The Nativity Miguel Model
NativityMiguel schools are faith-based schools modeled after the first institution founded by the Jesuits in 1971 at the Mission of the Nativity on Manhattan's Lower East Side. These schools follow an incredibly successful model in preparing children from low-income backgrounds for the rigors of college prep high schools and ultimately universities. NativityMiguel model schools use small classes, longer school days and an extended school year to help low-income, at-risk children break the cycle of poverty in their communities. There are currently sixty four such schools in operation around the United States and Canada. The NativityMiguel Coalition includes 44 of those schools.
The NativityMiguel Coalition has compiled statistics for the network of schools for the 2018-2019 school year. Learn more here.
Latest statistics on 8th grade high school placements here.
Schools founded in the NativityMiguel tradition follow the Nine Mission effectiveness standards:
1. Faith Based
A Nativity school is explicitly faith-based in its mission.
2. Serve the economically poor and marginalized
A Nativity school offers a financially accessible; non-tuition based education to students from low-income families in impoverished communities and reflects the faith, cultural, and racial demographics of the local community.
3. Provide holistic education
A Nativity school addresses the academic, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual needs of a student and develops the growth of the student in all areas.
4. Partner with the family
A Nativity school involves the student’s support system in the education of the child and provides opportunities for the growth of the support system.
5. Extend the school day and year
A Nativity school extends the hours and days that a student is in session and offers structured opportunities for learning, enrichment, and growth during that time.
6. Are committed beyond graduation
It is the expectation that any and all students in a Nativity school will graduate from high school and go on to some form of post-secondary education. A Nativity school offers a Graduate Support Program that eases a graduate’s transition into high school; tutors, advocates for, and maintains a connection with all graduates during high school; supports the high school in preparing the student for graduation and post-secondary education; and tracks the growth and achievements of all graduates.
7. Effectively administered
A Nativity school is governed by an effective administrative structure that includes a strong board comprised of leaders committed to the financial and academic sustainability of the school, and a working administrative team based on the president/principal model that attends to the operational and educational stability and vitality of the school.
8. Engaging in a process of ongoing assessment and inquiry
A Nativity school is accredited by a recognized accrediting association as providing a quality education that will prepare students for success in high school; and utilizes standardized tests and other appropriate assessments to track and document student performance and adapt the education design if needed.
9. Active Network Participation
A Nativity School is an active participant in the collaboration, support, and development of the school's respective network. This includes conferences and institutes, collegial visits, data gathering, etc.
The NativityMiguel Coalition has compiled statistics for the network of schools for the 2018-2019 school year. Learn more here.
Latest statistics on 8th grade high school placements here.
Schools founded in the NativityMiguel tradition follow the Nine Mission effectiveness standards:
1. Faith Based
A Nativity school is explicitly faith-based in its mission.
2. Serve the economically poor and marginalized
A Nativity school offers a financially accessible; non-tuition based education to students from low-income families in impoverished communities and reflects the faith, cultural, and racial demographics of the local community.
3. Provide holistic education
A Nativity school addresses the academic, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual needs of a student and develops the growth of the student in all areas.
4. Partner with the family
A Nativity school involves the student’s support system in the education of the child and provides opportunities for the growth of the support system.
5. Extend the school day and year
A Nativity school extends the hours and days that a student is in session and offers structured opportunities for learning, enrichment, and growth during that time.
6. Are committed beyond graduation
It is the expectation that any and all students in a Nativity school will graduate from high school and go on to some form of post-secondary education. A Nativity school offers a Graduate Support Program that eases a graduate’s transition into high school; tutors, advocates for, and maintains a connection with all graduates during high school; supports the high school in preparing the student for graduation and post-secondary education; and tracks the growth and achievements of all graduates.
7. Effectively administered
A Nativity school is governed by an effective administrative structure that includes a strong board comprised of leaders committed to the financial and academic sustainability of the school, and a working administrative team based on the president/principal model that attends to the operational and educational stability and vitality of the school.
8. Engaging in a process of ongoing assessment and inquiry
A Nativity school is accredited by a recognized accrediting association as providing a quality education that will prepare students for success in high school; and utilizes standardized tests and other appropriate assessments to track and document student performance and adapt the education design if needed.
9. Active Network Participation
A Nativity School is an active participant in the collaboration, support, and development of the school's respective network. This includes conferences and institutes, collegial visits, data gathering, etc.
