Profile and Abstract Submission Instructions

Your profile and abstract must be submitted through our on-line application system by 9am on  Tuesday, March 19^th . Please read all directions below before submitting your profile and abstract.  Please also read all  FAQS before beginning the application process.

The purpose of this initiative is to develop schools that will enable all students in New York City, particularly the hardest-to-serve, to achieve at high levels.  Your proposed new school will attract and serve a diversity of students – including all levels of English Language Learners, students with disabilities and students who are under-performing.  Your vision, at its core, should be designed to address the need of all learners.  While the actual student demographic of new schools varies widely, for planning purposes, you should assume that your school will serve a student population with the following characteristics:

• 90% receiving free and reduced lunch
• 20% with IEPs
• 40% are English Language Learners

A. Applicant and Proposed School Information 
This section includes brief questions which are answered directly within the on-line application system.  It includes questions about your contact information, current role, credentials, and professional affiliations, questions about how you heard about the new schools opportunity, and questions about the preferred grade level and borough for your proposed school.

B.  Resume 
Your resume should be uploaded as a single word document or PDF to the on-line application system. (Filename should be as follows: first.lastname – Resume)
Resume must:

• Indicate the names (and DBNs, if applicable) of the schools that the applicant has worked in and title(s) or position(s) in each.  
• Indicate the years, subject(s) and grade level(s) for each teaching position.
• Indicate the dates (month and year) of employment for each position listed.

C. Short Essays 
There are three short essay prompts in the on-line application.  Your responses need to be entered into the text fields for each question.  We recommend that you work on this in Word, then cut & paste your answers.   Please limit your responses to no more than 500 words per question.  

Your abstract should provide a high-level, straightforward description of your school and what makes it special.  This description should be able to stand on its own and convey a basic understanding of your vision and the most important aspects of your school to a person who is unfamiliar with the details of what you are proposing.   You should consider including information about some or all of the following aspects of your school:

• basics such as level, name, location, and size
• philosophy
• curriculum
• what instruction looks like
• how the school will meet the needs of diverse learners
• mechanisms for student support (academic and social emotional)
• school culture
• teacher support and development
• family engagement

If you progress in the ONS application process, you will have opportunities to further develop your plans and revise your abstract.