Partners   SDSU is the oldest and largest institution of higher education in the San Diego region. Founded in 1897, SDSU offers bachelor’s degrees in 81 areas, master’s degrees in 72 and doctorates in 16. SDSU’s nearly 33,000 students participate in academic curricula distinguished by direct faculty contact and an increasingly international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit www.sdsu.edu.                Sweetwater district schools serve approximately 39,000 students in grades 7-12 and 29,981 adult learners in the south San Diego county communities of Bonita, Chula Vista, Eastlake, Imperial Beach, National City, Otay Mesa, South San Diego and San Ysidro. It is the largest secondary (grades 7-12) school system in California.   Founded in 1920, the district has grown to encompass ten middle schools, one junior high, twelve senior high schools, one continuation high school, four adult schools, and an alternative program for grades 7-12. To help keep pace with unprecedented growth, Sweetwater opened Otay Ranch High and Eastlake Middle School in July 2003, and plans for three new schools-a high school and two middle schools in the next decade-are on the drawing board.   Sweetwater prides itself on the cultural, linguistic and economic diversity of its students. Eighty-four percent of students come from ethnically diversity backgrounds. One of every two students speaks a language other than English at home and about 27% are limited-English proficient.   Downloaded from http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/students_Profile.asp on January 31, 2006       The Sweetwater Education Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization of concerned community parents and leaders dedicated to providing financial help to students in the Compact for Success program. Working in partnership with Sweetwater Union High School District and San Diego State University, the Sweetwater Education Foundation is making an extraordinary promise - to raise $10 million in the next five years to ensure that no financial barrier will stand between a Compact student and the right to a college education. "We need to keep the promise of financial support. Our students are depending on every member of the community to help turn their dreams of a college education into a reality." - Eduardo Valerio, Executive Director Downloaded from http://sweetwatereducationfoundation.org/ on June 26, 2007   Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)   The goal of PIQE is to encourage and support low-income ethnically-diverse parents of elementary, middle and high school children to take a participatory role in assisting their children to:   ·         Create a home learning environment ·         Navigate the school system ·         Collaborate with teachers, counselors and principals ·         Encourage college attendance ·         Support a child's emotional and social development   The PIQE course is offered in morning sessions and repeated in the evening. Parents choose to when they can come. It is taught by credential teachers who are trained by PIQE. The initial planning session asks parents what they would like to include in the course.   Curriculum topics include: ·         Home/School Collaboration ·         The Home, Motivation and Self-esteem ·         Communication and Discipline Drug, Gangs, School and Community ·         How the School System Functions College ·         Career Election     Please visit www.piqe.org for more information.

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