Julia Richmond Complex,
New York City, NY

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  • Initially a failing, aging school with 3,000 students and a graduation rate of just 33%
  • Converted in three years – 94-96 – graduating the then existing students and phasing in four new high schools and an elementary and pre school
  • Vanguard High School - A typical high school course of study and organizational structure – 400 students
  • Manhattan International High School - Designed for students with limited fluency in English – 310 students
  • Talent Unlimited Performing Arts High School - A specialty school that also offers basic courses – 400 students
  • Urban Academy – Rigorous college oriented curriculum - 120
  • Special education junior high school designed for severely autistic children.
  • Ella Baker Elementary School - An elementary school for children of employees of hospitals in the neighborhood.
  • All schools have physically separate class space
  • Some Shared spaces for gymnasiums, library, science lab, etc.
  • AP courses taken at local community college
  • Overall academic results are vastly improved from pre-conversion
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