"The greatest educational challenge facing California is to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive a quality education. CAPP was created to address this challenge and is, therefore, an extremely important program with great potential." Gary K. Hart Former California Secretary of Child Development and Education Former CAPP Advisory Committee Member

The California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) is a partnership between California higher education institutions and public schools. CAPP awards grants to partnerships between schools, higher education institutions and business entities to improve academic programs so that more students are prepared for college.

CAPP is an intersegmental program, administered by the California State University, in cooperation with:

• Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
• California Community Colleges
• California Department of Education
• California Postsecondary Education Commission
• California Student Aid Commission
• University of California

HIGHLIGHTS

» February 2009, Policy Report: How Low Performing Schools Can Help Students Pass the HSEE and Prepare for College: Promising Practice from the CAPP CAHSEE Initiative (.pdf, 165K) For more information on CAPP CAHSEE Projects click here » January 2009, Improving Standards-Based Instructions: An Interview with Trudy Schoneman, Instructional Leadership Initiative Director (.pdf, 626K) » March 2007, High School Leadership Initiative, 2007 - 2011 The award has been offered to the 11 schools listed below based on the strength of their proposal and because as a group, they represent California's diversity with respect to geography, size, urban/rural setting, student body, and Academic Performance Index. Baldwin Park High School (Baldwin Park USD) Caruthers High School (Caruthers USD) Dinuba High School (Dinuba USD) Florin High School (Elk Grove USD) John H. Francis Polytechnic High School (Los Angeles USD) Morse High School (San Diego USD) Oxnard High School (Oxnard UHSD) Soledad High School (Soledad USD) Southwest High School (Sweetwater UHSD) Valley High School (Elk Grove USD) William C. Overfelt High School (Eastside Union USD)