Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee Makes Strides Towards Achieving Demands
Last week the Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee (ARSC) learned the exciting news that the School Board has allocated the necessary funding to contract with a Multilingual Mentor Program Coordinator! Creating […]
Burlington Youth and Family Engagement Team Holds First Retreat of the Year
The Burlington School District Youth and Family Engagement Team (YFET) held their first retreat of the year on Wednesday, November 29th, at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in […]
Notes from the Field: An Interview with Program Director Jackie Verley About UP’s Partnership with First Branch Unified School District
Program Director Jackie Verley and Executive Director Lindsey Halman began working with youth and adults at the First Branch Unified School District last year to help them create a refreshed […]
Notes from the Field: An Interview with Getting to ‘Y’ Program Director Jesse Brooks
So far this year, Program Director Jesse Brooks has facilitated five Getting to ‘Y’ (GTY) trainings across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, half-day events in which middle and high school […]
Brandywine School District: Elevating and Empowering Student Voices
Brandywine School District in Delaware is focused on elevating and empowering student voices across three high schools. This project is in its third year in partnership with UP for Learning. […]
Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee Begins Year Four of Action with New Structure
On Monday, September 18th, youth and adults from the Winooski community met to kick off year four of the Antiracism Steering Committee (ARSC). This team is tasked with implementing the […]
Leadership, Empowerment, and Games Enhance Cabot’s After-School Program!
Cabot School’s youth facilitators kicked off their year this week, joining UP staff Max, Katie, and Pat for a morning retreat on Tuesday, September 12th. The team works to support […]
Monument Mountain Kicks Off Year Five of Partnership!
The Steering Team of the Student-Adult Advisory Board (SAAB) at Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, MA – a team of eight youth and eight adults – met […]
UP for Learning Leads Workshop at the Vermont Rural Education Collaborative Summer Program
UP for Learning joined 25 rising 8th grade youth from across Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom for a day at Vermont State University in Lyndon. Supported by UP and the Vermont Rural […]
Public Understanding and Support Rubric
This rubric spells out the process of shifting our stakeholders’ mental models of education and learning to align with school redesign efforts. It should be used to: 1. Assess a […]
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