The University of Toledo

UT@TPS

UT@TPS was established in 2010 to support parents and community members to continue their schooling and thus to lead the way for Toledo’s children and youth to stay in school.

CALL is partnering with Toledo Public Schools (TPS) and Penta Career Center to support parents and community members to lead the way for their children to excel in school. The program is based on the belief that parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, neighbors, and older friends have the greatest influence on children. If these important adults are engaged in furthering their education, the children will be engaged in school, too, and will be likely to succeed not only in K-12 but beyond into college.

The program is designed to support TPS parents and grandparents, but any adult is welcome to attend; it is not a requirement to live in any particular neighborhood nor to have children enrolled in any TPS school.

Classes are held in Toledo Public School (TPS) buildings and follow the TPS daily schedule and calendar. Parents can get their children to school, then go to their own classes, and be ready to meet or pick up their children in the afternoon.

UT@TPS

• provides a supportive environment for parents and community members interested in the success of our urban public schools to pursue their own educations while being role models for youth
• provides free or affordable classes toward GED completion and a successful experience beginning college
• supports adult learners who have family responsibilities and must make their own schedules match their children’s schedules

Pre-College (GED), Bridge and College Programs

1) Pre-College (GED) Program: Free Basic Skills/GED classes--must be 22 or older to attend.

• Taught by Penta Career Center instructors at Samuel M. Jones Elementary School   
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 am to 12 noon, following TPS calendar
• No cost
• Start any time--classes currently available
• Call Penta to register: 419.661.6555

2) Bridge Program: Free “Math Integration Through Art” (META) classes for GED and college students—and particularly for students who have completed their GED and are in the admissions process.

• Taught by Joe Szafarowicz, a teacher with 30 years experience successfully teaching youth and adults to understand math from basic to complex, at Samuel M. Jones Elementary School
• Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 pm, following the TPS calendar
• No cost
• Call 419.530.3126 for information or to enroll

3) College Program: University of Toledo classes toward any major.

• Taught by UT professors at Samuel M. Jones Elementary School.
• All classes held during school day, following TPS calendar
• No or low cost for individuals eligible for Federal (Pell) grants
• Now is the time to register for the next semester! 
• Call 419.530.3126 for information or to start the admissions process.

Questions?  Read about this program in The Blade and The Sojourner's Truth

Please call us for more information: 419.530.3126

Dr. Lynne Hamer, Program Director
Crystal Oliver, Success Coordinator
Leslie D'Arcangelo, Administrative Secretary

Participants have received generous support from the College of Adult and Lifelong Learning Adult Access Scholarship Fund, the Toledo Community Foundation, and the JHCOE Dean’s Innovation Fund, as well as from private donations through The University of Toledo Foundation. The program is a collaboration of TPS, UT, Penta Career Center, ArtWorks, the Padua Center/Padua Alliance for Education & Empowerment, and the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Mott Branch.

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