BOARD PRESIDENTBobby Yearby

Alcon Labortories

BOARD MEMBERSHerman Badgett

Union Bank

Dr. Nadine BurkeCenter for Youth Wellness

Veronica McCrightGenentech

Dr. David MontgomeryPrivate Practice

Sulu PalegeSF City and County

Hector PreciadoLinkedIn

SCHOOL DISTRICT LIASIONSRichard Carranza

SFUSD Superintendent

Shamann Walton Commissioner

at San Francisco Board of Education

PROGRAM ADVISORS Lottie Titus

Parent

Pedro NogueraUCB, NYU, UCLA, Professor

Arnold PerkinsBMOC Thought Leader

NaVorro BowmanSan Francisco 49er Linebacker

Tamitrice MitchellSFUSD Educator/Administrator

Shawn GinwrightSF State University, Professor

Audree Jones-TaylorRecreation General Manager

Dante JeffersonYouth Advocate

Joseph AdamsElementary School Counselor

Kyra WorthyEducation Leader

July 15, 2015

Dear

Math and literacy are the “gatekeepers of citizenship” and the deadline for learning is alarmingly early. A U.S. Department of Education study concluded that students without appropriate math and reading skills by the sixth grade are unlikely to acquire them by the end of high school. Conversely, students reading proficiently and who score in the top quartile in math by the fifth grade are 78% more likely to enroll at a four-year college.

To help students reach these critical math and literacy milestones, we created SMART Saturdays, an innovative educational enhancement program for third, fourth, and fifth grade boys.

Urban Ed Academy (UEA) is a 501(c)3 non profit organization that offers year-round educational enhancement opportunities after school and on Saturdays for boys throughout the Bay Area. The innovative strategies of the SMART program builds academic proficiency and targets areas identified as most critical for the academic success for boys.

When I think about SMART Saturdays, I think about Jonathan. Jonathan was a fourth grader reading at a second grade level. His reading and science scores placed him at the bottom 25th percentile of students in his grade. He spent more time in the principal’s office than the classroom. Like so many other boys, he was on a dangerous trajectory. A child with little or no connection to school becomes a high school dropout, who is likely to be out of work, living in poverty, or worse. If he is a young man of color, he is more likely to go to prison instead of college. We know this and it can seem so hopeless, but it’s not.

There are solutions! SMART Saturdays helped Jonathan. He is reading at his appropriate grade level, he is excited about learning, he has an interest in engineering, and he wants to build solar powered bicycles.

Urban Ed Academy is an organization that is helping hundreds of boys just like Jonathan, find the support they need to succeed in school and in life.

For these reasons, please consider making a donation to support The Urban Ed Academy - SMART Saturdays. A $500 donation will help to expand UEA’s programs to serve more students in the 2015-16 school year. If UEA raises $10,000 by the end of September 2015, we will be able to enroll an additional 100 boys, and train additional volunteers.

Provides an customized learning analysis and educational enhancement plan

Provides 50 subscriptions to EPGY, a Stanford developed web-based tutorial platform

Supports UEA’s truancy prevention and life course character development with intensive mentorship

Sponsors a class of 10 boys for 42-Saturday Math and Literacy sessions with our world class certified instructors in Electronics, Coding and Music

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Your gift, of any amount, creates positive changes in children’s lives through the Urban Ed Academy’s programs.

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*To send a check by mail send it to: The Urban Ed Academy, 1485 Bayshore Blvd. #135, San Francisco, CA 94124

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Questions? Contact Bobby Yearby at info@urbanedacademy.org

SMART Saturdays: STUDY --- MOVE --- ACHIEVE --- RESPOND --- TRANSITION

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Through the establishment of our umbrella program “SMART Saturdays”, UEA offsets the 200 educational hours lost due to absenteeism and disciplinary action, and transforms young boys into eager learners who are ready to excel.

SMART Saturdays provides a culturally relevant curriculum over 42-Saturdays each year to bring an additional 330 hours of learning to each boy’s educational experience.

As a result, more than 85% of our participants:

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UEA’s strategies allow youth to build on assets and provide opportunities for them to act as partners and leaders. We work with local schools, businesses, and CBOs to foster positive experiences for our boys. UEA is committed to developing strong youth-adult relationships at home and in school.

But we can’t do it without your help! Too many young men find themselves on the fringes of American society simply because they lack solid educational and social foundations. The UEA SMART Saturdays program is changing this pattern for Jonathan and, with your help, we can change it for hundreds of other boys.

We won’t mince words. We need more individual giving to serve more boys and their families. If you believe, like we do, that the UEA boys are our next generation of visionaries, leaders, scholars, entrepreneurs, and community stewards then please contribute now.

At UEA, we believe in what Frederick Douglass said more than 150 years ago:

“It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men.”

For the sake of our future, please help.

Warm Regards,

Bobby YearbyBoard President

Raise their gradesDevelop an educational foundation to be successful in middle schoolMeet or exceed educational core competenciesUnderstand the importance of educationDisplay enhanced self-management and character

School Attendance Increased by 67%School Disciplinary Actions Decreased 78%Core Academic Competencies Increased 82%

During the last two years of implementation, UEA significantly reduced truancy and suspensions while seeing big gains in math and reading core competencies. The program’s success is rooted in a strategy of applied learning and tiered generational mentorship from young men with promising futures.UEA continues to meet and exceeded all program goals, objectives and outcomes as outlined in our project development frameworks. In our 2014-2015 sessions our boys: