California GEAR UP Welcomes 45 Middle Schools
Spring 2009 | Admin | May 19, 2009 at 12:40 pmCalifornia GEAR UP has selected 45 middle schools to continue their efforts to develop a college-going culture with California GEAR UP. These schools participated in school-site sessions that included an orientation to GEAR UP, facilitation on school perceptions and attitudes with the school Leadership Team, and website training on available resources by Regional Coordinators. During the spring Planning Phase the schools also sent staff members to other professional development trainings: principals attended the Principals Institute in Oakland while academic counseling staff and teachers attended one of the four Counseling Institutes. Each school also established a baseline for evaluation by completing a school survey in February.
The first off-site workshops will occur in October 2009 with the Principal and Leadership Team Institute at which the Leadership Team members will begin using the School-Self Assessment Rubric (SSAR) to determine their school progress on six criteria. From this self- assessment, Leadership Team members will create a Professional Development Action Plan (PDAP) with a budget for GEAR UP. Through professional readings and dialogue focusing on school practices, Leadership Team members will gain knowledge of tested strategies that improve the academic skills of students and close the achievement gap.
GEAR UP also provides two programs that support family engagement at schools. The Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE), a GEAR UP partner, will contact schools to schedule a series of workshops for families, provided in the language of the parents. The Family Initiatives Project (FIP) will contact selected schools to arrange workshops or a Family University Day event, targeting English-speaking and African-American families.
The California GEAR UP staff is excited to be working with middle school staff, parents and community leaders who have already demonstrated a commitment to instituting a college-going culture at their schools. The two-year intensive program for the following 45 schools begins September 1, 2009 and continues through September 2011:
School | City | School District |
Brannan Middle School | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified |
Burcham K-8 | Long Beach | Long Beach USD |
Butler School | Long Beach | Long Beach USD |
Cactus Middle School | Palmdale | Palmdale SD |
Cali Calmecac Language Academy | Windsor | Windsor Unified |
Chavez Middle School | Lynwood | Lynwood USD |
Dana Middle School | San Pedro | LAUSD |
Davidson Middle School | San Rafael | San Rafael City Schools |
Edendale Middle School | San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo USD |
Einstein Middle School | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified |
Everett Middle School | San Francisco | SFUSD |
Franklin Classical Middle School | Long Beach | Long Beach USD |
Franklin Middle School | Vallejo | Vallejo City Unified |
Harden Middle School | Salinas | Salinas Union HSD |
Harris, Jr. Middle School | Elk Grove | Elk Grove USD |
Henry Middle School | Granada Hills | LAUSD |
Hill Classical Middle School | Long Beach | Long Beach USD |
Hoover Middle School | Merced | Merced City SD |
Hoover Middle School | Lakewood | Long Beach USD |
Jefferson Middle School | San Gabriel | San Gabriel USD |
King Technology Academy | Sacramento | Twin Rivers USD |
Kucera Middle School | Rialto | Rialto |
La Cumbre Junior High School | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara High |
La Paz Middle School | Salinas | Salinas Union HSD |
Liechty Middle School | Los Angeles | LAUSD |
Mann Middle School | San Francisco | San Francisco USD |
Mesa Intermediate School | Palmdale | Palmdale SD |
Mesa Linda Middle School | Victorville | Adelanto SD |
Monroe K-8 School | Lakewood | Long Beach USD |
Parks Middle School | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified |
Pio Pico Span School | Los Angeles | LAUSD |
Pixley Union Elementary School | Pixley | Pixley USD |
Pleasant View School | Porterville | Pleasant View Elementary SD |
Porter Middle School/ Gifted Magnet | Granada Hills | LAUSD |
Rivera Middle School | Merced | Merced City SD |
Robertson Intermediate School | Daly City | Bayshore SD |
Solano Middle School | Vallejo | Vallejo City Unified |
Stratford Elementary School | Stratford | Central Union SD |
Tenaya Middle School | Merced | Merced City SD |
Tincher Preparatory School | Long Beach | Long Beach USD |
Twain Middle School | Los Angeles | LAUSD |
Upland Junior High School | Upland | Upland Unified |
Wilmington Middle School | Wilmington | LAUSD |
Wood Middle School | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified |
Yermo School | Yermo | Silver Valley Unified |