The Newark Alliance provides support to organizations and projects that
advance our education mission and develop Newark's youth. Initiatives being
supported include the Westside High School Finance Academy, the Newark Arts
Education Roundtable and the Newark Mentoring Coalition.
Westside High School Finance Academy
The Newark Alliance supports the Westside High School Academy of Finance, a
small learning community that focuses on providing an academic program in
finance and business. A cohort of approximately 50 students who start as
freshmen will attend the Academy of Finance and be supported through
graduation. This program engages students in project-based learning and
career readiness courses with the goal of preparing them for jobs and/or
college studies in the field.
As an Advisory Board Member and supporter of this initiative we assist with
implementing the strategic goals which are to: learn from and implement best
practices from existing National Academy Foundation Finance Academies;
obtain the NAF certification; confirm the finance related curriculum; build a
strong advisory board that allows teachers to bring adult connections to
academic work (job shadowing opportunities, guest speakers, career day,
internships, volunteer opportunities, career readiness, business etiquette,
donation of resources, corporate sponsorships, field trips and college tours);
and, to further an efficacy-based culture that holds high academic expectations
and promotes personal development for all students.
If you or your organization would like to become involved contact Tanya
Mitchell at
tmitchell@newark-alliance.org
Newark Arts Education Roundtable
The Newark Alliance is a member of the Newark Arts Education Roundtable, a
consortium of approximately 40 organizations involved in supporting or
providing arts education services to children in Newark during in-and-out-of-
school time. Led by the Newark Arts Council with the Newark Public Schools as
a key partner, the Roundtable collaborates with the schools to ensure that every
student receives a comprehensive education in the arts. The impetus for this
initiative is the proven data that indicates the positive impact of arts education
on a kid's life-improving school retention rates and grades. The initiative's
goal is to facilitate collaboration to ensure all children in grades PK through 12
have equitable access to a high quality arts education.
The Newark Arts in Education Roundtable consist of arts education
stakeholders, including public, charter, and private schools; arts and cultural
organizations; youth and community development entities; businesses; funders;
and state and local government agencies.
Newark Mentoring Coalition
The Newark Mentoring Coalition helps Newark mentoring organizations build
capacity to better serve Newark's youth. Rutgers University-Newark, through
the Office of University Community Partnerships, is incubating the Newark
Mentoring Coalition during its start-up years. As a member of the Board of
Trustees, the Newark Alliance is committed to working with partners to explore
opportunities to help close the "mentoring gap" in Newark. In developing
capacity in local mentoring organizations, the Newark Mentoring Coalition's
goals are to positively impact Newark's youth by increasing the number of
mentor-mentee relationships.
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