One primary purpose of PUB is to provide experiences and enrichment that members may not otherwise receive. Observation of PUB Scholars’ performance over time shows that Scholars who stay engaged throughout high school:

• Experience the highest academic improvement
• Realize the greatest growth in self-confidence and social maturity, and
• Develop the strongest leadership skills.

For purposes of this example, we will assume a student is being admitted to PUB as a rising 9 th grader and staying active in PUB until 12 th grade graduation.  See the tabs below to get an idea of the services provided during each year of the PUB Scholar Enrichment Cycle. Throughout each year, PUB Scholars may earn attendance-based stipends.

Listed below are descriptions of some of the services named above:

Scholar Success Plan (SSP): In the first year, an SSP is developed to identify academic, social, cultural, and career goals and objectives, and the action steps to achieve them. The plan is reviewed and updated each year to replace goals that have been achieved or to reactivate goals that are still being pursued.

PUB Transcript: PUB maintains a record of Scholars’ Summer Academy academic
performance and shares that with each Scholar’s school district. It is used for Credit Recovery or elective credit at the school district's discretion.

PUB Leadership Development Institute (LDI): PUB facilitates LDI during the first week of every residential Summer Academy. First-time residents are enrolled in Level 1, and returning residents are in Level 2. From LDI comes PUB’s Student Council as well as student leadership conference delegates.

Enrichment Classes: These classes are offered during the Summer Academy and help PUB Scholars develop academic momentum as they enter the next grade level the following fall term.

College Clubs (CC): College Club is facilitated once weekly after school at each target school.  PUB’s College Coach and Academic Mentors assist Scholars with homework and projects, to develop academic skills such as reading, writing, and mental math, and with character development.

Virtual College Club (VCC): VCC is for those PUB Scholars who are unable to attend an in-person CC session. Content breakout rooms are used for tutoring.

Saturday Academies

Community Service

College/Career Day

Graduation & Recognition Banquet

Stipends

Saturday Academies:  Saturday Academies take place once monthly on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.  Structured in a conference format with breakout sessions, lunch is provided, and the day includes both academic and well-being sessions.  The essential purpose of Saturday Academies is SAT prep for grades 9-11 and Senior Seminar for grade 12.  In Senior Seminar, graduating seniors receive support to apply for admission (including writing essays) and financial aid (including FAFSA submission).

Community Service: PUB identifies several projects annually that PUB Scholars can complete to accumulate community service hours.  For some high schools, 40 hours of community service is a graduation requirement.  One certificate recognizing all community service for the academic year is awarded at the Graduation & Recognition Banquet.

College/Career Day:  PUB sets aside one Saturday Academy per academic year to focus Scholars’ attention on college and careers.  Different formats are used to present Scholars with information, such as panels, workshops, field trips, etc.

Graduation & Recognition Banquet:  Achievement, progress, perfect attendance, and high school completion are celebrated at PUB’s annual Graduation & Recognition Program.  One of the highlights is hearing graduating seniors reminisce about their time in PUB and share their plans for the future.  Parents of seniors are invited to share this event. 

Stipends:  PUB Scholars receive stipends every two months.  The amount of their individual stipends is based on the percentage of time that they engage in PUB services.  For example, a PUB Scholar who attends 50 percent of the services will receive 50 percent of the stipend.