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Periodical • Wednesday
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April 6, 2016
Julian, CA.
Volume 31 - Issue 35 ISSN 1937-8416
Community Asked To Help High School With Accountability Plan Survey
Dear Julian Community, Julian High is in the process of updating its annual school plan. The State of California calls the plan the “LCAP” (the Local Control Accountability Plan—and is pronounced “EL-CAP”). Every year we look at what we’re doing as a school, where we’re headed and make adjustments. As you know: this has been a year full of adjustments! But we still need to come up with our annual plan. The first step is to get input from all our stakeholders: students, parents, staff, board, and community. That’s where the surveys come in—and that’s where you can help! Please take a few moments to give us your ANONYMOUS input by taking our online survey—your responses will help guide the school as it makes its annual plan! To take the survey, please go to our website: www.juhsd.org Look for the second box underneath the rotating pictures that says: “Julian Union High School District Anonymous Surveys for the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)” Click the link that says “Anonymous Community Survey for School Plan”. (You’ll notice that there’s also a link to a PARENT SURVEY on our website — only choose that link if you’re a parent of a student at Julian High!) The survey should take you about 5 minutes to complete! Each of the first 11 questions reflects the State of California’s new Eight State Priorities for schools. Please share your perceptions about current conditions at Julian High. You might not KNOW the answers 100%, but please give us your impressions on the first 11 questions. Of course, if you really don’t know the answer then there’s an “I don’t know” response category. The last three questions are “open response” so we can hear directly from you about your top three priorities for Julian High for the next school year. Thanks for helping, David Schlottman Superintendent/Principal Julian Union High School District
County Announces Climate Action Plan Outreach The County’s Department of Planning & Development Services released its blueprint this week to enlist the public’s help to create a County Climate Action Plan that would cut greenhouse gas emissions. The outreach plan includes working with environmental conservation groups, business organizations and interested members of the public, inviting people to get involved, meeting with the County’s community advisory groups, and holding public workshops.
Planning & Development Services officials said the department plans to complete a proposed Climate Action Plan by the fall of 2017 for the County’s Board of Supervisors to consider. County planners expect to hold their first public workshop in the fall of 2016, to get feedback from county residents on the development of draft measures the County could take to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The County is committed to listening and demonstrating responsiveness to the community’s input at each step in the planning process. As technical information and draft recommendations are available, they will be presented on the website, in fact sheets, and at the public workshops to allow participants to provide input and feedback. This input and feedback will be synthesized and used to guide the final recommendations in the development of the CAP. Through the CEQA process, the public will be given the opportunity to review and comment on environmental analysis of the proposed CAP. The tentative schedule for the Climate Action Plan process includes working with the public and stakeholders, drafting a plan and an environmental impact report, holding public hearings and delivering a proposed plan to the Board of Supervisors for possible approval. People who would like to get information on the Climate Action Plan, the process, or to receive notifications about the plan should contact project manager Bulmaro Canseco at Bulmaro.Canseco@ sdcounty.ca.gov. The role of the Outreach/Engagement Coordinator will be to serve as a central contact for the public and stakeholders for the CAP and EIR. For this project, the Outreach/Engagement Coordinator is also the CAP Project Manager and will participate in and help coordinate all facets of the implementation of the Public Outreach and Engagement Plan for the CAP and EIR. For more information about the Climate Action Plan and the public outreach plan, go to the Planning & Development Services Climate Action Plan Web page (http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/ pds/advance/climateactionplan.html).
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Hoskings Property Subdivision To Be Discussed Again At Monday’s Planning Group Meeting
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Eagles Baseball Team Set To Take The Field At PetCo Park
by Kiki Skagen-Munshi
Representatives of the San Diego County Planning Commission staff will attend the next meeting of the Julian Community Planning Group (JCPG) to provide additional information and answer questions about the proposed luxury subdivision for the Hoskings property. The meeting will be held on April 11 at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall (lower level) and is open to the public. Although the San Diego County Planning Commission recommended approval of the plan for the Hoskings Property on February 5 basing its decision, in part, on JCPG approval, it appears that the JCPG might not have had all the information available about the project before giving that approval. Additionally, the California State Department of Conservation has now said that it finds the proposed project does not comply with the provisions of the Williamson Act and Section 66474.4 of the Government Code. The letter, featured in this paper last week, is available at www.JulianActionCommittee. org. The Julian Action Committee is a local citizens’ group which opposes the proposed subdivision. Under the Williamson Act land is assessed at lower tax rates as long as it is maintained as open space or used for commercial agriculture. Property placed under the Williamson Act may be taken out either through paying a stiff tax penalty or phasing in regular taxes over a ten year period. The proposed development was to divide the Hoskings property into 24 separate pieces of land, each of which would be 40 acres in size or larger but the State has said that the proposed houses would not be “incidental to agriculture” which is a requirement for property that is subject to Williamson Act provisions. The present commercial agriculture activity on the Hoskings property consists of approximately 50 head of cattle using the land for grazing.
On Friday April 8th the Eagles will have a special road trip to Petco Park to take on Calipatria at 4pm. Tickets are available at the High School (see Athletic Director Tim White or one of the baseball players. Livia Limon is singing national anthem. Carl Focarelli will be throwing out the first pitch in honor of the Julian Eagles 1988 CIFSDS Championship Baseball Team. Tickets are still on sale... 2 games for 1... $15 for a ticket to our game and that also gets you a ticket to the Padres vs Diamondbacks on Friday, April 15th at 7:40 pm. It’s a great deal and a great way to support our team and the community. Put together a carpool of friends and neighbors.
Elementary School History Day Hometown Tour
photos by Scot Copeland
Baseball
March 4 ,Friday L 6-2 @Borrego Springs March 8, Tuesday L 17-0 San Diego Jewish Academy March 10, Thursday W 11- 1 Army-Navy Academy March 15, Tuesday W 10-0 @West Shores March 17, Thursday W 9-6 @Borrego Springs March 25, Friday W 6-5 Borrego Springs March 31, Thursday L 17-0 @San Diego Jewish Academy April 8, Friday At Petco Park 4:00 vs. Calipatria April 12, Tuesday 3:30 Borrego Springs
Softball
March 14, Monday L 8-3 @Borrego Springs March 16, Wednesday L 16-10 Foothills Christian March 18, Friday W 16-4 Lutheran March 22, Tuesday L 16-17 Borrego Springs March 30, Wednesday 4:00 @Escondido Adventist Academy April 13, Wednesday 3:30 @Vincent Memorial April 15, Friday 3:30 Mountain Empire
Track & Field
All classes at Julian Elementary School participated in “History Day” Friday, with classes touring some of the historic sites of town.
Touring the cemetery, learning of Julian’s founders. more on pages 2, 3, 5, 7, 11
March 19, Saturday 13th Annual Elmer Runge Inv @Patrick Henry High School Martch 26, Saturday TBA @Mt Carmel/Asics Track Inv April 1, Friday 11:00 @Trabuco Hills Invite April 2, Saturday TBA @Trabuco Hills Invite April 15, Friday 3:00 Citrus League Meet #1 Calvary Christian Academy, Lutheran, Mountain Empire, San Pasqual Academy, West Shores April 16, Saturday TBA Jaguar Invite @Valley Center High School April 22, Friday 3:00 Citrus League Meet #2 @Mt. Empire High School Calvary Christian Academy, SD, Lutheran, Mountain Empire, San Pasqual Academy, West Shores April 29, Friday 3:00 Dennis Gilbert Small School @Mt. Empire High School April 30, Saturday TBA Dick Wilkins Frosh-Soph Inv @Del Norte High School
Golf
Home Course: Warner Springs Resort
March 31, Thursday 3:00 St. Joseph Academy April 5, Tuesday TBA @Borrego Springs April 7, Thursday TBA @Escondido Adventist April 12, Tuesday 3:00 Vincent Memorial
Taste Of Julian
Saturday, April 9th from 1pm to 5pm