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New Leaders for New Schools
New York City
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Program Details
Mashea Ashton, Executive Director
Key Contact: Joan Conroy
Email: jconroy@nlns.org
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Contact Information
New Leaders for New Schools New York City
30 West 26th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
917-464-2517
General Information: newyorkinfo@nlns.org
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Public Education
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. In addition, we have formed a partnership with the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence to support the training and placement of leaders in New York City’s charter schools.
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. While some individual public schools in New York City are realizing student achievement gains, the district’s greatest challenge is that this kind of success is not happening at scale. With over 1 million students in 1,400 schools, the New York City Department of Education is the largest public school system in the country. However, far too many of these public schools are failing to meet the needs of our students.
Even as the district makes progress in moving schools out of improvement, NYC public schools continue to serve a significantly larger and higher-need population than many urban districts. Despite some improvements in Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standing across some city schools, proficiency and graduation rates remain unacceptably low for minority students. While increasing each year, still only 51% of Hispanic students and 55% of African Americans are graduating from high-school in NYC.[1] In 2007-08, 51% of students Grade 3-8 in NYC public schools reached proficiency in English language arts, and 65.1% in Math.[2]
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 reach that goal and contribute to the success of our society.
[1] NYC Mayor's Office (May 21, 2007). "Mayor Bloomberg Announces High School Graduation Rate." Press Release.
[2] Ibid.
The following links can provide you with additional context of public education in New York City:
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Impact & Results
New York Placement and Program Satisfaction Data
- Over time, of the 118 New Leaders who have entered the program in New York City since 2001, 93% of those completing the program in time for the 2007-2008 school year have served as principals or assistant principals.
- Among New York New Leaders principals, 91% feel New Leaders has prepared them to lead an urban K-12 public school effectively
- 100% of New York New Leaders principals believe that the program is high quality overall.
- 94% of New York Residents report that they feel part of a national movement to transform urban education by demonstrating that all students can achieve at high levels.
Preliminary New York City Achievement Results: (2008 achievement results available only for K-8 as of July 2008)
New Leaders in New York are part of the Department of Education’s efforts to create smaller, more personalized schools that have more autonomy to make the kinds of decisions needed to impact student outcomes. As a result, nearly 80% of our New Leaders in New York have focused simultaneously on building strong organizations and on improving student outcomes. While data are not available across all the New York schools, early indications demonstrate that New Leaders have a positive impact on students’ achievement:
- Preliminary data indicate that, in 2008, 35% of New Leaders' K-8 New York schools made 20+ combined ELA and math gains in 2007-2008, compared to 25% of district K-8 schools posting those gains.
- Eleven New Leaders-led schools in New York have posted average yearly gains of over 10% in math since starting their tenure as principal, consistently bringing more and more students to proficiency. For example, Springfield Gardens Elementary has moved from 28% to 68% proficiency in math; Bronx Writing Academy has moved from 22% to 63% proficient; and Henry Street School for International Studies has moved from a low 13% to 55% of its students scoring proficient.
- New Leaders’ 3 New York high school principals with graduation data graduated students at much higher rates than the district average. In 2007, New Leaders’ schools’ had a 71% graduation rate, which included both small high schools and comprehensive high schools, compared to the district graduation rate of 60%. In addition, each individual New Leaders high school graduated students at higher rates than the district.
Highlights from New York City New Leaders’ Dramatically Gaining Schools
New Leaders for New Schools’ goal is for 90-100% of the students in schools led by New Leaders principals for at least 5 years to be at proficiency or above by 2014, with 90% of high school students graduating ready for post-high school success. Much progress must still be made to reach this goal, but many of our New Leaders are helping us develop the knowledge and practice base to create breakthrough success for low-income students at unprecedented scale. Here are some examples from our New York cohorts:
Three New Leaders schools in New York are at or near the goal of having 90% of students score at proficiency in math.
- First year principal Amy D’Angelo at Achievement First Bushwick had 88% of students at proficiency
- Second year principal Kinnari Patel at Explore Charter has moved students from 21% proficiency to 92%
- Third year principal Orpheus Williams at Achievement First Crown Heights has moved students from 60% proficient to 93% proficient.
Four New York New Leaders’ schools have demonstrated sustained strong gains in the percent of students reaching standards across ELA and math, in addition to posting 30+ increases in 2008.
- Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists increased proficiency scores by 31 points this year and has averaged 19 points per year over a 4-year period.
- Bronx Writing Academy gained 33 percentage points this year in proficiency scores, for an average annual gain of 18 points per year.
- Achievement First Crown Heights gained 39 points this year, for a 19-point average annual gain over 3 years.
- Explore Charter School has posted a remarkable 46-point average annual gain in the percent of students scoring proficient or advanced over the New Leader’s two years of tenure.
North Star Academy is one of 4 schools nationwide named for the 2007-2008 Education Trust "Dispelling the Myth" award--demonstrating that urban students can achieve excellence. The school, located in Newark, NJ, has consistently demonstrated remarkable improvements and high levels of proficiency. North Star's college acceptance and placement rates are the highest among ALL nonselective high schools in New Jersey, regardless of income level.
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Recruitment & Admissions
Requirements:
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited university
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time K-12 school based experience (at least 2 years must be full time teaching experience).
- Hold or be eligible to hold a valid New York State teaching certificate or have a comparable level out-of-state teaching certificate*
Information Sessions
We encourage you to sign up for an information session to learn more about our program. CLICK HERE to view a schedule of sessions in New York City. If you have further questions about the program, please contact the Director of Recruitment and Admissions, Ron Augustin at raugustin@nlns.org.
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.
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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.
Anonymous donors
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Blue Ridge Foundation
Boykin Curry
Marcella and Richard Dresdale
The Fund for Public Schools
Sidney and John Gargiulo
Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Steven Klinsky and Maureen Sherry
Josh and Tess Lewis
Lone Pine Foundation
Newark Charter School Fund
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
SAP
Naomi Seligman
Tiger Foundation
U.S. Department of Education
Ernie von Simson
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Wachovia Foundation
Learn More or Donate:
To make a donation or to learn more about the New York City program, please contact:
Alyssa Casden
Phone: 646.792.7867
Email: acasden@nlns.org
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Regional Information
In the News
Video: A Moment in Time, Upon Reflection
The New York Times
(November 6, 2008)
A New Leaders led Brooklyn school for predominantly African American boys engages its students and faculty in a discussion on the impact of Obama's win.
Additional Resources
New York City Department of Education
School Choice - Creating a Portfolio of New School Options for 2008
New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
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