Category:ACT Nueva 2007

*Organization * The Nueva School is an internationally recognized independent school serving gifted and talented students. Nueva uses a dynamic educational model to enable children to learn how to make choices that will benefit the world. The school teaches over 350 pre-kindergarten - eighth grade students in the arts, reading, math, science, music, physical education and social-emotional learning. Founded in 1967, The Nueva School was designed to be a living laboratory for best practices and new knowledge in education. Teaching practices developed at Nueva have been adopted by mainstream independent and public elementary schools around the country.

*Situation * The school has run a successful summer program which, at its peak, served over 700 students and grossed over $300K. In 2006, the program was closed temporarily due to construction. As Nueva considers what the summer program will look like when it reopens in 2008, it knows it would like to incorporate children who may not typically be able to attend Nueva. Specifically, Nueva would like to attract high-potential 3rd-5th grade low-income and minority students to participate in the Nueva experience through summer programs.  Project''' The Nueva School would like to work with ACT on market research and initial program design for the "outreach" component of the summer program slated to restart in 2008. The project could include an examination of the desired target population (numbers, location, challenges of serving the market, parent and student preferences) and partnership opportunities with other programs, such as Peninsula Bridge and RISE. Additionally, Nueva seeks recommendations on staffing the revitalized summer program. *Skills* Market analysis and research (qualitative and quantitative), strategic planning, K-12 educational experience, outreach and diversity experience bridging student achievement gaps, financial modeling