Mrs. Lelya Sampson celebrates her Centennial Birthday with mayoral proclamations and fanfare. Author: Jeff Zevely (Reporter) Updated: 3:15 PM PST February 5, 2021
SAN DIEGO We can all look back and remember at least one great teacher who made an impact on our lives. In this Zevely Zone, I went to Mount Hope where community members celebrated the Centennial Birthday of a legendary teacher. We were met by a crowd of people singing Happy Birthday to 100-year-old Mrs. Lelya Sampson.
Credit: Mrs. Lelya Sampson
Not many people will celebrate 100 birthdays, especially with fanfare like this. Mrs. Sampson became a teacher in 1947 and gave her heart and soul to students at San Diego Unified School District. I just feel good doing it. It makes me happy, said Mrs. Sampson who retired in 1976.
In 2013 the San Diego Unified School Board chose Cindy Marten as the new superintendent behind closed doors, hours after then-superintendent Bill Kowba told the board he would retire and before the general public knew the board needed a new superintendent.
Community members criticized the move as a closed-door appointment that violated open meeting laws and denied them the chance to give input.
Almost eight years later, the superintendent position is up for grabs once more as Marten is expected to be officially named U.S. deputy education secretary next month, pending Senate confirmation.
Now a coalition of community groups is telling the school board it should not choose the next superintendent the same way it chose Marten.
The transition from Trump to Biden is already being felt in San Diego [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
It’s only been a few days, and already the official transition of power in Washington, D.C., has touched San Diego in concrete ways.
A flurry of executive orders from President Joe Biden’s first 24 hours in office has halted construction on border wall projects, pledged further protection for the county’s 27,000 DACA recipients, and frozen deportation orders for an unknown number of local migrants.
The immediate changes, if only temporary, mark the sharp ideological contrast between the Trump and Biden administrations, and are just the beginning of more drastic changes expected in the coming days and weeks.
It’s only been a few days, and already the official transition of power in Washington, D.C., has touched San Diego in concrete ways.
A flurry of executive orders from President Joe Biden’s first 24 hours in office has halted construction on border wall projects, pledged further protection for the county’s 27,000 DACA recipients, and frozen deportation orders for an unknown number of local migrants.
For the record:
3:22 PM, Jan. 24, 2021A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the length of time that U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer has served in office.
The immediate changes, if only temporary, mark the sharp ideological contrast between the Trump and Biden administrations, and are just the beginning of more drastic changes expected in the coming days and weeks.
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President-elect Joe Biden nominated San Diego Unified Supt. Cindy Marten as his deputy secretary of education, the administration announced Monday.
Marten, who since 2013 has led California’s second-largest school district, with roughly 100,000 students, is expected to serve in the post under the leadership of Biden’s nominated Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s schools chief. Marten’s nomination also awaits Senate approval.
“I am honored to serve alongside @teachcardona to restore our education system – putting teachers, students, and parents first. Work Hard. Be Kind. Dream Big. Let’s do this!” Marten tweeted on Monday morning.
I am honored to serve alongside @teachcardona to restore our education system – putting teachers, students, and parents first. Work Hard. Be Kind. Dream Big. Let’s do this! Cindy Marten (@BeKindDreamBig) January 18, 2021