New Visions for Public Schools

New Visions for Public Schools Providing educators with the tools, resources, and support to build strong and responsive systems

New Visions for Public Schools is dedicated to ensuring that all New York City public school students, regardless of race or economic class, have access to a quality education and can graduate prepared for college, career, and life. We design, create, and sustain effective public schools for students in high-need neighborhoods across New York City, serving 79 district and charter schools and reach

ing approximately 42,000 traditionally under-served students every year. Seeking to transform the lives of students beyond New Visions' schools and guide broader reform efforts, we continuously share our innovative tools, strategies, and lessons learned with practitioners across the country.

Black history is American history! And today, we commemorate a significant event in our country's history: Juneteenth, t...
06/19/2026

Black history is American history! And today, we commemorate a significant event in our country's history: Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to finally announce freedom to enslaved people -- more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Today, we celebrate freedom, honor the profound resilience of Black ancestors, and renew our dedication to the ongoing work of achieving true equity for every student.

Dive into three essential history lessons from our free social studies curriculum to support classroom discussions to provide students with a deeper understanding of the history surrounding this holiday:

🟥 The Reconstruction Era
Explore how the nation attempted to rebuild and redefine citizenship post-Emancipation (developed in collaboration with Facing History and Ourselves).

🟩 Abolition and Intersectional Rights
Examine the fight for liberation through the powerful words and activism of foundational figures:
-- Sojourner Truth: The Intersection of Women’s Rights and Abolition
-- Frederick Douglass: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"

🟨 Pan-Africanism and Independence (1847–1990)
Connect the American struggle for freedom to the broader global movements for self-determination and liberation across the African diaspora.

06/18/2026

It's Regents season! 📚🎓

Many schools help students prepare by administering Mock Regents, simulating the rigor and environment of actual Regents. The Portal drastically simplifies the logistics of administering Mock Regents, allowing school teams to instantly generate customized, student-specific answer sheets and bulk schedule the right students for testing – directly from the platform. The Portal also contains interim assessments covering the full range of tested standards to help educators pinpoint learning gaps throughout the year.

Learn more about how the Portal by New Visions evolved in direct response to what NYC educators have said they actually need from a school data infrastructure: newvisions.org/regents

06/17/2026

It's Regents season!!! 📓💯

Students across NYC take Regents Exams every June. Educators rely on The Portal by New Visions to prepare students for success on Regents all year.

Graduating with a Regents diploma requires passing grades on English language arts, math, science, social studies, and one additional exam.

The Portal's Core 4 view tracks the four metrics most predictive of on-time graduation —attendance, grades, credit accumulation, and Regents progress — and flags any students falling behind, so educators can intervene with the right supports.

Having a strong data and technological infrastructure doesn’t guarantee a school's success. But absent one, success is nearly impossible.

Learn more about the Regents features in the Portal at newvisions.org/regents

Our 2024-25 Annual Impact Report is officially out! 📊✨This year, we’re highlighting what’s possible when the right tools...
06/16/2026

Our 2024-25 Annual Impact Report is officially out! 📊✨

This year, we’re highlighting what’s possible when the right tools meet the right people. From breaking down data silos to driving systems-level change, we are proud to share the incredible milestones achieved across NYC schools.

👉 Read the full report and dive into the stories here:
newvisions.org/impact

on her studies, but that the impact of the scholarship on her confidence and motivation matters even more than the money...
06/16/2026

on her studies, but that the impact of the scholarship on her confidence and motivation matters even more than the money.

An active community leader with a passion for economics, Dream will attend this fall and continue her journey of driving meaningful change.

Please join us in celebrating Dream’s graduation and wishing her the best as she embarks on her postsecondary journey!

Navigating the "what's next?" conversations as graduation approaches can feel overwhelming, especially for students look...
06/09/2026

Navigating the "what's next?" conversations as graduation approaches can feel overwhelming, especially for students looking at the paths outside of traditional four-year colleges.

Whitney Whiting Gonzalez, a partner at iMentor, recently shared how the New Visions Career Directory is helping students navigate life after high school: “I can't praise the Career Directory enough; it truly simplifies the work of an educator... we know [college] is not the right path for everyone.”

Funded by a grant from The Heckscher Foundation for Children, the New Visions Career Directory brings together more than 300 free and low-cost career training programs into a first-of-its-kind open access platform. Each listing is verified and standardized with key details including eligibility, cost, duration, credential earned, and location, allowing young people and advisors to evaluate options with clarity and confidence.

Let’s give every student the tools to build a future they’re excited about. Explore the directory at https://careerdirectory.newvisions.org/.

Attention advisors and counselors: As graduation approaches, the shift from high school to "what’s next" can feel challe...
04/23/2026

Attention advisors and counselors: As graduation approaches, the shift from high school to "what’s next" can feel challenging. Evaluating postsecondary options isn’t just a checklist item— it’s a critical foundation for student success.

We are committed to providing you with the resources needed to guide your graduates. Help your students navigate this transition using these two ready-to-use lesson plans from our Purpose First Curriculum. The curriculum is designed to engage students in reflecting on their interests and strengths in relation to areas of study and careers, to inform their high school experience and postsecondary plans.

📍 Lesson Plan 1: https://ow.ly/2mqW50YOBem
📍 Lesson Plan 2: https://ow.ly/OjIv50YOBek

Learn more about our Purpose First Curriculum:
https://ow.ly/liTk50YOBel

A huge thank you to The New York Community Trust for providing generous support to bring librarians together for a speci...
04/21/2026

A huge thank you to The New York Community Trust for providing generous support to bring librarians together for a special professional learning community!

We’re thrilled to continue leading the Campus Librarians Network, co-designed and co-facilitated by the Astor Center for Public School Libraries at New Visions and the NYC School Library System. This year, we’re focusing on building partnerships between teachers and librarians to ensure students gain the information literacy skills they need for school, college and career success.

https://www.newvisions.org/program/ci-programs/campus-librarian

https://thenytrust.org/

In partnership with NYCPS FutureReadyNYC (FRNYC), we’re thrilled to continue our Professional Learning Series with a hig...
04/17/2026

In partnership with NYCPS FutureReadyNYC (FRNYC), we’re thrilled to continue our Professional Learning Series with a high-energy, hands-on workshop designed for the modern classroom.

Don't just teach financial literacy—master it. Spend the day with us to:
Explore engaging, student-centered activities you can use immediately.
Adapt lessons to fit your specific student population.
Collaborate with a network of NYC peers to build a stronger financial future for students.

Join us on Tuesday, April 21st!
📍 NVPS Office | 205 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
⏰ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🥐 Breakfast & Lunch are on us!

This event is open to all NYC public high school educators, with priority given to FRNYC schools.

04/16/2026

Join Ashley Tam, Principal Product Manager for the Portal, as she discusses the intentional steps we’ve taken to balance data accessibility for educators with rigorous privacy standards. Watch to see how we’ve made portal.newvisions.org a secure space for student planning.

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