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Comp Sci High Alternative () is a new charter alternative high school program in the South Bronx, enrolling its founding cohort of 35 students and launching in August 2026. We are designed for students who are over-age, under-credited, or returning after disrupted schooling and need a different path to success and graduation.

exists because Comp Sci High’s mission is to give every South Bronx student a path to economic freedom, and traditional high school models do not work for all students in the South Bronx. When students struggle in school, get involved with the juvenile justice system, or lack stable housing, we see this as a system failure, not a student failure.

That is why we are launching a new alternative program as a small “school within a school.”

is small by design, relationship-driven, and focused on helping students earn a real diploma while developing emotion regulation, executive functioning, and life skills required for employment, post-secondary training, and long-term economic stability by the age of 25. For many of our students, academic recovery cannot happen without mental health counseling. That is why social work is not peripheral to this school model;

it is central to it.

As a founding team member, you are expected to be prepared for this reality–ready to do the work, manage challenges, and contribute to building something real, authentic, and meaningful. As a founding Social Worker, this role requires someone able to navigate real challenges‑trauma, instability, distrust of adults‑while helping to design systems that make this school both restorative and structured.

We blend in-person instruction, technology-supported coursework, and career-connected learning to create a structured yet flexible environment where students are known, supported, and held to high expectations. As a founding team member, you will help shape the culture, systems, and instructional model of a brand-new school built on dignity, relevance, and second chances.

We are not just building better academic students, but better people, and restorative SEL is the heartbeat.

At Comp Sci High Alternative, our values define how we do the work, how we teach, lead, and show up every day. We value diverse views and opinions, but these are the mindsets we need in every member of our team:

This is hard work. The most important work usually is. We serve young people who have been disconnected from school and often from other foundational supports, and we expect staff to be energized by that responsibility, not intimidated by the mission or afraid of our students.

Presence matters. Students are constantly observing how adults move, speak, and carry themselves. How you show up is part of the lesson. Staff are expected to model confidence, professionalism, and purpose while remaining authentic and adaptable.

You are a founder. As a founding team, we are building this school in real time. This requires flexibility, persistence, shared responsibility, and consistent follow-through.

You are uncompromising. We’re radical in our honesty–our students need truth, not sugarcoating, so we keep it all the way real. We’re radical in our expectations–we hold a high standard, and correct clearly because correction here is care. We’re radical in our care–we know that authenticity builds trust, and trust is earned when students know we are preparing them for the realities ahead, not protecting them.

We’re radical in our consistency–we hold the line every single time, we follow through on what we say, and we do not move the standard based on moods or moments. Students trust adults who are steady, predictable, and aligned in word and action.

In addition to achieving individual goals, every  team member is expected to demonstrate commitment to Comp Sci High’s SCORE values.

SCORE values:

Self‑Awareness: Understand the impact of my actions on students, families, and colleagues; seek feedback and make meaningful…