The Government Relations Department serves as the primary liaison for the district with federal, state and local government officials and agencies. The Department maintains an active office in Sacramento to manage, review and advance San Diego Unified's fiscal and policy priorities pertaining to all state legislation and funding proposals affecting P-12 education. The Department also monitors federal legislation affecting education and maintains the district's relationship with Congressional representatives. As the second largest school district in California, San Diego Unified is in a unique position to advocate for sound policies that affect our public schools and students across San Diego. FEDERAL ADVOCACY Biden Transition Team Letter and Memorandum COVID-19 Response Letters San Diego Unified is actively engaging in federal and state advocacy in response to the unprecedented challenges the COVID-19 pandemic poses to San Diego Unified schools and students. To learn more about this work, please review the following COVID-19 response letters. STATE ADVOCACY San Diego Regional Response: Response to the Governor's 2020-21 May Revise Urban School Districts Coalition Letter: May Revise Response and Recommendations Urgency of Educating CA's Students: Immediate Relief and Long-Term Commitments Oversight of COVID-19 Expenditures: Letter to Assembly/Senate Oversight Committees COVID-19 Challenges Ahead: Request for Funds to Close Digital Divide, Relief and Other Flexibilities FEDERAL ADVOCACY House of Representatives Letter: Education Relief Request San Diego Unified Letter to Congress: Federal Relief Requests Joint LAUSD/SDUSD Letter: Request for Federal Relief Council of Great City Schools: Coalition Letter to Congress 2020 Advocacy Letters Response to the Governor's 2020-21 Proposed Budget: 2020 State Budget Advocacy Letter Enrique Ruacho, Ed.D., M.P.P. Director of Government Relations [email protected] Phone Number: (619) 366-4516 1121 L Street, Suite 507 Sacramento, CA 95814