubgroupsthis number was our internal target for 2011. During the 2008-2009 school year, we also met our AYP targets in all categories

1 out of 21 (including subgroups, % of students taking the CST, etc) using Safe Harbor. We have continuously doubled our EL CSTcores for every year. Our 7th Grade CST Writing test showed that from 20092011, our school has gone from the low 50 percentile to th

mid-80 percentile for proficiency in writing. We have clear, consistent instructional foci across the content areas to support students critic

hinking as well as the implementation of technology into the curriculum to support the 21st century learner. Our average class sizes are

much less than the District average6th Grade 20:1; 7th Grade 21:1 and 8th Grade is 18:1.We also have a model of Safe Passage Program supported by the San Diego Citys Gang Commissioners Office where multi-agen

aw enforcement groups and community partners come to our site monthly to discuss site and neighborhood needs and come up with a planor deployment of services to assure our students safety to and from school. In fact, a couple of years ago, we had a group of Dutch mayor

rom the Netherlands visit our school to hear about this program. Bells current Safe Passage is modeled after the one we have begun fourears ago and still maintaining. These are some facts of what Montgomery Middle School has done to impact our student learning and

chievement. Together with community partnership, focused an strategic instruction and opportunities for wrap-around services to meet ou

tudents and families needs, we definitely have continued to make positive gains in the CST scores.

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Children, Youth & Teen Center

MCAS MIRAMAR SCHOOL LIAISON PROGRAM

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Little Warriors Youth Baseball Skills Clinic

WHAT: "Little Warriors Youth Baseball Skills Clinic" hosted by the San Diego Padres Baseball Operations department. A fun,

interactive skills clinic for kids ages 5 - 12 focusing on teamwork, agility, catching and throwing. This is appropriate for boys and

girls of all skill levels!

WHEN: Monday, January 16

1:30 p.m. - Registration/Check-In

2:00 p.m. - Clinic Begins4:00 p.m. - Clinic Concludes

WHO: Approx. 60 kids, ages 5-12 from the military community.

WHERE: Petco Park - on the field!

100 Park Blvd

San Diego, CA 92101NOTES: Parents are welcome to attend the clinic and be seated in the seating bowl. Cameras are welcome. They ask that kids

wear comfortable play clothes, sneakers (no cleats) and bring a glove if they have one.

If interested, please contact Sarah atsfarnsworth@padres.com

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10810 Parkdale Ave

San Diego, CA 92126858-586-7001

Explore Challengers Website

-Driving Directions - Parent Involvement Opportunities-Student Planner and Policies - School Performance Data-Photo Gallery - English Learner Program-GATE Cluster & Seminar - Special Education-Class Trips 7th Grade Catalina Island Trip, 8th Grade East Coast Trip-Clubs (Cardio, Diversity, Interactions 4 Peace, After-School Sports, MESA, Science,

Music, Recycle, Rubiks Cube)-Electives (Spanish, French, Filipino, Family Consumer Studies, Band, Orchestra,

Discovery Wheel, ASB, Yearbook, Computer Technology)

www.challengerms.org

Challenger Middle School is a traditional high-performing public

school with an API score of 878. The school is located in the

community of Mira Mesa - north of the Marine Corps Air Station atMiramar in San Diego, California.

We Pre are Students for Their Future!

Campus Tour Dates:

Monday, January 9 Wednesday, February 8

Time: 9:35 10:20 AM You will tour the campus led by our own ASB students, and attend a question/answer

session with the principal, a counselor, and the registrar. Refreshments will be served.

Please contact Tamra Winchell to reserve your space.

Phone: 858-586-7001, ext. 2219 Email: twinchell@sandi.net Office Hours: 6:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.Se habla espaol Maria Yap 858-586-7001, ext. 2216

You are also welcome to attend our Parent Articulation Night

Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium Meet teachers, counselors, and administrators

while learning about classes, the articulation process, and how to make a smooth transition to middle school.

Local Feeder Elementary Schools Hickman (2/16), Mason (2/6), and Sandburg (2/21) 5th

grade students willtour the school, visit a few classrooms, and enjoy at band performance. Time: 8:30-10:30 AM

If you wish to join one of these tours, please contact Tamra Winchell to reserve your space.

For Students Residing Outside

Challengers Neighborhood Boundaries

Students from all over San Diego attendChallenger utilizing the Enrollment Optionsprograms. For more details, please visit the

districts website at www.sandi.net.

Application due date is

February 15, 2012.

Open Enrollment (aka Choice) Students may

attend a school other than their neighborhoodschool. Students who live outside the district mayuse this program as well. Transportation is notprovided. However, many parents have workedout carpools with friends and families so theirstudent can attend our high performing school.

School Hours 7:15AM 1:55 PM Students may

arrive at school as early as 6:45 AM.

PrimeTime Free after-school care with snacks,

tutoring, and other activities up until 6 PM.Applications are available in the spring.