New Visions for Public Schools

This week, science teachers from across New York City participated in a curriculum analysis process in preparation for using the New Visions Earth and Space Science Curricula this school year. Thanks to Queens North for hosting us, and thanks to all the educators who joined! Explore our High School Earth & Space Science Curriculum (Designed to NGSS) here: https://lnkd.in/e7nySqGm

Check out this inspiring article about Bijoun Eric Jordan, an English teacher at Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School, who has taken his students on trips across the world. https://lnkd.in/e_7dG-DA

How are you supporting your “butterfly” students? Exciting efforts from New Visions for Public Schools shows remarkable progress with their “butterfly” students—those who want to be at school but often miss a day or two weekly. After implementing weekly 1:1 check-ins, 81% of these students saw significant improvements in their attendance this spring! This is part of our work with EdBreak, an improvement learning cohort sponsored last spring by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to uncover how the #BreakthroughCollaborative model can translate from healthcare (IHI) to education. Thanks to leaders Jaime Esperon and Jonathan Green for turning a hunch into a #changepackage and the one and only Kelly McMahon, my EdBreak partner! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gCi8bPzc #ChronicAbsenteeism #EducationInnovation #AttendanceMatters #EdBreak #SchoolSuccess #ContinousImprovement

We celebrated our amazing team with a fantastic Summer Outing last week! We had a blast enjoying good food, drinks, fun games, and even some friendly competition. Thanks to all who helped put this day together!

We’re hiring! We are looking for a Financial Reporting and Grants Analyst to join our finance team. We are seeking a highly skilled analyst with systems expertise to support budget creations, grant management and reporting. View the full job descriptions and apply → https://lnkd.in/gvjG_BRK

What makes the science curriculum work at New Visions unique is the close collaboration with our teacher leaders. This past week, the science team convened two of our best teacher leaders, Charlie Link (DeWitt Clinton HS) and Andrea Sau (Mott Hall HS Bronx) to develop updated pacing guides and guidance on how to incorporate the new NYSED science investigations into our Biology and Earth and Space Science curriculum. Science teachers across the city will benefit from their hard work, as they plan for the school year and prepare for the new New York Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS)-aligned Regents exam this year.

Today we had the honor of hosting the kick off for new working groups that will support the Every Child and Family is Known initiative for the upcoming school year. This effort involves matching students in temporary housing with caring adults in their schools who build trusting relationships with families to connect them with critical services to meet their needs. New Visions for Public Schools is leveraging our Portal to connect the scores of schools, agencies and providers with one another to ensure services are coordinated and responsive. We are excited to be building the technology that meets the needs of this moment when our school system is faced with larger numbers of housing insecure families than ever before.

We’re thrilled to share that the Portal by New Visions is a winner of the 2023-24 Tools Competition! Learn more about the Portal here: https://lnkd.in/eqaGYfDU The Portal was selected from over 1,900 submissions worldwide! Collectively, winners were awarded more than $8 million, and their tools are projected to impact over 24 million learners by 2027. Winning solutions will play a key role in accelerating and better assessing K-12 learning outcomes, strengthening 21st-century skills, boosting the impact of early childhood instruction, facilitating the learning science research process, engaging adult learners in higher education, and training and upskilling learners for an adaptive workforce—all while advancing the field of learning engineering. The 2024-25 cycle of the Tools Competition will launch in September 2024. Learn more about the competition here: https://lnkd.in/gGyMCypw

We are so excited to announce the launch of the groundbreaking Auto-Pilot program, designed to help high school students in the Bronx obtain their driver’s licenses and access careers in transportation, automotive repair, and other high-demand sectors. This initiative, in partnership with the Consortium for Worker Education, Best Way Driving School, and Hagerty Drivers Foundation, aims to create employment opportunities for underserved youth in New York City. 30% of civil service roles require a driver's license, yet financial constraints obstruct access for many young people who may otherwise be a fit for these pathways. In industries like manufacturing, construction, security, and the postal service, possessing a driver's license is often a distinguishing factor for job applicants. Check out our press release here: https://lnkd.in/dvxgmDhs

Celebrating our newest cohort of New Visions Rising Leaders! The Rising Leaders program matches emerging leaders within our organization with mentors from our senior leadership team. The program aims to drive professional growth, support belonging, and facilitate relationship building across the organization, and has a priority focus on women and leaders of color. Congratulations to this year's Rising Leaders!