The Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) was established in 1988 under Section 612, Subdivision 6 of the Education Law to address the significant dropout rate among New York’s youth.

The legislation states “the failure of many young New Yorkers to complete their secondary education limits their opportunity for a life of fulfillment, prevents them from advancing into postsecondary education and hinders the State’s efforts to provide a well-trained workforce for business and industry in New York.”

Liberty Partnerships Programs offer comprehensive pre-collegiate/dropout prevention programs and services to youth in Urban, Rural and Suburban communities of Western New York, Finger Lakes, Central New York, Southern Tier, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Capital District, Mid-Hudson Valley, NYC and Long Island.

Liberty Partnerships Program 2009-2014 RFP Information

July 1, 2009 RFP Webinar recording (due to technical difficulties the entire presentation is not included in this recording, please refer to the slides below for complete information)

Elluminate Live! - Liberty Partnerships Program Bidders Conference Slides

2009-2014 Liberty Partnerships Program RFP (MS WORD)

2009-2014 Liberty Partnerships Program RFP (PDF)

Please submit questions regarding the RFP to: LPPRFP@mail.nysed.gov by July 15, 2009

Questions and Answers will be posted on July 24, 2009

Applications must be postmarked by July 31, 2009

20th Empire Promise Summit Program (PDF)

Photographs and photography services donated by Photographic Expressions and V. Pilar Arthur-Snead

• LPP 2008-09 Final Report (MS WORD) - Due Date:  July 31, 2009
• 08-09 INTERIM REPORT MODIFIED (MS Word) - DUE JANUARY 26, 2009
• Standard SED Fiscal Forms

• EMPIRE Promise Workforce Development Strategy -2009-2014 (The Liberty Partnerships Program’s Workforce Development Component/Advancing New York’s Intellectual and Economic Capacity through the Healthy Development of Youth)
• Ensuring Excellence & Opportunity

• LPP Fact Sheet
• 2008-2009 LPP Programs by Region (PDF)
• Current Maps and Demographic Data of Regions
• 2008-2009 LPP Roster (updated 10/09/2008) (MS Word)

Is LPP Effective?

(click on the answer)

Liberty is effective because Failure is not an Option!

• Collaboration between Higher Education Institutions, Schools, Community Stakeholders
• Parent Engagement
• Youth Development/Youth Leadership
• Service Delivery Systems Designed to Meet the Needs of Families

SERVICES

While local LPP designs may vary, all LPPs provide the following services:

LPP Venues

LPP Services are offered through a variety of settings that are based on the needs of the local community.

• School-based Model

LPP services are (a) inserted into the regular school day; (b) as part of the extended-day schedule; or (c) as a component of a structured afterschool enterprise.

• Campus-based Model

LPP services are delivered on the college campus through after-school, weekend and summer programming.

• Community-based Model
  
  LPP services are offered through neighborhood settings and may be implemented at not-for- profit agencies, local businesses, or churches.

• Hybrid Models
  
  Individual LPPs may offer services through multiple venues.

• Return to the KIAP Home Page
• Pre-Collegiate Preparation Programs Unit
• Teacher Development Programs Unit
• Collegiate Development Programs Unit
• Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit