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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Meeting the Challenges of Standards

January 2003 - This publication describes effective practices in planning conferences that help school leaders become equipped to adopt rigorous curriculum standards in their schools.
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Annual Report 2007

January 2008 - This publication is an overview of New Visions for Public Schools' initiatives, goals and results for 2007.
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Meeting the Leadership Challenge

April 2002 - Drawing from the experiences of six New York City Community School Districts, this paper offers insight into principal mentor programs and offers recommendations for program design.
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New Century High Schools and the Small School Movement in New York City

August 2005 - This publication explores The New Century high schools strategy of spurring innovation and expanding educational options through creating and supporting smaller schools.
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A Guide to Service Learning

April 2007 - Intended for classroom teachers, service-learning coordinators and youth workers, this guide is a resource for engaging adolescents in programs that respond to community needs and build students' knowledge and skills.
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Policy Studies Associates 2004–05 Evaluation Report

June 2006 - Evaluation of New Century high schools in the third year; a profile of the initiative to create and sustain small, successful high schools (2005–2006).
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Characteristics of Lead and Collaborating Partners

June 2005 - Designed to help organizations decide whether to join a school as a lead partner, this guide describes the critical role and characteristics of school-led partner organizations and their potential impact in improving student outcomes.
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A Vision of Partnerships

June 2005 - This document describes the vision of school-community partnerships at the heart of the New Century High Schools Initiative, a groundbreaking effort to create new, small, effective high schools throughout New York City.
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Policy Studies Associates 2003–04 Evaluation Report

February 2006 - Evaluation of New Century high schools in the second year; a profile of the initiative to create and sustain small, successful high schools (2005–2006).
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Policy Studies Associates 2002–03 Evaluation Report

June 2005 - Evaluation of New Century high schools in the first year; a profile of the initiative to create and sustain small, successful high schools (2005–2006).
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Aiming Higher: Is Your 9th-grader On Track for College? (Spanish)

April 2008 - Aiming Higher, Spanish edition, outlines the importance of the ninth grade in achieving college readiness and provides parents with concrete steps to ensure their ninth graders get a strong start on the road to college.
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Aiming Higher: Is Your 9th-grader On Track for College? (English)

April 2008 - Aiming Higher, English edition, outlines the importance of the ninth grade in achieving college readiness and provides parents with concrete steps to ensure their ninth graders get a strong start on the road to college.
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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Arabic)

March 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Arabic 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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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Bengali)

April 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Bengali 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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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Chinese)

May 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Chinese 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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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Korean)

July 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Korean 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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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Haitian Creole)

June 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Haitian Creole 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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Opening the Door to Learning 2007 (Russian)

August 2007 - Opening the Door to Learning (2007), Russian 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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Information packet (PSO Information Packet)

April 2009 - Developed for principals and school leaders to learn about the New Visions PSO network, this informational packet provides an overview of New Visions' unique supports.
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Participation by Design

October 2004 - The publication is a step-by-step description of the visual branding process for high school campus buildings that house a distinct group of small schools.
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