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GOMPERS PREPARATORY ACADEMY – WASC ACCREDITED
Greetings, Yesterday I received our official accreditation letter from WASC. I am proud to announce that Gompers Preparatory Academy (GPA) has been WASC accredited for a six-year term through 2027, with a 1-day midcycle visit - the BEST accreditation status GPA has ever been awarded. THIS IS HUGE! WASC...
Student Support Wednesdays
Dear GPA Family, As an added support for Semester 2, GPA will be implementing Student Support Wednesdays. Wednesdays will be reserved for: Mental health support for students and staff through the Counseling department Extended opportunities for parent/teacher conferences Special Education services and collaboration IEP meetings 1-on-1 support for at-promise students...
End of the Semester Student Support Schedule
Dear GPA Parents, As a reminder, next week from Monday, Feb. 1 through Friday, Feb. 5 is Student Support Week. Students will only attend their Period 3 class. Teachers will be holding tutoring meetings with students throughout the week, all day (7:00–3:30), as an additional support to individual students. If...
Video Tribute in Honor of Mr. Winters
Our "Blue Rose" Mr. Winters created the tradition of the Blue Rose Ceremony at GPA for Student-Athletes. On a senior's last game of their high school career, Mr. Winters would personally present a blue rose to each senior as a symbol of gratitude to our senior athletes. Mr. Winters...
In Loving Memory of Jim Winters
GPA Family, It is with the heaviest of hearts that I inform you that our beloved Dean of Student-Athletes and friend, Jim Winters, passed away this morning. His long and courageous battle with cancer never stopped him from his heart work with our students. It was his love for...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No School 1/18
On Monday, Jan. 18th, we celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of him, GPA will have no virtual classes on Monday. “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the...
We Saved Our Founders!
Greetings GPA Family, We would like to thank you for your support in Saving Our Founders! We did it! Last night, the San Diego Unified Board of Education voted unanimously to allow our on-loan employees to remain on-loan for as long as they wish to remain at GPA. We...