Welcome to The Academy of Irving ISD "Step Up" website In the quest to ‘provide a relevant learning experience for life’ as our vision statement avows, we longed for a comprehensive resource that would assist us in preparing students for life after high school. We found many different websites, but none seemed to cover everything we needed. Step UP was born to fill this void. We pooled many different resources from invaluable websites to helpful articles. We hope Academy students and parents find it useful as they prepare for all aspects of the post-secondary experience. Being prepared for life after high school takes conscious effort. When should you start? … Now. It is never too early or too late to begin. Welcome to Step UP.