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Applications now available for Utica Community Schools secondary specialty programs
Families of 8th graders can apply for UAIS, UCMST and UCSI
Applications are now available for three secondary specialty programs in Utica Community Schools.
Families of current eighth-grade students can now apply for Utica Academy for International Studies (UAIS), Utica Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology (UCMST) and Utica Center for Science and Industry (UCSI).
Application materials are due by 3 p.m. Friday, February 17 and are available at http://www.uticak12.org/academics/specialtyprograms. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an electronic application.
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“Utica Community Schools provides a portfolio of choices that supports our district’s focus on preparing students for postsecondary success,” superintendent Dr. Christine Johns said. “Our secondary specialty programs enhance the comprehensive high schools and give students options that meet their unique needs, interests and talents.”
Per Board of Education policy, residents of the district and non-resident (Schools of Choice) students currently enrolled in eighth grade are eligible to apply for secondary specialty programs. The district will not accept a new non-resident student beyond grade eight in secondary specialty programs unless all qualified district and existing non-resident (Schools of Choice) applicants have been accepted and there are open seats. Students entering the district in grades 10 through 12, with previous specialty program experience, may be considered for entrance if seats are available.
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Interested parents are invited to attend a series of informational meetings:
- February 2 - Breakout sessions on the specialty programs will be available at the 9th annual Academic Blitz, from 7-9 p.m. at Henry Ford II High School, 11911 Clinton River Rd. in Sterling Heights.
- February 9 - UCSI Open House at 7 p.m. at the Instructional Resource Center (IRC) 14201 Canal Rd. in Sterling Heights.
- February 14 - UAIS Open House at 7 p.m. at the school, 37400 Dodge Park Rd. in Sterling Heights.
- February 7 and 15 - UCMST Open House at 7 p.m. at the Instructional Resource Center (IRC) 14201 Canal Rd. in Sterling Heights.
The application is also available in Arabic, Spanish, Albanian and Urdu.
For more information, interested applicants should visit http://www.uticak12.org/academics/specialtyprograms
