We welcome all students and families to the Urban Science Academy, a new small school located on the West Roxbury Education Campus. As a school centered in science, technology, and the arts, we expect all students to achieve at the highest levels and to fully participate in our diverse community of learners.
As we enter our third year, we wish to thank all of the students, families, teachers and community partners that worked tirelessly to support our school. Their tremendous effort has produced one of the finest academic institutions around. You will find our course offerings rigorous and engaging, challenging and exciting, and our instructional staff is among the most dedicated and dynamic teachers that the region has to offer. We have a shared expectation that a USA education will prepare the learner to be competitive beyond our high school, proficient in every course of study and to attend a four-year college or university.
Have a fantastic year, work hard and enjoy the experience!
Although the initiatives and structures developed over the course of our two years were helping the staff at the Urban Science Academy to more effectively meet the needs of all of our students, we recognized the need for additionally academic support to make good on our mission to prepare all of our students for success in college and beyond. Thus, as a staff we were open to doing whatever necessary to meet the needs of all of our students.
In an ongoing effort to better meet the needs of all of our students, the entire Urban Science Academy contributed significant time during the fall and winter of 2006—2007 providing input on improving our existing inclusion model via the implementation of co-teaching. After the staff voted to expand the inclusion model to include co-teaching, an implementation team went to work in the spring of 2007.
Currently all 9th and 10th grade math and humanities classes are co-taught by content area and special education teachers. To help us meet our goal we have added 8 new staff members to our USA family.