1. All Los Angeles area students will gain the education and skill development necessary to achieve personal and financial success

VISION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For further information, visit our websites:

ABOUT US

College Accesshttp://www.unitela.com/college_access.html
Workforce Developmenthttp://www.unitela.com/wd.html
Partnerships: Business + Educationhttp://www.unitela.com/partnerships.html
Small Schools & Small Learning Communitieshttp://www.unitela.com/ssslcs.html

|   Advocacy   |   About Us   |   Donors  |

VALUES & BELIEFS

PROGRAMS INCLUDE

  1. •All students can learn, contribute and share their knowledge and expertise

  2. •All students learn more effectively in an active, rigorous educational environment where they have the opportunity to see the connection between learning and earning that is relevant to their current lives or future dreams

  3. •To succeed in the 21st century global economy, all students need to complete high school and some post-secondary education, and transition to the workforce with both academic knowledge and the understanding of how to apply it to a career

  1. •College & Career Success Network and Schools

  2. •College & Career Convention

  3. •Groundhog Job Shadow

  4. •Los Angeles Cash for College Financial Aid Workshops

  5. •Principal for a Day

  6. •Executive for a Day

STAFF

CONTACT US

David Rattray

President & Executive Director

drattray@unitela.com

213.580.7515

Alma Salazar

Vice President

asalazar@unitela.com

213.580.7566

Chelsey Rask Program Coordinator crask@unitela.com 213.580.7572mailto:crask@unitela.comshapeimage_18_link_0

Carmen Gomez

Office Manager

cgomez@unitela.com

213.580.7513

UNITE-LA is a non-profit established in 1998 that leads education reform and workforce development initiatives designed to benefit the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the United States.  UNITE-LA’s mission is to promote and support an effective public education system in Los Angeles, emphasizing business and community partnerships with schools, so that all students have access to education and training opportunities preparing them for high-skill, high-wage employment in a fulfilling career of choice, and the regions’ economy and community thrives as a result


  1. Primary Strategies

  2. UNITE-LA and its close collaborators and affiliates, including the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Pillar and L.A. Youth at Work, conduct activities and services for students, teachers, administrators and parents.


  4. UNITE-LA’s primary strategies are to:


  6. •Advocate for effective and aligned education and workforce delivery system from pre-school through college

  7. •Cultivate businesses and corporate leaders as education advocates and connect them to schools through formal partnerships

  8. •Address the urban dropout crisis by instituting reforms and coordinating services that personalize the educational experience, increase student engagement, and improve access to college

  9. •Instill secondary education with rigor and relevance through contextualized and thematic learning that emphasizes the completion of courses leading to post-secondary eligibility

  10. •Champion and directly assist in the implementation of rigorous themed small schools and small learning communities in new and existing high schools and middle schools

  11. •Facilitate student internships, job shadowing, and youth employment  that provide youth with career exploration and work experience

  12. •Conduct events that increase students’ knowledge about and access to college and financial aid resources

home     |     college access     |     business-school partnerships     |     small schools & small learning communities     |     workforce development     |     advocacy     |     about us     |     donors