About New District Schools

Lead Partner Organizations

Each New School leader may choose to partner with an organization whose instructional model closely aligns with their vision.









Lead Partner Organizations work with new district schools to provide support before and after the new school opens around the following areas:

• Instruction
• Student support
• Recruitment
• Hiring
• Community partnerships
• Professional development

Organizations that have opened new district schools in NYC include, but are not limited to:

• The Urban Assembly
• Institute for Student Achievement
• Internationals Network
• City University of New York (CUNY)
• NYC Outward Bound
• New Visions

If you are a lead partner organization interested in proposing a new school, email NewSchoolsTeam@schools.nyc.gov.