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ABOUTKIPPAcadem my

1.What tisKIPPAcad demy? KIPPisa afree,publiccharterschoo olthatprepar resstudentsf forsuccessin ncollegeandlife.Wearer relentlesslyfo ocusedonres sults academ micresults,characterdeve elopment,an ndtheoutcom mesthatultim matelymatter rmost:gradu uatingfromh highschoolan nd college,embarkingonacareerandbecomings selfsufficient tandhappy.K KIPPssucces ssisrootedin nafewcorep principlesthat t guideev verythingwedo:

HighExpecta ations.Webe elievethatallofourstudentsarecapab bleofremarkablelearning gandgrowthandthatour talentedteam mcanandwillfindawayt toachievetho oseresults. MoreTime.T TherearenoshortcutsatKIPP.Ourday ystartsearlie erandendsla aterthanatotherschools.Weholdhalf f dayclasseso onmanySatur rdaysaswellassummerschoolforalls students. CharacterCo ounts.Webel lievethatsuc ccessinschoo olandinlifed dependsonch haracter.Dur ringeachscho oolday,inevery lessonandev veryinteraction,wefocusasmuchond developingch haractertra aitssuchasze est,grit,selfc control,hope e, love,gratitud de,socialinte elligenceandhumorasw wedoonacad demicprepar ration. ThroughColl legeandBe eyond.Adedi icatedKIPPThroughColleg geteamsupp portsourstud dentsafterth heygraduate KIPPNYCsch hoolstohelp pthemmeetthechallenge esofgetting acollegedeg greeandbeco omingsuccess sful professionals s.Wedelivereducationforlife.

2.What tsortofresultshaveKIPPschoolshad? ? Overthelast tnineyears,9 93%ofKIPPN NYCalumnigr raduatedfrom mhighschool land85%hav veenrolledin ncollege(more thantwiceth henationalav verageforcom mmunitiessim milartoours) ). Onthe2011NYStatetest ts,KIPPNYCs studentsoutp performedthe eirDistrictso ofResidence( (NYCDistricts s5,7,17)bya an averageof36 6percentagepointsonthe eMathexamand11point tsontheEnglishexam. In201011,8 87%ofKinder rgartenstude entsand91%of1stgrades studentsmetorexceededtheirendof yearreading levelgoals. Thispastyea ar,KIPPNYCC CollegePreps sstudentsexc celledontheiirNYStateRe egentsexams s,with100%passing ComprehensiveEnglish,95%passingLivingEnvironment,89%pa assingGeome etryand89% %passingInteg gratedAlgebra.

3.What tgradeswillK KIPPservein201213? KIPPAcadem myElementary ySchoolwills serve400studentsingrad desK3,andw willgrowtose ervegradesK K4. myMiddleSch hoolservesap pproximately265students singrades58. KIPPAcadem 2. KIPPNYCCollegePrepHig ghSchoolwillserveover7 700studentsiingrades912

4.What tistheschoolschedulean ndcalendar? KIPPNYC Cstudentssp pendalmost6 60%moretim meinschoolth hantheircou unterpartsint traditionalpu ublicschools.Bychoosingto enrollat tKIPPAcadem my,familiesa andstudentsc committoan nextendedsc chooldaythat tlastsfrom7 7:25amto4:3 30pmonMonday throughThursdayandfrom7:253 3:30pmonFr riday.Theyalsocommitto oattendinga Saturdaysch hoolprogramthatlastsfro om 9:00amto12:30pmo onselectedSa aturdayaswe ellasathree weekmanda atorysummerschoolsessi ion(8:00amt to2:00pm).The firstday yofschoolfor rincomingstu udentshasno otbeenset,h howeverthes schoolmostly yfollowstheNYCDepartm mentof Educatio oncalendartherestofthe eyear.

5.What thappenstoKIPPstudent tswhentheygoontohigh hschool? Inthesu ummerof200 09,KIPPNYCopenedKIPPNYCCollegePrep,ahighs schoolforstu udentsgradua atingfromall lfourKIPPNY YC middles schools.

6.Dothestudentsw wearuniforms stoschool?DoIhavetopayfortheu uniformshirts s?

Yes,allstudentsarerequiredtowearuniformsatKIPP.AllstudentswillbeprovidedwithoneKIPPshirtfreeofcharge.They willhavetheopportunitytopurchaseadditionalshirtsoverthesummerandthroughouttheschoolyear.

7.DoyoutakeELL(EnglishLanguageLearner)orSpecialEducationstudents? Yes!

8.Doyouhavefreebreakfastandlunchprograms? Yes.Thosestudentswhoareeligibleforfreeorreducedlunchwillreceivebreakfastandlunch(andanafternoonsnack)as theydidattheirpreviousschool.

9.WillKIPPprovidetransportationformychildtogettoandfromtheschool? Aswithanypublicschool,KIPPwillprovideeligiblestudentswithafareorfullfareMetrocarddependingonhowfarthey livefromtheschool.

ABOUTTHELOTTERYPROCESS

1.DoyouhavetoapplytogetintoKIPP? KIPPAcademyCharterSchoolisapublicschoolopentoallNewYorkstudentsthatareincoming5thgraders.Theonly informationneededtoentertheKIPPlotteryisthestudentsnameandcontactinformation.Notestscores,grades, recommendations,orbehavioralhistorywillbetakenintoconsideration.AllapplicationsmustbereceivedbyApril2ndat 5:30pmviamail,onlineatwww.kippnyc.org/enroll,orinperson.

2.Howdoesthelotterywork?DoIhavetoattendthelottery?HowwillIfindoutifmychildwasselectedinthelottery? KIPPAcademyplanstoenroll75incoming5thgraders,includingsiblingsandreturningstudents.Ifthenumberoffamilies interestedinattendingtheschoolexceedsthenumberofstudentswecanserve,thenwewillconductalotteryonApril4th, 2012at5:30pm.Allstudentsenteredintothelotterywillhavetheirnamesdrawnbyanindependentauditor.Openslotswill befilledinthefollowingorder:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Returningstudents Brothers/SistersofCurrentKIPPNYCStudents(mustattendthesameKIPPNYCschool) ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict

Uponsubmissionoftheapplication,applicantswillhavetheopportunitytodocumenttheirfreeandreducedpricelunch eligibility.Familiesdonotneedtobepresentatthelottery.Studentswillbecontactedbyphoneintheordertheyweredrawn untilallopenslotsarefilled.AdmissionsnotificationletterswillbemailedtoallapplicantsbeginningonApril5th,2012.

3.Doyouacceptapplicationsfor6th8thgraders? Whiletherewillbealotteryfor6th8thgradestudents,weanticipatethattherewillbefew,ifany,openseats.

4.CanIentermychildsnameinmorethanoneKIPPNYClottery? Yes.However,youwillneedtosubmitaseparateapplicationforeachschool.EachKIPPNYCschoolholdsaseparatelottery andenrollmentprocess.

5.CanIenterthelotterymorethanonce? No.Eachchildmayonlyenteronce.Anyduplicateapplicationswillberemovedpriortothelottery.

6.IfIenteredthelotterylastyear,doIneedtoenteragain? Yes.Thereisanewlotteryeveryyear.Waitlistsdonotcarryoverfromyeartoyear. 7.Whereistheschool,andwhocanIcontactwithadditionalquestions? Theschoolislocatedat250E156thStreet,4thfloorintheBronx.Formoreinformationortoreceiveanapplication,please contactCeciliaMiranda,OfficeManagerat(718)6653555ext.2000orvisithttp://www.kippnyc.org/enroll.