SD Met Family Updates

Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2024! They are all off to some wonderful new adventures as SD Met alumni!

You may have recognized some of our graduating seniors on the front page of the San Diego Unified website! Congratulations to our Class of 2024, who led the way with the first graduation ceremony in the district on May 31!

The Met is on Summer Break, and our office will be staffed intermittently. Summer hours are by appointment only. Please email Principal Fung at rfung@sandi.net with any questions or to schedule an appointment.

For new students and families, completed enrollment packets can be placed through the mail slot of our office door in K203.

Thanks to all our students and families who purchased a yearbook! Yearbooks will be delivered around July 31, and will be distributed to all returning students during our Week of Welcome at the start of the Fall 2024 semester. Seniors will be getting their yearbooks based on prior arrangements with our yearbook advisor, Kathy Baker. The reason for this timing is that we have always coordinated with Jostens (the yearbook company) to submit our final yearbook pages closer to the end of the school year in order to capture some of the great events that happen in April and May, and thus create a more comprehensive yearbook. Since we are such a small school, Jostens supports us in doing this, as opposed to regular schools, where yearbooks must be finalized in March. This does mean that students have to wait through the summer before receiving their yearbooks, but we believe that the purpose behind this is worthwhile. We look forward to distributing yearbooks in August!

The main website for work permit information is here.

As the Met is closed over the summer, all work permits are currently being processed through the steps linked above.

Working minors who have not graduated from high school need work permits for their new jobs, even through the summer months. A work permit is needed for every job.

The San Diego Unified School District issues work permits for minors residing within the district boundaries and enrolled in district schools. During non-school periods (summer and spring break), minors may have their work permits issued by the Work Permit Office.

1. Complete and print an application for a work permit: Form CDE B1-1

2. The application must be complete including your parent/guardian and employer signature and date. It is necessary to include the social security number.

3. Submit the work permit application to the work permit office at your home school site, if open, or CCTE Office.

4. Please allow 3-5 days for the processing of the work permit.

If you have questions, please email Andreanna Murphy, CCTE Head Counselor at amurphy@sandi.net or Dawn Marino, Work Permit Technician at dmarino@sandi.net for assistance.

Work permits expire one week after school starts and minors who are still working must renew their work permit.

SD Met has been informed that summer hours for Wellness Together mental health services will be available for the students/families in San Diego Unified School District.

SD Met will have a caseload max of 5 students to be seen virtually for 3 weeks from June 10th - June 28th for a total of 6 hours/week.

Our summer Mental Health Specialist's schedule and contact information is below:

• Yackeline Casillas:

• Monday, 8:00 - 2:30 pm
• Phone Number: 951-444-0939
• Email Address: yackeline.casillas@wellnesstogether.org

Yackeline has connected with Anna Sarao regarding any warm handoffs for students on our caseload.

Please reach out with any additional questions or concerns at (619) 376-3441.

SDUSD Summer School begins Wednesday, June 12, 2024, and ends Friday, July 12, 2024. There will be NO School on June 19th, July 4th, and July 5th. All course work must be completed by July 12, 2024. If you have questions, please refer to this document.

All Mesa Summer and Fall 2024 class enrollments are complete except for a few students who have been waitlisted. Please go on your MySDCCD Student Portal to check your class enrollments. If you haven't done so already you must set up your MySDCCD Student Portal. See link below. If you have an account set up then just go to Mesa website and click on MySDCCD link at the top of the page.

To see your classes in MySDCCD:
Click on My Academics and then My Classes.

SDCCD Email Account Setup
If you haven't done so already it is important that you set up your SDCCD email account so that you are receiving communications from Mesa College. You will need to do this so that you can access Canvas as well. It is highly encouraged that you set up your SDCCD email to auto-forward to your personal email account.

Steps to Complete to access to mySDCCD, SDCCD Email and SDCCD Canvas:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M__NuENTDQrpvKz0dWehkq6WtUfwOm2LBfNsAvioubI/edit?usp=sharing

Books and Materials for Summer Classes
Please make sure you know when your summer class starts. The 1st 5-week session starts June 3rd, the 8-week session starts June 17, and the second 5-week session starts July 8th. It's every student's responsibility to get their books from the bookstore and be ready to start their class on the start date.
Please look on your MySDCCD student portal and confirm the classes you are enrolled in for summer. You can click on the Course Number and get to class details. There you can see what books or materials are assigned to the class. Go over to the bookstore and see a customer service attendant (near the bookshelves). You should have your class information handy so they can identify the books/materials you need. Then take your books/materials to the cashier and tell them you are a San Diego Met student and give them your Mesa ID#. All books and materials are paid for by the Met. You should do this as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about Mesa College, please email Jason Moravec at jmoravec@sandi.net.

San Diego Squared (SD2) has opened the application for the Fall 2024 cohort of their Squared Fellows yearlong mentorship program for incoming 10th – 12th grade San Diego County high school students. The goal of the program is to connect marginalized students to San Diego’s most innovative companies to help them launch their careers in STEM. Starting this September, Fellows will enjoy a series of industry site tours at top San Diego employers, networking with STEM professionals, and 1-on-1 mentoring for the 2024-25 school year.

Program Details

Where: At students’ school sites and various employers across San Diego.

When: September 2024 – September 2025. Individual dates will vary based on student schedules.

To Apply: Complete this application before Friday, August 9th - https://forms.monday.com/forms/8723cca0b146d6b6a176bf0a05db01ce?r=use1

Eligibility: Applicants must…

• Be incoming 10th – 12th grade students at a San Diego County high school.
• Commit to one after-school mentoring session per week and one Saturday session per month for the program duration.
• Be from a population underrepresented in STEM industry sectors. SD2 staff interpret this broadly and it can include ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, experience of barriers to education/employment (i.e. experience in the child welfare system or justice system, poverty, homelessness, immigration), experience of a disability, and/or any other experiences the applicant thinks may be relevant.

For questions or additional information, contact Airrell Gaither (cc’d) at airrell@sd2.org.

The San Diego Chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) is hosting their annual FREE
EO San Diego Young Female Founders Summit at the SDSU Lavin Entrepreneurship Center on
Friday, June 14th from
1 – 4:30 pm. Founded in 1987, EO is a network of
18,000+ business owners in over 75 countries that prepares entrepreneurs to succeed in business and beyond. EO’s Young Female Founders Summit
(YFF) brings 12 to 20-year-old females together for an inspiring afternoon of
speakers, panelists, and competitions. Participants will meet and learn from
San Diego's leading women entrepreneurs, network with peers, and compete in a
business challenge where they will apply their imagination and creativity to
win prizes. No experience necessary - bring your curiosity, imagination, and
personality. Lunch will be provided.

Event Details
Where: SDSU Lavin
Entrepreneurship Center; 5150 E
Campus Drive, San Diego 92115
When: Fri, Jun 14th; 1 - 4:30 pm
Who: 12 to 20-year-old females interested in entrepreneurship
Cost: Free!

To Register: EO San Diego Young Female Founders Summit Tickets, Fri,
Jun 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

The Academic Calendar for 2024-2025 is linked here. Please refer to this for holidays, grading periods, Exhibition dates, Student-Led Conference dates, and other important information. Here are some important upcoming dates:

• June 19 - Juneteenth (District Holiday)
  
• August 5 - Staff returns to campus
• August 7 - First day of school for the 2024-2025 school year!
  
• August 7-9 - Week of Welcome (WOW) - All students return to school for our annual Week of Welcome to build culture with advisories, learn about our new schedule and programs, and get started with finding an internship for the fall semester.

Attendance and Absences

To call in an excused absence, late arrival, or early departure

Suzana Valis - svalis@sandi.net

Records and Transcripts

To request student records or transcripts

Suzana Valis - svalis@sandi.net

Counselor

For questions about counseling services, college admissions, and Mesa College

Jason Moravec - jmoravec@sandi.net

Internship Coordinator

For questions about our internship program

Gini Mann-Deibert - gmann-deibert@sandi.net

PowerSchool Access

For questions about PowerSchool access for students and parents

Suzana Valis - svalis@sandi.net

Nursing and Wellness

For health concerns and reporting medications

Paulette Deyo Stohlmann, School Nurse - pdeyostohlmann@sandi.net

Enrollment and General Information

For enrollment information

Sylvia Hoffman - shoffman1@sandi.net

Principal

Robert Fung - rfung@sandi.net

PowerSchool Parent Portal

Academic Calendar

Daily Schedule

School Site Council Landing Page (Agendas and Minutes)

Parent and Family Engagement Policy

School-Parent Compact

SDUSD LEA-level Parent and Family Engagement Policy - English, Spanish

Title I Parent Information Meeting

How to obtain a Work Permit

District Facts for Parents

School Accountability Report Card (SARC) Notification

Website: https://sdmet.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 7250 Mesa College Drive, Room K-203, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: 619-388-2299
Twitter: @wearesdmet