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Promise Academy Charter Schools:
Promise Academy began its high school in the fall of 2008 and that initial class of ninth-graders have continued their middle-school progress, with 93 percent passing the Algebra Regents. The 2009-10 school year has seen the tenth grade added to Promise Academy High School. Each subsequent year will see the introduction of a new grade until all high-school levels are represented. In addition, we have created several cross-site initiatives to help our high school students navigate the process of getting into college.ACADEMIC CASE MANAGEMENT:
Academic Case Management (ACM) is a holistic approach to youth development that each HCZ site serving Middle School (MS), High School (HS) and College Success students employs to strengthen our mission to support the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, physical and professional development of each child throughout his or her lifespan.As in the middle-school, each of the six high-school sites has Student Advocates, assigned by grades, to work with each young person to create individualized Action Plans that identify concrete strategies to enrich and support the student's academic achievement, college readiness and personal growth. ACM focuses on building collaborations with the parents, teachers and other stakeholders to inform, develop, execute, assess and track student progess, particulary in the critical transitions from middle to high school and then into college.
TRUCE Arts & Media
TRUCE (The Renaissance University for Community Education) does youth development through the arts and media, working with youth in grades 9-12 on academic growth, career readiness as well as fostering media literacy and artistic ability. In 2008-09, TRUCE Arts and Media worked regularly with over 300 high-school students, and 100 percent of its seniors went on to college.Watch a video about TRUCE Arts & Media:
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Employment and Technology Center
The Employment and Technology Center (ETC) teaches computer and job-related skills to teens and adults. It serves over 280 students and 90 percent of its 2008-09 high-school seniors were accepted into college. ETC places, at its helm, the necessity to create an environment that compels youth to be active learners and designers of their environment.With an emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to arts and technology education, the Tech Program approaches learning with a vigorous focus on expanding technical skills, delving into critical thinking, and expressing creative ingenuity. The teaching artists use New York City as a living classroom and resource for exploration through exposures and technology as a means for the youth to translate their ideas.
Watch a video about ETC:
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HCZ President and CEO Geoffrey Canada, along with author Paul Tough, was interviewed on NPR’s “Fresh Air” with host Terry Gross on September 15th about Tough’s book “Whatever It Takes” and the work of the Harlem Children’s Zone. 