Uplift Education's Mission

Uplift’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Uplift Williams Preparatory will be a school of excellence with an "A" rating that promotes academic excellence and social emotional well-being for all scholars.

My personal belief statement-

The reason and intention in all that I do is guided by: dedication, loyalty, honesty, authenticity and nurturing. The impact that I make is because I am a communicator, planner and teacher. In life, I hope to be a great person for my family. This is important and connects me to the work that I do because relationships are my foundation.

We have been busy preparing the building for your arrival in a 2 days. We are excited to show off the classrooms on and our building. Our staff has been working hard in professional learning and making plans for our scholars. They are committed to making sure we have the best instruction in every classroom on a daily basis.

We have had several parent events around school uniforms, cell phone policy and school safety. The attendance showed us that our parents are ready to be partners this year. We will have more events throughout the year and we look forward to learning with you.

I will be sending our my calendar of events to allow us time together so I can learn more about your children. Please stay tuned for those announcements.

Important Dates-

August 12- Transition Camp- 8:00-12:00pm

August 12- PreK Parent Orientation- 8:00-8:45 am

August 13- First Day of School- doors open at 7:30 am and instruction begins at 8:00 am

Proud to be a Falcon,

Director Lancaster

We have spots available in most grade levels and are actively accepting enrollments. We are asking our families to share the great pieces of Williams and encourage others to enroll their children.

We are offering an incentive if you refer a family and they are accepted to Uplift Williams. We will provide your scholar with an embroidered Uplift uniform shirt.

Uniform Info

We had such a great turn out at Meet the Teacher that the uniform supplier ran out of uniforms for Primary scholars. They indicated that they are working on restocking and it might be up to 2 weeks. We understand that this is outside of parents control and there will be a grace period for our policy with the consequences. We are asking that parents do their best to dress their scholars in uniforms or as close to uniform expectations as we work with our suppliers. We appreciate your support and partnership in this matter.

Backpacks

We had many questions about backpacks. Uplift is requiring clear backpacks for ALL scholars. Non-clear backpacks are NOT allowed on campus for safety reasons.

Arrival and Dismissal info

At Williams, we prioritize scholar learning and we practice bell to bell instruction. We are asking that scholars arrive at 7:30am, so that they are ready for learning which begins with announcements at 7:55. Scholars can have breakfast from 7:30-7:55 in the cafe and then they will be provided with a grab and go breakfast to eat in the classroom. For dismissal, we are teaching until 3:25 and scholars will not be released for carline until 3:30. We have systems in place to ensure this is a smooth process and that all scholars are released in a safe manner.

Parent Communication- Remind Only

As a Prek-12 campus, we are using the Remind communication tool for all school, teacher and parent communication. The codes are listed at the bottom of this newsletter. We are asking that parents join the Williams page and also all grade levels that they have scholars in for this year.

Teachers have the option of using Class Dojo inside the classroom as a positive incentive program for behavior management, but they will not be asking parents to join those class pages. We will NOT use Dojo for teacher to parent communication. Our teachers will also be communicating on a consistent basis via phone, email, notes home and weekly folders. We are committed this year to clear, consistent communication. If you feel this is not the case, please reach out to me.

Dear Families,

We are excited to begin this school year and look forward to seeing you soon. We will be hosting transition camps on August 12th for specific grade levels to help ease the transition into the new school year.

Finally, please remember that the first day of school is Tuesday, August 13th. We look forward to seeing all of our scholars and families back for a fantastic year!

As a reminder, if you refer a new scholar to our school, we will purchase a polo shirt with embroidery for one of your scholars.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) mission is a set of 10 learner outcomes for the 21st century and they should be evident in all scholar and staff actions. They include: inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective.

Students are encouraged to take action as a result of their learning to make a difference in the world. Our scholars will focus on an outcome each month and we will highlight that learning in this family newsletter.

Boys & Girls Club- Scholars are picked up after school and take them to the West Dallas location. 2060 Singleton Blvd, Suite 104 Dallas TX 75212. Parents can apply by calling 214-821-2950.

On-Site Care- YMCA is a program that stays in campus. The program runs from dismissal @ 3:30-6:30pm. Please note, after 6:30pm they charge $1.00 per minute. Parents can go to the nearest YMCA and apply or go to https://www.ymcadallas.org/locations/school_age_services/after_school/dallas to apply online.