Next week kicks off Keystone testing for some of our high school students! Students take the Keystone exams in Literature, Algebra, and Biology throughout the next two weeks. The specific dates for each assessment are posted below on our district's Statewide Assessment Calendar. For a quick review of ways you can support your child during testing, check out the images below. Please reach out to your assessment coordinator with any questions and check out our assessment page on the website for parent letters, FAQs, and more (https://www.ucasd.org/page/student-assessment). At the high school, our School Assessment Coordinator is Mrs. Conti (aconti@ucasd.org). We are so proud of our students and wish them the best of luck on their exams. Thank you, teachers, during teacher appreciation week and ALWAYS, for preparing our students for their exams! Good luck, students! #GoBears
Good afternoon! We want to wish the BEST of luck to all students in Grades 3-8 on tomorrow's PSSA Mathematics assessments! Students will take the mathematics assessments on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Students in Grades 5 & 8 will also take the PSSA Science assessments on Thursday and Friday of this week. That will conclude PSSA testing for the year, other than any students completing make-up exams the following week. Spring Keystones for students enrolled in English 10, Biology, and Algebra 1 will take place in May. For the full assessment calendar and some good tips for supporting your child during exam weeks, check out the images below. We are SO proud of our students and their efforts on exams! Keep up the great work! Many thanks to all of our faculty, staff, administrators, and school assessment coordinators for all of their efforts to make this go smoothly for our students. #GoBears!
Tomorrow, April 23, 2025, kicks off PSSA testing for students in Grades 3-8! We are so proud of our students and wish them the best of luck on their exams. For a quick review of the statewide assessment schedule and ways you can support your child during testing, check out the images below. Please reach out to your assessment coordinator with any questions and check out our assessment page on the website for parent letters, FAQs, and more (https://www.ucasd.org/page/student-assessment). At the elementary school, our statewide assessment coordinator is Mr. McMahan (emcmahan@ucasd.org), at the middle school, it is Mr. Anthony (janthony@ucasd.org), and at the high school, it is Mrs. Conti (aconti@ucasd.org). Good luck, students! #GoBears
If you missed last week's Empowering Student Success program, we're hosting an optional informational session on understanding statewide assessments for families this Monday, April 7 from 6:00-7:00 in the MS/HS LGI. There will be refreshments, a door prize drawing for a $50.00 Tops gift card, and take-home resources for families. All are welcome; registration not required. Hope to see you then! Go Bears!
It's almost the end of Quarter 3!
Thank you, Elevate Education, for sharing strategies to help our families learn how to improve student's self-efficacy and how to encourage goal-setting for academic success. Beforehand, we had a thorough overview of statewide assessments and how they tie to curriculum and instruction, planning programs and resources, and more. It was a great evening, and we hope to host another event soon. Please check your emails for copies of all of the resources from Mrs. Dell
Join us for a night of fun read-alouds and prizes! Our Title I K4-5 Literacy Night is an engaging "Choose Your Own Adventure" event with our teachers and staff that you're not going to want to miss! We hope to see you at our elementary school tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.!
Don't forget, Union City Cyber Academy Students! The third quarter ends on March 31! Finish strong!
Parents and caregivers, mark your calendars for an exciting opportunity to empower your student's academic journey! On Thursday, March 27, from 6:00-7:30 PM, Union City Area Middle/High School Auditorium will host an event entitled, "Empowering Student Success: Understanding Statewide Assessments & Building Motivation for Academic Achievement.” This event will be more than just another school meeting—it's a strategic workshop designed to give you the tools to support your child's educational growth. Check out the flier below for the details, and register for this event at https://tinyurl.com/EmpowerUC.
Elementary Families - It's time for our next Title I Parent Engagement event! Please join us on Tuesday, March 18 from 5:30-7:00 for a K4-5 Literacy Night event like no other... It's a "CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE" themed night of read-alouds, fun, silliness, and prizes with our Title I teachers and paraprofessionals. This event is made possible through Title I funds, the United Way and the United Way Community School, and our PLAYTime friends from the Erie PLAYHouse. Check out the flier, and join us for the adventure at UC Elementary!
Hello, Union City Cyber Academy Families!
Mid-Term Progress Reports will be mailed out to all full-time middle/high school cyber students tomorrow, Thursday, March 6. This report was pulled as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. All students in middle/high school courses at UCASD receive progress reports shortly after the midterm to help students and families understand their progress as we move through the 3rd quarter.
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s academic progress, please contact:
1) Your child’s cyber instructor at Warren using the contact information on the homepage for each course in the Buzz Portal. It is imperative that you communicate with them, as they create the courses and complete all of the grading.
2) Your child’s guidance counselor at UCASD, as he/she is the individual who develops the child’s schedule and can support them and answer questions.
All cyber students have the option to return to Brick & Mortar instruction in their classes at the quarter/semester exchanges, and students who are not successful may be required to return per our UCASD Cyber Handbook. Because of the recent snow days, this quarter ends on Monday, March 31, 2025.
If you would like for your child to return to Brick & Mortar for Quarter 4, please contact your child’s guidance counselor and/or Mrs. Dell (sdell@ucasd.org) before March 26, 2025.
As you have questions about your child’s enrollment, schedule, or progress in cyber classes, please communicate with your child’s guidance counselor, as indicated above. Additionally, please check our middle/high school website and live feed for updates and the permission slips and information about our after school tutoring program.
Thank you for your commitment to your child’s education!
As we inch a little closer to Spring, we wanted to share the dates for the upcoming PSSA and Keystone exams taking place in April and May. In addition to the testing dates and the available make-up days for any students who are absent, this handout also provides you with which grade-levels take which PSSAs and which high school courses are Keystone capstone courses for those exams. Check it out, and reach out to your School Assessment Coordinator if you have any questions!
We value your input! Every three years, UCASD conducts a comprehensive review of our programs and offerings as part of the statewide Comprehensive Planning process. Throughout the past few weeks, our Steering Committee, made up of teachers, administrators, counselors, and parents from all levels, met to conduct a needs assessment and develop our 2025-2028 UCASD Comprehensive Plan. That plan is now posted on our website for your review and input. Click this link to check it out: https://www.ucasd.org/o/union-city-sd/page/comprehensive-planning
Can you believe we're only 8 days away from the end of Quarter 2? It's time to finish the first semester strong, Cyber Students! Check your emails this afternoon for an update from Mrs. Dell with some helpful reminders, as well as our current UCASD 2024-2025 Academic Calendar, tutoring information, and more!
Please Join Us!
We are looking for a few parents/guardians of UC Elementary students to join our Title I team to engage in our annual review of the Title I Parent/School Compact, our Family Engagement Policies, and our Stakeholder Surveys on Monday, November 25 at 9:00 a.m. in our Elementary Office.
If you can join us, please send an email to Stacey Dell (sdell@ucasd.org) anytime before 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24.
Light refreshments and some Thank You gifts will be provided! Thank you for your commitment to our schools!
Good morning, Cyber Students & Families! Check your emails, as I just sent some helpful information, including Picture Day information, reminders about attendance, contact information for your counselors and IT, and more! Have a great weekend, and keep up the great work!
See you soon, Cyber Students! Make sure you've confirmed your enrollment plans for 2024-2025 with your guidance counselor. At orientation, you'll receive your technology, your schedule, and a host of other important resources and information. This is mandatory, even for those who have been in our Academy in the past!
UCASD Open House & Orientatin Schedule - Check out our event calendar below for all of the beginning-of-the-year festivities. All students planning to enroll in the Union City Cyber Academy for 2024-2025 need to reach out to their guidance counselor and/or Mrs. Dell (sdell@ucasd.org) as soon as possible and plan to attend our mandatory orientation on Wednesday, August 21 from 6:00-7:00 in the MS/HS Auditorium. See you then!
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We are so excited to have students back on campus. What a great start to the 2023-2024 school year!
