The Washington State Achievers Program will work comprehensively with 16 Washington high schools serving large low-income populations.
Redesign grants are five-year grants and include technical assistance.
Five hundred new four-year scholarships will be awarded each year for ten years, beginning in 2001. The foundation will support the redesign of the large high schools into small, autonomous learning environments of no more than 100 students per grade level. Schools that are already small will receive support to improve their personalized instruction, professional development, use of technology as a tool, and other attributes embodied by high achieving schools . Go to more information on selected schools. The first scholarships will be available for high school juniors and seniors beginning spring 2001 for the academic year beginning in the fall of 2001.