- How do students enroll in a New Visions Program? Interested juniors from our component school districts - Candor, Dryden, Groton, Ithaca, LACS, Lansing, Newfield, South Seneca and Trumansburg - must apply to a New Visions Program for enrollment during their senior year of high school.
- What does a daily schedule look like for a New Visions student? New Visions classes run from 10:00am - 2:00pm daily. Most New Visions students take 1 or 2 classes at their home school, in addition to their New Visions program. New Visions students are able to continue to participate in extracurricular activities, sports, clubs, etc. at their home school.
- What credits do New Visions students earn? Students will earn honors level credits in English 12, Participation in Government/Economics, along with science electives related to their program. New Visions programs offer integrated academic credits, so students will earn 1 grade each marking period for all coursework. All New Visions programs offer concurrent enrollment credits, along with high school credits.
- What information needs to be included in the New Visions application? Students must complete the New Visions application (online or hard copy version) by Friday, March 24, 2023. The application must include a recent high school transcript, mid-year report card, attendance record from current school year, essay, plus recommendations from two teachers and a school counselor.
- How are students selected? Students who have met the requirements to participate in an interview will be contacted by the end of March. In person interviews will be held on the TST BOCES campus during the week of April 3 - 7, 2023. Students are scored using a rubric system, and the students who score the highest are granted admission into the New Visions programs.
- How can students prepare for the New Visions interview? Students should dress appropriately for the interview. A list of interview questions can be found in the New Visions application supplemental materials link.
- When do students find out if they were accepted into a New Visions program? Students and their home school counselors will be notified of their acceptance into the program by email and/or phone call no later than Friday, April 21, 2023.
