The Research Alliance for NYC Schools at NYU used 2018-19 Student Success Network Survey data to identify 20 Bright Spot Sites -- member sites where participants experience greater growth in at least one SEL factor compared to similar young people across the Network. SSN staff and youth interviewed practitioners at Bright Spot sites; participants in each interview collaboratively documented promising practices to share across the Network.

The Research Alliance for NYC Schools at NYU used 2017-18 Student Success Network Survey data to identify 18 Bright Spot Sites -- member sites that had a stronger positive effect on youth SEL compared to other sites serving similar youth. SSN staff and youth interviewed practitioners at Bright Spot sites; participants in each interview collaboratively documented promising practices to share across the network.

Citizen Schools students are prompted to apply to multiple extracurricular activities over the course of a year, through a rigorous selection process that requires them to justify and advocate for their top choices. Students Self-Advocacy responses on the SSN SEL Survey improved over the year.