What Does 20/20 Actually Look Like?
It’s hard sometimes to visualize a paradigm. 20/20 Vision for Schools case studies bring the School Engagement Paradigm to life by profiling on-the-ground stakeholders engaging local students and schools in various ways.
PS 34′s 20/20 Vision Prototype
Stakeholders: Abounding Grace Ministries and Generation Xcel (Manhattan)
The story of PS 34′s adoption by Abounding Grace Ministries and Generation Xcel in Manhattan’s Lower East Side remains the primary inspiration for 20/20 Vision’s school engagement paradigm. Includes narrative, photos, and educational outcome data. // MULTIMEDIA
Welcoming DiverCITY: PS 102 Mural
Stakeholders: Crossroads Christian Church and Storefront Art Center (Brooklyn)
Explore how a Brooklyn church and community art center mobilized 400 volunteers to paint an 875-square foot mural project to create a welcoming environment for hundreds of immigrant students and their families. Includes narrative, photos, and video. // MULTIMEDIA
Operation Backpack
Stakeholders: Christ Tabernacle and The Legacy Center (Queens)
Walk in Pastor Ralph Castillo’s shoes as Christ Tabernacle discovers the “sweet spot” of community engagement for their church. // VIDEO
1.1 Million Students: Every 1 a Leader
Stakeholders: I Am My School (Citywide)
Discover how youth groups in all five boroughs are empowering students to create a culture of achievement in their schools, and provide voice to the most vested stakeholder in the education reform discussion. Includes narrative and external website with photos and video. // MULTIMEDIA
Affecting the ABC’s of Educational Policy
Stakeholders: Citivision and Heart of a Champion (Manhattan)
New York City spends more than $23 Billion annually in education, more than $21,000 for every one student in its public schools. How it spends that money is a function of policy decisions made at the city and school levels. Read how one 20/20 partner affected the ABC’s of policy – Appointments, Budgets, and Curriculum – at three neighborhood middle schools. Includes narrative, video, and external best practice links. // MULTIMEDIA
Kickin’ it Old Skool: Empowering Authentic Student Leadership
Stakeholder: Latino Pastoral Action Center (Bronx)
Authentic student leadership — where adults release real power and authority to students — is rare. Read how Latino Pastoral Action Center partnered with 20/20 to produce the first student-led student leadership conference in collective memory. Includes narrative, multimedia slideshow, and external workshop video link. // MULTIMEDIA
Catalyzing Kindness: Paint the Town
Stakeholder: Metro NY Baptist Association (Citywide)
Church denominations sometimes have a reputation for not playing well together, let alone for partnering with public schools. Read how one denomination helped catalyze the formation of 20/20 by investing in local school beautification efforts. Includes narrative, photos, and impact report. // MULTIMEDIA
Inspiring 2 Million Parents, 1 at a Time
Stakeholder: An Empowered Parent (Brooklyn)
20/20 inspires individuals, not just organizations, to engage education reform meaningfully. Read how one Brooklyn parent took the challenge literally, from volunteering in a classroom to orchestrating a public art mural. Includes narrative and video. // MULTIMEDIA
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