Thank you to our excellent 2008 sponsors. You enhance our work tremendously!

QUALCOMM Inc. for their generous endowment of NCUST as part of the QUALCOMM Institute for Innovation and Educational Success at San Diego State University.

San Diego State University President's Leadership Fund for a generous grant to support Ed.D. students in their visits to and interactions with fi nalists for the National Excellence in Urban Education Award.

Riverside Publishing for their generous sponsorship of the symposium program book.

The San Diego State University College of Education for their financial and operational support that enables faculty to attend the symposium and participate as facilitators and presiders.

Teachers College Press ,The Westin Gaslamp Quarter ,and
Gary Emert at Voyager Learning for their support of symposium registration scholarships.

San Diego County Office of Education Resource and Educational Technology Division for their partnership to provide professional development information for symposium participants.

The City Heights Educational Collaborative  educational leaders for their participation as facilitators and site-visit reviewers as well as their exhibit of student work.

The first cohort of Doctoral students in the Ed.D program in Educational Leadership  at San Diego State University for their participation as symposium facilitators and site-visit reviewers.

AVID  (Advancement Via Individual Determination) for their partnership to promote strategies for high student achievement.