Urban Assembly Inc

Postsecondary readiness & success:the post secondary readiness and success team implements a variety of services designed to build awareness, readiness, experiences, and success in their college and career pathways. Programming includes ua's career connected, which consists of a ua-created curriculum and support model that works with students at the start of their high school experience (from 9th-11th grade); career pathways through work-based learning experience opportunities and industry partnerships; and college selection, application, matriculation, and persistence support.

Academics/algebra success/leadership:instructional support: algebra success programs currently operating in new york city increase student performance in algebra by providing educators with strategies and resources to support math instructional quality. Extensive research has proven that 8th and 9th graders who succeed in algebra are far more likely to do well in high school and demonstrate college success at rates above their demographic peers. The program includes professional learning community sessions for peers to share best practices and improve their instructional expertise, coaching at school sites, assessments, and data analysis, including regents-based tasks required for hs graduation. The instructional quality program enhances student performance in core subjects, such as math and language arts, by improving teaching practices that deepen understanding, engagement, and achievement. The ua's innovation in instructional quality includes project cafe, which leverages ai and large language models to scale feedback to more teachers, more frequently.