“Build Up” Parent Orientation at Serra

“Build Up” is a program born from the need to increase post-secondary preparedness and readiness for our military dependents at Serra High School. It is a partnership between the Office of Children and Youth in Transition (CYT) at San Diego Unified School District and the TRIO Upward Bound program at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) funded by a grant through the Department of Defense. The goals of this program are for the participants to explore and learn about the options they have in higher education and to receive tangible support in academics and college and career planning in order for them to be prepared and be ready for their college career. Examples of services and activities are field trips to universities and colleges, after school tutoring, SAT/ACT prep, leadership development, college and financial aid application support, and summer residential programs. All of these benefits/services are at no cost to the families as it is completely grant-funded.

On November 15th, 2018 UCSD, CYT, and Serra HS staff came together to host a parent orientation for the Build Up program to help parents of the Build Up participants to learn more about the program and to understand the different components of the services. Families came with specific questions for the program and at the end of the night many of them are excited about the opportunities this program is bringing to their students.