The California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) was established by the
California State Legislature in 1984 with a specific goal: to improve the academic quality of public secondary schools, thereby ensuring every student in California is prepared for college.
Administered by the CSU in cooperation with the University of California, the California Community Colleges, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), and Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), this collaborative program focuses on schools with low numbers of students entering college and supports partnerships that improve the academic preparation and college readiness of California students.
Projects are distributed throughout the state to guarantee access and support schools in rural, urban and suburban areas. Projects include:
- improving instruction of explanatory reading and writing through collaborative work with teachers, giving teachers a head start on Common Core State Standards implementation
- helping high school principals examine and implement best practices that address educational equity and result in optimal learning
- building teacher and administrator understanding of assessment processes to improve student preparation for and performance in Algebra 1, aligning this work to Common Core State Standards
CAPP also supports the statewide intersegmental Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) and the Alliance of Regional Collaboration to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES), which was initiated by CAPP to improve public education and close the achievement gap through regional pre-K-through-college collaboration.
CAPP does not allow indirect costs charged to any CAPP grant program funded by the CSU. CAPP considers indirect costs to be in-kind or matching fund contributions.