The Youth Development and College and Career Readiness unit at NYU Metro Center utilizes a tailored holistic approach to ensure our students maintain strong academic standing and are prepared for the next stages of their lives. Two subunits reside under the Youth Development and College and Career Readiness unit: The Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) and College Preparatory Academic (CPA)/1199 Workforce. Both offer students a framework through which they can grow and maintain their fluency in the systems and processes needed to advance past the high school level. LPP and CPA/1199 tackle college and career readiness through an individualized approach that centers relationships with students and families to remove barriers to education systems and employment. Both work to not only improve the academic outcomes of our young people, but also to understand the critical role of families in college and career readiness, and actively invest in youths’ development and growth. While it is standard practice to look to measures such as graduation rates or college acceptance rates to indicate success, LPP and CPA/1199 take a more expansive approach. In addition to improvement in grades and increases in college acceptance rates, at LPP and CPA/1199 “college and career readiness” also means:
- Social and emotional fluency
- Forming and improving relationships
- Becoming an active member of their educational community
- Advocacy
Learn more about the impact of YDCCR Unit programs. Hear directly from our industrious student participants. Read their Youth Testimonials: here.
The Liberty Partnerships Program
at NYU Metro Center
The Liberty Partnerships Program at NYU Metro Center is one of 51 projects in New York State that operate under a 1989 law passed in order to decrease dropout rates in the state. NYU LPP centers engagement and community building in order to accomplish its goals as a college readiness and drop-out prevention program. NYU LPP works not only to solidify relationships between students and administrators, offer counseling and enrichment services, and create community for students and families—but also to invest in the development of each young person as an individual and student. To learn more about the perspectives of our student participants and their specific experiences and insights as they interact with transformative program, we invite you to read the Youth Testimonials of the YDCCR cohort.
NYU LPP proudly served more than 472 Students and Families during the Program Year.
Over this same period:
the Liberty Partnerships Program at NYU Metro Center carried out more than 1,051 trainings, workshops, seminars, and courses.
LPP’s 8-week summer program maintained a rate of 90% student retention.
LPP begins each program course with a Socio-Emotional Assessment that will then inform the creation of each student's individualized learning plan. Students engage in this assessment multiple times a year to capture their changing needs as well as their internal growth. In addition to the self, NYU LPP considers the environment and relationships of participating students. NYU LPP looks to relationship building as a primary path towards college readiness and drop-out prevention. The NYU LPP works to ensure that students have a network of support both during and out of school time by keeping open lines of communication with caregivers regarding what their students are learning and doing - in addition to program expectations, and offering a variety of learning opportunities in professional/life skills. NYU LPP also works to develop relationships between Advisory teachers, peer mentors, and participating students in order to better deliver services as well as expand students’ networks. In order to strengthen students’ relationships to their education and develop their advocacy skills, NYU LPP works to ensure students become active members of their learning communities both in and beyond the high school level. In addition to direct work, NYU LPP also offers support to the students’ school counselors to ensure smooth transitions between grade levels.
Learn more about the impact of YDCCR Unit programs. Hear directly from our industrious student participants. Read their Youth Testimonials: here.
College Preparatory Academic (CPA)/1199 Workforce
CPA/1199 similarly takes a holistic approach to offering tailored enrichment, academic support, and college and career readiness programs. In order to ensure that students can adequately utilize the tools offered to them through college and career readiness programming, CPA/1199 works to create the optimal mental and emotional conditions for students to confidently make choices regarding their future. To learn more about the perspectives of our student participants and their specific experiences and insights as they interact with transformative program, we invite you to read the Youth Testimonials of the YDCCR cohort.
CPA/ 1199 Workforce proudly served more than 424 Students and Families Served during the Program Year.
Over this same period of time:
100% of seniors successfully graduated high school and matriculated to a post-secondary college or trade school with many earning Advanced Diplomas.
73% of seniors matriculated in to a 4-year college or university
24% of seniors matriculated in to a 2-year college
2 seniors went on to enter 1199 WF Program
The program takes students through the steps of learning self awareness-> self management -> social awareness -> relationship building. Each program begins with growing students’ self assessment and advocacy skills. From there students learn to create their own goals and build relationships. Once this foundation is established, students then engage in learning financial literacy, media fluency, and academic success skills.
Youth Development and College and Career Readiness Unit
Youth Development and College and Career Readiness Unit: Liberty Partnerships Program
The Liberty Partnerships Program at NYU centers engagement and community building in order to accomplish its goals as a college readiness and drop-out prevention program.
Youth Development and College and Career Readiness Unit: College Prep Academy/ 1199 Workforce
College Prep Academy/ 1199 Workforce works to create the optimal mental and emotional conditions for students to confidently make choices regarding their future.
Youth Development and College and Career Readiness Unit: Youth Testimonials
Youth Development and College and Career Readiness Unit shares Youth Testimonials to better highlight the specific experiences, insights, and pathways of our program participants.