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Our Mission
Public Education in New York City
Impact of New Leaders for New Schools in NYC
Admissions Requirements
New Leaders in the News
Resident Profiles
Development
New Leaders NYC Staff Contact Info

MISSION

New Leaders for New Schools ensures high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban public schools they lead.

PUBLIC EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY

Since 2001, New Leaders for New Schools New York has built a strong partnership with the NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE) to raise student achievement in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens by recruiting, training, and supporting the next generation of outstanding school leaders.

New Leaders for New Schools believes that ensuring success for all children, including New York City, is not only possible, but critical to our societal and individual success. The New York City public school system is the largest in the United States, with over 1,400 schools and more than 1.1 million students enrolled each year. But for too many of these students, New York City's public schools do not provide adequate preparation for the future:

• 4 in 10 students do not meet or exceed the standards in mathematics or English Language Arts.
• 4 in 10 students do not earn a high school diploma on time.
• Of those students who graduate, only about one-third received Regents diplomas, which is one indicator of readiness for college.
• The situation is far worse for African-American, Latino, and low-income students, who on average score several grade levels below their peers.

New Leaders for New Schools' New York City program envisions a day when every child will graduate from high school ready for college, career and citizenship. 

New Leaders for New Schools' New York City program envisions a day when every child will graduate from high school ready for college, career and citizenship. By 2020, 90-100 percent of students will will reach that goal and contribute to the success of our society.We believe a high-performance urban school demonstrates the following qualities:

• Data-Driven Teaching and Learning: drives continuous improvement in effective teaching and learning in every classroom and establishes a professional learning community.
• School Culture: establishes a consistent student and school culture focused on high achievement for every student as well as youth development and safety, and a self-correcting mechanism driving clearly articulated beliefs and desired behaviors.
• Operations and Management: establishes effective and efficient organizational and management structures. 

The following links can provide you with additional context of public education in New York City:

New York City Department of Education:  http://schools.nyc.gov/default.aspx

School Choice - Creating A Portfolio of New School Options for 2008:  http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1D70E6B4-C43C-46BA-B3F5-E67C383BDDE1/20738/SchoolChoice_Final.pdf

New York City Center for Charter School Excellence:  http://www.nycchartercenter.org/

IMPACT OF NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY

Since the New York City program's inception, 91  New Leaders have successfully completed the aspiring principal training program and have impacted approximately 45,500 students in some of New York's most underserved and underperforming schools. For the 2008-2009 school year, New Leaders is projecting 105 New Leaders (25 Residents and 80 Post-Residents) will serve in New York City schools.

Current Snapshot: New York City Metro Program (2007-08 School Year)

We're currently pursuing regional expansion to Newark, NJ to ensure high academic achievement for Newark's students.  This includes partnering with New Leader Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, who is the managing director of Uncommon Schools.
 

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for Admissions to New Leaders for New Schools in New York City Metro:
•    A baccalaureate degree from an accredited university
•    A minimum of 3 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
•    Hold or be eligible to hold a valid New York State teaching certificate or have a comparable level out-of-state teaching certificate*

TFA Partnership

Teach for America (TFA) and New Leaders for New Schools have formed a strategic partnership to identify TFA alumni who are ready to take on the tremendous challenge of the of the urban school principalship. New Leaders for New Schools is seeking to recruit highly-qualified Teach For America alumni into the 2008-2009 New Leaders for New Schools residency class and increase the visibility and awareness of the New Leaders program in order to build a pipeline of highly qualified candidates for future classes. TFA has launched a School Leadership Initiative (SLI) which seeks to accelerate the path to the principalship for qualified alumni by connecting them with New Leaders for New Schools. Our final application deadline is February 28, 2008. Please contact the Director of Recruitment and Admission for NLNS, Ron Augustin to find out about more specific events for Teach For America alumni at raugustin@nlns.org or Jeff Anderson the TFA Director of Leadership Initiatives at  jeff.anderson@teachforamerica.org.
 

Read what the press has to say about New Leaders for New Schools in New York

LOCAL NEWS

New York Daily News
"She Has Power to Fix Her School"
 October, 2006

New York Daily News
"HS In Enrollment Battle. Elite Brooklyn Latin Faces Funds Cut"
 September, 2006

Bronx Times Reporter
"New Middle/High School to Partner With Bronx Zoo to Lift Grades"
 March, 2007

NATIONAL NEWS

Fast Company
"Class of '07: The Fast Company/Monitor Group"
December 2006/January 2007

Catalyst Chicago
"Principal Programs 'Unique' "
September 2006

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Program For New Principals Gets Rolling"
October 2006

The Baltimore Sun
School Leaders Program Succeeds School Leaders Program Succeeds
November 2006 

Education Week
Project to Seek High-Poverty Schools' Best Practices
November 2006

The Commercial Appeal
Smith: School CEOs Spur Reform in Education"
May, 2005

USA Today
"Grant Eases Way for Upcoming Principals"
February, 2005

Time Magazine
"A Guy Who Loves Going to the Principal's Office"
December, 2004

RESIDENT PROFILES OF NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS, NEW YORK CITY METRO

    In 2007, we recruited the 7th cohort of New Leaders for New Schools in New York City.  We matriculated 20 outstanding and accomplished educators who wanted to take the next steps to leadership.  Cohort 7 is a diverse community including fiscal policy analysts, assistant principals, literacy and math coaches and classroom teachers.

Take a look at why these Residents joined New Leaders for New Schools

Abelardo Correa

Teaching Experience:  9 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools: Literacy Coach, MS 238
Residency Placement: Mott Hall Bronx High School
"I joined New Leaders for New Schools because I believe that powerful, passionate, intelligent and reflective leadership is needed in our schools. I also believe that true educators mentor and inspire young people to learn and work hard. I joined New Leaders because I believe that I have intelligence, experience and commitment to educating students of diverse learning and economic backgrounds. I love learning and teaching and I felt that I was ready to run a great school."

Rahshene Davis

Teaching Experience: 7 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools: Literacy Fellow, New York Institute for Special Education
Residency Placement: Harriet Tubman Charter School
"The main reason I joined NLNS was because of the amount of support and preparation that was given to aspiring principals. I was impressed with the top rate, cutting edge, research based professional development given to New Leaders. I am so excited to be a part of this community and looking forward to all of the future learning."

Heather Dawe

Teaching Experience: 5 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools: Literacy Coach, PS 230
Residency Placement: Cornerstone Academy
"I have had the pleasure of working with a New Leaders principal as well as an intern, both of whom inspired me to apply. Working as a Literacy Coach with both of them, I had the opportunity to see the work that needs to be done in today's public schools from a whole-school perspective, rather than looking at just one classroom."

Fabayo McIntosh

Teaching Experience: 4 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools:  Math Coach, PS 270
Residency Placement:  P.S. 131, Abigail Adams
"I joined New Leaders for New Schools because the core values of the organization are in line with my core educational beliefs. I was attracted to the mission of the organization which is high academic achievement for all students. The commitment from the mentor coaches, and the national support/learning community sounded fantastic."

Madhu Narayanan

Teaching Experience: 4 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools: Science Teacher/Department Chair, Village Academies
Residency Placement:  The Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law
"I joined NLNS to be a part of an innovative community of educators who are leading change in our nation's schools. My goal is to be a leader who has a positive impact on our society's young people."

Misha Simmonds

Teaching Experience: 6 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools:  Associate Partner, New Schools Venture Fund
Residency Placement:  North Star Academy Charter School
"Addressing social injustice through education has been my passion since college, and school leadership provides a perfect opportunity for me to translate that passion into impact for children."

Derick Spaulding

Teaching Experience: 3 years
Position Prior to New Leaders for New Schools:  Teacher, Urban Assembly School for Applied Math & Science
Residency Placement:  Bronx Writing Academy
"NLNS is giving me the best track toward becoming a principal so I could fulfill my passion to to affect education outside of my classroom on a larger scale. I firmly believe in the NLNS core belief that every child deserves the opportunity and motivation to achieve the highest levels of academic success."

DEVELOPMENT

SUPPORTERS:
Our work to recruit, select and prepare outstanding leaders for New York City's public schools would not be possible without the generous support of national and local donors.

Commerce Bank
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Deutsche Bank of Americas Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Heckscher Foundation for Children
New York City Department of Education
New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
The New York Community Trust (The Wallace Education Fund)  
RGK Foundation
The Felix and Elizabeth Rohatyn Foundation
Sussman Sales, Inc.
Tiger Foundation
U.S. Department of Education
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
 
LEARN MORE OR DONATE:
To make a donation to New Leaders for New Schools or to learn more about the NYC program, please contact: Alyssa Casden at 646-792-7867 or acasden@nlns.org.

 To Find out More about NLNS in New York City Metro, contact us at (646) 792-7855 or newyorkinfo@nlns.org.

 To find out more about our NYC Team:   Meet the New York City Team