As members of both The League of Innovative Schools (Digital Promise) and The National Council on Digital Convergence, Cajon Valley has been in the company of the most innovative and successful school districts in the United States. One aspect all of the top districts in the county share in common is partnerships both within and surrounding their local communities. Baltimore County Public Schools and Fraser Public Schools in Michigan are prime examples where the school district and city have collaborated on projects to elevate both the students and community at large.
In preparation for making decisions about the future of our property on Park & Ballentyne adjacent to Cajon Valley Middle School and also to formalize a new district mission and vision statement, The Governing Board and Cabinet will be taking a small group of district stakeholders on a 5 day Edutour starting in Jacksonville Florida and ending in Fraser Michigan. The weather will be cold and the itinerary will be intense in order to make the best use of our time. The itinerary and list of participants can be found at the end of this post. This trip is paid for from a portion of the settlement agreement money David Miyashiro and Brian Marshall (La Mesa-Spring Valley) secured (see story above) from the San Diego County Office of Education. The remainder of the settlement money from the “MITI” resolution will go to augment our one-time fund account.
EDUTOUR ITINERARY
Monday, February 12
Attire: Comfort for travel
8:00am Meet at District Office for Bus Drop off at Airport
11:40am Flight Departing San Diego on Southwest, Flight 1704
1 stop, no plane change – 6 hours, 10 min flight
Arriving in Jacksonville at 8:50pm EST
9:30pm Pick up Rental Vans (3)
40 minute drive to hotel
HOTEL Check-In:
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort, 1000 PGA Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Tuesday, February 13
Attire: Business Casual
8am – 8pm National Conference on DIgital Convergence (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
Wednesday, February 14
Attire: Warmth/Comfort
5:00am Meet in hotel lobby for travel to airport (40 minute drive to airport)
7:45am Flight departing Jacksonville (JAX) to Baltimore (BWI) on Southwest, Flight 4069
Nonstop, 1 hour, 50 min flight
Arriving in Baltimore at 9:35am
10:00am Check in with Charter Bus
11:00am Group Lunch and Discussions (Checking on this with tour facilitators)
Tour Schedule:
12:00–12:45pm Tour of Digital Harbor Foundation
Includes a tour of Digital Harbor Foundation, an overview of their youth programming,
and a discussion of how they support school districts in the Baltimore Metro Region and beyond
Note: There is paid street parking surrounding Digital Harbor Foundation. If street parking cannot be obtained, paid parking can be found at the West Street Garage, a short walk from Digital Harbor Foundation. (40 E West St, Baltimore, MD 21230)
12:45–2:00pm Lunch and Travel to Open Works
1400 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
Includes a tour of Open Works, tool demonstrations, and an opportunity to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding between Open Works and Baltimore County Public Schools.
2:00–4:00pmOpen Works Tour
1400 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
Includes a tour of Open Works, tool demonstrations, and an opportunity to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding between Open Works and Baltimore County Public Schools.
4:30pm Hotel Check-in:
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
6:30pm Group Dinner & Discussions
Thursday, February 15
Attire: Warmth/Comfort
9:00–9:45amFoundery Tour
101 W Dickman St, Baltimore, MD 21230
Includes a tour of The Foundery and an opportunity to discuss how their makerspace
supports educational initiatives in the Baltimore Metro region.
9:45–10:30am City Garage Tour
101 W Dickman St, Baltimore, MD 21230
Includes a tour of City Garage and an opportunity to speak with staff from various maker-oriented organizations housed within this space.
10:30am Leave for airport (Lunch at airport)
1:20pm Flight Departing Baltimore at 1:20pm on Southwest, Flight 565
Nonstop – 1 hour, 35 min flight
Arriving in Detroit 2:55pm
3:30pm Rent Vans / Meet Charter bus
4:00pm Hotel Check-In: (Down time)
TownePlace Suites Detroit Sterling Heights, 14800 Lakeside Circle Sterling Heights, MI
7:00pm Group Dinner & Discussions
Friday, February 16
Attire: Business Casual underneath w/ heavy coats, hats & gloves
Fraser Public Schools, 33466 Garfield, Fraser, Michigan 48026 (They are anticipating 5-6 school districts in attendance with over 45 visitors)
8:00-8:30am Start at Idea Lab (see attached map and address), light breakfast, registration
8:30- 9:30am Welcome/District Story/Digital Convergence LEADERSHIP AND MODERN CURRICULUM
9:30-10:45am Building Tours,INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL and DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
10:45-11:30am Debrief in Fraser High School Large Group Instruction Room
Instructional Model and Digital Ecosystem
11:30-12:30pm Working Lunch – Table topics w/ Fraser staff, students, and board members
12:30-1:30pm Tours of FHS and student panel
1:30-2:00pm PROFESSIONAL LEARNING and close
2:30pm Depart for airport (Dinner at airport)
6:05pm Flight departing Detroit on Southwest, Flight 170 (1 stop)
Flight 1294 (Change planes in MDW)
Total flight time 6 hours, 35 min
Arriving in San Diego at 9:40pm
10:15pm CVUSD Bus Pick up at Airport
District Participants:
| Name | Title | Site | Florida | Baltimore | Michigan | |
| 1 | David Miyashiro | Superintendent | D.O | X | X | X |
| 2 | Ed Hidalgo | Chief Innovation Officer | D.O | X | X | X |
| 3 | Jon Guertin | Chief Technology Officer | D.O | X | X | X |
| 4 | Michelle Hayes | Asst Supt, Personnel | D.O | X | X | X |
| 5 | Karen Minshew | Asst Supt, Ed Services | D.O | X | X | X |
| 6 | Scott Buxbaum | Asst Supt, Business | D.O | X | X | |
| 7 | Tamara Otero | Board Member | D.O | X | X | X |
| 8 | Jo Alegria | Board Member | D.O | X | X | X |
| 9 | Jill Barto | Board Member | D.O | X | X | X |
| 10 | Jim Miller | Board Member | D.O | X | ||
| 11 | Karen Mejia | Board Member | D.O | X | X | |
| 12 | James Beard | Director (M&O) | D.O | X | X | |
| 13 | Mark Reagles | CSEA Union President | X | X | X | |
| 14 | Shelly Smith | CVEA Union Rep | X | X | X | |
| 15 | Michelle Towns | CVEA Union Rep | X | X | X | |
| 16 | Cindy Knight | Principal | Anza | X | X | X |
| 17 | Greg Calvert | Principal | GMS | X | X | X |
| 18 | Carmen Restrepo | Principal | Crest/DLA | X | X | X |
| 19 | Maria Kehoe | Principal | Rios | X | X | X |
| 20 | Jeremy Lyche | Principal | Lexington | X | X | X |
| 21 | Brian Handley | Principal | Chase | X | X | X |
| 22 | Mike Serban | Principal | Naranca | X | X | X |
| 23 | Scott Goergens | Principal | LCCe | X | X | X |
| 24 | Ryan Satterfield | Principal | Meridian | X | X | X |
| 25 | Jenine Henry | Director (Spec Ed) | D.O | X | X | X |
| 26 | Sharon Dobbins | Director (Facilities) | D.O | X | X | |
| 27 | Karen Sapper | Director (Ed Serv) | D.O | X | X | X |
| 28 | Ericka Smith | Counselor | D.O | X | X | X |
| 29 | Naomie Rodrigues | Exec Asst | D.O | X | X | X |
| 30 | Bethany Schwappach | Data & Assessment | D.O | X | X | X |
Other attendees (Paying own way):
Daryl Priest – Community Leader (Entire trip)
Amy McCammon – WOW Consultant (Entire trip)
Lisette Casey – Modern Teacher Rep (Entire trip)
Karl Mueller – Coronado USD Supt (Entire trip)
Jill Vinson – Cardiff USD (NCDC Conference only)
Julie Parker – Cardiff Principal (NCDC Conference only)
Janelle Scheftner – Cardiff Principal (NCDC Conference only)
Debbie – Cardiff Technology Coach (NCDC Conference only)
