NEWCOMER TOOL KIT
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classes for parents, and an array of other community services, from housing assistance to mental health<br />
counseling” (Breiseth, Robertson, & Lafond, 2011, p. 31).<br />
At the high school level, Manhattan Bridges High School has constructed the following deliberate<br />
partnerships with key community organizations:<br />
• Cornell University Hydroponics Program and Internship: student interns are paid to do hydroponics<br />
research after school with a university professor.<br />
• College Now at the City University of New York: students can take “College 101” and psychology and<br />
criminal justice courses, earning college credits.<br />
• St. Joseph’s College New York and Fordham University: provide students with summer programs on<br />
SAT preparation.<br />
• Options Center at Goddard Riverside Community Center: provides students additional one-on-one<br />
college counseling.<br />
• Verizon, Juniper, AT&T, Ernst & Young, and American Express: offer students job shadowing<br />
experiences; professionals from Verizon and Juniper come to campus to work with students on their<br />
résumés and coach them in their personal and professional learning.<br />
• iMentor: matches students in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades to professional mentors from across New York<br />
City; mentors meet with their mentees during monthly events and provide another layer of support to<br />
help students focus on their college and career goals (Castellón et al., 2015, p. 127).<br />
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION • <strong>NEWCOMER</strong> <strong>TOOL</strong> <strong>KIT</strong> • CHAPTER 2 • 9<br />
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