KIPP schools share a core set of operating principles known as the Five Pillars:
1- High Expectations. KIPP schools have clearly defined and measurable high expectations for academic achievement and conduct
2- Choice & Commitment. Students, their parents, and the faculty of each KIPP school choose to participate in the program.
3- More Time. KIPP With an extended school day, week, and year, students have more time in the classroom to acquire the academic knowledge and skills
4- Power to Lead. The principals of KIPP schools are effective academic and organizational leaders who understand that great schools require great school leaders. They have control over their school budget and personnel.
5- Focus on Results. KIPP schools relentlessly focus on high student performance on standardized tests and other objective measures. Students are expected to achieve a level of academic performance that will enable them to succeed at the nation's best high schools and colleges.
Commitment to Excellence
KIPP is a partnership among parents, students, and teachers that puts learning first. All three parties sign a learning pledge called the "Commitment to Excellence," which ensures that each will do whatever it takes to help the student learn.
Teacher's Commitment
Information taken from http://www.kipp.org/about-kipp/five-pillars on December 5th 2011.
KIPP - Knowledge is Power Program
Statistical Information:
There are 61 KIPP middle schools (grades 5-8), 30 elementary schools (grades Pre-K-4), and 18 high schools (grades 9-12).
Sets high standards that all teachers and school systems agree on and work hard to achieve. Goals and expectations are clear.
KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-prep public schools dedicated to preparing students in undeserved communities for success in college and in life.
10 hour school days
teachers have the freedom to write their own curriculum
Family and community involvement, seen as a team and family
A high percentage of KIPP students are in college. Well pre-pared for college.
Information taken from Kipp.org and kipp.org/kippvideos
Examples: Main Head quarters in San Francisco. Established in 1994 in Houstan Texas . KIPP is the largest network of charter schools in America.
Each middle school student receives a paycheck at the end of the week of KIPP dollars they have earned based on academic merit, conduct, and overall behavior.
Most KIPP schools run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on select Saturdays (usually twice a month), and middle school students also participate in a two- to three-week mandatory summer school, which includes extracurricular activities after school and on Saturdays. As a result, KIPP students spend approximately 60 percent more time in class than their peers.[4]
More than 95% of KIPP students are African American or Latino / Hispanic; more than 75% are eligible for the federally-subsidized meal program. Students are accepted regardless of prior academic record, conduct, or socioeconomic background. However KIPP schools typically have lower concentrations of special education and limited English proficiency (LEP) students, than the public schools from which they draw.[3]
1- High Expectations. KIPP schools have clearly defined and measurable high expectations for academic achievement and conduct
2- Choice & Commitment. Students, their parents, and the faculty of each KIPP school choose to participate in the program.
3- More Time. KIPP With an extended school day, week, and year, students have more time in the classroom to acquire the academic knowledge and skills
4- Power to Lead. The principals of KIPP schools are effective academic and organizational leaders who understand that great schools require great school leaders. They have control over their school budget and personnel.
5- Focus on Results. KIPP schools relentlessly focus on high student performance on standardized tests and other objective measures. Students are expected to achieve a level of academic performance that will enable them to succeed at the nation's best high schools and colleges.
Commitment to Excellence
KIPP is a partnership among parents, students, and teachers that puts learning first. All three parties sign a learning pledge called the "Commitment to Excellence," which ensures that each will do whatever it takes to help the student learn.
Teacher's Commitment
- We will always teach in the best way we know how and we will do whatever it takes for our students to learn.
- We will always make ourselves available to students and parents, and address any concerns they might have.
- We will always protect the safety, interests, and rights of all individuals in the classroom.
- We will make sure our child arrives at KIPP every day by 7:25 a.m. (Monday-Friday) or boards a KIPP bus at the scheduled time.
- We will always help our child in the best way we know how and we will do whatever it takes for him/her to learn. This also means that we will check our child's homework every night, let him/her call the teacher if there is a problem with the homework, and try to read with him/her every night.
- We will always make ourselves available to our children and the school, and address any concerns they might have. This also means that if our child is going to miss school, we will notify the teacher as soon as possible, and we will carefully read any and all papers that the school sends home to us.
- I will always work, think, and behave in the best way I know how, and I will do whatever it takes for me and my fellow students to learn. This also means that I will complete all my homework every night, I will call my teachers if I have a problem with the homework or a problem with coming to school, and I will raise my hand and ask questions in class if I do not understand something.
- I will always behave so as to protect the safety, interests, and rights of all individuals in the classroom. This also means that I will always listen to all my KIPP teammates and give everyone my respect.
- I am responsible for my own behavior, and I will follow the teachers' directions.
Information taken from http://www.kipp.org/about-kipp/five-pillars on December 5th 2011.
KIPP - Knowledge is Power Program
There are 61 KIPP middle schools (grades 5-8), 30 elementary schools (grades Pre-K-4), and 18 high schools (grades 9-12).
KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-prep public schools dedicated to preparing students in undeserved communities for success in college and in life.
10 hour school days
teachers have the freedom to write their own curriculum
Family and community involvement, seen as a team and family
A high percentage of KIPP students are in college. Well pre-pared for college.
Information taken from Kipp.org and kipp.org/kippvideos
Examples: Main Head quarters in San Francisco. Established in 1994 in Houstan Texas . KIPP is the largest network of charter schools in America.
Each middle school student receives a paycheck at the end of the week of KIPP dollars they have earned based on academic merit, conduct, and overall behavior.
Most KIPP schools run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on select Saturdays (usually twice a month), and middle school students also participate in a two- to three-week mandatory summer school, which includes extracurricular activities after school and on Saturdays. As a result, KIPP students spend approximately 60 percent more time in class than their peers.[4]
More than 95% of KIPP students are African American or Latino / Hispanic; more than 75% are eligible for the federally-subsidized meal program. Students are accepted regardless of prior academic record, conduct, or socioeconomic background. However KIPP schools typically have lower concentrations of special education and limited English proficiency (LEP) students, than the public schools from which they draw.[3]
Types of KIPP schools
KIPP schools can be classified into three groups:- Pre-K/Elementary schools - KIPP pre-kindergarten/elementary schools typically begin with a pre-kindergarten or kindergarten class and add a grade each year until eventually enrolling up to fourth-grade students. Currently, KIPP operates 30 elementary schools across the nation.
- Middle schools - The traditional KIPP middle school starts with a fifth grade and adds a grade each year to serve fifth through eighth grades. There are currently 61 KIPP middle schools around the country.
- High schools - KIPP high schools begin with ninth grade and add a grade each year until they become full ninth through twelfth grade high schools. KIPP has grown to reach 18 high schools serving communitites around the country.
- Info from kipp.org/schools
