What types of schools should choose the CUNY SSO?
Schools choosing the CUNY School Support Organization (SSO) should share a commitment to preparing middle, high, and early college school students for success in college. More specifically, schools should aim to enable students to earn scores on Regents exams and/or SATs that are high enough to enable students to immediately begin a full program of college-level study (rather than less productive remedial courses). It also means schools that appreciate the importance of students completing college-level work before high school graduation—through College Now, affiliated schools, early college schools or AP courses. At the same time, CUNY wants to support schools that have student populations that are representative of the city’s public school population and it welcomes schools with large numbers of students with special needs (including students with IEPs and English Language Learners).
Schools choosing the CUNY School Support Organization (SSO) should share a commitment to preparing middle, high, and early college school students for success in college. More specifically, schools should aim to enable students to earn scores on Regents exams and/or SATs that are high enough to enable students to immediately begin a full program of college-level study (rather than less productive remedial courses). It also means schools that appreciate the importance of students completing college-level work before high school graduation—through College Now, affiliated schools, early college schools or AP courses. At the same time, CUNY wants to support schools that have student populations that are representative of the city’s public school population and it welcomes schools with large numbers of students with special needs (including students with IEPs and English Language Learners).
