Through The Digital Advantage - Project Graduation's legacy program - the Sunnyside Unified School District is using laptops as an incentive to decrease dropouts and increase the district’s graduation rate. High school freshmen have the opportunity to earn a netbook when they achieve the 4 A's at the end of the first semester.

This year 486 freshmen from Desert View and Sunnyside high schools were awarded netbooks. The celebration was held in Centennial Hall at the University of Arizona on February 17, 2010. View the photos.

In the 2008-2009 school year, SUSD gave laptops to 505 ninth-grade students who achieved the Four A’s.

The 4 A's

• Academics: 2.5 or higher grade point average
• Attendance: 95% or better attendance rate – no more than four excused absences, no unexcused, and must attend on the first day of school
• Activity: regular participation in a school-sponsored extracurricular activity
• Attitude: no out-of-school suspensions

News for Digital Advantage students and Digital Scholars
Visit the Digital Advantage website to learn more about how to use your netbooks and to submit tech support requests.

Project Graduation Information
Digital Advantage Sponsors
Project Graduation: A Case Study 2010 (PDF)
Project Graduation Initiatives Synopsis (PDF)
Digital Advantage 2009-2010 1st Semester Report
Digital Advantage 2009-2010 2nd Semester Report
The Digital Advantage Metrics Feb. 2010 (PPT)
Project Graduation Graphic Organizer Feb. 2010 (PPT)