Our Learning Model

UPA’s learning model is key to addressing the challenges of supporting our diverse group of learners who represent a wide range of academic, emotional, language, and literacy skills.

We organized this model into three strategies:

Standard Based Instruction

UPA implements standard based instruction using the OUSD's adopted Curriculum.

Social Emotional Learning

Social emotional learning prepares students to be self-reflective, emotionally intelligent stewards of their community, build strong relationships, and be able to accelerate and drive their own learning in two ways.

First, students have daily Crew classes designed to help students expand their self-knowledge, growth mindset and relational skills through the habits of success and goal-setting. Secondly, the academic curriculum is designed so that learning is directly linked to these habits and goals.

1:1 Mentoring

Every other week, students meet with an staff member at UPA during mentor time to discuss academic, social, and personal goals.