Welcome to
Urban Choice
Charter School
Redefining urban education
in Rochester, New York
UCCS In the News
Urban Choice Charter School is a featured Case Study in the Fall/Winter 2010 edition of Charter Schools Today magazine.
We’ve excerpted the article here. Read it in context here on pages 26–28.
Meet the Board of Trustees
We’ve updated our Board of Trustees page so you can get a better idea of who they are and what they do.
Remember, all parents are encouraged to attend Board meetings. They’re held on the first Thursday of the month at 6pm in the Middle School Building
2010–2011 Enrollment
Enrollment applications for the 2010–2011 school year will be accepted through Friday April 2. The Enrollment Lottery will be held on Monday April 5.
Find the Enrollment Application Form and more information on our Enrollment page.
January Newsletter
Our January 2010 Newsletter is online! This month’s edition includes:
- Message From Our Founder—Charter Renewal, exploring High School options
- Dean’s Corner—Educational Partnership and Building Character
- Volunteer and Community News
- Gardening with Harley School
- Coats and clothing available
- 8th Grade College-Prep tour
- St John Fisher nursing students
- Upcoming Events
- Girls Group, Sat Jan 9 & 30
- Family Day, Sat Jan 16
- Parent Education Day, Sat Feb 6
- Arts Night, Wed Mar 24
- Support Services Update—ELA and Math Saturday School
- Community Service Projects
- Health Office—Bundle Up!
- Food Service—Cooking up quality in our kitchens
- Literacy Corner—Accelerated Reader Updates
- Print version includes our Monthly Contest and two pages of Kid’s Corner puzzles
School Meal Program
Children need healthy meals to learn. The Urban Choice Charter School offers healthy meals and snacks to our students every school day.
Children from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible for free or reduced price meals. To apply for free or reduced price meals, submit a Direct Certification letter from the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance OR complete a meal application and return it to the Urban Choice Charter School. If you need a meal application, please call the school at 288-5702 and request one.
Breakfast
- Full Pay - $1.25 per meal
- Reduced - 25¢ per meal
Lunch
- Full Pay - $2.25 per meal
- Reduced - 25¢ per meal
Menu and Pricing
Payment for for meals is due at the beginning of each month.
Payment by cash, money order or bank (certified) check is acceptable. Bank checks or money orders should be made payable to Urban Choice Charter School for the entire amount. Personal checks are not accepted. There is no refund policy for days a child is absent or does not want to eat.
Parent Forum
There is no Parent Forum in January.
The next Parent Forum is Saturday February 6. Starting in February, the Parent Forum witll be held in the Middle School’s Café.
Meeting Notes
What was discussed at the December 5 meeting? Read about it here.
Box Tops and Labels for Education
UCCS will continue to participate in Box Tops for Education and this year we are adding the Campbell’s Labels for Education program.
We ask for your help in supporting UCCS by bringing in box tops and labels. These programs offer easy ways to earn cash for our school through everyday activities such as buying groceries, shopping online and purchasing books.
- Clip
- Clip Box Top coupons from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Box Tops coupons are worth 10¢ each when our school redeems them from Box Tops for Education.
- Shop
- Shop at your favorite online stores through the Box Tops Marketplace. Up to 8% of each qualifying purchase is automatically donated to our school. There is no additional cost to your purchase and many exclusive deals and discounts can be found!
- Buy books
- Purchase books online at Barnes & Noble through the Box Tops Reading Room. Our school will receive 6% of your new book purchases and 3% of all other online purchases.
One of the easiest ways you can help is to sign up to support our school at btfe.com. You will learn about new and easy ways to help our school earn the extra cash it needs. Exclusive web benefits:
- See how much our school is earning with Box Tops
- Enter online promotions for chances to win Bonus Box Tops
- Print money-saving coupons for your favorite Box Tops brands
- Make mealtime easier with family-pleasing recipes
Plus, you can sign up for email newsletters to receive new product updates, and Box Tops members-only deals and discounts at Box Tops Marketplace retail stores.
To learn more, visit Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s Labels for Education—and thanks for choosing to make a difference for our school with Box Tops!
Thank you to all students who participated in our Box Top summer collection contest. We collected over 1000 Box Tops!!!! Congratulations to Ms. Dargan's 1st grade class for being the winners.
Guide to Safe Schools
Although most schools are safe, the violence that occurs in our neighborhoods and communities has found its way inside schools. However, if we understand what leads to violence and the types of support that research has shown are effective in preventing violence, we can make our schools safer.
Recognizing the warning signs early, so children can get the help they need before it is too late can help students, parents, schools and communities avoid instances of more violent acts.
This guide presents a brief summary of information on violence prevention and intervention and crisis response. It tells school communities what to look for and what to do.
Donate to Urban Choice Charter School
Your gift to Urban Choice, no matter how large or small, will have a direct impact on a child’s life.
We are committed to the vision of redefining urban education by inspiring our students, treating them as individuals and creating a community whose goal is excellence.
Urban Choice Charter School is a not-for-profit 501c(3) organization and as such, donations to the school are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
If you donate
- $25, we will send you a UCCS patch to proudly wear
- $100, we will send you a UCCS flexible fit baseball cap
- $500, we will send you a UCCS sweatshirt, choice of blue or pink, in M, L, XL
At this time we are only able to accept donations by check or cash. We look forward to thanking you for your generous donation with a gift.
Please direct all questions and donations to:
Urban Choice Charter SchoolAttn: Susan Fox
545 Humboldt St
Rochester, NY 14610-1221
Look! We made a video!
Miss Rife’s 08–09 2nd Grade class sings
“Higher Ground” with Lou Spezio
Dress Code
All Grades
- Allowed Items
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- Plain shirts/blouses, no writing (flowers or small appliques, stripes or plaids are allowed)
- Sneakers
- Sweatpants (no writing)
- Sweatshirts (no writing)
- Items NOT Allowed
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- Jeans
- Camouflage
- Obscene statements or pictures
- Statements advocating immoral or illegal behavior
- Bandanas, hairnets, hats
- Clothing too revealing (tube tops, halter tops, spaghetti straps)
- Clothing that is too tight, excessively baggy, too long or too short
- Jewelry presenting a safety concern
- Piercings other than on ear
- Open-toed shoes, sandals or flip flops
- Writing on shirts or pants
Middle School Grades 7 & 8
- Allowed Items
- Same as above with the following additions:
- Polo-style shirt or button-up, collared-style dress shirt
- Black or khaki slacks
- Sweaters or vests
- Hoodies (plain or Urban Choice)
