Partners
Partners & Supporters
New Visions for Public Schools
As with the 98 other New Century High Schools founded by New Visions with support of the Bill & Melinda Gates grant, New Visions’ provides BOSS with leadership and guidance in developing a Career & Technical Education (CTE) small school, that balances rigor, professionalism, and a nurturing environment. BOSS is a member of the New Visions Affinity Group.
BOSS has an Academy of Finance (AoF) with National Academies Foundation (NAF), which sets up internships and other work-based learning opportunities for students. In 2021, BOSS was awarded Distinguished Academy status.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City (BBBS)
Current 10th, 11th, and 12th graders are part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Workplace Mentoring Program. Students (Littles) have mentors (Bigs) from CBS, Snapchat and the National Football League (NFL) who they meet with twice monthly.
BMCC is our CollegeNow partner, so BOSS juniors and seniors may take classes for college credit, both at BMCC and on our campus.
CBI, a program of Student Leadership Network, empowers young women and men to realize their higher education and life potential by placing full-time college guidance experts in high-need public schools. CBI counselors maximize students’ college awareness, access, and financial aid awards.
iMentor builds mentoring relationships that empower students from low-income communities to graduate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. Students work with their mentors one-on-one, in-person and online, to develop strong personal relationships, nurture a college aspiration, navigate the college application process, and build critical skills that lead to college success.
Virtual Enterprises International
BOSS students fulfill the Virtual Enterprise (VE) program sequence, which offers students a full CTE Entrepreneurship curriculum that includes industry certification in Microsoft applications, national and international expositions, in-depth business simulations and competitions, and college-level business classes, culminating in a New York State endorsement in Business and Marketing.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
BOSS students will take Entrepreneurship their junior year. NFTE provides lessons, activities, field trips, guest speakers and competitions associated with the course. NFTE's mission The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship's mission is to provide programs that inspire young people from low-income communities to stay in school, to recognize business opportunities and to plan for successful futures.
PENCIL matches business volunteers with public school principals based on backgrounds, interests, and goals. Partners are then empowered and supported to develop solutions that transform their schools. BOSS is partnered with Morgan Stanley and has developed a career readiness program for juniors and seniors.
BOSS has also received financial support from the following organizations:
