Mary Lou Schultz (shown with her Pacific View class,
Dr. Doug DeVore and principal Gregg Sonken) was
named one of the top ten teachers in the county.
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Dear Parents:
As the school
year opens there is a great feeling of optimism in the air! We can all feel it! It is the
optimism born of hope, pride and enthusiasm we all share because of the children and the
opportunity for a rich and meaningful education for each of them.
I must admit, however, that it seems we just
finished our previous school year as we begin this new one. What a success filled year it
was for children, staff and schools. Here are a just a few of those successes from last
year. Student SAT 9 scores continued to increase in all areas and rank among the very top
We are 43rd out of approximately 1,000 school districts in our state and fourth in the
county! Mary Lou Schultz (Pacific View teacher) was named Teacher of the Year and Mariann
Collins (office manager at Flora Vista) was named Classified Employee of the Year out of
all San Diego County schools. La Costa Heights was selected as one of 200 National Blue
Ribbon Schools (both public and private) across our nation, and we enjoyed the
unprecedented success of receiving our third CSBA Golden Bell Award for the Excel Reading
Program at Ocean Knoll.
Inside
SAT9: District Scores Again!
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County Names Top Teacher
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Many Attend Summer Academy
3
Hard Hat News: Prop O Update
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BTSA Gives New Teachers Help
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New People in the District
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Technology Updates
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Latina of the Year Award
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District Calendar
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It is not surprising that with all our
success for children the district continues to grow. To accommodate our growth in
attendance we have added a number of new teachers and classified support personnel to our
team of veterans. Proposition O dollars are hard at work modernizing, adding new
classrooms and multipurpose rooms to various sites. On July 16, 1999 we celebrated the
ground breaking of our newest school, El Camino Creek Elementary, scheduled to open in
August, 2000.
Yes, it is an exciting time of change within our district
as well as our lives as we approach the millenniumÑa millennium that celebrates
breakpoint change. All we need to do is look at our lives today and compare them to just a
few years ago and we can start to understand why some say we have entered the
"whitewater of global change" or as Senge states, "the dance of
change." The fact is our little world and the global world is changing faster than
anyone ever thought possible. Technology is quickly propelling us through the
"Information Age" to a new "Knowledge Based Age."
Change is everywhere in our daily lives, but one thing has
and will continue to remain constant. And that is the fact that our students educational
excellence is best achieved through the active involvement of teachers, students,
administrators, and parents. I am inviting you all to join with the principals, teachers
and classified support staff as we journey through this special year that will bring us to
the 21st Century. There are many opportunities this year for each of you to make a
positive difference in your child's education. Please attend your children's school
events, be in attendance at parent-teacher conferences, read aloud to your child and have
them read aloud to you, and get involved with your local PTA.
It is with total pride and commitment that I serve as the
superintendent of this exemplary district. Our accomplishments to date and those yet to
come are a direct reflection of the strong partnership between home and school. Our
children are the future and that future starts now. As your superintendent, representing
all the dedicated employees serving the children of our district, I am excited to join you
as we work together to build a better tomorrow.
Douglas P. DeVore, Ed.D.
District Superintendent
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