SD Met Family Updates

Visitors from across the United States learned about the Met and how Big Picture Learning does internships. A group of 20+ educators visited Johnson's AutoHaven on Thursday, April 3, and learned from student Dion and mentor Mark about the internship experience. Dion and Mark were eloquent and generous with their time, and our visitors expressed their amazement that the Met is able to create and sustain a program where every single student is learning through an interest-based internship in the real world two days a week every semester from grades 9 through 12.

Friday, March 21, we focused on healthy choices to Nourish and Flourish! Here are a few photos from another fabulous MetUp!

The Met is hosting visitors from the ASU+GSV Summit in April! This is one of the biggest education conferences in the world, and they make a point of including the Met as a host school for a visit every year, allowing visitors to get an immersive look at how the Met and the Big Picture Learning design are making an impact on students' lives every single day! Check out this article about the Met and ASU+GSV in the Times of San Diego:

https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2025/03/22/upcoming-davos-of-education-summit-lauds-eight-san-diego-schools-as-learning-innovators/

Date: Friday, June 6

Time: 10:30am (seating opens at 10:00)

Location: Mesa Commons Quad (the grassy amphitheater area)

More information will be shared with the families of the Class of 2025 after spring break!

The CAASPP is the most important district and state testing of the year for 11th graders. All test results are reported to the state of California as part of assessing how our students are doing as compared to state averages. It is crucial for our 11th grade students to be present at school on time for the following test sessions:

• CAASPP ELA – Thurs, May 1, 9am-12pm. This is an internship day so students and advisors must communicate with mentors to excuse the morning.
• CAASPP Math – Wed, May 7, Periods 4 and 5
• CAST Science– Fri, May 9, Periods 1 and 2

This PSAT testing opportunity is specifically for 10th graders ONLY. For more details and to sign up, please contact Siv Verdun at sdavis1@sandi.net.

Period 4 (12:50-2:00) @ Mesa Football Field

Students should do the following this week:

• Check mySDCCD and confirm your upcoming class.

• If it's online, make sure you setup your Mesa email and have access to Mesa CANVAS. (see post below)

• Confirm the location (Building and Room #) for on campus classes.

• Look up the books/materials you need for the class under "Class Details".

• Go to bookstore and purchase books/materials with your Mesa ID number.

Please see Mr. Moravec ASAP if you need help with any of this.

Mesa College class schedules for Summer and Fall will be available on the San Diego Mesa College website on April 14. At that time your students will be able to begin selecting the classes they want to take.

During the time leading up to the schedule release, students should consider the following:

• Decide what classes they are going to take in the upcoming terms.
• If students plan to take a summer class, they will be reserving classes for two terms (Summer and Fall).
• Students should not take a summer class if they have an otherwise busy summer.

Notable registration dates:

• The summer registration deadline for Met students will be 4/18/2025 (4 days after the schedule release).
• The fall registration deadline for Met students will be 5/5/2025.

~PARENTS!~ Please urge your students to begin the process of deciding what courses to take in the upcoming terms.

Students can use the CSU/UC transfer course sequence when choosing classes. They can also choose courses based on personal interest, as well as review what courses would enable them to pursue career and certification pathways that are available through Mesa.

Any students who need support can check in with their Advisors or Mr. Moravec.

This Summer the Office of College, Career and Technical Education (CCTE) and UCSD is continuing the partnership to offer the Discover UC San Diego program which offers the opportunity to take lower division UCSD college courses!

The application for Discover UC San Diego Summer 2025 session is now available to SDUSD high school students. Discover UC San Diego will be offering the following online college credit courses:

Summer 2025 Course Dates-Tuesday, May 27, 2025-Friday, August 15

• CSE XSD 6 - Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming Python

• SIO XSD 20 - The Atmosphere

• CLAS XSD 121R – World Wisdom Traditions

• LTLA XSD 1 - Beginning Latin (Required Weekly Synchronous Sessions via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 4:30pm – 5:30 pm)

• LTSP XSD 2A - Intermediate Spanish I

Here’s the APPLICATION LINK along with the attached flyer for students . The application link is also on the flyer. As a reminder, an application does not mean that the student was accepted. All applications will be reviewed after the deadline. Students will be notified of their status prior to the program. Students are not required to pay a fee to apply or take courses (if accepted). These are all online courses and information on each one is built into the application, including any times for live sessions. Please refer to the application for more information. Hurry: Deadline is Friday, April 11th!

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Dear San Diego Unified Families,

Your enrolled freshman, sophomore, and junior high school students are eligible to apply

for the two upcoming Student Board Member position vacancies for the 2025-26

Student Board Member Candidate Filing through Tuesday, April 15, 2025. They will

receive the linked message from Student Board Members Quinton Baldis and Joseph

Cruz on how to become a candidate for Student Board Member elections. If your

student is interested in serving the school district, please encourage them to apply

today!

Best,

Quinton Baldis and Joseph Cruz

qbaldis@sandi.net | jcruz10@sandi.net

Student Board Members

Share Request: Student Board Election Video

• Student Board Members Joseph Cruz and Quinton Baldis request that this video regarding the Student Board Member elections please be shared with all high school students.

• Video: Student Board Member Elections

• Please note that students from Morse and Scripps Ranch High School are not eligible to run for the 2025-26 school year.

• Questions: Stacey Srsic

Met Parents: our Recruitment Team is actively trying to get the word out about our wonderful school so that more local students who would thrive in our school can find out about us and choose to join our community!

Parents, please take a moment to write a positive review of the Met at one or all of these platforms that parents commonly use when choosing a school:

• Yelp - https://www.yelp.com/biz/san-diego-met-high-school-san-diego

• Niche - https://www.niche.com/k12/san-diego-metro-career-and-tech-san-diego-ca/

• Great Schools - https://www.greatschools.org/california/san-diego/14544-San-Diego-Metro-Career-And-Tech-School/

Many students and parents over the years have told us how their experiences at the Met have inspired them to future success. We hope you'll share your stories with a wider audience so that more families can have a school experience like yours. Thank you so much for supporting our school!

The Met Foundation is looking for a few new board members for the 25-26 school year. We are a small group that meets every other month so the time commitment is low! If interested, please contact Lindsay Speaker at lindsayspeaker@gmail.com or 832-427-2286. The following positions will be open:

• Vice President - parliamentarian in charge of the bylaws and assists the president with events such as Back to School Night and Met Monday.

• Secretary - sends out meeting notices with minutes to be approved, takes minutes at meetings, handles correspondence such as thank you letters to donors.

• Treasurer - receives, deposits, and pays out all funds, presents a report at meetings, files taxes and other government required forms such as the charity registration.

Dear Met Community,

Please take a moment to read about Monte, a former Met student and alum from the class of 2024, who is need of our community's support at this time.

See this link for more information and a chance to donate: https://gofund.me/af253278

The Board of Education approved a resolution to help families understand the risks associated with social media and equip them with resources to support safe and healthy online habits.

Our Met families are encouraged to review these family resources and student resources to learn more and help ensure that you are equipped with this important knowledge about engaging responsibly online.

April 26: Met families and friends are invited to check out the Aquaponics/Patch and Pond garden that many of our students have either explored or interned at. See how fish and plants complement eachother in an enclosed system. Purchase a raffle ticket for a planter box! Enjoy fish tacos for free! More info closer to the date.

Attendance is very important for your student's success. If your student will be absent or tardy, we ask that you send an email to sdmet@sandi.net to excuse it. Encourage your student to reach out to their teachers directly to ensure continuity of learning.

If you need to pick up your student prior to 3:15pm M/W/F or 11:30 am Tu/Thu for an appointment, etc., please email sdmet@sandi.net, no later than 10am that day. A notice will be sent to the teacher releasing them at the designated time to sign out at the office before leaving campus. Failure to complete the above process will result in an unexcused absence.

We are continuously enrolling new students. Please share this tour schedule with interested families.

Use this link “Yearbook Sales” to purchase your 2024-25 Met Yearbook today! There are only 51 copies still available for this year's yearbook. They are $65 each.

The Academic Calendar (linked here) has been updated slightly to reflect the expanded Spring Exhibition schedule, which will be similar to the one from the Fall (i.e., Exhibitions during the last two weeks of the semester). There is also a small change to the date of the May School Picnic MetUp, which will be on May 23.

We continue to update our school website so that it can be helpful and relevant to our entire community. Please forward any suggestions or comments to Veronica Doyle at vdoyle@sandi.net. Meanwhile, bookmark it for easy reference: SD Met HS.

The PowerSchool Parent Portal provides you with access to your student’s grades and current progress. If you need support with setting up your PowerSchool Parent Portal access, please contact Mr. Moravec at jmoravec@sandi.net for support.

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:

• April 18 - School Tour
• April 24 - Enrollment Day for new students - 9:00-12:00
• April 25 - MetUp Career Day
• May 2 - Progress 4 (P4) Ends – Grades Updated
• May 12-21 - Senior Exhibitions
• May 23 - MetUp: School Picnic
• May 26 - Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
• May 27-Jun 5 - Exhibitions (9th-11th)
• June 2 - Spring College Classes End
• June 6 - Graduation/Last Day - Quarter 4 (Q4) Ends

Attendance and Absences

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

619-388-2299, sdmet@sandi.net

Records and Transcripts

To request student records or transcripts

Carolyn Dumas - 619-388-2299, cdumas@sandi.net

PowerSchool Access

For questions about PowerSchool access for students and parents

Jason Moravec - jmoravec@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

Nursing and Wellness

For health concerns and reporting medications

Emily Deckenback, School Nurse - edeckenback@sandi.net

Administrative Assistant

For enrollment information and general questions about the school

Mihoko Ikeuchi - 619-388-2299, mikeuchi@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