SD Met Family Updates

Good attendance is of the utmost importance for your student's learning. As an independent study school where students only attend their classes three days a week, it is vital that students are on time to EVERY class, EVERY day. Parents/guardians are required to inform our office (619-388-2299) if your students will be absent or late. If you wish to request an early dismissal for your student, please notify our office no later than 10am that same day. Thank you for supporting your students with good attendance habits.

As part of supporting our 12th graders in having diverse opportunities for success, the Met has an early dismissal policy for qualified seniors. Students and parents/guardians must submit this Senior Early Dismissal application and await approval by the principal before any early dismissal can begin. Please note that the earliest that seniors may be dismissed is 12:10pm, and early dismissal does not apply on MetUp days (one Friday a month) or other special events that require student attendance until the end of the school day. Please refer to this Senior Early Dismissal Policy document for more details.

As part of the state of California's Universal Meals Program, all students in our school district are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch at school. Meals will continue to be "grab and go" bags, but this year, we are planning to expand our menu to include hot lunch options for the first time. If you would like your student to receive free meals at the Met, please sign up by emailing our interim administrative assistant, Carolyn Dumas, at cdumas@sandi.net. Students may also sign themselves up with Carolyn in the office.

Meals will be served inside K203 (office). Breakfast is served from 8:00 to 8:25, and lunch is served from 12:10 to 12:25. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, lunch is served from 11:30 to 11:45 for any student who wishes to take a lunch at the end of the Gateway class.

The service format is changing from our previous system where students were able to serve themselves from the lunch cart. The reason for this change is that our district’s Food Services department has informed us that for accountability purposes, they need an accurate count of how many students have taken a meal, and they need for students to take a whole meal, not just individual items from the food bags. As such, we are switching over to handing out whole breakfast and lunch bags to every student who wishes to have one. We expect this will be a very quick process as all meals come to us already bagged, and students simply need to pick one up from our office staff and have their name marked on our list.

We look forward to serving you!

Beginning on Monday, Aug. 19, college food services will be open Monday-Friday throughout the school day. This includes the Terrace Cafe and Mesa Commons.

Students are always welcome to bring lunch from home. Some teachers have mini refrigerators, microwaves, and electric kettles in their classrooms that they can share with students.

Students are NOT allowed to have food delivered from online delivery services (such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, and similar apps). Though we are located on a college campus, we are officially a CLOSED campus, and students are not allowed on and off campus during school hours without permission, nor are food deliveries or other unauthorized visitors allowed. Please ensure that your students bring food or lunch money so that they can eat well, be healthy, and stay focused on their studies!

Students who drive and wish to park regularly on campus will be required to purchase a parking permit from the Mesa College Police Office. Visitors may park in visitor spots or use pay stations to get hourly parking permits. Student drop-off and pick-up is allowed in Lot 1, as well as other areas along Mesa College Circle where there are curb cuts to allow cars to pull off the road. Please DO NOT attempt to drive up to the SD Met building for drop-off or pick-up.

Students who need a parking permit will need to pick up a Mesa College parking permit application in the office to get a parking permit for the Fall semester. Once you complete the application, take it to the College Police office (Q-100) along with $40 for payment - cash, check, debit/credit card or Apply Pay accepted. If you have a temporary parking permit, it will expire on September 3.

If your student is currently employed, their current work permits expire on August 17, 2024. All employed students will need to apply for a new work permit for the 2024-2025 school year. Applications are available online here, or can be picked up from Ms. Mann-Deibert's room. Permits must be signed by a parent/guardian and employers. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Mann-Deibert at gmann-deibert@sandi.net.

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:

• August 19 - Mesa College Fall Classes BEGIN
  
• September 2 - Labor Day HOLIDAY (No School)
• September 6 - Grading Period P1 ends - grades will be updated in PowerSchool
• September 13 - School Picture Day
• September 13 - Back to School Night
• September 27 - MetUp Community Learning Day
• October 4 - District Non-Instructional Day (No School)
• October 8 - Grading Period Q1 ends - grades will be updated in PowerSchool

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