SMP is an approved provider for the High Priority Schools Grant (HPSG) Program, a state-funded program focused on assisting the lowest performing California schools in improving academic performance by offering additional resources targeted to student performance.

The current HPSG program is intended to assist decile 1-5 schools as determined by the January 2005 Base Academic Performance Index (API). In addition, the 2005-06 state budget provided funding for schools in deciles 1 and 2 to become part of a second cohort of HPSG schools. This second cohort had not previously received HPSG funding.

Funding is available for three years, with a possibility of a fourth year for schools meeting or exceeding growth targets. Schools that fail to improve will be subject to further corrective actions.

SMP has provided grant-writing support to schools applying to receive HPSG funding. SMP’s efforts have resulted in tremendous success for Southern California schools. In 2007, twelve partner schools were approved to receive nearly $15.2 million in HPSG grants.

SMP is currently providing technical assistance to numerous HPSG schools to guide their reform efforts, including:

• DeAnza Elementary (Baldwin Park USD)
• Ellen Ochoa Learning Center (Los Angeles USD)
• Elwin Elementary (Baldwin Park USD)
• Fremont Elementary (Santa Ana USD)
• Gauer Elementary (Anaheim City USD)
• Huerta Elementary (Norwalk-La Mirada USD)
• Kenmore Elementary (Baldwin Park USD)
• Maple Elementary (Fullerton School District)
• Marshall Elementary (Anaheim City USD)
• Olive Street Elementary (Anaheim City USD)
• Oxnard Elementary (Los Angeles USD)
• Sierra Vista Junior High (Baldwin Park USD)
• Valencia Park Elementary (Fullerton School District)

Previous HPSG clients include:

• Baldwin Park High (Baldwin Park USD)
• Franklin Elementary (Santa Ana USD)
• Olive Vista Middle (Los Angeles USD)
• Shenandoah Elementary (Los Angeles USD)
• Woodlawn Elementary (Los Angeles USD)