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The Utica Academy for International Studies (UAIS) opened in the fall of 2008, and is a fully authorized International Baccalaureate World School. tHEY currently enroll 375 students in grades 9-12. The inaugural class graduated in June 2012. UAIS is a public high school program belonging to the Utica Community Schools (UCS) district, which is Michigan’s second largest school district. Located approximately 7 miles north of Detroit, in Macomb County, the 25 elementary schools, seven junior high schools, and four high schools within UCS serve 29,000 students from a 66- square mile suburban area. The community is largely residential with strong economic ties to the automotive industry. UCS has enjoyed a long-standing tradition of exceptional citizen support, which has resulted in numerous innovative educational programs.

Faculty
All faculty members hold a Master’s, Specialist or Ph.D. degree. Faculty members have been extensively trained in brain or mind research in conjunction with the Caine Learning Institute of Idyllwild, California. Faculty members have also received special training in Reading Apprenticeship by West Ed.

Students
UAIS students are drawn from the four Utica Community Schools high schools and also school of choice students from within, and adjacent to, Macomb County. The students are socio- economically, ethnically and religiously diverse. Approximately 14.5% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. They operate a two semester, eight class period A/B block schedule which allows students to earn eight credits per year and 32 upon graduation.