Timothy F. Lisante, Ph.D. Superintendent

1. Timothy F. Lisante, Ph.D. Superintendent

2. 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” 2

3. Context of Our Work Disconnected or Dropped out (including referrals from CBOs) DOE Schools & Programs • Office of Student Enrollment (OSE) • Community Schools • Transfer Schools • Young Adult Borough Centers (YABCs) • District 75 Justice System Involvement Office of Adult & Continuing Education

4. Involuntary Settings Programmatic Areas GED Career & Technical Education Services for Student Parents Programs for Students in Drug Treatment Correctional Education Schools & Programs GED Plus Co-Op Tech LYFE ReStart Academy East River Academy Phoenix Academy Passages Academy STEP College and Career Readiness 4

5. Serve approximately 7,250 students annually • Features: • One-stop guidance centers where high school age students can be connected to educational options • Thorough 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 transfers • Assessment and placement according to individual needs • Dedicated staff provide support and referral services for pregnant and/or parenting students • Structure: • Five Referral Centers – 1 per borough • 2-4 Guidance Counselors per center • Students Served: • Serves former code 39 students, new arrivals to NYC, and students at risk of dropping out 5

6. Serve approximately 10,000 students annually, 3,900 daily • Features: • Hubs offer services for readers below a 7.5 reading level • College & Career Resource Centers located in hubs • Rolling admissions and discharges • Enroll through Referral Centers • Structure: • 5 borough “hubs,” 200 students/each • 63 “satellites” of varying size and capacity across the 5 boroughs • 1 Executive Principal, 4 Borough Principals, 15 Assistant Principals • Students Served: • Ages 18-21, and 17 year olds with extenuating circumstances and parent/guardian permission GED Plus - 79Q950 6

7. Career & Technical Education Serve approximately 2,800 students annually, 1,900 daily Skills Training for Employment Program (STEP) • 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 Campus • 1 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 diploma • 100 students served (beginning SY13) • Features: • Offers half-day career & technical training courses • Provides 20 different course sequences • One-semester instructional sequences available AM, PM, and evenings • Students 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 Co Op Tech (79M645) 7

8. Serve approx. 1,000 babies and families • 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 LYFE Program (79M984) 8

9. Programs for Students in Drug Treatment Serve approximately 2,000 students annually, 600 daily program-wide Phoenix Academy • Features: • Host agency determines clients for programs and D79 provides teachers • Provides both HS and GED instruction • Rolling 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) • Features: • Located in Shrub Oak, NY • Provides both GED and credit-bearing study • Rolling admissions and discharges • Host agency determines clients for programs and D79 provides teachers • Structure: • 1 residential site with 1 principal • Programs embedded in host facilities • Students Served: • Students who are court-referred or who voluntarily seek substance intervention (ages 16-21) Re-Start (79M973) & Phoenix Academy (79X490) **Court liaisons can support students/families who are court-involved. Re-Start (79M973), Phoenix (79x490) 9

10. Correctional Education Serve approximately 5,500 students annually, 1,500 daily • Features: • Students may return to their home school or be sentenced to OCFS (NY State) depending on court outcome • Rolling admissions and discharges • Structure: • 9 sites with 1 principal • Located 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 instruction • Rolling admissions and discharges • Students 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 principal • Embedded in 9 Department of Correction (DOC) jail facilities on Rikers Island • Students Served: • Ages 16-21, primarily high school **Court liaisons can support students/families who are court-involved. Passages Academy (79X695), East River Academy (79Q344) 10