Recent Publications

2012 9th Grade Application - English

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January 2012 Evaluation of SAM - Final Report

January 2012 - This four-year evaluation of inquiry-based school reform in New Visions for Public
Schools’ network evaluates the Scaffolded Apprenticeship Model (SAM), a school improvement and leadership development program that supports a school inquiry team in closing student learning gaps and leading colleagues to do the same.
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New Visions Spanish Language Schools Guide 2011-2012

October, 2011 - New Visions for Public Schools is thrilled to publish its Guide to Choosing a NYC High School, 2011-2012. This Guide to all of the schools in the New Visions network is a useful tool for students and parents as they embark on the high school selection process.
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New Visions Schools Guide 2011-2012

October, 2011 - New Visions for Public Schools is thrilled to publish its Guide to Choosing a NYC High School, 2011-2012. This Guide to all of the schools in the New Visions network is a useful tool for students and parents as they embark on the high school selection process.
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Annual Report 2010

September 2011 - Our 2010 Annual Report, Focus on the Day, offers a glimpse in the day of the lives of some of the 41,000 students we serve. Our aim is to help each student reach his or her highest potential.
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Transforming the High School Experience

June 2010 - This report by MDRC, one of the nation’s most respected public policy research firms, provides overwhelming evidence that our New Century High School initiative has resulted in schools with higher attendance, credit accumulation and graduation rates.
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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Spanish)

September 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Spanish edition, was designed by a team of educators and librarians to help parents and caregivers strengthen literacy in the lives of their children from birth to grade 12.
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Annual Report 2008

February 2009 - This publication is an overview of New Visions for Public Schools' initiatives, goals and results for 2008.
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Ten Principles of Effective School Design

March 2006 - Developed through our New Century High Schools Initiative as part of the small schools movement, this document outlines ten principles of designing effective schools.
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What Can Parents Do About Teacher Quality?

April 2007 - What Can Parents Do About Teacher Quality? helps increase parent understanding of teacher quality issues and offers parents ways to strengthen teacher quality in their children's schools.
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Promising Practices Series: Special Education Inclusion

July 2009 - Written for those involved in school improvement, this publication focuses on special education inclusion, a term describing the provision of specially designed instruction and support for students with special needs in the context of a general education classroom.
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Reforming High Schools: Lessons from the New Century HS Initiative 2001–2006

January 2007 - This paper provides an overview of the New Century High Schools Initiative, looks at emerging results and then situates the initiative within the broader context of systemic secondary school reform.
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Promising Practices Series: Professional Development

July 2009 - Focused on professional development, a key element of school reform, this publication looks at two schools and provides examples of professional development that rely on a governance model of distributive staff leadership.
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Promising Practices Series: Student Advisory

July 2009 - Focused on student advisory programs, this publication provides an analysis of programs offered in three New York City public high schools.
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Partnering For Success: The Creation of Urban Schools That Work Better - J. Hirota

Fall 2008 - Drawing from a long-term study of New Century's hallmark strategy of school-based partnerships, this paper cites case studies of five partnership schools and reflects on some of the accomplishments—as well as challenges—of implementing effective cross-institutional partnerships.
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Promising Practices Series: Block Scheduling

July 2009 - This publication describes several alternative scheduling models and how they are implemented in three New York City schools.
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Promising Practices Series: Curriculum Integration

July 2009 - This publication focuses on curriculum integration in three public schools—two middle schools and a high school—each with a unique approach to developing an integrative curriculum that reflects its particular instructional philosophy, mission and capacity.
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Promising Practices Series: College Preparation

April 2002 - Focused on the issue of college preparation, this publication features two schools that demonstrate ways to develop a college access program that promotes college-going for all students.
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Promising Practices Series: Dual Language

July 2009 - This publication explores dual-language programs that integrate language minority and language majority students. These programs seek to promote bilingualism, biliteracy, high academic achievement in both languages and an appreciation of another culture.
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Annual Report 2005

April 2006 - This publication is an overview of New Visions for Public Schools' initiatives, goals and results for 2005.
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