First of all, a huge thank you to those who supported this work this summer. The school year is off to a great start, and I wanted to send along an update from our Parent Engagement team:

Is Your 9th Grader on Track for College? So far this year more than 5,000 parents of public schools students throughout New York City know the answer to that question. Since August 2009, New Visions has made the publication available to parents of 9th graders in fifteen public schools throughout the five boroughs of NYC. New Visions is supplementing the publication with workshops for parents and students to make sure they know what they need to do to do to finish 9th grade successfully and be on track for college.

We know our work -- and your support -- is making a difference, because of what our parents are telling us:

“(now that I ) know what my child needs to graduate (ready for college) I will make sure he is receiving the proper classes and credits.”

“ My child and I can work on this together (4 pillars of 9th grade success)”

“I didn’t know the impact that a good 9th grade year has on the 10th grade”

“my next steps are to maintain a connection with the school staff and follow up on my child’s academic progress"

Again, THANK YOU! We will continue to publish these resources since they are some of the most highly demanded from our principals, parents, and teachers. And we will continue to keep you up to date on the work we are doing to make sure our parents have the tools they need to support their kids.