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Building the Systems that Students Deserve


92% of students from New Visions network schools graduated on time in 2023.



How do our partner schools outpace their peers in student achievement outcomes year after year? 



New Visions for Public Schools thinks big picture to address schools’ complex and evolving needs. Through our deep partnership of almost 35 years with NYC Public Schools, we provide educators with the high-quality data tools, curriculum, and coaching they need to succeed with students.



Below, you’ll meet Jamie, a fictional student whose story represents the deep impact of the many programs and systems that New Visions supports hundreds of thousands of students with every year. Jamie embarks on a journey that shows many of the ways New Visions’ programs holistically address inequities and help schools meet their students’ needs every step of the way. From our citywide data Portal, to our free, open-source curricular materials, to our Career Academies, New Visions is building systems that make a difference for young people like Jamie.



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Jamie immigrates to NYC with her family, excited and nervous to start school in her new home. 4th grade, like over 100,000 other students in NYC, Jamie and her family unfortunately experience a period of insecure housing. Her school team and shelter staff keep in touch to ensure that she receives what she needs to stay on track through the New Visions Portal. All 1,595 NYC district schools and 203 family shelters run by the Department of Homeless Services have access to the Portal, enabling her school and shelter staff to provide coordinated support. 7th grade, Jamie enters middle school. Her teachers track her progress and the impacts of their strategies in the Portal. Because her English teacher is one of over 60 graduates of New Visions’ free B-SEAL Multilingual Learner Certificate Program, she is well prepared to meet Jamie’s specific learning and literacy needs. 9th grade, Jamie is promoted on time to high school, but she struggles in Algebra I. Jamie’s math teacher receives coaching from New Visions as part of a citywide pilot of new Algebra curriculum and Jamie improves and even excels in math, fostering an ongoing interest in the subject. 10th grade, a New Visions supposed Global History diagnostic exam reveals that Jamie could benefit from additional support to meet graduation requirements. Her history teacher uses the Portal to analyze the results, and attends new Visions monthly professional development to plan classroom strategies to meet her academic needs.



10th grade, Jame developed a passion for geology through the hands on learning activities in New Visions’ highly rated, free Earth and Space Science curriculum. James teacher also has access to high quality materials that are developed for and in partnership with NYC educators. 11th grade, Jamie is one of 645 students across NYC who attends a New Visions Career Academy program to gain critical career readiness skills. Through her five weeks of working with professionals at a financial services company, she developed an interest in becoming a financial analyst. 12th grade, Jamie graduates! She is among over 150 students who are awarded more than $1.2 million in New Visions scholarships. Jamie is accepted to Hunter College and plans to study Economics.



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