San Diego State University Educational Collaborative

The San Diego State University (SDSU) Collaborative is a partnership between SDSU, Price Charities, San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego Teacher's Union (SDEA).

The Collaborative's purpose is to employ the resources of San Diego State University to improve the academic performance of students in three City Heights schools with a total of 4500 students: Rosa Parks Elementary School, Monroe Clark Middle School and Hoover High School. In addition, students from SDSU's College of Education and College of Health and Human Services perform internships at the three schools. And, SDSU faculty uses the schools for research in urban education.

SDSU employs an executive director for the Collaborative who serves in many respects as an assistant school superintendent.

The majority of funding for the Collaborative comes from Price Charities. SDSU contributes additional funding and secures grants for the Collaborative.

SDUSD and the teachers union support the Collaborative by cooperating in achieving the Collaborative's objectives.

The primary objectives of the Collaborative are:

  1. Significantly improve student achievement.
  2. Prepare educators and other professionals to effectively serve in inner-city schools.
  3. Enlist the research skills of SDSU to improve urban education practice.

For further information contact Executive Director Tim Allen: tallen@mail.sdsu.edu.