Timothy F. Lisante, Ph.D.Superintendent

Context of Our Work

In New York City, 138,000 youth between the ages of 16 and 21 are overage and under-credited. 70,000 of them are in school, while 68,000 have already dropped out.

- NYC Department of Education, Office of Multiple Pathways to Graduation (2006). “Multiple Pathways Research and Development: Summary Findings and Strategic Solutions for Overage, Under-Credited Youth”

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Context of Our Work

• Office of Student Enrollment (OSE)

• Community Schools

• Transfer Schools

• Young Adult Borough Centers (YABCs)

• District 75

DOE Schools & Programs

Office of Adult & Continuing Education

GED Plus

GEDCareer & Technical Education

Services for

Student Parents

Programs for

Students in Drug

Treatment

Correctional

Education

Co-Op Tech LYFEReStart

Academy

Phoenix Academy

East River Academy

Passages Academy

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College and Career Readiness

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STEP

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Serve approximately 7,250 students annually

Features:One-stop guidance centers where high school age students can be connected to educational optionsThorough guidance intake (including academic history and learning needs)Support matching/enrolling students to appropriate placement (HS, GED program, YABC, transfer school)Partnership with OSE to facilitate transfersAssessment and placement according to individual needsDedicated staff provide support and referral services for pregnant and/or parenting students

Structure:Five Referral Centers – 1 per borough2-4 Guidance Counselors per center

Students Served:Serves former code 39 students, new arrivals to NYC, and students at risk of dropping out

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Serve approximately 10,000 students annually, 3,900 daily

GED Plus - 79Q950

Features:Hubs offer services for readers below a 7.5 reading levelCollege & Career Resource Centers located in hubsRolling admissions and dischargesEnroll through Referral Centers

Structure:5 borough “hubs,” 200 students/each63 “satellites” of varying size and capacity across the 5 boroughs1 Executive Principal, 4 Borough Principals, 15 Assistant Principals

Students Served:Ages 18-21, and 17 year olds with extenuating circumstances and parent/guardian permission

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Career & Technical EducationServe approximately 2,800 students annually, 1,900

daily

Co Op Tech (79M645) 7

Features:Offers half-day career & technical training coursesProvides 20 different course sequences One-semester instructional sequences available AM, PM, and eveningsStudents can take GED prep courses on-site

Structure:1 site with 1 Principal

Students Served:Students must be working towards a diploma or GED in another DOE school or program while attending Co Op Tech half-day. There are instances where post-grads are served as well.Home school provides academics courses and special education services

Features: HS instruction and RCT preparation Work-readiness skills development, technical training, and paid internships Individualized student plans and support to meet needs of IEP Students attend STEP for half-day academics/CTE instruction and half day off-site internships.

Structure: Satellite of Co Op Tech on Canarsie High School Educational Campus1 Assistant Principal

Students Served: Students 18 years or older with an IEP diploma or an IEP less than 3 credits away from a local/regents diploma100 students served (beginning SY13)

Skills Training for Employment Program (STEP)

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LYFE Program (79M984)

Features:Living for the Young Family through Education (LYFE) provides free child care, academic intervention, and referral services to DOE students so they can stay on track towards obtaining a diploma

Structure: 38 child care centers located primarily in high schools (3 in Community-Based Organizations)Managed by 3 Assistant Principals and the Principal of the LYFE program

Students served:Provides free child care services to parenting students enrolled in DOE schools and programs Enrolls babies aged 8 weeks through the end of the school year in which they turn 3 years old Note: The baby is on register under this DBN. The parent is registered under their home school

Serve approx. 1,000 babies and families

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Programs for Students in Drug Treatment

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Re-Start (79M973) & Phoenix Academy (79X490)

Features:Host agency determines clients for programs and D79 provides teachersProvides both HS and GED instructionRolling admissions and discharges

Structure:1 principal with 30 sites (20 in drug treatment centers, 10 for students in temporary/involuntary settings, e.g. group homes, ACS sites, substance abuse treatment centers, transitional housing, hospitals, social services agencies, and other transitional settings)

Students Served:Students who are court-mandated as an alternative to incarceration or voluntarily seek substance intervention (ages 16-21)

Phoenix AcademyFeatures:

Located in Shrub Oak, NYProvides both GED and credit-bearing studyRolling admissions and dischargesHost agency determines clients for programs and D79 provides teachers

Structure: 1 residential site with 1 principalPrograms embedded in host facilities

Students Served:Students who are court-referred or who voluntarily seek substance intervention (ages 16-21)

Serve approximately 2,000 students annually, 600 daily program-wide

Re-Start (79M973), Phoenix (79x490) 9

**Court liaisons can support students/families who are court-involved.

Correctional EducationServe approximately 5,500 students annually, 1,500 daily

Passages Academy (79X695), East River Academy (79Q344)

Features:Students may return to their home school or be sentenced to OCFS (NY State) depending on court outcomeRolling admissions and discharges

Structure:9 sites with 1 principalLocated in ACS’s Department of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ) and NYS Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) facilities

Students Served:Ages 9 - 16, primarily middle school

Features:Provides both HS and GED instructionRolling admissions and dischargesStudents may return to their home school or to a community GED program, or may be sentenced to the NY State DOC system

Structure:13 sites with 1 principalEmbedded in 9 Department of Correction (DOC) jail facilities on Rikers Island

Students Served:Ages 16-21, primarily high school

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**Court liaisons can support students/families who are court-involved.