Recent Projects

Listed below are a few of our recent projects

iTEAMS Partnership Grant

Innovative STEM Partnerships. In 2014, the San Rafael City School District was awarded a 3-year, 1.5 million dollar project to improve STEM learning in the North Bay. The iTEAMS (integrated Technology Engineering And Math/Science) grant is the most recent of nine STEM partnership grants developed by Gibson and Associates in the past ten years. This track record began with San Francisco WISE I and WISE II CaMSP grants which were recognized by both the US Department of Education and the California Department of Education for outstanding achievements.

Planning for City Agencies

Technical Assistance and Strategic Planning for Berkeley, Oakland, and Irvine. Since 2014, G&A has provided technical assistance and evaluation support to the City of Berkeley for programs funded by the Children, Youth and Recreation Commission. This work includes the evaluation of 20 agencies funded by the City along with support to refine the grant making process. G&A has also worked with the City to Irvine to develop a plan for their vulnerable populations, including children, youth, and immigrant populations. In both 2003 and in 2010, G&A facilitated the Strategic Plan for the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY). View the plan here.

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. G&A was retained to conduct a study on strategies to strengthen the K-12 pipeline and enhance supports for minority students.