University Preparatory Academy

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For the Seattle school, see University Prep.

UPA, or University Preparatory Academy, is a charter school located in San Jose, California, emphasizing hands-on learning; its charter was approved by the Santa Clara Board of Trustees. UPA opened in the fall of 2007 as a middle and high school; however, it will only be offering 7-10th grades for 2008-2009.

University Preparatory Academy is located at the Cathedral of Faith at 2315 Canoas Garden Ave.

Some of UPA's classes include Technology and Web 2.0. In fact, this article was created for the Web 2.0 class.

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[edit] Required Classes

[edit] Electives

[edit] After-School Programs

  • Study Hall
  • Tutoring
  • Intramurals
  • Guitar- this used to be an elective

[edit] Developers/Founders

  • Joe Coto- California State Assemblyman, Former Superintendent of East Side Union High School District
  • Dan Ordaz- Education Consultant, Retired Assistant Superintendent of East Side Union High School District
  • Jacklyn Guevara- Retired Executive Director of East Side Union High School District
  • Dorothy Westerhoff- Education Consultant, Retired Educator/School Administrator of[East Side Union High School District
  • James Romero- Engineer
  • Patrick Dunkley- General Counsel for Stanford University
  • Dr. Loren Lee- President of Strategy One Consulting
  • Kurt Foreman- Director of Operations for Cathedral of Faith
  • Richard Phaff- Retired Director of Financial Aid, San Jose State University

[edit] References

[edit] External links


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