Tag: Central Elementary School

  • Marten Leaves Central Elementary For Central Office

    Cindy Marten, San Diego Unified’s next superintendent, left Central Elementary School Friday and begins training for her new role this week. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker, KPBS By Kyla Calvert Wherever Cindy Marten goes on the bright Central Elementary campus, children flock to her, throw their arms around her and if they’re too late to…

  • Parents Show Support for New San Diego Schools Superintendent

    By Kyla Calvert San Diego Unified parents representing neighborhood school clusters, districtwide advisory committees and the charter school that will be housed in the new downtown library said they want to partner with San Diego Unified’s incoming superintendent, Cindy Marten, ahead of Tuesday evening’s Board of Education meeting. The show of support for Marten, currently…

  • Principal Cindy Marten Named SD Unified Superintendent

    Cindy Marten, the newly-named SDUSD superintendent and Scott Barnett, a SDUSD trustee, talk to KPBS about the choice of Marten to lead the district. | Video Credit: KPBS By Will Carless Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español Listen to a KPBS Midday Edition interview with Cindy Marten and Scott Barnett here. Cindy Marten,…

  • Central’s Tiny Dancers Muddle City Arts Money Talks

    By Kelly Bennett Eight third-grade kids from Central Elementary School showed up in the City Council meeting chambers last week to dance. Their vice-principal introduced them and described the school’s population: Every student at the school is poor enough to qualify for free or subsidized lunch. The vast majority are learning English as a second…

  • Teachers Union Deal Explained

    By Will Carless In the latest edition of San Diego Explained, NBC 7 San Diego’s Catherine Garcia and I tackle the tentative agreement between the San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego Education Association, the union that represents local teachers. The deal, which was ratified overwhelmingly by teachers Wednesday, saves the jobs of more than 1,000 teachers.…