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San Diego Unified School District Budget Town Hall Meeting
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:Serra High School Media Center, 5156 Santo Road (92124)

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San Diego Unified
enters new frontier with Facebook and Twitter
SCHOOL INNOVATIONS & ADVOCACY
By Allen Young
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
One section of San Diego Unified’s new Web site provides an
online forum where visitors debate o...ver things like the district’s decision to
change its media logo in a time of fiscal hardship.
Another area of the Web site provides parents and employees
with up-to-the-minute updates on the district’s response to the H1N1 virus.
Also available is an event calendar and recurrent messages from the
superintendent that include budget updates.
San Diego Unified’s new Web site is visited by over 750
“fans” daily, but it didn’t cost the district a penny to build or maintain.
That’s because it’s a ‘Facebook’ page, the same Facebook used by over 300
million people worldwide.
Bernie Rhinerson, chief district relations officer with San
Diego Unified, said he created the page one day last spring in less than an
hour. He now spends a couple hours a week updating the site by posting pictures
and information taken from a separate blog.
“It’s not a lot of work,” he said. “You just upload the
district logo and type in basic information and you’re up and running.”
San Diego Unified may be the first school district in
California to step out into the burgeoning social networking frontier by
staking a presence on both Facebook and Twitter.
Rhinerson said the district wished to reach out to employees
and parents in the 25-to-40 age group who regularly tune in to interactive
social Web sites as a primary means of sharing information and keeping in touch
with the people around them.
“Facebook is a way for people to post comments, tell us what
they like and don’t like, and share things with us,” he said.
The Web site would be essential in the advent of a crisis
situation, said Rhinerson, because late-breaking information could immediately
be sent out to mobile phones via Twitter or Facebook.
“You need to make use of many tools out there to
communicate,” he said.
But on a day-to-day basis, the website simply works to
maintain a sense of community among interested people and keep them informed on
various goings-on around the district.
Rhinerson regularly uploads newspaper articles that affect
the lives of San Diego Unified’s parents and employees.
For example, a recent posting relayed new legislation
affecting military families, a demographic that makes up about 10 percent of
the district’s students.
Rhinerson even had a message for Cabinet Report that we
think officially marks the extinction of the printed newsletter.
“If you send me your story, I’ll post it to our Facebook
page,” he said.Read More
San Diego Unified
enters new frontier with Facebook and Twitter
SCHOOL INNOVATIONS & ADVOCACY
By Allen Young
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
One section of San Diego Unified’s new Web site provides an
online forum where visitors debate o...ver things like the district’s decision to
change its media logo in a time of fiscal hardship.
Another area of the Web site provides parents and employees
with up-to-the-minute updates on the district’s response to the H1N1 virus.
Also available is an event calendar and recurrent messages from the
superintendent that include budget updates.
San Diego Unified’s new Web site is visited by over 750
“fans” daily, but it didn’t cost the district a penny to build or maintain.
That’s because it’s a ‘Facebook’ page, the same Facebook used by over 300
million people worldwide.
Bernie Rhinerson, chief district relations officer with San
Diego Unified, said he created the page one day last spring in less than an
hour. He now spends a couple hours a week updating the site by posting pictures
and information taken from a separate blog.
“It’s not a lot of work,” he said. “You just upload the
district logo and type in basic information and you’re up and running.”
San Diego Unified may be the first school district in
California to step out into the burgeoning social networking frontier by
staking a presence on both Facebook and Twitter.
Rhinerson said the district wished to reach out to employees
and parents in the 25-to-40 age group who regularly tune in to interactive
social Web sites as a primary means of sharing information and keeping in touch
with the people around them.
“Facebook is a way for people to post comments, tell us what
they like and don’t like, and share things with us,” he said.
The Web site would be essential in the advent of a crisis
situation, said Rhinerson, because late-breaking information could immediately
be sent out to mobile phones via Twitter or Facebook.
“You need to make use of many tools out there to
communicate,” he said.
But on a day-to-day basis, the website simply works to
maintain a sense of community among interested people and keep them informed on
various goings-on around the district.
Rhinerson regularly uploads newspaper articles that affect
the lives of San Diego Unified’s parents and employees.
For example, a recent posting relayed new legislation
affecting military families, a demographic that makes up about 10 percent of
the district’s students.
Rhinerson even had a message for Cabinet Report that we
think officially marks the extinction of the printed newsletter.
“If you send me your story, I’ll post it to our Facebook
page,” he said.Read More

Brianna
Hello, I'm a senior at San Diego State University and also the First Vice President of the Afrikan Student Union on campus. We will be hosting our 35th Annual High School Conference on Saturday,February 27, 2010 and we would love to see students from all San Diego High Schools attend this dynamic day of workshops, ente...rtainment and helpful tips to be successful in high school and college. This is a FREE event. Students, Teachers, Parents and Counselors can register at http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~asu/hsconfere nce.html. Thanks!Read More
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