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Upward Bound was created by a partnership between Reading And Beyond and Central Unified School District, provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
For more information, contact:
Josie Vargas
Upward Bound Coordinator
General Information:
Upward Bound Program
Student Requirements
The latest issue of the
Upward Bound newsletter
(March 2010)
Upward Bound
College Prep Program
In 2007, Reading And Beyond received a four-year federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to begin Upward Bound, a college prep program created in partnership with Central Unified School District.
Upward Bound provides support for college preparation through academic instruction in math, composition, literature and foreign language. Program participants partake in an array of activities including tutoring, academic, financial and personal counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment and work study opportunities throughout the academic school year.
The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of post-secondary education.
Reading and Beyond will be accepting a maximum of 60 students (9th grade) from Central East High School and Central West High School for the 2007-2008 inaugural class.
Students remain in the Upward Bound program until graduation. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
2008 Program Highlights
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During the course of the inaugural year, 60 students participated in the Upward Bound Program.
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During the fall 2008 semester, students had a 41% increase in their overall grade point averages after their participation and exposure to the summer program and a structured tutorial and academic enrichment program.
UB Chronicle newsletter archive
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Press Release:
“Central Alumnus Brings Trio Program to District”