The mission of YCCS is to advocate, develop, and provide world-class education for high school dropouts in partnership with the alternative high school community. Long recognized as a model for high quality, cooperative, community-based academic and support services, YCCS strives to break the cycle of underachievement for this student population through the design and implementation of research-driven models, instructional support, and intervention strategies that maximize the effectiveness of curriculum and instructional delivery to reconnect students and accelerate their progress.