The Young Women’s Leadership Network School of East Harlem
http://www.tywls.org
 The Young Women’s Leadership Network School (TYWLS) of East Harlem, opened in 1996, and was the country’s first single-sex public school to open in more than 30 years. TYWLS AT East Harlem has made history and headlines preparing low-income students of color with an outstanding college-prep education, offering a personalized, dynamic, hands-on learning environment where girls can thrive academically. The school offers low-income students with an outstanding college preparatory education, personalized attention, and hands-on learning where girls can thrive academically. This school is the flagship for our network of all-girls’ public schools.
| Contact: |
105 East 106th Street,
New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 289 -7593
Fax: (212) 289 -7728 |
| Principal: |
Althea Tyson
atyson@schools.nyc.gov |
| CBI Counselor: |
Chris Farmer
cfarmer@the-cbi.org |
| Grade Levels: |
6-12 |
| Enrollment: |
436 |
| Demographics: |
58% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Other, 1% Caucasian
79% eligible for free or reduced lunch |
| Admissions: |
Informed choice; open to students of all academic levels with the desire to attend a single-sex school and go to college. |
| Partners: |
Step-Up Women’s Network, NY Philharmonic, Lamont-Doherty/Columbia University, NY Academy of Medicine, Mt. Sinai Hospital, El Museo del Barrio, E-Mentors, Young Science Achievers, Energy Up!, High Water Women, Intrepid Air & Space Museum and many more. |
| PSO Partner: |
New Visions for Public Schools |
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| Recent Results, Accomplishments, & Awards: |
- For the ninth consecutive year, every student has graduated from TYWLS of East Harlem and every student has been accepted to college with a significant financial aid package.
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- 88% of the senior class of 2009 graduated with a NY State Regents Diploma (including 14% with Advanced Regents Diploma). As a frame of reference, citywide only 42% of Hispanic and African American students graduated with a Regents diploma (according to the NYC DOE, most recent data available for 2008).
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- 100% of seniors were accepted to college with 81% of the girls planning to attend 4-year colleges; 19% to attend 2-year colleges.
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- CBI generated nearly $1.5 million in free financial aid for the Class of 2009. The average annual financial aid package was over $24,000. Aid to girls attending private four-year colleges was up to $56,000.
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- One Class of 2009 graduate from TYWLS of East Harlem was a recipient of a Millennium Scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation–full undergraduate and graduate school tuition plus mentoring and professional development opportunities. She is now enrolled at Dartmouth College.
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- One Class of 2009 graduate from TYWLS of East Harlem was the recipient of a prestigious Posse scholarship to Dickinson – a full, four-year tuition scholarship for low-income students!
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- A record number of TYWLS of East Harlem seniors (65%) took Advanced Placement exams and received high scores making them eligible for awards totaling $14,000 for college from Rewarding Achievement (REACH) program.
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YWLN-Supported Activities:
YWL Network (YWLN) develops partnerships and provides resources and direct support services to our students and staff. Our work focuses on four priority areas: College Preparation, Math, Science and Technology, Leadership and Female Adolescent Development. A full-time CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) counselor works with girls beginning in grade 6 to build early college awareness and help attain college access. We also support new program initiatives, summer programs, after school programs and special events like career days, leadership lectures and more. YWLN supports its teachers and principals by providing professional development, teacher grants, and leadership support.
To read what insideSchools.org has to say about TYWLS of East Harlem, please click here.
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