Joey LaiOct 15, 20201 minSan Diego Union Tribune CoverageAttached is an article in today's San Diego Union Tribune covering the SMUSD Election. Thank you to the U-T for the coverage. https://www...
Joey LaiOct 12, 20203 minStudent Meals and NutritionAt the beginning of the year when both of my sons were attending Carrillo Elementary, we would have one of our sons love school meals, an...
Joey LaiOct 2, 20202 minSMUSD Projected BudgetOver the past 10-12 months, we have seen an increase in community comments and activity surrounding District Leadership and how the Distr...
Joey LaiSep 27, 20201 minE-Sample Ballots and Voter Guide Live!Hi everyone. We are 36 days away from election day, and if you signed up with the San Diego Registrar's office for a e-sample ballot and ...
Joey LaiSep 17, 20204 minSchool Board Meeting Recap from 9/15September's school board meeting was full of changes and important announcements. But the most important announcement was missed by nearl...
Joey LaiSep 15, 20203 minMy reaction to the return to in person Q&A webinarI want to start by thanking Dr. Campbell and Mark Schiel on their webinar presentation. I know they fielded over a thousand questions and...
Joey LaiSep 8, 20202 minNot pursuing group/organization endorsementsBefore deciding to run I did a lot of research and had many conversations with people in the community about the campaign/election proces...
Joey LaiSep 6, 20201 minVoting Season is Here!Article from the Union Tribune today reminding people that the San Diego Registrar's Office is getting ready to mail off mail in ballots ...
Joey LaiSep 4, 20202 minSMUSD Board Special Session - 9/4/2020A couple thoughts on the special session held today about return to in-person school - Mark Schiel and his team did an excellent job pres...
Joey LaiSep 3, 20201 minLeading by exampleStarting in Middle School we ask our students to volunteer set amount of time in their community. I love this idea about getting the kids...
Joey LaiSep 1, 20201 minWhy we need to open schools...This article sums it up, and I am pretty sure this is happening in our District as well - https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/31/us/taco-bell-cal...
Joey LaiAug 31, 20203 minFinancial LiteracyFinancial Literacy - Financial literacy is the possession of the set of skills and knowledge that allows an individual to make informed a...
Joey LaiAug 27, 20202 minThe school issued Chromebook and education inequityWe are nearly 2 weeks in to remote learning and every day that goes by, I can't help but notice about how remote learning creates an enor...
Joey LaiAug 26, 20202 minBig shout out to Child Nutrition Services (CNS)!I can't say enough good things about how CNS has stepped up with food services during remote learning. Having meals available for all of ...
Joey LaiAug 24, 20201 minGetting creative with our school space while remote learningRight now we have 19 school sites in the District that are mostly empty with our kids learning at home right now. I have seen and heard f...
Joey LaiAug 21, 20201 minDifferent ways to support our teachersI enjoy too cook. When I have the opportunity to cook for larger groups I like the challenge. For the past couple years I have made break...
Joey LaiAug 20, 20203 minKeeping our 2nd Grader EngagedKeeping a little one engaged during online learning is difficult. Like I have mentioned before, when we return to in person instruction I...
Joey LaiAug 19, 20203 minSMUSD Board Meeting 8/18/20Last night I attended the SMUSD Board meeting via Zoom. Here is a run down of items and some thoughts. Topics Discussed - First day of sc...
Joey LaiAug 18, 20202 minFirst day of school impressionWe did it parents! The first day of school for 2020-2021 is in the books, and we managed not to have a rolling power black out. While it w...