Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women
07 September 2026
School Leadership Message
And we are off! I am incredibly excited to welcome you to the 2026-27 school year. The launch of this year brings with it a fresh start and a new chapter in UAI's story. I am honored to work alongside you all as we build off the successes of the past 20 years and re-establish our community as one rooted in love and excellence.
Our focus this year will be intentional and sustained. Over the course of this week's professional development you’ll see how our new instructional vision will serve as our anchor, how we will support and prepare every staff member for success, and how updated clarity around our leadership structures will guide our work. Equally important, we’ll make time to connect with one another and start to build the trust that we know will drive our community forward.
We are about to start a 180-day marathon. I am incredibly proud to begin this journey with each of you, and I hope we enter it knowing that the work ahead will not always be easy, but it will always be worth it. There will be moments that challenge us, moments that energize us, and moments that remind us exactly why we chose this work. Through all of them, we will continue to come back to what matters most: our kids.
This year, I ask each of us to bring our best, to give one another grace, to hold ourselves and each other to high expectations, and to never lose sight of the amazing students who walk through our doors each morning. They deserve a school filled with adults who believe deeply in their potential and who are willing to work together to make that potential a reality.
Here’s to 180 days of Rigor, Power, Equity, and Joy - and to building a UAI that we are all proud to call home.
Bring your running shoes ;)
