Renewal Schools

Renewal School Program

The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is partnering with school leaders, staff, families, and community partners across the city to transform 86 schools through the Renewal School Program.

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About the Renewal School Program

The Renewal School Program is a call to action. The NYCDOE will work intensively with each Renewal School community over the next three years, setting clear goals and—with support from Central—holding each school community accountable for rapid improvement. The NYCDOE has selected as Renewal Schools those schools that met all three of the following criteria and others that were added per the Chancellor’s discretion:

Were Identified as Priority or Focus Schools by the State Department of Education
Priority: The bottom 5% lowest-performing schools statewide
Focus: The bottom 10% of progress in a subgroup
Demonstrated low academic achievement for each of the three prior years (2012-2014):
Elementary and middle schools in the bottom 25% in Math and ELA scores
High schools in the bottom 25% in four-year graduation rate
Scored “Proficient” or below on their most recent quality review

Building on the Chancellor’s vision, the NYCDOE is looking beyond test scores to determine where schools need to improve. If you have questions about the Renewal Schools Program, please feel free to email us at RenewalSchools@schools.nyc.gov.

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Key Elements of the Plan

Transforming Renewal Schools into Community Schools, with deepened support from and for families and community partners. Partnerships with community-based organizations will enable these schools to offer tailored whole-student supports, including mental health services and after-school programs.
Creating extended learning time – an extra hour added to the school day to give all students additional instructional time.
Supplying resources and supports to ensure effective school leadership and rigorous instruction with collaborative teachers.
Performing school needs assessments across all six elements of the Framework for Great Schools (rigorous instruction, collaborative teachers, supportive environment, effective school leadership, strong family-community ties, and trust) to identify key areas for additional resources.
Bringing increased oversight and accountability including strict goals and clear consequences for schools that do not meet them.

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List of Renewal Schools

Click on the school names below to visit each school's website. From the school homepage, visit the 'Statistics & Budget' page to review the school's Renewal Benchmarks and Renewal School Comprehensive Educational Plans.

01M015 - P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente

01M292 - Orchard Collegiate Academy

03M149 - P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth

03M415 - Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts

04M050 - P.S. 050 Vito Marcantonio

04M377 - Renaissance School of the Arts

04M409 - Coalition School for Social Change

05M123 - P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson

05M194 - P.S. 194 Countee Cullen

06M132 - P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte

06M468 - High School for Health Careers and Sciences

06M528 - I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School