School Leadership

New School Intensive (NSI)

New schools are created in communities in most need. Since 2002, more than 500 new district and charter schools opened in New York City and have increased overall graduation rates.* The Office of New Schools (ONS) is looking for outstanding educators with a clear vision, an ability to move adults toward that vision, and the personal fortitude to fully realize that vision. New school principals have knowledge of what good instruction looks like in the classroom, how to build and lead effective teams of adults, and how to ensure that each and every student has access to success. Current new school principals include former teacher leaders, coaches, assistant principals, and principals.

Skills needed to enter the program or role:

Applicant must possess SAS/SBL or SDA/SDL certification, or be enrolled in a license-granting program in order to meet all State license requirements and be accepted into the principal pool by July 1, 2013
Applicants must demonstrate and possess excellent skills in the following three categories on the Office of New Schools Leadership Rubric:
- Instructional leadership
- Personal leadership
- Community leadership

Skills gained:

Candidates will receive feedback on their proposals as well their performance throughout the process, regardless of the outcome
Proposals will be aligned with the three aforementioned categories from the ONS leadership rubric
If the candidate is approved to open a new school, ONS will offer weekly intensive workshops where the candidate will be paired with an experienced coach to guide them through the new school start up and preparation, and give the candidate feedback on their new school preparation work
ONS will also offer guided school visits in order to strengthen the candidate's instructional leadership and ideas for student support for his/her new school

Key dates:

ONS conducts the design & development application process twice a year, from September - December, and February - June. Please visit the ONS website for a calendar of events and updated information: http://schools.nyc.gov/community/planning/newschools/NewSchoolsProposalProcess/default.html

Program Contact:

Krista Barron - KBarron@schools.nyc.gov

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