Students are required to watch NASCAR broadcasts and are tested on various aspects of race including drivers, sponsors, strategy, and results. We expect UYRS to provide a challenging, quality and effective out-of-school time program where students learn that math, problem-solving, engine repair and rebuilding, engineering, research, public speaking, writing, and racing can be useful and fun. We expect to broaden students’ career options by exposing them to the many opportunities in the automotive and motorsports industries.

• Racing basics: including technical terms, flags, lights, and safety
• Internships with various NASCAR teams
• Sponsorship money and marketing
• Careers in Motorsports (Special Guest Speakers)
• Essay’s documenting personal experience within the program
• “Build a Team Project”
• Ownership and Operations of a NASCAR NEXTEL CUP TEAM
• Driving instruction and strategy
• Children garner points from UYRS classes, regular school grades, attendance and behavior.
• Prestigious XBOX Championships Trophy is an incentive for children and has helped students gain entry into schools like Stanford University

Assesment

Current assessment of UYRS student progress is consistent with traditional testing systems: students are given weekly unit examinations and are asked to produce a culminating essay of their experiences. Students must score 70 points on all paper and pencil exams in order to successfully complete each program component. In addition, parents must submit their child’s school report card to a UYRS program coordinator for review and recording. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA to remain in the UYRS Program.

Using the Power School Information System, and working closely with students’ parents/guardians, teachers and guidance counselors, monitoring grades, school attendance and behavior. UYRS measures how well our students uphold these values and achieve these outcomes by:

• Report Cards: (Monitoring grades in core subjects, i.e. reading, math and science)
• Students with A’s and B’s to maintain/improve those grades especially in math and reading,
• Students with C’s or below to improve by at least one letter grade.
• Test Scores: Students increased test scores in reading, science and math.
• Attendance/Tardiness: Students improved at Students decrease tardiness.
• Behavior: Students reduced in school detentions and suspensions, None suspended nor expelled.
• College Prep : More students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses and top high school programs.
• Higher scores on PSAT, SAT, ACT college entrance exams and more students certified in specific fields of certification