The Athletic Scholars Advancement Program (ASAP) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to student athletes at Mission High School. We create and cultivate a college bound culture by providing access to summer college programs, one-on-one mentoring, individualized academic guidance and college counseling services.

ER Taylor began a Healthy Start Program several years ago. When funding expired, a private funder from a local business stepped in to not only keep the program afloat, but to expand services to children and families. ER Taylor evolved from an underperforming inner city school, to a "blue-ribbon" school, one of two in San Francisco Unified School District, with standardized test scores normally associated with high-income communities.

Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy was founded by Governor Jerry Brown ten years ago to offer Oakland students an avenue to college. OMI sends over ninety percent of students to a four-year college or university and wanted to get the word out to prospective students and potential donors: OMI offers a private school education at a public school.

"Kids need people, a place, a building, to feel connected." Mission High School, with the support of the San Francisco Wellness Initiative, "builds relationships with students to keep them engaged and connected to the school so that they can achieve." The Skate Club at Mission High School is an important part of the school's wellness program and an interesting reflection of San Francisco's rich diversity.

Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education and SCOPE Co-Director presents “How We Can Develop and Support World-Class Teaching in Every California Classroom”

San Francisco Unified School District is undergoing a Special Education Program redesign. Three schools within the district are profiled in this video, presenting how teachers collaborate to create full inclusion of Special Education students. The video opened a district-wide professional development day at 70 sites.

Partner Profile with
San Mateo County Office of Education

Experiencing declining enrollment over the past several years, V. Valley Middle School went virtually unnoticed as neighborhood students chose to bus to other schools throughout San Francisco. Even as the school showed tremendous growth and began to flourish, enrollment numbers waned. Then, all neighborhood families received a DVD detailing the kind of school VVMS had become. In the Spring of 2011, applications fro VVMS, were up four-fold. Enrollment is expected to increase in the Fall of 2011.

Students mentoring students: Hopkins Middle School started this innovative program, training students to mentor their younger peers in dealing with commonly occurring, day to day events. The video highlights the significant changes and results students came to realize.

Hopkins Junior High School, GLAD instruction, treehousedv

Opener for student recruitment video for Visitacion Valley Middle School.

"OC is the place to be..."