UT Charter Schools

UT Charter Schools

Teacher Spotlight: Randall Jackson, UT-UCS Career Education Teacher

Before embarking on his decades-long career in teaching, Randall Jackson found his passion for helping others while working in hospitals and in the U.S. Peace Corps. When deciding on a college major, he realized the best way to continue his good work was to teach.  Now, 15 years into his… read more 

Kathleen Daniels – Staff Member of the Year

Back when Kathleen Daniels was growing up, she discovered her calling in education when she helped her mom decorate the classroom before the rst day of school. She always felt right at home grading papers, cleaning the chalkboard and organizing her mother’s desk. Yet when she got to college, she… read more 

Ashley Johnson – Teacher of the Year

  For Ashley Johnson, teaching isn’t just about getting students through the curriculum. It’s a family a air. In her one-room schoolhouse, the small group of young, soon-to-be mothers learn how to work together as a team and support each other through two of life’s big milestones: high school graduation… read more 

Letter from the Superintendent

Dear UT-University Charter School Family, Last summer, I watched a Disney movie starring a little blue fish who kept reminding herself to “just keep swimming” as she faced countless obstacles on her homeward-bound journey. In our charter schools, our students are on a journey of their own as they push… read more 

First Response – A Q&A with RTI researcher Thea Woodruff

One of the many advantages of being a part of The University of Texas at Austin is having access to world-class research in Response to Intervention (RTI), a multi-tiered approach to keeping students on track and identifying learning gaps before they widen. This critical component is embedded in every classroom… read more 

A Place of Hope

Just a few miles away from the sprawling UT Austin campus, there’s a tidy little playground surrounded by portable classrooms. Children giggle and shout as they dangle from monkey bars and a scoot down a shiny blue slide. Looking at this familiar scene of carefree youth, it’s hard to believe… read more 

UT University Charter School  Advisory Board

Jennifer W. Maedgen – Chair; Eboni Calbow, Vanessa Davila, Cynthia Franklin, Suzon Kemp, Judith Loredo and Christine Nishimura with non-voting members Joe Fulp and William Moak

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