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STEP-UP: Partnerships

USGS serves as a community partner to school-based programs for students with disabilities.

Students huddle around an open book with jewelry on the pages.
STEP-UP students and a teacher learn about the uses of minerals during a visit to the USGS library in Reston, Virginia.

STEP-UP partners with these organizations:

  • Albuquerque Public Schools (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Fairfax County Public Schools (Fairfax, VA)
  • Falmouth Public Schools (Falmouth, MA)
  • Flagstaff Unified School District (Flagstaff, AZ)
  • Fremont Union High School District (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Granite School District (Salt Lake City, UT)
  • JeffCo Public Schools (Lakewood, CO)
  • Mountain View – Los Altos High School District (Mountain View, CA)
  • Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (Monterey, CA)
  • Oakland Unified School District (Oakland, CA) 
  • Palo Alto Unified School District (Palo Alto, CA)
  • Santa Clara Unified School District (Santa Clara, CA)
  • San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo, CA)
  • University of Cincinnati, Advancement and Transition Services (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Vancouver Public Schools (Vancouver, WA)
  • Warren County Educational Service Center (Lebanon, OH)