Started in 2007, Columbia University’s Office of School and Community Partnerships (OSCP) at Teachers College (TC) is focused on creating networks and leveraging opportunities that best utilize the college's expertise and resources to benefit underserved youth in the city. The Office has partnerships with 32 public elementary, middle and high schools that serve students most at risk of dropping out and under-achieving, and in the last year alone, coordinated 19 programs that reached more than 15,000 students. Its programs focus on directing resources such as professional development opportunities, targeted curriculum enhancements, student teacher placements, and parent/family engagement activities to these schools. OSCP also oversees the development and operation of TC’s new public elementary school, the Teachers College Community School (TCCS), which is a non-selective, community school that aims to apply state-of-the-art knowledge and best practices in teaching, learning, and child development.