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        <ExplanationTxt>TO ACCELERATE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BY DEVELOPING HEALTHY STUDENTS, PROFICIENT READERS AND WRITERS WITH HIGHER-ORDER THINKING SKILLS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF PROBLEM SOLVING AND ARE SELF-MOTIVATED, COMPETENT, LIFELONG LEARNERS, AND SOCIAL INTERACTORS PREPARED FOR THE WORK FORCE OF THE 21ST CENTURY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPURTUNITIES IN AN UNDER-SERVICED AREA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.</ExplanationTxt>
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