3. What are your three most important academic priorities in preparing University Place
   
   students for post high school education?

Be accepted to any university or college that students want to attend

Be successful in college level courses, especially

Be able to write and articulate.

Reading, writing, math.

Given that the state and feds already insist on the above: Science, board communication skills, speech

and verbal expression, working with others, foreign language.

Knowledge / early planning of post secondary school.

Introduce career planning early.

Present students w/post secondary options

Partnerships w/four year universities

Priorities:

+ Life/career skills/work experience

+ Communication, both oral and written

+ Writing:Step Up to Writing

+ Understand/comprehend reading

+ Spelling

+ Lifelong learning! Confidence in classroom) / tutoring

+ Math/communication/practice al math

Basic core education to prepare for college (reading, writing and math)

Develop strong skills in other areas:science, social studies, art, languages and computer skills

Develop strong thinking skills.

Communications

Stress importance of steps to college application

Academic tools

+ Math

+ Reading

+ Writing

+ Sciences

+ Technology

"Eat your vegetables before you get your dessert"

Maximize academics - don't be distracted by non-academics

Raising out standards to above Washington state

Eliminate achievement gap - more involvement