Jefferson Area schools will become the most desirable and considered "best" in San Antonio.

Jefferson schools will be the best schools in America by 2020; however, bold, urgent improvements begin now.  With each passing year our neighborhood schools will evolve to the best in the community, to the best in the district, to the best in the city and county, to finally the best in the nation.  A summary of sample benchmarks include:

2010

• Jefferson cluster of schools will be the best in SAISD.

• Freshman class (class of 2013) enters Jefferson CHAMPS as first graduating class under new internal charter school guidelines.

• Jefferson cluster schools adopt CHAMPS Declaration.

• Jefferson cluster of 2nd graders (class of 2020) sign CHAMPS Declaration of Excellence for nation’s best schools.

• Jefferson cluster of pre-k through 7th graders (class of 2015) sign CHAMPS Declaration of Excellence for city’s best schools.

• Jefferson CHAMPS foundation established for private donations to support mission and $1 million raised in first year.

• Jefferson CHAMPS and local Fortune 500 business agreement on public/private partnership to support CHAMPS Declaration.

• Teacher/employee residence incentive policy adopted between SAISD, City of San Antonio and Bexar County.

• Extra-curricular activity participation benchmarks established for measured gains (i.e. vocal, speech team, athletics, marching band, and Jeff Corp of Cadets) Lassos at 100 members strong.

• Eighty-five (85) percent of students living in the greater Jefferson area attending neighborhood schools.

• Eighty-five (85) percent of Jefferson CHAMPS graduates enroll in college or military service.

 2015

• Jefferson cluster schools considered BEST in Bexar County.

• Declaration of Excellence Agreement is five years old.

• Advance placement courses in math and science available in 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

• College and military uniforms worn by all Jefferson CHAMPS students.

• 500 Jefferson CHAMPS scholarships awarded to low-income students.

• Socio-economic and ethnic-cultural diversity in Jefferson CHAMPS demographics.

• $7 million dollars raised by Jefferson CHAMPS foundation for college scholarships, military advancements, academic programs, technology and campus grounds improvements/ maintenance.

• Jefferson Junior Corp of Cadets and Junior Lassos begun in cluster schools.

• Jefferson CHAMPS Corp of Cadets 1,000 strong and Lassos at 150 members.

• Jefferson CHAMPS extra-curricular (non-cadet) participation at 1,200 students.

• Ninety (90) percent of Jefferson area students attending neighborhood schools.

• Ninety (90) percent of Jefferson CHAMPS enroll in college or military service.

2020

• Jefferson neighborhood schools recognized as best schools in the nation.

• A national model of urban revitalization and urban regeneration of schools of students of diverse socio-  economic and ethnic-cultural backgrounds.

• One hundred (100) percent of Jefferson CHAMPS enroll in college or military service.