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 Congratulations to the graduating class of 2009!
CLICK HERE to view pictures of the graduating class of 2009.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students who attend University Academy are required to earn a minimum of 26 units of credit in grades 9 through 12. Students completing the required credits will follow the program as specified.
| Course Name |
# of Units Required |
| Communication Arts (includes 0.5 unit of Oral Communication) |
4.5 |
| Math |
4.0 |
| Science (Two of the three units must be taken in biology, chemistry or physics) |
4.0 |
| Social Studies |
4.0 |
| Fine Arts |
1.0 |
| Practical Arts |
1.0 |
| Personal Finance |
0.5 |
| Physical Education |
1.0 |
| Health |
0.5 |
| Foreign Language |
2.0 |
| Advanced Electives (These may be taken from a combination of classes in English, math, social studies, science, foreign language, fine arts or dual credit courses.) |
3.5 |
In addition to the courses that University Academy offers, the school also encourages its juniors and seniors to take dual-credit classes at various local universities including UMKC and Rockhurst. University Academy helps pay for the vast majority of tuition for the classes that the students take at those colleges, although parents are responsible for some of the matriculation fees. We believe this is a valuable program as it not only effectively broadens our course offerings, but also allows our students to experience actual college classes and gives them confidence that they can succeed in college. Many of our seniors graduate with significant amounts of college credit.
University Academy Goals
2009-2010
1. University Academy will meet or exceed the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standard as set by DESE in each grade level for both Math and Communication Arts.
2. University Academy will achieve the following proficient/advanced targets on the MAP test:
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Communication Arts
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Math
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Lower School
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67.4%
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63.3%
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Middle School
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67.4%
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63.3%
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Upper School
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85%
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63.3%
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3. University Academy will obtain a school-wide attendance rate of 95.9%.
4. University Academy will develop and implement a comprehensive program to dramatically improve our mathematics program and academic achievement in mathematics.
5. University Academy will increase parent participation in Power School from 30% to 50% for grades 2-12.
6. University Academy will develop a parent/guardian engagement program.
7. University Academy will develop a comprehensive program to expose students to the arts, career choices, college environments, and other experiential learning opportunities inside and outside of the school. This program may include speaker series, career fairs, field trips, school trips, summer educational programs, internship opportunities etc.
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