New Schools Will Give Students a Fresh Start and a Path to being College and Career-Ready
Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott today announced names for 24 new schools that will welcome students in September. After a process of engagement with students, staff, community members, alumni, and elected officials, proposed names were submitted to Chancellor Walcott, who approved them yesterday. These 24 schools – located in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx – will serve roughly 30,000 students in grades 6-12, adding to 54 schools already on track to open next fall. This will bring the total number of new schools opened under Mayor Bloomberg to 613, and the total number of schools citywide to 1,775. On average, new schools rank higher on parent surveys, perform far better than schools they replace on State exams, and graduate students at significantly higher rates.
Last month, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to replace 24 struggling schools on New York State’s Persistently Low Achieving (PLA) list that need immediate, aggressive interventions to improve. As a result, each of these schools will be replaced by a new school next fall with a new name, improved programming, and a new vision for success. Each school will be able to hire the most effective teachers from the school being replaced, while also bringing in new, talented teachers from inside and outside New York City public schools. Job descriptions for those teaching positions were posted today.
“This is an exciting day for thousands of students and their school communities, turning a page and looking ahead to a fresh start next fall,” said Chancellor Walcott. “I want to congratulate all 24 schools on a thorough process to propose school names that honor their histories, their neighborhoods, and their new visions for success.”
“In our outreach and conversations about the new schools, we heard from many communities about the importance of names that pay tribute to their heritage and signal a new beginning for student success,” said Deputy Chancellor Marc Sternberg. “We are pleased with the engagement conducted by each school community, and celebrate the promise that these new schools hold for thousands of current and future students.”
The new school names are as follows:
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Old School Name |
New School Name |
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High School of Graphic Communication Arts |
Creative Digital Minds High School |
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Bread & Roses Integrated Arts High School |
People's School of the Arts |
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Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School |
Bronx Institute for Automotive Technology |
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Herbert H. Lehman High School |
Throggs Neck High School at the Lehman Campus |
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Banana Kelly High School |
Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Longwood |
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J.H.S. 022 Jordan L. Mott |
The College Avenue Academy |
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I.S. 339 |
Bronx Middle School of Academic and Career Technology |
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Bronx High School of Business |
Business Enterprise High School |
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J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway |
Norwood Academy of Communal Excellence at the Isobel Rooney Campus |
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The Angelo Patri Middle School |
Innovative School of Excellence at the Angelo Patri Campus |
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Fordham Leadership Academy for Business and Technology |
East Fordham College & Career Preparatory High School |
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MS 142 John Philip Sousa |
North Bronx Academy |
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John Ericsson Middle School 126 |
The Greenpoint Community Middle School at the John Ericsson Campus |
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Automotive High School |
Greenpoint High School for Engineering and Automotive Technology |
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J.H.S. 166 George Gershwin |
School of Integrated Academics and Performing Arts at the George Gershwin Campus |
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John Dewey High School |
Shorefront High School of Arts and Sciences at John Dewey Campus |
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Sheepshead Bay High School |
Academy of Career Exploration of Sheepshead Bay |
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Newtown High School |
College and Career Academies High School at Newtown Campus |
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Flushing High School |
Rupert B. Thomas Academy at the Flushing Campus |
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August Martin High School |
School of Opportunities at the August Martin Campus |
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Richmond Hill High School |
21st Century School of Richmond Hill |
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John Adams High School |
Future Leaders High School at the John Adams Campus |
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William Cullen Bryant High School |
Academy of Humanities and Applied Science at the William Cullen Bryant Campus |
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Long Island City High School |
Global Scholars Academies of Long Island City |