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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PATERSON
Paterson, NJ
$40,000, for support of the Program Director for Check & Connect, an evidence-based initiative to promote students’ engagement with school, reduce dropouts, and increase high school graduation rates. The program will be integrated into their existing teen center programs in Paterson and Passaic. The Director will be responsible for hiring and training mentors, monitoring and evaluating the program, and providing case management records for each of the participants. Mentors will regularly track the teenagers’ educational progress and performance, connect members to interventions in a timely fashion, and support their participation in school activities. Their ultimate goal is to keep teenagers from “slipping through the cracks” by facilitating engagement in school and learning.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF UNION COUNTY
Union, NJ
$30,000 for a new Director of Intervention and Mentor Programs to oversee the Check & Connect Program at the Elizabeth and Plainfield Clubs. The program is an intensive evidence-based mentoring program to promote students’ engagement with school, reduce dropouts, and increase high school graduation rates. The Director will be responsible for hiring and training mentors, monitoring and evaluating the program, providing case management records for each of the participants, and mentoring members needing more intensive intervention. Mentors regularly track the teenagers’ educational progress and performance, connect members to interventions in a timely fashion, and support their participation in school activities.
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EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM (“EHTP”)
New York, NY
$50,000 for salary support for a Director of Out-of-School-Time (“OST”) Programs, a position vital to their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and uniformity of their existing after-school programs for students in K-12. The Director will be responsible for coaching the school’s instructional staff, providing guidance, promoting the program’s core values, and ensuring teachers work effectively with all learners. Through this model of embedded professional development, EHTP will establish and reinforce a culture of academic excellence and cooperative learning on the part of all teaching staff, and continuous improvement of instruction. EHTP staff and some 200 volunteers serve nearly 300 students, 5-19 years old, at multiple sites in East Harlem.
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EAST SIDE HOUSE
Bronx, NY
$35,000 for renewed support for the College and Career Advisor position at the Bronx Haven High School (“BHHS”) in the South Bronx which serves 150 over- age and under-credited students between the ages of 16 and 21 who would otherwise drop out of school. BHHS uses an accelerated, individualized curriculum coupled with specialized support to help students complete their educations. The Advisor will manage an active caseload of approximately 75 students, providing frequent, individualized college access support during the 3 critical phases of college access – acceptance, matriculation and first-year completion. Their primary goal is to increase college success rates amongst their graduates. The school is a partnership between East Side House, the NYC Department of Education and New Visions for Public Schools.
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ESSEX COUNTY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE
Newark, NJ
$25,000 to provide salary support for the creation of a part-time Education Specialist position to address the educational/learning problems of the foster children they serve. An experienced Case Supervisor will be designated to devote half of his/her time to education related issues. The Specialist will be responsible for keeping track of every case in which an educational service is needed, serving as their in-house education expert, identifying and disseminating “best practices” for handling frequently encountered educational issues, identifying gaps in the way the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”) handles such issues and working with them to fill them, and investigating ways to improve their educational offerings. The goal is to develop a model for improving the educational outcomes for the foster children they serve.
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FRANCISCAN COMMUNITY CENTER
New York, NY
$15,000 to expand the tutorial program to include two Math Coaches to provide one-on-one sessions for children needing an individualized approach to improve their understanding of mathematical concepts. Through a range of instructional programs, the tutorial program seeks to assist children in grades 4 through 8 in developing their academic skills in reading, language arts and mathematics. They offer small classes in these three areas free of charge. The Math Coaches would be an extension of the services offered, geared to students who are still experiencing difficulty and where this one-on-one support could get them on track.
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GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
New York, NY
$50,000 to support a new Director of Training position responsible for the operations and expanded activities of the Options Institute, the professional development arm of their Options Center. The Options Center provides both direct service to help under-represented young people gain admission to college, and professional development and training to professionals who work with this population. Due to growing demand for their services, they will offer more training and professional days, develop new curricula for workshops and trainings, and disseminate best practices through web-based content to help equip professionals in the field with the knowledge, skills and resources they need to provide quality college access services.
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GRACE OUTREACH (“GO”)
Bronx, NY
$35,000 to provide support for the Achieving College & Training (“ACT”) program which encompasses both Career Prep and College Prep programs. They support their GED graduates by offering enhanced college preparatory services including courses in critical reading, writing, and math to prepare students to take the CUNY skills assessment test so they won’t need remedial classes which don’t count towards a degree, and helping them with the admissions process and financial aid. They also provide career prep assistance with both the development of job skills and linkages to well-regarded training programs. Grace Outreach provides programs for low-income women ages 18+ who are seeking to enhance their academic skills, attend college and secure employment.
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MADISON SQUARE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
New York, NY
$35,000 to help support BE GREAT: Graduate, a pilot initiative that complements their Juniors Academy (grades 4 to 8) by providing consistent support from caring and trusted adults to develop the academic, emotional, and social skills necessary to achieve success in school. Starting in fourth grade, thirty members at each of their 4 clubhouses will be identified as showing early warning signs of dropping out of school such as poor attendance, behavior, and academic grades. This long-term strategy combines additional academic support, one-on-one mentoring, close monitoring, and timely intervention to struggling learners through the eighth grade.
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NEW JERSEY AFTER 3
New Brunswick, NJ
$30,000 for salary support for their new Northern Region Program Officer who will provide training and professional development for staff in 11 school-based programs in Newark. The goal is to provide these afterschool educators with year-long, comprehensive training and support so that they provide quality and engaging programming to their students. New Jersey After 3 is an evidence-based strategy dedicated to expanding learning time in New Jersey public schools. Its network of programs throughout the State empowers students by providing a safe and positive place to learn and develop during out-of-school time, and creates critical opportunities for them to learn new skills, explore careers, and build positive relationships with caring adult role models and educators.
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NEW LEADERS
New York, NY
$40,000 to provide salary support for the Director of Resident Learning for the Greater New York Program. This Director will work directly with their fourteen Cohort 11 Residents (ten NYC district; two NYC charter, two Newark charter) over the course of the 2011/2012 school year to deliver a high quality learning experience that is aligned to New Leaders for New Schools’ national Urban Excellence Framework™ and Leadership Trajectory. In the School Residency Program, each Resident engages in a full-time, year-long experience that involves intensive mentoring, direct support at the residency site, and leadership skills development. Their mission is to ensure high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban public schools they respectively lead.
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NEW VISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
New York, NY
$50,000 to support their 9th grade College and Career Readiness Initiative. New Visions will work with schools to ensure that they implement key strategies – including an early warning system, better community and parent support, and strong diagnostic assessments – to give students a leg up in the 9th grade. They will track four indicators of future school success – attendance, grades, credit accumulation and Regents’ Exam passage. They will pilot an integrated system of tools and strategies in 10 schools in the first year, and then refine them and spread them to an additional 10 schools in the second year while continuing to provide additional supports to the first cohort of schools. Since 1989, New Visions has served as a laboratory of innovation within New York City’s public school reform efforts, creating and refining new approaches to systemic challenges.
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NEW YORK CARES
New York, NY
$50,000 to support the expansion of their complementary Sophomore Skills, SAT Prep, College Prep, and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (“FAFSA”) programs which help more than 1,400 disadvantaged students, grades 10 to 12, to take steps toward securing admission to college with the aid and scholarships that make attending possible. First, the Sophomore Skills program volunteers help students to build their basic math, English and test-taking skills so they can succeed in their core classes and on standardized tests, particularly the SAT test. Next, the SAT Prep program volunteers use the Kaplan curriculum to prepare high school juniors to take the SAT test. Their College Prep program volunteers help high school seniors to navigate the difficult college application process, and prepare the students to smoothly transition into college life. As part of that process, volunteers help students complete the FAFSA form.
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NEW YORK CITY OUTWARD BOUND CENTER
Long Island City, NY
$50,000, the first installment of a total $100,000 grant payable over 2 years, for support of an additional School Designer, a vital position for their growing network of small college-preparatory public schools in New York City based upon the Expeditionary Learning model. School Designers act as instructional and leadership coaches, coordinating and supporting professional development activities for teachers and principals that are aligned with school goals and needs. New York City Outward Bound’s network currently encompasses ten schools across the City, and at full projected enrollment will serve over 6,000 students.
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PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN
New York, NY
$30,000 to support a Site Supervisor position at the Open Heart-Open Mind Program at P.S. 20 in the Port Richmond Community of Staten Island. They place teams of social workers on-site in New York City public elementary and middle schools on a full-time basis to support the social and emotional development of underserved children at risk for academic failure, providing them with the necessary skills to be successful in the classroom leading to improved academic performance. They perform a vital role in supporting the whole school community, improving school climate and providing essential full classroom, individual and family, and small group intervention counseling and support.
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PENCIL
New York, NY
$40,000 to support the Partnership Coordinator (“PC”) Team Leader for Brooklyn and Staten Island, responsible for training and managing a team of three PCs while providing direct support to a caseload of over 40 Partnerships. Through the Partnership Program, private sector leaders and school principals develop customized long-term relationships to solve schools’ most urgent challenges. Together, Partners tackle a range of pressing issues including principal leadership, student attendance, parent involvement, college and career readiness, and enhancing school technology. Each Partnership is facilitated by a PC who ensures that the Partners are working strategically to achieve and exceed their goals.
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THE READING TEAM
New York, NY
$30,000 for support of their recent expansion efforts including 5 additional part-time Literacy Mentors who are responsible for the successful literary development of the children, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. They nearly doubled their enrollment this year, serving 430 children -- 360 four- and five-year old children in the preschool program and 70 children in grades K-4 in the afterschool program. The Reading Team’s mission is to provide highly effective early childhood literacy programs to fill the gap in educational opportunity for hard to reach, very young children in the Central Harlem community.
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SCHOOL LEADERS NETWORK (“SLN”)
Hinsdale, MA/New York, NY
$25,000 to help fund the salary and benefits of their full-time Regional Program Director who will develop, support and facilitate their networks as they expand their program in New York City. SLN brings networks of approximately 12-15 principals together on a monthly basis over a ten-month period with a professionally trained facilitator to engage in a professional development program. The SLN approach focuses on developing a principal’s ability to lead healthy school climates, monitor, support and strongly influence effective instructional practices, and lead strategic reform efforts that will improve student achievement gaps. The networks provide a forum for public school principals to support one another and solve real problems, and to translate initiatives into real results at the school level.
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SCO FAMILY OF SERVICES/CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK
Brooklyn, NY
$45,000 to support staffing for the Center for Family Life’s Advisory Partnership with Sunset Park High School (“SPHS”) which opened in fall 2009 and is the first public high school in this low-income community in Brooklyn. This project pairs the Center’s youth development and social work staff with SPHS teachers to implement an advisory curriculum that helps youth complete high school and develop the skills needed to succeed in college, work and life. The Advisory Partnership is a comprehensive model of support for social and behavioral development and academic achievement that reaches across the school and into the community, providing an integrated response to student needs.
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SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY (“SEO”)
New York, NY
$50,000 to partially support a new Associate Director of the Scholars Program who will help ensure the effective delivery of all program services, and manage the work of program managers, office interns and volunteers. The SEO Scholars Program is an intensive out-of-school academic enrichment program that targets low-income public high school students who have demonstrated the motivation to succeed despite adversity. The focus of the high school component is rigorous academic preparation with a curriculum that helps students build the core skills, grades, test scores and leadership experiences that they will need to gain admission to and succeed at a competitive college.
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TEACH FOR AMERICA (“TFA”) – Newark
Newark, NJ
$40,000 to support the salary of a Director of Alumni Affairs in Greater Newark, a position that is central to their ability to achieve their goal of having 25 alumni school leaders in the Greater Newark region by the start of the 2011-12 school year. The School Leadership Initiative seeks to clarify and accelerate the path to school leadership for qualified alumni. To build a strong alumni pool, they identify alumni interested in school leadership positions, help those alumni build their general leadership experience and skill, and match them with opportunities that lead most directly into actual school leadership positions.
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TEACH FOR AMERICA (“TFA”) – New York City
New York, NY
$40,000 to support the salary of a Director of Alumni Affairs in New York City, a position that is central to their ability to achieve their goal of having 121 alumni school leaders in New York City by the start of the 2011-12 school year. The School Leadership Initiative seeks to clarify and accelerate the path to school leadership for qualified alumni. To build a strong alumni pool, they identify alumni interested in school leadership positions, help those alumni build their general leadership experience and skill, and match them with opportunities that lead most directly into actual school leadership positions.
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UNCOMMON SCHOOLS/NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEWARK
Newark, NJ
$30,000 to support the salaries of an Instructional Fellow and an Operational Leadership Fellow for North Star’s fourth elementary school. Fellows will complete a rigorous, hands-on leadership preparation program during the 2011/2012 school year which will prepare them to launch and run North Star Elementary School IV in August 2012 as Founding Principal and Director of Operations. North Star is in a major period of growth, preparing to double in size over the next five years from a network of 7 schools to a network of 14 schools serving over 5,000 students in Newark. North Star is built on an educational model that begins preparing students for college in kindergarten, with a central focus on literacy as the core academic skill on which all future learning is based. They offer a rigorous 11-month extended day academic program. North Star is a member of Uncommon Schools, a nonprofit charter management organization.
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URBAN EDUCATION EXCHANGE (“UEE”)
New York, NY
$50,000 to build a comprehensive, user-friendly, E-learning training offering to significantly enhance and expand the training guidance currently offered to educators via their online ReadWorks curriculum and training. ReadWorks is a research-based, classroom-proven curriculum for teaching reading comprehension in grades K-6, supported by online and in-person professional development. It is accessible to all educators, free of charge, through the ReadWorks website platform and is specifically designed to improve teacher practice and the academic achievement of students in high-needs schools.
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| TOTAL EDUCATION GRANTS: $915,000 |
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