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The definitive tool for making school decisions for children in grades K-12 throughout San Diego CountyBy Julianne Markow
March 4, 2024 (San Diego) – Voice of San Diego is proud to announce the publication of the 2024 edition of A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools. This is the sixth year of the publication, which provides parents and guardians with the tools to make informed decisions about education options for their children.
This year the guide includes articles about school choice opportunities and enrollment deadlines, individualized education programs, after-school care options, school performance data in an easy-to-use format, and much more. Every school in San Diego County is listed with all available performance data, from test scores to chronic absenteeism.
The guide again includes a special metric of school performance in relation to poverty. In collaboration with the UC San Diego Extended Studies Center for Research and Evaluation we developed an index of how well schools performed above or below what they would be expected given the level of poverty of their students. It provides a remarkable window into schools overperforming their circumstances and those that are underperforming.
Published in English and Spanish, free copies are available through local public libraries, social service organizations and local preschools. See our website for a full list of distribution partners. It is also available electronically at https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/schools-guide/.
The guide was designed to:
- Make it easier to understand options. The guide helps families in the San Diego community find the right schools for their children
- Compare schools to make better choices. Get answers and easy explanations.
- Expand the conversation about public education in the San Diego region.
Voice of San Diego will be hosting community meetings to explore the guide and answer questions on the following dates:
Monday, March 4, 2024
1:00 pm
567 S. 28th St.
San Diego, California 92113
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
4:00 pm
3025 Fir St.
San Diego, CA 92102
This event is open to all families enrolled in Head Start
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
5:30 pm
1231 Upas Street
San Diego, CA 92103
Visit our website to register for these events: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/schools-guide/
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Publication of A Parent’s Guide to Public Schools was supported by The Girard Foundation, David and Annie Malcolm, the Nordson Corporation Foundation, Voice of San Diego members and several sponsors: the Girl Scouts, Brian Connelly & Associates, and Carmel Valley Test Prep.
Voice of San Diego is a nonprofit investigative news organization founded in 2005. The first digital, nonprofit news organization in the country to serve a local community, Voice of San Diego’s mission is to consistently deliver ground-breaking investigative journalism for the San Diego region and to increase civic participation by giving residents the knowledge and in-depth analysis necessary to become advocates for good government and social progress.
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