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San Dieguito sophomores set up ‘kindness benches’ for elementary schools. A4

Egyptian ambassador visits tapestry display at San Diego Botanic Garden. A5

Encinitas group participates in SD Women’s March. A7

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Encinitas slates workshop on Housing Element BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY The Encinitas City Council is seeking community input regarding the housing element update at a meeting Feb. 1 following the failure of Measure T. Measure T, the city’s proposed Housing Element which went up for a vote in the November election, ultimately failed because people did not want to see high-density development in the city, Mayor Catherine Blakespear said. According to pamphlets from the No on T campaign, naysayers believed the plan would have added too high of density in the city, required no additional affordable housing, caused a lack of on-site parking requirements, and provided huge profits for developers with no benefits to residents. But the developments are necessary to comply with state law — which currently mandates Encinitas should zone for 1,100 high-density units — and avoid lawsuits, Blakespear said. The city, which currently has about 20,000 housing units total, is already facing two lawsuits — one from the Building Industry Association and another

from a local developer. Additionally, Encinitas is the only city in San Diego County without a state-certified Housing Element, a required document that spells out how a city proposes to rework its zoning to accommodate its future housing needs, particularly those of low-income people. The city’s original plan, which it is still working off of, was created in the 1990s. “The bottom line is, we will have to have a housing plan,” Blakespear said. “That is state law. So what should be in it?” She said the city council could do nothing and wait for the issue to play out in court, but she would rather have a Housing Element that the city can suggest to the court that is agreeable among elected officials, staff and residents that is also compliant with state law. The meeting, held at 6 p.m. at the community center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, will include two 20-minute presentations — one from the No on Measure T group and another with ideas of how to move forward, Blakespear said. SEE HOUSING, A14

January 27, 2017

A STEP ABOVE

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Natalie Siljander, 8, of Encinitas goes through a beam routine at Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA on Jan. 19 that earned her a perfect 10 at a recent gymnastics competition in Arizona.

Encinitas girl earns perfect 10 at gymnastics competition BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY An Encinitas girl scored a perfect 10 at the Arizona Grand Invitational gymnastics competition earlier this month. Natalie Siljander, 8, performed tricks like a handstand, leap split jump and cartwheel to earn the rare, coveted score at the event held Jan. 12 through Jan. 15 at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. “I was just trying my hardest, and I was really surprised when the score came up,” said the fourth grader at Flora Vista

Elementary School during a recent interview at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA in Carlsbad, where she has been practicing gymnastics since she was 2. “It was nice that I finally got what I wanted.” Quin Shannon, gymnastics director at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA, said he has been coaching for 35 years and has never had a gymnast score a perfect 10 before Natalie. He said the routine — which Natalie did at level four — had to be done SEE GYMNAST, A14

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BY KAREN BILLING On Jan. 19, the San Diego County Board of Education approved the SOUL charter school for a two-year term, the first charter school approved on appeal by the county since 2003. SOUL (School of Universal Learning), which aims to open its 7-12th grade school this fall in Encinitas,

saw its petition denied by the San Dieguito Union School District last year and made an appeal to the county. The county board first voted down a five-year approval of the school in a 3-2 vote, but the motion for a two-year approval received unanimous support. SOUL co-founder Marissa

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Encinitas hits pause on downtown alcohol permits BY BARBARA HENRY A lively dining-and-drinking establishment’s request to expand in downtown Encinitas was a tipping point Jan. 19 for the Encinitas Planning Commission, which decided the city should instead move toward creating a temporary moratorium on new alcohol-serving establishments. The panel has been saying for months that the city ought to take a step back and review downtown’s

overall status, given the ever-increasing number of permit requests for new restaurants, brewpubs and other alcohol-serving places along Coast Highway 101. On Jan. 19, they pushed the pause button, deciding that a patio expansion permit request by Union Kitchen+Tap will have to wait at least a month for a decision. The commission unanimously agreed to continue debate on the patio item to a “date uncertain,” but sometime after Feb. 16.

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That’s when the commission expects to receive a city staff report on the proliferation of alcohol-serving establishments, including data on how many places have opened in recent years, where they’re located and how the city’s crime statistics may have changed in that time. “It’s not a formal moratorium, but I think we need a better handle (on the current situation),” commission Chairman Glenn O’Grady said SEE ALCOHOL, A14

BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY The Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, a local nonprofit group aimed at protecting the coastline, donated $30,000 to the Encinitas Arts Culture and Ecology Alliance (EACEA) on Jan. 19. Bob Nichols, president of the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project and board member of the EACEA, said the donation is the first in a series of future donations aimed at helping the EACEA pursue its mission to create a new visual, cultural and intellectual arts and ecology center at the Pacific View Academy of Arts at the former Pacific View School site. The city purchased the Pacific View School site downtown from the Encinitas Union School District for $10 million in 2014. “EACEA and their team should be commended for their courageous actions and hard work in building what will soon become the Pacific View Academy of the Arts” said, Megan McCarthy, treasurer for the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project. Garth Murphy, president of the EACEA, said the donation fulfills the group’s pledge to match and exceed the $25,000 grant it received in 2016 from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The full rehabilitation of Pacific View will cost about $2.5 million, he said.

City extends organic program at Cardiff park Encinitas hopes to make pesticide-free place for children BY BARBARA HENRY Transforming a Cardiff neighborhood park into the city’s first designated organic play space has turned out to be more challenging than originally hoped. Hiccups in the organics-only program at Glen Park have caused the city to back off on expanding to other local parks in the coming year, and instead extend for

another 12 months what was supposed to be a one-year pilot project. Over the next several months, city parks employees will see whether they can resolve bug infestations and smell complaints at the park, and monitor how well organic products do at controlling weeds, fungus and other problems that are SEE PARK, A18

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Dill appointed to lead San Dieguito district BY KAREN BILLING Eric Dill was officially voted the new superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District on Jan. 19, but he did not receive a unanimous vote of confidence from his board. Trustees Mo Muir and John Salazar voted against his appointment despite the board having reached unanimous support for Dill at closed session meetings in December and January. Trustee Beth Hergesheimer said it was really important to her that the board approached the new superintendent from a unanimous standpoint and expressed her disappointment that it was not the case. “When I went through the re-election cycle this last time, I really came back into this position feeling like this was a real opportunity to start trying to work as a board that could agree to disagree on some things but get the important work done and start moving forward,” Hergesheimer said, expressing her disappointment. “I thought we were making strides forward.” SDUHSD Board President Amy Herman also expressed her disappointment, as she said she thought the board had all been convinced

and satisfied by the interview process Dill had gone through. “I feel Mr. Dill is highly qualified for this position. He’s served in the district for over 15 years and he’s done an excellent job stepping in as interim superintendent for the past six months,” Herman said. Dill joined the district in 2001 and had served as the executive director of business services and director of risk management before being promoted to associate superintendent of business services in 2010. Herman noted Dill has “outstanding” financial expertise and has formed great relationships within the district and community. Salazar said there were several reasons why he would not be supporting Dill’s appointment. He said during the initial search, which began in May, Dill did not apply and was not considered or interviewed. As a board, they unanimously decided to hire another individual but then they changed their mind and the search was put on hold. Salazar said he has disagreed with Dill on several issues, including the charter school petition, the budget, the incentive for retiring teachers and the 12.5 percent raise for

teachers that Salazar still believes is not sustainable. Most recently, he disagreed with lease-leaseback contracts approved in December ahead of a new law that went into effect in 2017. Salazar said he raised concerns about opening the district up to liability and Dill assured him that everything was fine. Since then the district has received a potential lawsuit —the contracts were rescinded later in the meeting, avoiding the potential litigation. Both Salazar and Muir said since the district issued a press release about hiring Dill as superintendent, they received a number of phone calls from district parents asking about his teaching experience and whether he’s ever been a principal. Dill does not have experience in either role. “I never really actually believed that was necessary but I see the point that people have, that the district is in the business of educating students and it may be necessary to have a superintendent who has been in the trenches, who has taught, who has been a principal,” Salazar said. Salazar wanted to pause and take a month to do another search with Dill SEE DILL, A19

SDUHSD cancels construction contracts due to lawsuit threat BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) terminated four construction contracts at its Jan. 19 meeting after being threatened with litigation. The Carlin Law Group was retained by the California Taxpayers Action Network (CalTAN) to remedy San Dieguito’s “illegally entering” into four contracts without complying with new transparency and fair-bidding requirements — attorney Kevin Carlin sent a letter to the district on Jan. 12 asking it to

rescind the four contracts or CalTAN would file a lawsuit. “The most important thing to me is that we get the projects done,” SDUHSD Superintendent Eric Dill said, advising that the board terminate the contracts, repackage them and go out for a traditional bid process. “We have the ability to turn around and still make sure these projects happen on the same timeline and to get these out of the ground over the summer. If we were to decide to challenge or fight or not do this I can see a situation where all

the projects would be put on hold until it’s resolved between the two parties, and with construction costs escalating over time we would certainly suffer that if we were to go later as opposed to sooner in letting out those bids. “At this point I think it makes sense as a business decision to terminate these to avoid any of that entanglement which could possibly end up costing us a whole lot whether we prevail or not prevail in that matter.” In December, the board approved lease-leaseback SEE SDUHSD, A19


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San Dieguito sophomores set up ‘kindness benches’ for elementary schools

Botanic Garden, Humane Society host 5K walk for people, dogs

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The San Diego Botanic Garden and Rancho Coastal Humane Society present the fifth annual 5K Paw Walk in the Garden on Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. The non-competitive event, which is open for people and their dogs, spans an optional 3.1-mile course. “Saturday seems to be the day when more people in San Diego County walk their dogs than any other day,” said Nick Winfrey, RCHS vice president of Planning and Development, in a news release. “The 5K Paw Walk in the Garden gives them an opportunity to do something they’re already planning to do. But this is the only day of the year when they can walk with their pets through the historic San Diego Botanic Garden.” There will also be pet products, food for people, treats for dogs, information and displays for animal lovers and a pet first aid station. Registered walkers will have access to the San Diego Botanic Garden until 2 p.m. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times, leashes can not be longer than six feet, no dogs in heat are allowed, owners must

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People and their dogs participate in a past 5K Paw Walk. The next event will take place Feb. 18 at the San Diego Botanic Garden. clean up after their dogs and dogs must be up to date on their vaccinations. A maximum of two dogs per person is allowed. To register for the event and for more information, visit sdpets.org or sdbgarden.org. Day-of event registration starts at 7:30 a.m., with the first walk starting at 9 a.m.

BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY Eight San Dieguito Academy High School sophomores are aiming to promote positivity among elementary students by installing “kindness benches” at Encinitas Union School District schools. The high school’s Future Woodworkers of America club was founded about a year ago as an opportunity for students interested in workshop to hone their skills. First, the items they created started off as recreational items, like skateboards. Then, they got approached to create kindness benches to give back to the community. The idea with the benches is that lonely children looking for friends will sit on the benches, and other children will ask them if they want to play. Debbie Glaser, a Capri education specialist, thought of the idea to install the benches so children could feel more included at recess. She said she was required to do a project as part of her administrative review and read about other schools installing kindness benches. Then, she brought the idea to other teachers, and Sheila Clarke, who works in the school’s special education department and whose son, Aiden, helped found the Future Woodworkers

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The Future Woodworkers of America from San Dieguito Academy is building kindness benches for Encinitas Union School District campuses, including Capri Elementary. of America, overheard the conversation. “I thought, ‘My son’s club could totally do this,’” Sheila Clarke said. The decision to create the benches was easy, Aiden said. The 15-year-old sophomore said he believes people need to be reminded that they should accept everybody. “Everyone needs a friend,” he said. The bench at Capri — which cost about $165 in supplies and was paid for with funding provided by Capri’s Parent-Teacher Association — was installed last year, he said. More benches are planned to be installed at three other Encinitas Union School District schools.

John Hamala, 15, a member of the Future Woodworkers of America, said he had some trouble making friends in elementary school. He hopes the benches will give kids today a different experience. Sheila Clarke said she believes the message of the bench at Capri is working. “When I was out on noon duty last week, I did see a student sitting on the bench reading a book,” she said. “Without going there and asking why they were there — just to see what would happen — I saw someone came up and sit next to that kid and began talking to him.”

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Egyptian ambassador visits tapestry display at San Diego Botanic Garden BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY After installing an exhibit of 24 Egyptian garden-themed tapestries earlier this month, the San Diego Botanic Garden hosted a visit by Egyptian Ambassador Lamia Mekhemar on Jan. 19. The tapestries, which are on display through March 31 and came from the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre in Egypt, were originally developed as an experiment in creativity in 1952 by leading Egyptian architect Ramses Wissa Wassef, who believed everyone possesses artistic skills but these develop only when they practice the crafts as children. Wassef then began teaching children to weave, which is a skill they brought into adulthood. The children were instructed to depict whatever they liked but copying, preliminary designs and help from adults were not allowed. The goal was to show any child can create works of art, confirming that creativity starts at youth. Since Wissa Wassef died in 1974, his widow Sophie and daughters Suzanne and Yoanna expanded the experiment, guiding more children to master weaving. Now, 30 adult wool and cotton weavers work at the Art Centre in Egypt. Eighteen wool and six cotton tapestries have been on display in the Ecke Building at the Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, since the exhibit opened Jan. 14. Mekhemar, who was visiting from the Consulate General of Egypt in Los Angeles, said the displayed pieces used a dying technique, from henna and local plants, that belongs to Egypt.

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Egyptian Ambassador Lamia Mekhemar, right, discusses an Egyptian tapestry on display at the San Diego Botanic Garden with Julian Duval, president and CEO of the garden on Jan. 19. She considered the art expressive. “You see the evolution of the art from childhood to adulthood,” she said. “You can see the character of each of the artists.” As he was leading Mekhemar on a tour of the exhibit, Julian Duval, president and CEO of the San Diego Botanic Garden, said he believes children taking the time to learn art in the United States is rare. “I think the idea of children having so many

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things available to them these days and virtual reality, it makes it difficult for a child to want to take the time to learn artistic techniques,” he said. “I think there’s something sad about that. This [weaving] can take a long time, but it’s something you produce with your hands, which is a human experience.” Some of the tapestries portray lifestyles in Egypt, with one displaying a busy city and large family, but most include plants.

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One piece, which is not on display in the exhibit, includes poinsettias, which were originally grown by Ecke Ranch in Encinitas about a century ago and have become a staple flower during Christmastime. “The plants in many of the tapestries are from all over the world, and it’s very interesting that this one was done with poinsettias,” Duval said. “I think that it makes me feel good because it talks about the universality of some of these things. It doesn’t matter where you come from. The beauty of nature is something we all share in different ways.” Mekhemar said she was excited to see Egyptian art on display. “I’m glad to see it’s well appreciated because this is so spontaneous,” she said. “It comes from the environment, from the attitudes of people and how they feel inside. The art really reflects that.” Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear, who also attended the tour, said Mekhemar’s visit is a testament to the hard work performed at the San Diego Botanic Garden. “Encinitas is lucky to draw such prominent people to see the resources that we have,” she said. “The San Diego Botanic Garden is an example of a premiere garden in the region, and [Mekhemar] wanting to come down and see the things we have here is a reflection of that.” The 24 pieces on display are for sale, with proceeds divided between the garden, artist and curator Glenn Weiss, Duval said. About a half dozen have been sold since the exhibit opened. For more information, visit www.sdbgarden.org.

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North Coast Health Center installs solar rooftop North Coast Health Center has installed a 265 kilowatt rooftop, which provides more than 452,000 hours of energy each year to the Encinitas facility. The roofing, installed by San Diego-based developer Borrego Solar Systems, will provide 75 percent of the facility’s common energy needs and save the AmeriCare Medical Properties-operated center $3.5 million in energy costs. “We’ve seen energy costs continue to rise faster than general inflation,” said Greg Petree, president of AmeriCare Medical Properties, in a news release. “As a long-time operator of medical office buildings, we are always looking for ways to better manage expenses. With more than 260 days of sun in Encinitas and our 10,000 square feet of roof space, the decision to go solar made strong economic sense.” AmeriCare has invested nearly $1 million in energy efficiency programs over the last two years, including reflective cool roofs, LED building and tenant light replacement, LED parking lot light upgrade, variable frequency drives in cooling yards and campus-wide modern window tinting.

“Solar has continued to become increasingly cost effective for businesses like North Coast thanks in a large part to three main drivers,” said Audrey Copeland, Borrego Solar project developer. “The first is reduction in cost to install solar due to advancements in technology and the simple fact that the industry has matured. The second is California’s solar-friendly programs, including net energy metering, which regulators and utilities have enacted to make solar more cost competitive with conventional power options. And lastly, the availability and variety of financing options, like leases, have opened up solar to a greater range of customers who can now go solar with little to no capital expenditure up front.” Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear said she hopes North Coast will set a trend among other local businesses to go solar. “There are a lot of solar projects on residences and government buildings, but there are relatively few on large commercial buildings,” she said. “Part of that is the difficulty in working out the financing. ... The fact that this business figured out a way to make that work is a good example of the future.”

The Grauer School invites prospective families to learn about renowned independent education at the next “Discover Grauer Days” tour on Feb. 2. For over 26 years, The Grauer School has balanced humanitarian, relationship-based education with college preparatory rigor, according to a press release. Head of School, Dr. Stuart Grauer, notes, “Educational leaders and experts from around the world are continually visiting and studying our small school model, and we are excited to showcase The Grauer School for local families in our community.” During the tour, families will learn more about these unique features of a Grauer education: • Dream College Placement: Last year, 93 percent of Grauer’s graduates were accepted to their top choice schools. A Grauer School education is like no other in the college admissions officer portfolio. • Access to Leadership: Grauer is a small school by design, with approximately 150 students in grades 7-12 and a 7:1 student to teacher ratio, so that Socratic teaching and authentic mentoring relationships flourish. • Engagement and Inclusion: Grauer’s extensive extra-curricular programs feature all seasons of no-cut sports, music and performing arts, visual arts and photography, film studies, leadership, STEM programs, and community service. Students feel engaged and inspired, and their smiles show it. • The World: The Grauer School’s legendary Expeditionary Learning program gives their students the opportunity to travel on week-long expeditions throughout the United States and

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abroad twice a year. Expeditions offer valuable opportunities for students to think on their feet, make lasting friendships all over the world, and offer humanitarian and ecological service. Arts, culture, geography, physical and social challenges, community service, and student reflection are all integral components of these experiences. Discover Grauer Days are an opportunity for families to visit the Grauer campus and classrooms while school is in session. Through small group tours, families can experience “a day in the life” of a Grauer student. The next Discover Grauer Days tour will take place on Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. at The Grauer School, located at 1500 South El Camino Real in Encinitas. Space is limited, so families are asked to RSVP at www.grauerschool.com or by calling 760-274-2116. The Grauer School is currently enrolling grades 7-12 for the 2017-2018 academic year. Grauer uses a rolling admissions process, but applications received by Feb. 3 will be given priority.

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Nominations being accepted for citizen recognitions The City of Encinitas is accepting nominations for outstanding citizens in youth, senior and volunteer categories through March 1. According to a news release from the city, nominations will be accepted for residents who “have gone above and beyond the call of duty in service to the community.” Each year, the city’s Youth Commission recognizes one middle school student and one high school student for Youth of the Year award. The Senior Citizen Commission, in partnership with the Encinitas Rotary Club, honors senior citizens with a Senior Citizen of the Year Award and a Service to Seniors Award. “The Senior Citizen of the Year Award recipient is a deserving senior citizen who embraces lifelong learning, outstanding volunteerism, leadership, or helping, teaching, mentoring and advocating for others in the City of Encinitas,” according to the news release. “The Service to Seniors Award is a deserving citizen who through their daily work or as part of a volunteer effort has demonstrated a positive impact for senior citizen(s) in the City of Encinitas.” The city is also accepting nominations for the Outstanding Parks and Recreation Volunteer of the Year, recognized by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Full nomination criteria is available at encinitasca.gov/recognition or by calling 760-633-2740. The deadline to submit a nomination is March 1 at 6 p.m.

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Encinitas group participates in SD Women’s March BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY Nearly 40 Encinitas women formed an advocacy group called The Wagon Circle last year and came together Jan. 21 to participate in the San Diego Women’s March. Group organizers said The Wagon Circle was founded after the Nov. 8 election when like-minded people were left wondering what to do next. They first gathered in a peaceful protest in downtown Encinitas in the days following the election and have since met every Sunday to discuss national and local issues. Lisa Nava, an Encinitas resident who has been considered the group’s leader, said the group’s message is to “do whatever it takes to protect and support those that are marginalized and targeted by any policies of our new administration.” The group joined the Women’s March in downtown San Diego on Jan. 21, marching from the San Diego Civic Center to the San Diego County Administration Center, Nava said. About 40,000 people in San Diego — including women, men and children — marched in support of issues like respect for women, access to

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“We are proud to be Americans and will stay engaged over time to be represented,” Nava said. “We will not go back, and women will find a way to heal our country.” Wagon Circle member Karen Abrams said she marched because she believed it wasn’t enough for people to vote; they had to express their concerns through action. Group member Jennifer Haskett agreed. “I want my voice to be heard,” she said. “We’re not going to relinquish our power to politicians.” Nava said everyone Wagon Circle participants interacted with were curious as to why they were marching and were generally supportive. Some people shouted differing views, and Nava said she entered civil discussions with many of them to discuss their viewpoints. “I was actually able to dialogue with someone who was shouting about his support of our president, and I answered that he is my president too,” she said. “We are Americans first before we are queer, women, men, black, brown or anything else. I am a patriot and we are more the same than we are different. We just need our president to see us too.”

German Shepherd Club starts 2017 workshops The German Shepherd Dog Club of San Diego County will start its second year of socialization/obedience workshops with trainer Dale Proctor at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the San Dieguito County Park in Del Mar. The monthly workshops are designed to introduce owners to and familiarize them with one of the smartest breed of dogs. In addition to the lecture and working class

time, participants will have a chance to meet other German Shepherd owners and club members in a relaxed environment while improving socialization/obedience skills and knowledge. “The workshops were enthusiastically received last year and we are looking forward to welcoming students of all levels, from first time owners to advanced,” said Barbara Resnick, the

club’s obedience chair. The workshops are held on the fourth Saturdays of the month. Advance registration is required. The cost is $20 for the first dog and $10 for a second dog or class. Contact Barbara Resnick: barbara_resnick@sbcglobal.net (858) 756-2071. Those who participate in the workshops are eligible to join club members for group walks at various sites around the county.

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WEEK IN SPORTS San Dieguito Academy •San Dieguito Academy girls basketball team beat Sage Creek Friday night in an Avocado West league game 43-41. The boys didn’t fair so well, losing Friday night to Sage Creek 57-52 and Saturday night to Bishop’s 70-61. •SDA soccer program took care of Sage Creek. The boys winning 3-0 and the girls 2-1. Both teams improve to 1-1 in the Avocado West league standings.

La Costa Canyon and CCA Boys basketball: La Costa Canyon defeated Carlsbad 66-37 in an Avocado League West game on Jan. 20. Logan Wazny led the Mavericks with 18 points. The Mavericks improved to 2-1 in league and 14-5 overall for the season. ***** Canyon Crest Academy defeated Carlsbad 64-49 in an Avocado League West game on Jan. 17. Ryan Michaels scored 21 points to lead the Ravens. Sam Crespy scored 15 points and M.J. Metz added 11 points. The Ravens improved to 1-1 in league and 14-5 overall for the season.

Girls basketball: La Costa Canyon defeated Carlsbad 59-30 in a nonleague game on Jan. 20. Kaylee Berry scored 15 points to lead the Mavericks. Haley Dumiak scored 12 points and Alexis Machain added 10 points. The victory followed a 71-25 league win against Sage Creek on Jan. 17. Berry led the Mavericks with 17 points. Machain scored 12 points and Carolina Sanchez added 10 points. The Mavericks improved to 2-0 in league and 16-4 overall for the season. ***** Canyon Crest Academy upset perennial Division I power Torrey Pines 63-51 in an Avocado League West game on Jan. 20. The Ravens defeated Torrey Pines for the first time since 2012. Esther Peluso scored 22 points to lead the Ravens and Ally Deremer scored 13 points. Tehila Cherry added 12 points, and Erin McBurnett and Deremer contributed standout defensive performances. Angelina Roque scored 21 points to lead Torrey Pines and Meghan Voss scored 12 points. The victory followed a 61-28 league win against Carlsbad on Jan. 17 in which Deremer scored 21 points Cherry scored 15 points. The Ravens improved to 2-0 in league and 9-8 overall for the season. –La Costa/CCA report by Gideon Rubin

Fomer CCA player pursues his love of the game Matthew Sallee has played baseball for the past 14 years. It’s a way of life for him now. But, going into his senior year at Canyon Crest Academy last year Matthew felt it would be his last. He wanted a strong senior year to finish up on. However, CCA, under the coach of Ryan Mikkonen, had a record-setting year. Along the way, Matthew pitched a complete game shut-out to win the Bully’s championship tournament. As a result of the team’s success, Matthew wanted more. Unfortunately, Matthew had not applied to any colleges or universities. Another problem, Matthew’s pitching velocity was below average for a high school senior, making it difficult to make the huge jump to collegiate baseball. So Matthew scoured the internet for options. He found the Elev8 Baseball Academy in Delray Beach, Fla., which is a nine-month baseball program consisting of young players from Venezuela, New York, the Dominican Republic,

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here’s a new kid on the block in the San Dieguito Union High School District. Coming to a location near you this fall, the School of Universal Learning – SOUL – is the first approved charter school in San Dieguito’s history. After being denied authorization by the SDUHSD board last October, SOUL co-founders Marisa Bruyneel and Michael Grimes made good on their promise to seek authorization at the next level, the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE). The approval was granted by SDCOE, at a special board meeting Jan. 19, for two years rather than the customary five. Nevertheless, Bruyneel and Grimes were ecstatic and confident they could show success quickly and return to SDCOE in two years for a five-year renewal. “We know we have our work cut out for us,” Bruyneel said. “However, this has been our life’s mission and we’re certainly up for the challenge.” “Two years is all that we need to prove our model,” Grimes said. “We get to start working on the exciting aspects of the school now.” Grimes confirmed that they plan to open their doors this coming fall, somewhere within San Dieguito’s boundaries. “We’re incredibly happy to now move into securing a facility, finalizing our staff, and signing up our students,” he said. “We finally get to move into the aspects of SOUL’s development that we are passionate about, and skilled at, so that is

incredibly exciting.” The composition of the SDCOE board was key. With two charter school supporters (Paulette Donnellon and Mark Powell) and two considered to be less supportive (Alicia Munoz and Guadalupe Gonzalez), the November election race for SDCOE’s District 5 seat was critical for the charter school movement. District 5 encompasses the coastal communities from Del Mar north and inland to Fallbrook. The District 5 election pitted former state senator Mark Wyland, a charter school supporter, against Rick Shea, who was appointed to the board in 2015 to replace Doug Perkins who suffered a debilitating stroke just after being elected to the SDCOE board in 2014. Perkins, who died in 2016, was a strong advocate of charter schools and ran against Shea in Nov. 2014. In the 2016 race, Shea was endorsed by teachers’ unions, so the election became characterized as a charter vs. union contest. Shea won, barely. But as they say, a miss is as good as a mile – so “barely” hardly matters. At the Jan. 19 meeting, SDCOE rejected the appeal of a charter petition in the Grossmont district by a vote of 3-2 along union/charter lines. So the next item to be considered, the SOUL petition, did not look promising. For the same nebulous reasons as applied to Grossmont, SDCOE staff recommended a denial of SOUL’s appeal.

www.encinitasadvocate.com And as expected, the board voted 3-2 to deny SOUL’s petition which requested a five-year authorization. But then, SDCOE board president Shea asked if anyone would offer another motion. Donnellon motioned and Powell seconded to authorize a two-year approval. “What makes a school are not the computers and it’s not the building,” Powell said. “It’s the teachers, and it’s the commitment to education” – which he said in the case of SOUL’s founders “is 100 percent undeniable.” Apparently SDCOE board members were convinced, because with little discussion they unanimously approved the charter for two years, eliciting screams of joy and applause from the audience. Pattern of denial Before the board voted, seven individuals spoke, six in favor of charter approval and one – Eric Dill, San Dieguito’s newly appointed superintendent – against. Michelle Anderson, the Southern California Regional Manager for Advocacy for the Calif. Charter Schools Association, said CCSA is “concerned about a pattern of recommendations for denial that we are seeing from [SDCOE] staff.” Regarding the findings, Anderson said, “We respectfully disagree on staff’s assessment and further submit that staff has not provided a fair and reasonable standard in their review.” She told the board that CCSA’s reviews are rigorous, and petitions are examined thoroughly. “It is because of this level of scrutiny that we are comfortable with our strong support for the SOUL Charter School appeal today,” she said. SOUL’s Grimes said the school has clear solutions and answers to every item of concern staff presented. Dill supported the denial of the charter, saying San Dieguito did a thorough analysis and reached the same concerning conclusions as SDCOE staff. SEE SUTTON, A16

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OUR READERS WRITE Why we voted No on Eric Dill as the San Dieguito Union High School District Superintendent We were asked to approve the hiring of Mr. Dill as our superintendent for the San Dieguito Union High School District. We voted No because we believe approval of him is premature. We were given the choice of one candidate for the most important job in our district. The other three trustees refused to consider anyone else. When we conducted interviews with experienced superintendent search firms, we were told that the beginning of the calendar year was the most productive time to find the best superintendent. We believe we have a responsibility to our students, parents, faculty and taxpayers to at least explore, during this optimal time, what other candidates may be available. While Mr. Dill may be the best candidate, we don’t know that he is the best one for this district because he is the only person that was

considered. We do have concerns that Mr. Dill has no teaching degree, has never taught in a classroom, has never run a school as a principal or served in any other administrative position at a school. He also has very limited experience working with parents in terms of problem solving or providing a district’s educational vision. We have students under-performing in many of our subgroups and we believe we should have someone with experience in improving student achievement, of which he has no experience. The school board has approved certain items over the past year based upon Mr. Dill’s recommendations that are now problematic for our district, and concerns us. He strongly advocated for the lease-leaseback agreements, which we raised concerns about because of the litigation trend to sue districts because these models were being challenged as not having competitive bidding. Our dissenting votes were, of course, repeatedly ridiculed and protested by union representatives and others. Unfortunately, despite our cautioning against entering into lease-leaseback agreements, the district has received an intent to sue letter pertaining to several of these contracts on the exact basis we

tried to warn the other members of the board and Mr. Dill about. But now, under threat of a lawsuit from a well-respected law firm, supported by a state taxpayers organization, he is recommending that we do a complete turnaround and rescind our vote on these contracts. In other words, he is now recommending that the board do exactly what we recommended months ago. Mr. Dill also advocated for certain other questionable fiscal decisions, such as the 12.5 percent employee raise, which raised our budget by a total of $15 million if you combine the certificated with the classified and administrative raises, including his own raise. The school district now has a nearly $10 million deficit. We will always put your children’s education first. Until a search is conducted, we believe it is premature to make this extremely important decision. John Salazar and Maureen “Mo” Muir San Dieguito Union High School District Board Members

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Lux Art Institute recently announced the exhibition of SIRO, the third resident artist at Lux during the 2016–17 season. SIRO’s residency piece will realize as a large mixed media painting – combining oil, acrylic, and pastel – inspired by his temporary surroundings at Lux. SIRO was born in Italy in 1980 and currently lives and works in Sardegna. Lux Art Institute is located at 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas, 92024. For more information, visit luxartinstitute.org.

Popular musician George Winston will once again perform at La Paloma Theater on Jan. 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. in a winter-themed show. The Saturday show is currently sold out, according to the theater, located at 471 S. Coast Hwy 101. About 15 original and cover songs will be performed during his set, and instruments such as piano, guitar and harmonica will be played. On top of regular admission, the musician, who has released 13 studio albums, invites guests to bring canned food to donate to Encinitas’ Community Resource Center. Proceeds from CD sales will also be donated to the organization, he said. Tickets to Winston’s performance are $42.39 each at http://bit.ly/2ikwsKz. A minimum $10 donation is suggested as well to assist in the renovation of the theater.

Concert: Villa Musica Community Ensemble A concert on Jan. 29 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, will feature music by Villa Musica community ensembles, classical guitar ensemble, flute ensemble and community chorus with special guests The Junior Classical Guitar Ensemble. Admission is by donation. For more information, visit http://www.villamusica.org/.

Cabaret Caccia: Bulgarian Song with vocalist Kate Conklin and Bran Landers The Chamber Folk Duo presents Bulgarian folk/art songs on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door. For more information and tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com/event/2571308.

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Roger Anderson Chorale and Arts Consort The “Voices of Inner Spirit” concert will feature choral music by Durufle, Elder, Crescenz and Forrest, featuring the Roger Anderson Chorale and Arts Consort, the Grossmont Symphony String Quintet and area dancers. A Jan. 27 performance at 7 p.m. will be held at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, for $15 and $10 for active duty military. A Jan. 29 performance at 3 p.m. will be held at St. Andrews Esiscopal Church, 890 Balour Drive for $15. For more information, call 760-522-7187; www.rogerandersonchoral.com


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FROM SCHOOL, A1 “The majority of those students are in the San Dieguito Union High School District and, for a multitude of different reasons, are not thriving in their current school,” Bruyneel said. “We also had a table at Wellness Week at the Encinitas Library this past weekend and had several parents show up to discuss enrollment. The beauty of a charter school is that we are a school of choice and students located outside of the district can attend.” The school expects to cap enrollment at 600 students. SOUL plans to use a holistic approach to education, with experience-based and

FROM HOUSING, A1 She said she hopes that because the meeting is at a less formal setting than city hall, people won’t feel intimidated to bring their ideas forward. However, Blakespear said she is not just looking for reasons why people didn’t approve of Measure T; she hopes attendees will suggest

project-based learning and required electives such as entrepreneurship and essential life skills. All of the Common Core State Standards will be mastered and students will be assessed with MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) tests and Smarter Balanced Assessment tests like all public schools. A typical day will also include their unique “Integra” program in which students participate in a morning meditation, a midday focus on self-development and an end-of-the-day reflection session. The San Dieguito district and the San Diego County Office of Education staff found some “deficiencies” in SOUL’s educational

program, as well as in the school’s financial and operating plans. However, SOUL received support and endorsement from the Charter School Management Corporation and the California Charter Schools Association, affirming that the school was fiscally viable, legally-compliant and educationally sound. “Our mission is to provide exceptional education that awakens individuals to know who they are, discover their passion and purpose and thrive holistically, to achieve both mental and life mastery,” Bruyneel said. “Our goal is to revolutionize education. It may sound ambitious, but that's who we are.”

how to move forward with a housing plan. Blakespear, who was originally against any high-density development when she began getting involved with the city in 2013, said it is important for people to recognize the move just calls for areas to be zoned. It does not necessarily mean they will be built on right away.

However, she said that in a high-income area like Encinitas, the building will likely happen at some point. “But I don’t think we’ll have a bonanza of building,” she added. “I’m hoping to reestablish a connection between the elected officials and the populace of the city around the housing and, in good faith, try and come up with a solution together.”

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FROM ALCOHOL , A2 Prior to the Jan. 19 meeting, commissioners had been raising concerns about the volume of alcohol-related permit requests, but typically approving them on a case-by-case basis. Earlier this month, they approved permits allowing the Culture Brewing to open downtown’s first beer-tasting room. Many downtown homeowners and members of the Self-Realization Fellowship along Coast Highway have argued the area is over-saturated and in danger of becoming the San Diego region’s next Pacific Beach, with late-night noise, vandalism and drunken driving issues. They’ve been pushing for a moratorium on new permits. Proprietors of downtown restaurants and bars have told planning commissioners it’s extremely unfair to blame all of the problems on them. There may be a few badly behaved people who have frequented the pubs and restaurants, but the area has a high number of homeless people and alcohol is sometimes consumed on the streets. On Jan. 19, Eric Leitstein — owner of the Union Kitchen+Tap, as well as the PB Alehouse — stressed that his Encinitas eatery

FROM GYMNAST, A1 precisely in order to score a 10. “For her to do that routine as perfect as those judges have ever seen, it is phenomenal,” he said. “We kind of knew Natalie was capable of it because she would score 9.3 and fall off the beam. She’s exceptional.” Natalie, who practices gymnastics 16 hours a week and ballet two hours a week, said she wants to be a professional gymnast when she grows up and hopes to compete in the Olympics someday. Wendy Margowski, head women’s compulsory coach at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA, said Natalie’s score is proof of her hard work and determination. “She has always had a natural talent to perform, but over the past year she has made

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FROM LETTERS, A10

Kudos to Sheriff’s Department for holding reading events Re: Sheriff’s Department reading events for kids. It’s good to see our law enforcement going beyond the call of duty to be involved in our community more. This is a very effective program. As a public school teacher I found that reading for at least one hour a week will greatly improve a kid’s vocabulary, writing, grammar and reading skills. My principal would tell the students every day to have their parents read to them for an hour in the evening. I’d tell my university students that if they read for only one hour per week they’d see a great improvement in their English fluency. It would also be good to have retired folks come to the schools to assist the teachers, read to the children, impart their wisdom and be like grandparents to the kids. Both sides would benefit a lot. Mark A. Peter, MA Solana Beach

FROM SUTTON, A10 CCSA’s Southern California Managing Regional Director Miles Durfee, responding in a lengthy letter to each written SDCOE objection, began by saying that CCSA has “great disappointment” in staff’s conclusions. “We do not come to our support for or recommendation to you lightly,” Durfee wrote. “Our CCSA review team provides significant feedback for over 50 petitions annually and is very aware of what the law requires to provide a legally compliant petition.” Because of SDCOE’s pattern of denials, “It is now our concern,” Durfee wrote, “that no charter petition written and submitted to the San Diego County Office of Education will meet staff’s perception of the requirements in law and be provided a fair and reasonable staff review.” He urged the board to take a fresh look at the negative findings and reconsider their validity based upon clarifications in the CCSA letter. “CCSA believes that the staff findings for SOUL Charter School either are inaccurate or do not rise to the level of findings for denial,” Durfee said. Innovation in education After speakers concluded, Donnellon noted that CCSA does not always recommend approval of charters, “and that says a lot.” To the SOUL founders, she said, “I think what you’re doing with SOUL is amazing.” For Powell, the overriding question he repeatedly asked fellow board members was, “Why not give them a chance?”

ENCINITAS CRIME REPORT Jan. 24 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 800 N block 101, 7:08 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 100 block Lomas Santa Fe Drive, 3:17 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 1800 block Windriver Street, 8:02 a.m. • Felony obstruct/resist executive officer with minor injury - 300 block Santa Fe Drive, 7:40 a.m. Jan. 23 • Felony transport/sell narcostic/controlled substance - 1500 block Leucadia Boulevard, 10 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance - 1500 block Leucadia Blvd. 9:53 p.m. • Petty theft - 16700 block Saintsbury Glen, 5 p.m. • Fraud - 9200 block Fostoria Court, 4:59 p.m. • Felony take vehicle without owner's

consent/vehicle theft - 200 S block Helix Avenue, 11 a.m. • Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 200 block Norfolk Drive, 1 a.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 200 block Norfolk Drive, 1 a.m. Jan. 22 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 17100 block Alva Road, 10:20 p.m. • Commercial burglary - 500 block Westlake Street, 2 a.m. Jan. 21 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 100 S block Cedros Ave., 11:45 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 1000 N block El Camino Real, 9:30 p.m. • Misdemeanor vandalism ($400 or less) - 1200

block Loch Lomond Drive, 3 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance - 800 block Bracero Road, 5:07 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplifting) - 100 W block Leucadia Boulevard, 2:03 a.m. Jan. 19 • Felony assault with deadly weapon: not firearm - Cerro Street/ Encinitas Boulevard, 8:03 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 500 block La Costa Avenue, 6:36 p.m. • Felony take vehicle without owner's consent/vehicle theft - 1200 block Evergreen Drive, 2 p.m. • Fraud - 16800 block Zumaque Street, noon • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 400 block Santa Fe Drive, 11:31 a.m.

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for a Division III college in Texas. The Elev8 Academy is coached by former MLB players Todd Moser, Ramon Morel and Luis De La Cruz. The academy was founded by Bucky Dent in 1989. Matthew quickly realized the jump from high school baseball to any level of collegiate baseball is enormous. So far, Matt’s most challenging game was pitching four innings against Palm Beach Atlantic University. A top

tier Division II team, Matthew said “They were simply awesome.” Although many of the hitters Matthew faced were four to five years his senior, “There was absolutely no room for mistakes that night.” Matthew credits his strong fundamental baseball skills to North County baseball programs. Matt played with No Fear baseball club, North County Mavericks, Solana Beach Cardinals and the LCYO baseball league.

commit to Division I universities. Matthew thought, “I need another year to develop as a pitcher.” So he applied and was accepted to the academy. Matthew is currently in his fifth month of the program and so far has gained 8 MPH on his fast ball. If all goes well, Matthew should be ready to pitch at the collegiate level during the 2018 season. Matthew hopes to play Powell criticized what he called “overwhelming government codes” that make it difficult for charter schools, which are independent public schools, to form. He said charters work when we “let the parents decide.” If the school is not good, parents will take their kids out. “Give them two years and make them come back,” Powell said. “Give them a chance.” Apparently he had a premonition that the five-year petition would be denied, although it didn’t take a crystal ball to see that one coming. After the rejection of the five-year petition, and then the approval of a two-year authorization, CCSA’s Anderson, in a statement, said, “We think it’s great that SDCOE is willing to work with SOUL and believe it is in the best interest of kids in San Diego County.” SOUL’s Bruyneel praised board members Donnellon and Powell. “They both made well-informed, cogent, and thought-provoking comments in reference to charter schools and the prospect of SOUL,” she said. “Both board members spoke to the need for school choice, stating that a one-size-fits-all education does not work. “They spoke of the importance of innovation in education and that there are so many students that need a school like SOUL. Overall, they were forthright in honoring our program and what we will do for students.” CCSA’s Durfee said, “I am proud that the board could look at the facts being provided them in addition to the staff’s information and make a good decision to support an innovative program that has

passionate, caring leaders who are committed and could persevere through the very difficult charter petition process.” Durfee said this marks the first school to be approved by SDCOE on appeal since 2003. SDCOE board president Rick Shea, commenting on the approval for SOUL for two years after denying the charter five years, said in an email, “The law allows us to grant either a 2-, 3-, or 5-year approval. What I look for is a program that is innovative, is good for children, and complies with state law. “In compliance with state law, the threshold is quite high because the applicant, who many times has never started a school, is requesting taxpayer money. “I had enough concerns for reasons stipulated in the staff report to not grant a full 5-year approval. The 2-year period allows the applicants sufficient time and motivation to have their program in operation and be able to show us they are successful in meeting criteria for an extension.” Upbeat The problem with a two-year authorization is that the school will essentially have only one full school year (Sept. of 2017 through June 2018) plus a few months in the fall of 2018, before they need to return to SDCOE for renewal. So they don’t really get a full two years. This places the authorizing board and staff in a difficult position, Durfee said, because they don’t have sufficient evidence to approve or not. He noted that the law requires that renewal must be for a full five years and nothing shorter.

Durfee provided relevant Education Code on how to measure charter success: “The authority that granted the charter shall consider increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to grant a charter renewal.” “We would have liked to have seen a five-year petition approval because we believe that a school needs more than a year to demonstrate pupil outcomes and growth in their program,” he said. However, he said he does not remember a board vote against the renewal of a charter that had been initially approved for less than five years. Demonstrating improvement in student achievement after only one year is challenging. Nevertheless, SOUL founders are upbeat. “We’re looking forward to bringing a revolutionary model of education to San Diego and being the first charter school in the San Dieguito district,” Bruyneel said in an email. “Students deserve to have the option to attend a smaller school, and one that is dedicated to developing them mentally, emotionally, socially, physically, and personally,” she said. “SOUL intends to change the educational paradigm and ensure that students graduate high school with the tools and skills needed to thrive. “The unanimous yes to approve our charter for two years is not only a testament to the strength of our program but I think it also speaks volumes to the changes that we’re going to see in education as a whole.”

SOUL mission At the regular San Dieguito board meeting Jan. 19, the same day after the SOUL approval, Dill informed the SDUHSD board of the SDCOE vote. Dill stands by his initial concerns, which he said included inadequate start-up cost estimates, under-developed plans, no track record, fuzzy curriculum standards and enrollment issues. Nevertheless, he congratulated Grimes and wished him luck, saying, “I hope they’ll be successful.” Although the SOUL facility will be located within the boundaries of the San Dieguito district, SDCOE, not SDUHSD, will have oversight of the charter. The mission of SOUL, according to the petition, is to “provide exceptional education that awakens individuals to know who they are, discover their passions and purpose, and thrive holistically, to achieve both mental and life mastery.” [SOUL petition -http://www.sduhsd.net/ documents/Superintendent/ Homepage%20-%20Public% 20Notices/SOUL%20Charter% 20School%20Petition.pdf] Grimes said the school would open this fall with 100 students in seventh grade and 100 students in ninth grade. “We will then grow vertically to have 100 in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th in Year Two,” he said. “We will be full with 100 students in [grades] 7-12 in Year Four for a total of 600 students.” Supporters of education reform wish SOUL founders and backers the best of luck and hope they prove skeptics wrong.


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likely to arise with the recent wet winter weather. “The longer we have the maintenance, the more we’re able to see the different benefits and challenges,” city Parks & Recreation Director Jennifer Campbell said Jan. 18. “We really want to make sure to look at the park comprehensively.” Nestled in a little hollow just south of Cardiff ’s downtown at 2149 Orinda Drive, Glen Park contains a children’s playground, picnic tables and courts for playing basketball, tennis, volleyball and horseshoes. It’s a popular community gathering spot — the sort of place where many of the dog owners know each other and families wave in passing. When the City Council directed parks employees in September 2015 to try using only organic fertilizers and no chemical pesticides at one city park, Glen Park was picked because it’s a small neighborhood site. At the time, parks employees said going organic at a large sports park would be far more difficult because of weed-control issues. Grass playing surfaces have to be kept smooth for players’ safety, and the city typically controls weeds by pre-treatment, spraying with herbicides in advance to prevent any weeds from sprouting. Using organics involves a different mindset — the products treat weeds after their appearance and it can take more than one application to kill the offending weeds. Even without major weed-control issues, going green at Glen Park hasn’t been without its challenges. When the organic fertilizer Nature Safe was spread over the park’s turf in September, neighbors called City Halland complained about the stink. That’s likely going to be a problem with any organic fertilizer because they typically contain ground-up bone meal, said Dan Foley, a city park supervisor who is responsible Glen Park. However, he said, the smell typically fades away after a couple days. Campbell said in the coming year city parks employees will post signs

before organic fertilizer is applied, so people will know in advance that things might become a bit odiferous. That’s one lesson they’ve learned out of the past year’s pilot program, she said. They’ve also discovered that some unwanted pests can be difficult to dislodge from park trees. “Applications of an organic mineral oil were applied on June 14, Aug. 8 and Oct. 6, 2016, to the ficus trees, to control Ficus Whitefly and Gall Midge fly,” a new city staff report notes. “These applications did reduce the pest populations; however, they did not fully control the pests.” More applications are planned. Foley said that organic oils can do a good job of killing troublesome pests, but the timing needs to be just right. “The thing with some of the organic oils is they do a good job of smothering the pests as long as the pests are active,” he said. “You really have to have active pests on the plant or it really doesn’t do much for you.” There was one bright spot in the year-long trial period. The cost to shift to organics wasn’t as high as initially forecast. The city staff document reports that Encinitas spent an extra $972 on organic products, above its regular park maintenance expenses of $35,904. An initial forecast in September 2015 estimated that shifting to organic control measures might cost an extra $2,000 and $10,000. Though the organic program won’t be rolled out to other city parks this year, Encinitas already has an integrated pest management policy that limits the use of pesticides, Campbell said. That policy declares that pesticides should only be used when necessary, and states that employees should pick a pesticide that is effective, but the least toxic of the available options. The use of products that contain neonicotinoids, chemical insecticides that have been implicated in bee population die-offs, is banned on city-owned or leased property. – Barbara Henry is a freelance writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune


www.encinitasadvocate.com FROM SDUHSD, A3 contracts for four Prop AA projects, including Torrey Pines High School’s new performing arts center, a second classroom building at Pacific Trails Middle School, San Dieguito High School Academy’s new classroom building and science classroom, and Crest Hall improvements at Oak Crest Middle School. With the lease-leaseback method, a school district has the flexibility to select a contractor not just by the lowest bid, but on the ability to complete the project. The property is then leased to the contractor, usually for a low amount. The contractor then builds the project and leases the property back to the school district. In September, Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law on lease-leaseback programs that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2017. The bill deleted the language that a school district can enter into a lease-leaseback method “without advertising for bid” and replaces it with a competitive bid process. School boards must also adopt criteria, or a scorecard, to determine what gives the district “best value.” Prior to the law’s passage, Dill said SDUHSD had always used competitive bid process and issued requests for proposals for construction manager. There is also a competitive process built into the contract — the construction manager receives three to five bids per subcontractor trade and the district requires that they select the lowest bidder.

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In December, Salazar voiced concerns about liability because the district was aware of the new law and appeared to be trying to get projects in before it took effect. He wanted to ensure that “terminate for convenience,” the action stated on the board’s agenda, and “rescind” the language requested by the attorney, meant the same thing and that the district wouldn’t be open to further legal action. “If we ‘rescind’ are we admitting that we made a mistake of some sort?” Salazar asked, questioning why the use of the language of “terminate for convenience.” Dill said the action taken by the board that night was the most straight-forward as they have a clause in the contracts that allows them to “terminate for convenience.” He said normally the district would not bring a contract termination to the board — he could have done it last week with a simple letter to the construction managers but brought it to the board to send a message to the attorney that they were complying and hopefully the clients would be satisfied. Trustee Mo Muir said she has been very vocal about her dislike of lease-leaseback contracts. “The teachers have picketed us saying that we were against needed classrooms and could not be trusted,” Muir said of last year’s demonstrations against herself and Salazar. “We just wanted the district to do construction legally and keep our district litigation-free. It’s unfortunate that the threat of litigation has

FROM DILL, A3 included and have him compete against the best. “If he’s the best of the candidates in a nice, competitive environment, I’d be happy to vote for him and have it be unanimous,” Salazar said. “I just think we owe this to the students, our faculty, the parents and the taxpayers that we can absolutely say that we’ve done the most exhaustive search possible.” Muir also advocated for another search, to ensure that they are hiring the best leader for their top-performing district. Last spring, Salazar had been against the board’s hiring a search firm at all, saying search firms “overcharged taxpayers for an under-needed service.” He was not present at the board meeting in May where the

made this board follow the law…I just wish we would’ve done it sooner.” Trustee Beth Hergesheimer argued that what they did last December was legal and that the attorney was being a “bully,” using the power of litigation to keep the district from doing something it had every right to do. Salazar and Muir said if that was the case, they should go to court. But the other trustees said going to court would simply freeze all the projects and they wouldn’t get done. “We can’t say ‘We did everything fantastic and legal and we’re just the greatest but oh we’re going to rescind,’” Salazar said. “The means don’t justify the ends. The fact is that we need to do things legal. And we were jumping the gun. I brought up all these potential allegations or potential concerns at the last meeting and I was told ‘Hey, you’re being silly.’ And apparently not.” SDUHSD Board President Amy Herman said she wanted to clarify that the district has used lease-leaseback for several projects and they have been very successful, bringing projects in on time and on and under budget with very few changes. She said they “stringently” complied with the previous law and they were confident that lease-leaseback was the best model to use for managing projects when they unanimously voted on the contracts in December. “I stand by that decision but I understand our need to do this now under threat of litigation so that we don’t slow the projects down,” Herman said.

board hired Leadership Associates to complete the search for $26,500. Muir voted against it, preferring another firm. Hergesheimer reminded Salazar and Muir that a search is not a one- to two-month process and she’s happy with the outcome they arrived at — she thought before the meeting that they all were. “We need to move forward,” SDUHSD Board Vice President Joyce Dalessandro said. “We are in a holding pattern and we can’t afford to be. Yes, this is a top-notch district, we cannot afford to be in a holding pattern where nothing is going forward. We have an incredible candidate here. I have heard from dozens of people who are thrilled with our choice.” “I believe he’s the strongest candidate we would find,” Herman echoed.

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