Geovanni Murguia remembers what started it all. It was time to go back to school and his parents took him to Payless to buy a new pair of shoes for school. “It was 2008, and the recession was in full swing, both my parents had lost their jobs and they couldn’t afford the shoes,” Geovanni […]
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Uplift Summit’s library has books of all shapes and sizes, but they also have an innovative way to increase reading engagement. Librarian Tonja Tate and Teacher Assistant Imelda Gutierrez have spearheaded a program called Reading Wheels. This past August, Fit Desk bikes were installed in the secondary library at Uplift Summit. Scholars have the opportunity to read while exercising which stimulates both their brain and their body. This
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We are only a few days away from the first day of school and we cannot wait to see our scholars back in person! That being said, we are aware that for some of our scholars, it has been several months since they have been on campus. That is why we have created some talking
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Special Education scholars from Uplift North Hills took part in a real-world-experience field trip as they went grocery shopping and then prepared a feast for their entire class. After boarding the bus, scholars and their teachers headed to a local grocery store where they worked together to check off all the ingredients on their grocery
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Uplift’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.
Uplift Education Board of Trustees: Rev. Dr. Lael Melville – Chairman, John McPherson – Vice Chairman, Marcia Aaron, Latasha Archie, John Beckert, Dr. Michielle Benson, Melonee Berry, Tony Caesar, Simon Chen, Cullum Clark, Anthony Cobb, Berenice Contreras, Adam Cox, Pilar Davies, Scott Ewing, Dr. Lauren Fine, Christine Frary, Ricky Garcia, Mandy Ginsberg, Cameron Johnson, Sam Kang, Hanna Kim, Laura Martinez, Melissa McNeil, Harold Montgomery, Yanela Montoya, Dawn Moore, Christan Perkins, Todd Rapp, Gio Sanchez, Jeremy Scruggs, Tracy Syler-Jones, Stefanie Tsen, Christine VanDeVelde Luskin, Kelly Whaley, Pete Zwick, Uplift Education CEO: Dr. Remy L. Washington