Facts
- Partnerships with over 90 local employers allow opportunities for more than 1,100 unique, extended, off-campus educational experiences.
- Adult volunteers at individual schools call home to notify parents or guardians when a student is absent from one class.
- Schools and students organize donation drives each year in which students, parents, and community members donate thousands of dollars of clothes, food, and services to local and national charities, non-profit organizations and underserved families.
- GAPS Graduates earn a combined total of, at least, $1.5 million in scholarships.
- SAT scores are higher than the national average, with improvement shown each year.
- District investment of $2 million USD over a seven year time span to equip students with newer, updated, textbooks.
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