Welcome from Head of School

The New Community School (TNCS) is a leader in transformative education for students with dyslexia and related learning differences.

As we have just finished celebrating our 50th year, I have a deep sense of gratitude for all who have come before, our founders, our former trustees, former leaders and former faculty and staff of the school.  If it wasn’t for their vision, dedication, and hard work, we would not be here.
 
Through the years, we have grown in number of students served, programs, and physical buildings, yet our dedication to our mission and our vision is unwavering. Our new parents are looking for a school that truly understands how their bright children with learning differences learn, just as all the parents who have come before did. As we continue to adapt to meet the needs of today’ students and their futures, our secret sauce, our TNCS Advantage, if you will, keeps strengthening. TNCS is: 

• Transformative – We offer transformative programs that result in life changing personal and academic growth unlocking potential, student agency, and independence.  Our students enter our school with varied levels of self -confidence as well as varied reading, writing, math, and executive function skills, but through our program, the support of our talented faculty, and the hard work on our students’ part, their paths are forever changed.  100% of our students who apply to four-year college or university are admitted.  Recent data from The National Student Clearing House showed that 94% of our graduates who enrolled in college for the 2021-22 school year, returned for a second year. The national average was 76.5%.
• Nurturing – Our nurturing and supportive environment prioritizes wellness. We focus on and are dedicated to supporting all forms of wellness including physical and social-emotional wellness. 
• Connection – From admission past graduation, our connections and relationships are key to building a community of belonging where students are emotionally available to learn. 
• Student Centered – Our customized instruction and programming is designed to help students not only raise their skills but uncover and build on their interests and strengths. Students can now graduate from TNCS with over 20 college credits in a variety of areas of study. 

I invite you to explore our website and visit our campus so that you can experience, first-hand, the life-changing program that has been transforming the lives our students and their families for the past 50 years.

With gratitude, 

Nancy Foy
Head of School

The TNCS Advantage