San Diego Unified School Superintendent Cindy Marten says the district is focusing on neighborhood schools, high achievement and keeping students safe.
“You hear a lot of things about schools and you want to make the best choice. We do have a great choice program in our district but our message is go to your neighborhood school first if you haven’t been there our principals are ready to welcome you take you on a tour.The programs in our local schools are decided by the local community. “ said Marten.
It’s part of a plan called Vision 2020.
Marten appeared on NBC7 News Today to discuss the plan and the current measles outbreak in California.
So far the district has not had a case of measles. State legislators are proposing to remove the “personal beliefs exemption” for parents who don’t want to get their children vaccinated.
“There is great concern we certainly want to just keep our families informed,” she said.
Marten said lawmakers are making decisions but says “right now we want the message to be that our students are safe we take precautions we over-communicate to our teachers to our families making sure we are getting accurate timely information out how to keep our kids safe,” she said.
