Starr King Chronicles
February 2023
Around Our Campus
Attendance
If you know your student is going to be absent, please reach out to our attendance line, at (916) 971-7320 ext 1. Available 24 hours a day!
Introducing: Mina Sediqi!
Mina Sediqi
School Community Refugee Specialist
Languages:
Dari/ Farsi /Pashto
Mina Sediqi has spent the greater part of her career working in public service institutions and began her service as an advocacy advisor for Afghan women. She was a former special immigrant visa holder and is passionate about working with refugees and immigrants. Mina has a bachelor's degree in law and political science from Kabul University and a teacher assistant certificate from American River College. Mina most recently served as a school community intervention specialist at Winston Churchill Middle School.
Her role at Starr King
· Coordinate with agencies and communities
· Assist refugee families with translation/interpretation
· Hold culture training and programs
· Provide resources for refugee families
· Leadership program for refugees’ students
· Lunch bunch clubs
· Attend programs related meetings/conferences/ workshops
· Screen students for participation and leadership in campus -based refugee support groups and positive alternative
Contact/ google voice
916 306 7255
National Counselors' Week
School Recess
ELPAC Testing
February 27th- We are getting closer to the start of English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). The general and Alternate ELPAC are delivered via a computer-based test delivery platform. The general ELPAC has four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) which are administered on computer except for the Writing domain for kindergarten through grade two, which will remain as a paper-based test. The Alternate ELPAC has two communication modes: expressive (Speaking and Writing) and receptive (Listening and Reading). The majority of our campus will begin ELPAC testing on February 27th, when we return from the break. For more resources and information on ELPAC, follow the link below.
Family Science Night: Explorit
BSU
Within Our Community
Neighborhood Learning Project
2023 Families Matter Conference
Interested in being a Families Matter conference presenter and sharing your knowledge and resources with families and colleagues? Complete our Request for Presenters by visiting the link below:
Food Bank
San Juan Central
3700 Garfield ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608
They are in room 14, and are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. For questions or assiistance, reach out to Edith Gonzalez at (916) 979-8877 or by email at edith.gonzalez@sanjuan.edu. If you or your family is struggling with food in any way for any reason, pay them a visit!