At the end of every school year, UT University Charter (UTUCS) celebrates our partner facilities with a luncheon. Having cancelled the last two in-person ones, this event felt special as it was a time for our District Staff and Facility Staff to be together and strengthen the relationships that ultimately… read more 

2022 Staff of the Year: Edith “Edie” Todd Registrars are critical to schools. Because schools are in part funded by student attendance and achievement, keeping those records are vital to all schools and their accuracy is incredibly important to every student. Edie Todd, UT-UCS’ Staff of the Year is a… read more 

2022 Rookie of the Year: Stacy Swenson In Texas, School Psychologists are known as Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSP). LSSP’s support students, teachers, staff, and families in many aspects of the learning process. They have training in mental health, learning, and behavior in order to support students in their… read more 

For the 2021-2022 school year, UT University Charter School has named two teachers as Teacher of the Year: Mark Chen and Deborah Davidsen. In their respective nominations, both Mr. Chen and Ms. Davidsen were commended on their collaborative spirit with their fellow faculty in addition to their dedication to serving… read more 

In 2021, teacher Angie Hammond from Methodist Children’s Home passed away and the students wanted to memorialize her in some way. Angie loved to go fishing and the students thought it would be appropriate to honor her memory with a bench that will be placed near a pond for people… read more 

UTUCS Pathfinders campus at the Burck Center for Youth in Driftwood is located on a working ranch that offers a variety of hands on learning opportunities for the boys in their care. One recent opportunity was for the students to compete in the Hays County Livestock Show. This season, nine… read more 

Every UT-UCS campus is unique offering our students a variety of activities outside of the classroom. In addition to their central campus in Waco, Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) has a working ranch outside of town. Their working ranch has a variety of livestock pens, an equine area and a stocked… read more 

In February 2022, students of our Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) campus in Waco toured McLennan Community College (MCC) as part of the OnRamps class. OnRamps is a state-wide initiative of UT Austin designed to expand access to postsecondary education by building partnerships with teachers, schools and postsecondary institutions across the… read more 

Principal Maricela De La Cruz, Ed.D. and the UT-UCS campus at Laurel Ridge Formative Years at High Point are excited to announce their first graduate! UT Charter School welcomed our Laurel Ridge Formative Years at High Point campus in 2015. Formative Years is a day treatment program at Laurel Ridge… read more