Goals and Objectives
Between 1993 and 1998, thousands of parents, teachers,
administrators, cultural groups and civic and educational
institutions engaged in a collaborative process that
resulted in the creation of small, theme-based schools
focusing on innovative, student-centered instructional
practices. New Visions Small Schools grow from their
communities and are invested from the start with the
creativity, support and the ongoing involvement of
local stakeholders.
The New Visions Schools have influenced the way people
think about and create public school communities in
New York City and nationwide. In 1998 the New York
City Department of Education established a procedure
for the creation of new small schools and academies
throughout the school system based on the New Visions
process. This work also served as a springboard for
the success of the New
Century High School Initiative.
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