Recent Projects

A sampling of some of our most recent projects

Strategies for Preparing Young People of Diverse Backgrounds for Careers in the Health Professions

The California Endowment Sponsors the Connecting the Dots Initiative to Increase Health Care Workforce Diversity in California. The California Endowment funded the Public Health Institute and UCB School of Public Health to conduct a multi-stranded inquiry on strategies to increase health care workforce diversity. G&A was retained to conduct a study on strategies to strengthen the K-12 pipeline and enhance supports for minority students. The results of this study were shared at The Connecting the Dots Initiative Conference at The California Endowment.

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Mental Health Services Act

Bay Area Counties turn to Gibson & Associates for Technical Assistance with Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Planning and Implementation. Since 2005 Mental Health Services divisions in San Mateo, Marin and Alameda counties have turned to Gibson & Associates for technical assistance with MHSA planning and implementation. G&A co-facilitated the development of the Community Services & Supports plan in San Mateo County. In Alameda County, G&A developed RFPs and facilitated procurement processes to select contractors. In all three counties, G&A is currently leading the research, survey design and planning related to the Workforce Education and Training component of the MHSA. For more information about our work in relation to the MHSA.

For more information, please contact Paul Gibson.

Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) Strategic Plan 2010-2013

Gibson and Associates Completes Another Strategic Plan for the City of Oakland. We finalized updating of the strategic plan in October, 2009. The plan includes a needs assessment, best practice research, and a blueprint for funding priorities over the next four years. Click here to view the plan. G&A also conducted the OFCY 2006-2010 strategic plan. To learn more, click here . You can also visit the OFCY website.

Science and Literacy Achievement

Raising the Bar and Narrowing the Gap. Since 2004 G&A has provided technical assistance and evaluation to San Francisco Unified School District in their elementary science partnership grant, CaMSP WISE. The model of intensive professional development provided standards-based content knowledge by partner institutions, including San Francisco State, City College of San Francisco, and the California Academy of Science. This was followed by in-classroom support by district coaches. Within four years, 5th grade students in WISE classrooms had drastically improved performance in Science from 40% proficient in 2004 to 60% proficient in 2008. In 2004, one in 10 African American students of WISE classroom teachers achieved proficiency in science, by 2008, that number was 1 in 4. In 2004, 1 in 4 Latino students achieved proficiency and by 2008, more than 1 in 3 students accomplished this goal. Based on the success of this grant, SFUSD was awarded a three-year research grant to continue the program.

For more information on technical assistance with education grants or school-university partnerships, contact Nada Djordjevich.

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