UT Charter School System Special Education Program Facilitator Shanika Ingram and Candace Kerr, ARD Facilitator hosted an IEP 101 training this semester to help parents and caregivers better understand what an IEP is and how it can help their student. IEP’s are an Individual Education Plan/Program that outlines the program of special… read more 

This school year, Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) decided to try something different when providing an orientation to incoming students. To welcome the class of 2027, MCH Principal Michelle Meister and teacher Mr. Raul Kastner hosted a  “Fish Camp”. The day started off with a fishing game facilitated by the creative… read more 

During the first week of August, all faculty and staff from both UT University Charter School and UT Elementary came together at the Thompson Conference Center for two days of celebration and professional development.     This years’ theme for the UT Charter School System (UTCSS) is: Change Starts Here… read more 

On January 26, students from our Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) campus toured the National Museum of the Pacific War (also known as the Nimitz Museum) in Fredericksburg. The group had an hour-long guided tour of the Pacific War Combat Zone and then an hour and a half at the Pacific… read more 

On January 20, UT University Charter and UT Elementary kicked off their strategic planning sessions with stakeholders from both districts convening to begin the process. Members from both boards, parents and facility representatives along with classroom and district staff came together to start the process to outline the directions of… read more 

As part of a long-standing holiday tradition, the Giver Connection of Kerr County donates handmade quilts for the boys at our Pathways campus.  This year, the boys decided to give back and created their own quilt as a thank you for the ladies of the organization. Adopting a theme representing… read more 

On Thursday, December 8, the UT Charter School Texas NeuroRehab Campus (TNC) held their annual Art Show. TNC teacher Jamie Reichardt works with her students throughout the semester to create paintings and art projects for the show. All of the art is created by TNC students and it is a… read more 

At the end of October, the boys from our Pathfinders campus took a field trip to the Johnson City Zoo. Field trips are important to education because they offer real world experiences that are supported by academic content. On this trip, the students got to see first-hand how tall a… read more 

It is very important for students to visit college campuses in their journey to choose a postsecondary program for themselves. Campus visits and tours give students an opportunity to see for themselves the pace and feel of a campus and if it is right for them.  Many of the tours… read more 

Students at our Helping Hand Home campus were treated to a live webinar with NBA star and children’s book author Stephen ‘Steph’ Curry.  Curry read from his new book: I Have a Superpower which is a story that teaches kids you don’t have to be the strongest, fastest, or even… read more 

Social Emotional Learning is taught in a variety of ways and our teachers at Methodist Children’s Home have created a way to spread positivity and belonging. As an art project, students decorated and created a pocket or bag that was put on a classroom wall. The next day, students wrote… read more 

Celebrate Freedom Week was established in 2003 to highlight the values and ideals on which the United States of America was founded. It coincides with September 17, the date in 1787 when the  Constitutional Convention signed the US Constitution. There are a variety of ways each of our schools can… read more