New Visions for Public Schools

Congratulations Jonathan Xique!! Wishing you all the best!

Great to see the work of The Heritage School, a longtime New Visions Affinity partner school, highlighted in the news. Principal Dyanand Sugrim and the wonderful team at Heritage demonstrate what it looks like when talented educators meet the needs of students, families and their community.

In June, New Visions for Public Schools hosted the Opportunity Scholarship reception, where we celebrated the 134 students across our Affinity network who are receiving scholarships to support their postsecondary futures. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, New Visions awards either $10K multi-year grants or $2K one-time grants to Black and Latino male students in the New Visions network to support their postsecondary transitions to college or an accredited career training program. The scholars were welcomed by thoughtful remarks by Odette Duggan, Chief of Staff of the Office of HS Superintendent; Randy Bowen, College and Career Counselor at Community Health Academy of the Heights; Greg Lucas, Director of SEL and School Culture at New Visions; and Mark Dunetz, President of New Visions. The theme of "Staying the Course" permeated the entire event and was embraced by the scholars, who used their time within the workshops to ask thoughtful questions, participate in the engagement activities, and practice their networking skills with each other and the adults in the space. Congratulations to the 2024 Opportunity Scholarship winners! We are so excited to see what you do next.

The New Visions Student Advisory Network is a space where students use research skills to collaboratively work on projects and provide recommendations to improve the work of New Visions on both a school and systemic level. This was the 7th year of the program! This cohort of student participants focused their research on how to increase student voice and engagement in their schools. Earlier this month, students shared their final presentations, which covered topics from the clarity of grading rubrics, to the power of choosing your own elective courses, to student engagement in clubs and activities. Congratulations to all the New Visions Student Advisory Network participants! Your engagement in your school community and determination to make a positive impact was exciting to see!

We hosted #PortalPalooza2024 here at New Visions earlier this month! It was so inspiring to learn about how educators and district leaders use the Portal to improve student outcomes, from addressing chronic absenteeism to tracking high impact tutoring. A special thank you to these folks for sharing their experiences! Attendees also provided ideas to the Portal development team about their hopes and dreams for new Portal features. We are so excited to explore these innovative ideas!

New Visions is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a Phase 1 winner in Siegel Family Endowment and the Walton Family Foundation's $2.2 million #LearningLandscapes Challenge. With our proposed solution, we hope to improve outcomes for young people and families living in shelters in three critical areas — academic success, social and emotional support, and resource and benefits access — through a data-sharing collaboration and system for collecting and responding to family needs. Our work is part of the Every Child and Family Is Known initiative, in collaboration with the NYC Department of Homeless Services, NYC Public Schools, and The Children's Cabinet. As we begin the Phase 2 accelerator, read more about our concept and what comes next: https://bit.ly/4czLvf8

Excited and proud to join the celebrations for #classof2024 at East Brooklyn Community High School, alongside founding Principal and long time colleague Patrick McGillicuddy and his amazing team. John Sullivan, SCO Family of Services, Monique Lowery, New Visions for Public Schools

We’re hiring! New Visions is seeking a Curriculum Development Specialist - Science and a Professional Learning Specialist - Science. Our Curriculum & Instruction Department works to ensure outstanding instruction in every classroom through the sustainable implementation of high-quality curriculum. View the full job descriptions and apply → Curriculum Development Specialist - Science: https://lnkd.in/gktq9mDH Professional Learning Specialist - Science: https://lnkd.in/g4uwmJ2f

And here we go!... It never ceases to amaze me how graduation ceremonies so transparently reflect the true nature of a school community. Proud of and excited to celebrate alongside #twylsmanhattan staff, students and families, the wonderful graduates of #classof2024 CONGRATULATIONS ALL! with Principal Colleen McGeehan, Dr. Noah Angeles, Romina Carrillo Gutierrez, New Visions for Public Schools, and Student Leadership Network