The Young Women’s Leadership School, Queens
http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/28/Q896/default.htm
 The Young Women’s Leadership School, Queens (TYWLS, Queens) is an all-girls public school located in Jamaica that opened in 2005 with a class of 7th graders. TYWLS, Queens was modeled on our flagship school in East Harlem in partnership with the NYC Department of Education and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The school prepares low-income students of color with an outstanding college-prep education, offering them a personalized, dynamic, hands-on learning environment where girls can thrive academically.
| Location: |
109-20 Union Hall Street, Jamaica, NY 11433 |
| Principal: |
Avionne Gumbs |
| CollegeBound: |
Camille Wallace |
| Grade Levels: |
7-10 |
| Enrollment: |
320 |
| Student Profile: |
67% African American; 16% Latina; 16% Asian; 100% free/reduced lunch (2007-2008) |
| Admissions: |
Informed choice; open to students of all academic levels with the desire to attend a single-sex school and go to college.
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| Partners: |
Queens Zoo, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Girl Scouts of Greater NY, PowerPlay NYC, United Nations Association, Girls Learn International, Step-Up Women’s Network, Botball Robotics, City Parks Foundation, Intrepid Air & Space Museum , NY Hall of Science, and the Alley Pond Environmental Center.
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| PSO Partner: |
New Visions for Public Schools |
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In June 2006, the school held a very successful showcase where students performed, read poetry and displayed their work frojm Spring Semester after school clubs.
Results and Accomplishments:
- We received an “A” grade on The NYC Department of Education’s 1st ever Progress Report (Nov 5, 2007).
- The attendance rate for 2007-2008 was 96%.
- In the 2006-2007 school year, 7th graders outperformed peers in their Region on the English Language Arts (ELA) exam by more than 7% and the City by 22%; In Math, 7th grade students outperformed their Region by 13% and the City by 33%; 8th grade students outperformed their City peers on the ELA by 18% and by 24% in Math.
- Based on the NYC DOE 2006-2007 Learning Environment Survey, parents and students rated the TYWLS, Queens school 1.2 points higher (scale of 1-10 points) for “Safety and Respect” than other NYC schools.
- Teacher retention rate from 2006 to 2007 was 91%.
Foundation Supported Activities:
YWLN develops partnerships and provides resources and direct support services to our students and staff. Our work focuses on four priority areas: College Preparation, Math, Science and Technology, Leadership and Female Adolescent Development. YWLN’s CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) program works with our girls beginning in grade 7 to build early college awareness and help attain college access. A full-time CBI Counselor was put in the school at the start of the 2008-2009 school year. We also support new program initiatives, summer programs, after school programs and special events like career days, leadership lectures and more. For principals and teachers, YWLF provides single-sex professional development, grants and leadership support.
Contact information
Principal: Avionne Gumbs
agumbs@schools.nyc.gov
109-20 Union Hall Street
Jamaica, NY 11433
Phone:
(718) 725-0402
Fax:
(718) 725-0390
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