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Interim Report Card new century high schools Dear New Yorkers, For too long New York City’s high schools have not prepared even a majority of students for graduation. There is no single solution to the problems confronting our schools, but we need to do better—and we can. Over the past several years, New York City has undertaken a far-reaching process of education reform. This report describes one of the most exciting aspects of this reform, the creation of innovative, new small high schools as part of the New Century High Schools Initiative. We have worked closely with

New Visions for Public Schools to involve thousands of New Yorkers who STRATEGY deeply care about our children’s education. This initiative represents the best Spurring innovation and of what New York City can be. expanding educational options 3 Four years into a decade-long process, the New Century High Schools Initiative has created a portfolio of 75 new small high schools, with 15 more TIMELINE opening in 2005 and 2006, using a selective process that incorporates Work to date 10 everything we know about what works in education—rigorous and relevant curricula, strong parent and community involvement and greater personal RESULTS attention for every child. These new schools are preparing New York City Building momentum for change 13 students to meet the challenges of higher education, work and citizenship CONCLUSION in the 21st century. They are moving our City forward. Committing to better results 17 Like earlier generations’ efforts to build our parks, bridges, monuments and museums, our civic commitment to reform our high schools will shape our economic and social destiny for decades to come. Now is a time for action: With the lives of thousands of young people and our City’s future tied to these efforts, we must all work together to succeed.

Michael R. Bloomberg Joel I. Klein Mayor Chancellor New York City Department of Education

Randi Weingarten Jill Levy President President The United Federation of Teachers Council of School Supervisors and Administrators expanding educational options spurring innovation and THE NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS STRATEGY: City and nationally to guide us. and others. We have in New drawn on lessons from past efforts York Federation of Teachers, the Council of Supervisors and Administrators diverse of Education, institutions, including the Department the United High Schools InitiativeCentury among has been a unique partnership and experts New Yorkers—educators, parents, students, administrators, educational The initiative represents the work of a huge coalition concerned of being realized. are the environments where changes have the best chance meaningful introduce innovation into all schools. Research shows that small schools seeks to transform learning at our lowest-performing campuses and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Open Society Institute, by the Carnegie Corporation of Newwhich has been supported York, tional choices for New York City high school students. The initiative, of Education’sDepartment to create broader educa- efforts meaningful change these results. of the NewThe initiative is part York City The New High Schools Initiative Century to is a decade-long effort lack the skills to be economically viable. remediation before college-level work they can perform and frequently preparation for college-level work. Students who do graduate often require low-performing schools the graduation rate averages just only for excellence, yet system-wide results are poor. Across New York City, New York City has a number of public high schools that are known one-third of the city’s graduates earn Regents diplomas, signifying endemic diseases in New York City. fluid samples to chart the incidence of Left: In , sophomores analyze 51 % of high school students graduate in four years, and in historically 225 community organizations. From its inception, the New 31 %. Only

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS interim report card 3 Strategy Rethinking an outmoded system The research on how students learn best New York City’s high schools work for some students but not all. One Can the system do better in preparing young people for higher education, of the reasons our school system does not educate the majority of the work and citizenship in the 21st century? Research based on successful student population well is because it was designed specifically not to do schools around the country says yes. In 2000, the Department of so. As the New York Times recently explained: Education, New Visions for Public Schools, the United Federation of Developed a century ago, the standard factory-style high school Teachers and the Council of Supervisors and Administrators took a Strategy was conceived as a combination holding area and sorting device hard look at the experience of school reform across the country as well that would send roughly one-fifth of its students on to college as in New York City. We wanted to know: Where do students learn while moving the rest directly into low-skill jobs. It has no tools to best? What helps lagging students catch up and excel? How do failing 5 rescue the students who arrive unable to read at grade level but are systems become successful ones? in need of the academic grounding that will qualify them for As it turns out, there is little debate about what makes a school effective. 21st-century employment. Academic rigor, relevant curriculum and strong educational relationships The world has changed. The blue-collar jobs that once sustained young help stimulate high levels of academic achievement and help bring adults no longer exist and individuals with limited education have few lagging students up to standards. Research shows that small schools— options in the new, knowledge-based economy. Yet the way we educate around 500 students—are the environments where these characteristics young people has remained virtually the same. In most New York City are most likely to be realized. In a small school, everyone knows one high schools, students have hundreds if not thousands of classmates— another. Education is personal. Both talents and deficiencies are visible more than 3,000 in some schools. They shift from class to class in 40 or and can be addressed. 42-minute periods. They are isolated from adults, feel disconnected We know from experience, including New Visions’ experience starting card report interim from their studies, and become accustomed to low expectations. When 40 new schools in New York City between 1993 and 1998, that one they lag behind, they have little prospect of catching up. size does not fit all. A viable school system must offer a diverse set of New York City’s human, physical and financial resources have been environments if it is to engage all students in education. locked into an outmoded system. We need to retool our educational system to meet the reality of the 21st century.

Challenge New Century High Schools are Response Each year New Visions, the New York Post and El Diario we have

designed to be relevant and accessible to families Department of Education and partners distributed 800,000 copies of our Small HIGH SCHOOLS NEW CENTURY and neighborhoods. However, families in poor have held multiple school fairs through- Schools Guide in Spanish and English SUPPORTING neighborhoods have traditionally had the worst out the city to provide information across the city. options in public education. Parents need to on new small schools. We have also met Our outreach continues to ensure INFORMED CHOICE be aware that new small school options exist in with faith leaders, local community that all students and families can take their neighborhoods so that they can make organizations and elected officials to full advantage of the range of new informed choices. garner support. In partnership with the 1 high school options. Ten Characteristics of Effective high Schools

At root, excellent schools have the same set of characteristics. We identified Spurring innovation by creating new schools these fundamental characteristics and made them the scaffolding for Creating new schools can be a tremendous opportunity to spur innovation creating new schools. We continue to work with schools to help them and detach from past behaviors and patterns. Starting from scratch fully realize a shared vision of excellence in education. allows educators and community members to think about what should 1 A Rigorous Instructional Program be rather than what is. Strategy In 2001, New Visions and its partners launched a series of community- 2 Personalized Relationships based competitions to generate plans for new schools. Teams of educators, community groups, parents and students worked for many months 3 Clear Focus and Expectations 7 under the supervision and coaching of educational experts to develop 4 Instructional Leadership new school proposals. Over three years of school creation, more than 250 planning teams have crafted concept papers and school proposals. 5 School-based Professional Development and Collaboration Through a highly selective process, 75 of these school proposals were selected by New Visions, the Department of Education, funders and 6 Continuous Assessment of Student Learning unions to develop into New Century High Schools.

7 Partnerships with Community Organizations Partnerships to strengthen schools and support students

8 Family/Caregiver Engagement and Involvement Schools can be made stronger and more effective by inviting the ongoing support of nonprofit community organizations. Students learn

9 Student Participation and Youth Development better when more adults are involved in their education. Community card report interim organizations that partner with schools add experience with youth, 10 Effective Uses of Technology and Information Resources expertise, internships, training, social services, facilities, financial resources and adults who care.

Challenge Most New Century High Schools are Response We are working closely councils: forums for schools housed

replacing large, low-performing schools slated with the Department of Education and on the same campuses to exchange HIGH SCHOOLS NEW CENTURY IMPROVING CAMPUS to be closed because of chronic failure. The new individual schools to make the transition information, share resources and work TRANSITION AND schools are being introduced as old schools are process more transparent. At Evander out conflicts before they occur. More broadly, we are working with schools STIMULATING CAMPUS being phased out. In some instances, tensions Childs High School, New Visions has have arisen in response to the challenge of sharing developed a visual representation of to reframe the campus as a resource REINVENTION limited campus resources. the transition plan that shows exactly that can benefit all. The goal is for how space will be reconfigured and ailing campuses to develop into vibrant shared as enrollments change. We have community institutions. 2 also established campus governance Century High Schools. Century The initiative has since expanded to eight of that required radical reform. Today these campuses house Bronx, on six traditional Bronx focusing in particular high schools schools. of EducationThe Department and New Visions in the started a significant number of new scale involves and supporting starting Real reform requires level, changing at scale. At the most preliminary Moving quickly to scale organizations; and advocacy groups. organizations; healthcare providers;and social services professional vancies and research institutes; educational organizations; family, youth and cultural organizations; universities, conser- include: museums, arts Center Institute, to East Side House Settlement. Partner organizations High Schools, ranging from One Hundred Black Men Inc., to Lincoln Century High Schools. Century the research, planning and execution of the process of creating New The timeline on the following pages provides additional details about of educators, parents and members of the community. of Educationand the Department of thousands and the strong support we are making great progress thanks to the leadership of Chancellor Klein the learning and achievement of New York City’s young people. Still, will take many years for these schools to attain their goals of transforming There are now voice to the needs, talents and aspirations of students. They provide for self-expression. opportunities meaningful They give Partner organizations help students develop critical thinking skills. Partners enrich education by finding ways to engage the whole student. Department of Education’sDepartment ten regions. New High Schools Century of the New design principles to improve Century student outcomes. It focus on what happens in the school and deepen implementation But creating innovative schools is just the first step. new It is critical to now located in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. 225 partner organizations working with Newpartner Century 26 New are the on the first class to graduate from South Bronx High School. with the school’s community partner, Ghetto Film School, to create a documentary and teachers across all subject areas at A student reviews the use of a Canon XL1-S digital video camera. Students New Explorers High School ar e working

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2000 and before 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Carnegie Corporation of New York, Bronx superintendency targets 6 Brooklyn superintendency joins Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation DOE expands New Century High Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation large low-performing high schools New Century High Schools Initiative grants additional $58 million to Schools Initiative into 8 regional and Bill & Melinda Gates and Open Society Institute provide for transformation into campuses and targets 3 large low-performing New Visions and 8 other interme- superintendencies in the Bronx, Foundation announce additional

PLANNING $31 million to stimulate school of small schools high schools for small school reform diaries to create and support small Brooklyn and Manhattan support of $32 million to support reform and creation of small schools in NYC and expand school creation in NYC 60 Planning Teams Jan-Aug 2002 New Visions holds Sept 2004 Visual branding of South schools in NYC 30 Planning Grants scores of workshops for educators Department of Education (DOE) Bronx High School campus strength- United Federation of Teachers, on school design, budgeting, expands New Century High Schools ens community and school identity Council of Supervisors and hiring and building partnerships Initiative into 6 regional superinten- In partnership with the Leadership Administrators, New Visions for with community-based organizations dencies in the Bronx, Brooklyn and

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS NEW CENTURY Academy, New Visions provides Public Schools, Board of Education Manhattan 110 Planning Teams year-long, on-site mentoring to 44 and funders establish core team 48 Planning Grants In partnership with the Leadership New Century principals to manage New Century High Timeline Academy, New Visions provides Schools Initiative year-long, on-site mentoring to New Visions broadly disseminates 19 New Century principals Request for Proposals on new 117 Planning Teams school creation to educators and 57 Planning Grants 11 community organizations

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Publication of “A Nation at Risk: Election of Michael Bloomberg Apr 2002 First job fair to recruit Jun 2003 New Visions helps secure New Visions supports DOE's efforts New Visions and DOE launch out- The Imperative of Educational as Mayor of New York City teachers for New Century High $26.2 million from the Bronx to establish building councils on reach campaign to ensure that stu- Reform,” an historic study Schools in Bronx and Brooklyn delegation to the City Council to the large high school campuses dents and parents have informa- School district brought under documenting gross failures in U.S. improve facilities at 14 large Bronx undergoing transition tion to make informed choices direct mayoral control, paving Oct–Dec 2002 New Visions under- educational system (1983) high schools and retrofit 9 New about small schools HIGH SCHOOLS way for broad school reform takes detailed space planning at 6 New Visions launches Faith Leaders Century High School campuses New Visions for Public Schools and accountability Bronx campuses historically Committee for support of high New Visions, in collaboration with established to improve public plagued by overcrowding July 2003 New Visions conducts school reform the New York Post and El Diario, education in New York City (1989) utilization surveys on 12 campuses, distributes 800,000 copies of Small Nov 2002 New Visions mounts May 2004 Bronx Coalition for Small SUPPORTING NEW CENTURY NEW CENTURY SUPPORTING identifying existing capacity for Schools Guide in English and HIGH SCHOOLS NEW CENTURY New Visions helps create 40 new extensive community engagement Schools, representing students, several hundred additional seats Spanish small schools (1993-98) campaign in Brooklyn to build parents, educators and community support for small schools 9,000 parents attend Bronx organizations, draws 800 people CFE vs. State of New York affirms admissions fair for small schools, to rally in support of new schools that Governor and Legislature March 2002 14,000 students apply generating 30,000 applications must provide an additional $5.6 for 1,700 spots in Bronx small DOE submits new 5-year capital for 7,000 seats billion to New York City’s public schools plan for $13.1 billion including schools to compensate for Jan 2003 DOE consolidates 40 $4.0 billion to expand school Jan 2002 “No Child Left Behind” inadequate funding school districts into 10 regions capacity SCHOOL REFORM signed into law in Washington EVENTS AFFECTING Nov 2005 NYC Mayoral Election Sept 2003 Mayor announces plan DOE undertakes massive analysis Aug 2002 Joel Klein becomes to create up to 200 small high of existing student population and Chancellor of Schools schools creates multiple pathways strategy Oct 2002 Chancellor Klein for overage and undercredited announces “Children First students Initiative” 2006 CAMPUSES information-sharing among schools seed innovation, and facilitate support schools at the district level, to create structured ways to community partners and schools continue working with educators, and other intermediaries Visions The Department of Education, New who are over-age and under-credited Education students, and students Special Language Learners, kinds of needs, including English curricula for students with special educational choice and relevant New schools created to ensure performance meaningfully assess student techniques, and learning innovative teaching and to improve practice, master of Education work with teachers the Department and Visions New small schools that complement the work of of professional development curricula, practice and methods and principals by offering support the pipeline of teachers Educational training institutions STUDENTS SCHOOLS Projected New Century Schools projected 18 90 — 2010 38 18 90 traditional high schools at the city’sand learning high schools improve teaching from New York City’s small Innovative educational methods population third of the city’s high school schools, serving nearly one- choice of 200 small high school students with the Education provides public New York City’s Department of of autonomous small schools fully converted to campuses At least 16 high school buildings Regents exams Century High Schools pass five At least 80% of students in New fully enrolled 90 New Century High Schools are , 800 New Century Schools projected for change building momentum RESULTS: these exams as well as those offered later in high school. of the city as a whole. 1 New York City’s neediest students. schools are already providing educational options to thousands of new civic and community assets to engage students in learning. These New York City’s students and families. They employ a variety of cultural, High of choice for portfolio Schools constitute a vibrant, new Century New High Schools are Century building momentum for change. New and transform student achievement. Still, after four years, it is clear that It will take many years for these innovative schools to reach their potential Overall performance. Regents exams. Attendance. Promotion. making progress toward these ambitious goals. to measure graduation rates but early indicators suggest that we are School student must pass five Regents exams to graduate. It is too early rates of We expect New High Schools ultimately to reach Century graduation data in the context of long-term goals. How do we measure progress in educational reform? We review objective High School students compared with at the whom they enroll.” High Schools areCentury producing positive changes for the students the quantitative measures currently available to the evaluation, the New and Regents exam. Living Environment Regents exam and Data collected from New High Schools by Century New Visions for Public Schools. 2003 28 80 – New High Schools opened by Century % and attendance rates of 04 From From schools years, Policy Studies Associates concluded, “On all New High Schools had attendance rates of Century 1 Students still had six exam periods remaining to pass 75 % at host schools. By the end of their sophomore year, 2002 were promoted from ‒ On the basis of data collected for 2004 , ninety-three percent of New Century 92 %. Every New High Century 64 9 % had passed the Math th grade, compared with 2003 had passed the 88 % of students 2002 90 – 68 03 %, %

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS interim report card 13 Results FACILITIES CRISIS NEW YORK CITY’S for students A new portfolio of choice NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS: 3 field trips and mentoring. learning projects through internships, volunteer activities, job shadowing, organizations, students engage in career discovery and interdisciplinary careers.particular With of their schools’ the support community partner with real-worldSchools, which combine coursework experience in ment and personal development in these diverse New High Century The professions are vehicles for stimulating curiosity, academic achieve- CAREER (20 SCHOOLS) their academic and personal development. ance to further in internships, volunteer work, projects interdisciplinary and perform- used as catalysts for learning and personal excellence. Students engage lum. Writing, literature, theater, music, visual arts, video and film are the humanities and written wordarts, with the academic curricu- Students in these New High Schools integrate the study of Century ARTS, HUMANITIES AND LITERACY (17 SCHOOLS) both academically rigorous and personally meaningful. intellectually and personally through projects interdisciplinary that are thinkers, active learners and effective problem solvers. Students develop becoming scientifically literate, engaged citizens who are critical technology, environmental science and related fields as a means of In these New High Schools, students study math, science, Century MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (9 SCHOOLS) Schools are located. neighborhoods, where most New Century High are most acute in New York City’s poorest the city’s school-age population. These problems York City combined with substantial increases in capital investment by New York State and New Challenge overcrowded following decades of inadequate Many high schools are dilapidated and Response in discretionary funds towards facilities the City Council to reallocate millions space in existing buildings; persuaded statistical analysis to find underutilized Department of Education, we have used Working collaboratively with the thousands of additional classroom seats. have supported efforts to create New Visions and its partners schools and neighbor personal growth, while challenging them to exert leadership in their environments youth development. These schools have created safe, family-like and community-based organizations with experience in social services Many New High Schools are Century by longstanding supported (23 SCHOOLS) LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND JUSTICE need an especially strong level of support services. need an especially strong services. level of support incarcerated; and students who due to personal or family circumstance previously dropped out of school; students who have been previously English-language ability; students who are over-age or who have immigrant students who enter high school with low levels of serving Schools focus on unique student populations. These include schools or have special academic or personal needs. Several New High Century Many students in New York City are in a state of personal transition UNIQUE STUDENT POPULATIONS (6 SCHOOLS) services. employment for financially eligible students, and additional support these schools provide college advisors, after-school tutoring, part-time that focus on supporting students in their academic and that focus on supporting hoods. In connection with community partners, building process. Construction Authority streamline its for schools; and helped the School housing developers to build new space education; worked with community non-DOE buildings for use in secondary improvement; advocated for purchase of

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS interim report card 15 Results committing to better results CONCLUSION: evidence of mutation and adaptation. the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for Left: A student investigates plants at Please join us. We know what works. What we need now is the will to make it happen. work has just begun. Realneed you to stay with this struggle. change takes time and our demand high standards, both of them and the school system. And they advocate for quality, access and equity in education. They need you to New York City’s young people need your support. They need you to 21 that our young people will be fully prepared for the challenges of our progress and constantly improving our practice can we ensure in the first instance. Yet we know that only by setting goals, measuring We these goals knowing have articulated that we may not reach them must pass five Regents exams to graduate. rates of are committed to attendance rates of set strict targets to measure our progress. New High Schools Century take responsibility for the long-term achievement of students. We have outside of school—educators, parents and members of the community— wheresystem dedicated to higher student performance adults inside and education in Newremaking secondary York City. We are building a new The New High Schools Initiative Century is about nothing less than st century. 80 % or higher. And students at New High Schools Century 92 % or higher and graduation

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS interim report card 17 Conclusion and Matthew Septimus (page Photography: Philip Greenberg (front cover and pages Design: Two Dogs Design Writer: Michael F. Melcher Foundation and the Open Society Institute. Corporation the Carnegie of New York, the Bill & Melinda Gates of This publication was made possible through the generous support become productive citizens. access to effective schools that enable them to realize their full potential and raise the level of student achievement. Our goal is to ensure that all students have Visionspr develops New York City’s public schools. W organization dedicated to improving the quality of education children receive in New Visions for Public Schools, founded in 1989, is the largest education reform ograms and policies to energize teaching learning 16 and 19 ) orking with the public and private sectors, New ,2 9 1, 2, and 18 )

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLS interim report card 19 Conclusion A Sampling of the Community Partners working with Small Schools new century high schools in New York City A New Portfolio of Choice for Students in New York City

INTERMEDIARIES New York Urban League Community Health Networks Newsweek New Visions for Public Schools Nia Theatrical Production Community Works Nos Quedamos Company, Inc. The Marie Curie High School for Nursing, Medicine Asia Society Co-op Tech—School of NY Yankees Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music One Hundred Black Men Inc. Cooperative Technical Education and the Allied Health Professions Discovery High School The College Board NY/NJ Baykeeper Walton The School for Teaching and the Professions Pace University Cornell University Early College Initiative at City NYC History Coalition Bronx School of Law and Finance University of New York Pius XII Youth and Family Services Dance Theater, Etc NYC Parks Department Bronx Theatre High School Bronx Academy of Health Careers JFK Bronx Aerospace Academy The Institute for Student Prospect Park YMCA Downtown Community Television NYSE/Junior Achievement Marble Hill School for International Studies Achievement Center Bronx High School for Writing & the Communication Arts Ridgewood Bushwick Senior NYU Law Institute International Partnership Schools Citizen’s Council Deutsche Bank The High School for Contemporary Arts The Urban Assembly School for Applied Math & Science

Office of the Mayor Evander Childs New York City Outward Bound Roundabout Theatre Company Directions for Our Youth, Inc. High School of Computers and Technology Opus Dance Theater and The Urban Assembly, Inc. Salvadori Center, City College of Disney Corporation Astor Collegiate Academy New York, CUNY Community Service Inc. Replications, Inc. Donghia Furniture/Textiles Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy Columbus Institute for Math & Science Pelham Bay Nature Center West Bronx Academy for the Future Global Enterprise Academy South Bronx Churches East River Apprenticeshop Roosevelt South Bronx Overall Economic PEN American Center Columbus Pelham Preparatory Academy LEAD PARTNERS IN SCHOOLS Development Corporation Epic Theatre People Finders Plus Bronx Latin Anti-Defamation League Explorers Club Bronx Health Sciences High School South Street Seaport Museum Pregones Theater Company The Urban Assembly Academy for History & Citizenship Bronx High School for Performance and Stagecraft ArtsConnection Teaching Matters, Inc. Facing History and Ourselves Project Adventure The Eagle Academy for Young Men Truman East Bronx Academy for the Future ASPIRA of New York, Inc. The Bronx Museum of the Arts Foundation for Excellent Schools Project Greenup Barnard College—Education The Gateway Institute for Pre- Floating the Apple Project Reach Youth Bronx High School for the Visual Arts Program Academy for Careers in Sports College Education Fordham Bedford Children’s Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School Brooklyn Botanic Garden Services

S. Bronx Peace and Diversity Academy The Town Hall Public School 89 New Explorers High School Brooklyn Center for the Urban University of Vermont Fordham Bedford Housing Renaissance High School of Musical Theater and Technology Environment Radiator Woman Community School for Social Justice Lehman Vision Education Brooklyn College—School of Red Hook Family Counseling Foundation for Excellent Schools The Bronx Guild Education YMCA of Greater New York Services Manhattan Theatre Lab Friends of Brook Park Gateway School of Environmental Research & Technology Brooklyn Psychiatric Centers, Inc. Young Audiences New York Regional Plan Association Bronx Academy of Letters Friends of Hudson River Park Brownsville Community Young Women’s Leadership Remnick and Aarons and Co, CPA Pablo Neruda Academy for Architecture and World Studies The Urban Assembly School for Media Studies Stevenson Development Corporation Foundation Giant Thinking Richard Tucker Foundation School for Community Research and Learning Center for Alternative Sentencing Goldman Sachs Riverdale Riding Food and Finance High School and Employment Services (CASES) The Young Women’s Leadership School, Bronx Campus COLLABORATING PARTNERS Greening for Breathing Riverkeeper High School of Hospital Management Citizens Advice Bureau Academy of Finance Hackensack Riverkeeper Rocking the Boat Manhattan Bridges High School Community Counseling Mediation The Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction Park West Bronx International High School Alpha Omega Dance Company Harlem Textiles Search Institute Community Food Resource Center Bronx Leadership Academy II American Express History Channel Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies

Settlememt Housing Fund Morris DreamYard, inc. PACE High School American Geographical Society Hospital Audiences Sistas and Brothas United The School for Excellence East Side House Settlement Millennium High School American Museum of Natural Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Sound Construction Audio Services Epic Theatre Center, Inc. History Community Preparatory High School Image Grids Sound of the Turtle, Co. High School for History and Communication FDNY Fire Safety Education Fund, Amherst College I-Mentor Inc. South Bronx Clean Air Coalition The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice All City Leadership Academy Bardini International Inside Broadway Ghetto Film School St. Michaels College Bear Stearns Jantex Marketing The South Brooklyn Community High School Global Kids, Inc. St. Vincent’s Hospital Academy of Urban Planning Bronx Borough President’s Office Bushwick School for Social Justice Jillery SUNY College of Environmental Good Shepherd Services New York Harbor School Junior Achievement Science and Forestry Bushwick Human Rights Education Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design Associates Bronx Dance Theatre Justice Resource Center SUNY Purchase Williamsburg Prep FDNY High School for Fire and Life Safety

Bronx River ArtsCenter Arsdale Van Institute for Student Achievement Karpeles Museum The Point CDC High School for Civil Rights Joyce Theater Bronxnet Learning Links Child Care The River Project Performing Arts and Technology High School Jefferson Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Brooklyn Cyclones Literacy, Inc. Tisdal Studies Brooklyn Academy for Science and Environment World Academy for Total Community Health Brooklyn School for Music and Theatre —Art Gallery Brooklyn Museum of Art Make the Road by Walking Union College The High School for Global Citizenship Lehman College—Center for Brooklyn Philharmonic Urban Divers Bushwick Community High School

School/College Collaboratives Brooklyn Public Library Manhattan Theater Club Urban Word NYC Prospect Heights Lehman College—College Now Casita María Market by Market Communication US Air Force/ROTC High School for Service & Learning Lehman College—Divisions of Arts Center for Media Arts and Social Medgar Evers College Vanzandt Agency and Humanities Studies Project The High School for Youth and Community Development High School for Public Service Mercy College—Teaching Fellows Vassar College Lincoln Center Institute Champlain College International Arts Business School Program—The Bronx African Volunteers of America Long Island University City Center American History Project School for Democracy and Leadership Wagner School of NYC Wingate School for Human Rights Manhattan Class Company (MCC) City College of New York Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Waterkeeper Alliance Theater Clearpool, Inc. Middle School 45 Wave Hill Manhattan College, School of Clearwater Morgan Stanley Engineering Williams College Colgate University Museo Del Barrio Manhattanville College Working Playground College of Mt. St. Vincent— Natural Resources Defense Council Montefiore Medical Center— World Book Education & Organizational Institute for Applied Philosophy New York Aquarium/Bronx Zoo Development Columbia College New York Botanical Garden Youth Development Institute Mosholu Montefiore Community Columbia University—Office of New York State Department of Youth Ministries for Peace and Center Government Community Affairs Environmental Conservation Justice National Academy Foundation Columbia University—School of New York Transit Explorers (NYPD, Youth Speaks New York City College of the Arts MTA) Technology