The application and enrollment process varies at every Urban Assembly school, just as their themes and programs do. Interested parents, guardians, and prospective students can contact the principals at individual schools for complete information. Eighth-graders applying to high schools should attend borough enrollment events, consult the New York City Department of Education web site for enrollment details and list their top choices on the High School Application form. Primary school students and their parents or guardians can learn about Urban Assembly middle schools at school fairs and borough enrollment centers, as well as from the principals of the Urban Assembly schools. Because parental involvement plays an important and, in many instances, the most important role in a student's academic success, Urban Assembly schools offer parents and guardians a wide variety of opportunities to become engaged in their children's education and even to advance their own. These include parent-teachers associations, school leadership teams, and educational as well as volunteer activities.