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New York Inspires

Your school has a vision for its graduates. We help make it real in every classroom, every day. NTN's evidence-based approach uplifts educator strengths, simplifies systems, and turns your Portrait of a Graduate from a statement into daily practice.

Tech Valley HS

A Portrait of a Graduate.
In every classroom, every day.

NTN translates your vision into daily practice across three interconnected focus areas so change is sustainable, not another mandate.

We will help you focus on designing a vision for College & Career Readiness, cultivating a Supportive Culture for staff and students, and embedding the Portrait’s attributes into daily activities through Learner-Centered Instruction & Assessment.

College & Career Readiness

Helping every student access a future shaped by possibility.

Supportive Culture

Building daily practices that foster courage through connection.

Learner-Centered Instruction & Assessment

Engaging students in learning that fosters deeper understanding and growth.

NTN's Learning Outcomes.
Your Portrait of a Graduate.

Your Portrait gives students a north star. NTN’s Learning Outcomes give teachers the map. Co-designed with Stanford’s SCALE, our rubrics turn Portrait aspirations into daily instructional moves.

Knowledge and Thinking

is the ability to reason, problem-solve, develop sound arguments or decisions, and create new ideas by using appropriate sources and applying the knowledge and skills of a discipline.

involves a group and individual’s ability to contribute to group tasks.

is a students’ innate capacity to make decisions, set goals, and plan and carry out next steps based on ever increasing funds of knowledge.

involves the ability to communicate knowledge and thinking orally.

is the ability to effectively communicate knowledge and thinking through writing by organizing and structuring ideas and using discipline appropriate language and convention

Built for New York.
Designed Around You.

Whether you need a whole school transformation or a focused single day of learning, NTN has a flexible path that meets you where you are.

NTN 360 & Pathways

Holistic support that helps educators feel empowered, not exhausted, by change. Lasting transformation when interconnected changes work together.

Train-the-Trainer

Build capacity within your system to scale deeper learning practices grounded in the NY Portrait of a Graduate. Three days of modeling adult learning and designing for your local context - including concrete tools and plans to bring it back to teachers.

Regional Accelerators

Shared services across districts and BOCES. One to three days of high-impact learning educators can apply right away. More than a slide deck — actionable, classroom-ready practices for your most urgent needs.

Ulster BOCES

Services designed for New York Inspires with options to join a cohort of like-minded practitioners. Focus on daily learning, a year of partnership, or customized transformation.

See it in action: Tech Valley High School

How scaffolded instruction and assessment aligned with a Portrait of a Graduate led to student success in a senior capstone.

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Portrait of a Graduate Webinar Series

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“After working with NTN, we saw a mindset shift in our principals. They were empowered to lean on their teachers, and shared the ongoing respect they have for their teachers’ contributions - they’re leveraging their teachers for their skills, and we saw this change in just those two days.”

You have big dreams for your schools. Let’s chase them.

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