TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE GROWTH & ACHIEVEMENT OUR STUDENTS Students spend 20% more hours in school than required LOCAL & NATIONAL RECOGNITION **NWEA MAP Assessment *Ohio Achievement Assesments 6 YEARS 15 TOP students of color Over 95% Qualify for free meals 100% #1 KIPP Alumni graduate college at 3X the rate of their peers. Top community school in the state for growth* 160 staff serving 1700 students = 10 Students = 10 Staff 25 On average, students make nearly 1.5 times average growth on nationally normed reading and math assessments** Nearly 95% of KIPP Columbus Alumni are persisting in high school and college EPIC OUR APPROACH Longer School Day Safe & Structured Environment Focus on character and academics Field Lessons Extracurricular Activities College Focus High Quality Teachers For academic growth of any urban school in the 2017-2018 school year & top community school in the state for the second consecutive year Two time Ohio Department of Education “Momentum Award” Recipient for receiving all “A’s” for Student Academic Growth Of all schools in Ohio for academic growth Award honoree in 2012 Only Ohio public school - 1 of 14 nationally - and only KIPP school nationally Excellent and Clean Audits 2017 KIPP ALUMNI OUR TEAM Teach for America Alumni are people of color have master’s degrees INSPIRE Fellows in our KIPP Teacher Training Program IN 10 YEARS... Nearly 15% English Language Learners Nearly Special Needs 15%
KIPP Alumni graduate college at 3X the rate of their peers.
Top communityschool in the state
for growth*
160 staff serving 1700 students
= 10 Students = 10 Staff
25
On average, students make nearly 1.5 times average
growth on nationally normed reading and math assessments**
Nearly 95%of KIPP Columbus Alumni
are persisting in high school and collegeEPIC
OUR APPROACH
Longer School Day
Safe & Structured Environment
Focus on character and
academics
Field Lessons Extracurricular Activities
College Focus High QualityTeachers
For academic growth of any urban school in the 2017-2018 school year & top community school in the state for the second consecutive year
Two time Ohio Department of Education “Momentum Award” Recipient for receiving all “A’s” for Student Academic Growth
Of all schools in Ohio for academic growth
Award honoree in 2012Only Ohio public school - 1 of 14 nationally - and only KIPP school nationally
Excellent and Clean Audits
2017
KIPP ALUMNI
OUR TEAM
Teach for America Alumni
are people of color
have master’s degrees
INSPIRE Fellowsin our KIPP Teacher Training Program
IN 10 YEARS...
Nearly
15%
English Language Learners
Nearly
Special Needs
15%
TIMELINE KIPP COLUMBUS
Columbus is selected as one of 5 cities nationally for KIPP expansion
2006
2008 KIPP Columbus opens first middle school with 50 students in 5th grade
KIPP students exceed the state average in reading and science and KIPP Columbus promotes first class of 8th graders who:• Improved math proficiency
from 29.4% to 82.3%• Improved reading proficiency
from 33.4% to 82.3%
2012
2013 KIPP Columbus outperforms the local school district in 9 out of 10 tested subjects on the Ohio state assessment
Construction begins on a new KIPP Columbus campus
New KIPP Columbus campus opens with first elementary school (K-1) and expanded middle school serving over 600 students in total
2014
2016 KIPP Columbus Primary opens, serving 1,100 students in grades K-3 and 5-9, along with an Early Learning Center in partnership with the YMCA of Central Ohio
2018 KIPP Columbus celebrates 10 years of educating and empowering students
By 2020KIPP Columbus serves 2,000 students grades K-12 with expanded childcare and preschool programs
What is the Challenge?
• In the United States, nearly 1 million students drop out ofschool each year with more than half of these studentscoming from 12% of schools.
• By the time the low-income kids in our country reachthe 4th grade, they are (on average) 2-3 grade levelsbehind their middle class peers.
What is KIPP?
• KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, is a nationalnetwork of free, open enrollment, college preparatorypublic schools dedicated to preparing students inunderserved communities for success in college and life.
• There are 224 KIPP schools in 20 states and theDistrict of Columbia serving nearly 100,000 students fromPreK-12.
• There are more than 11,000 KIPP alumni currentlyattending college.
• KIPP alumni are graduating from college at 3x the rateof their peers.
A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
What is KIPP Columbus?
• Founded in 2008 with 50 students in 5th grade,KIPP Columbus currently serves over 1,700 studentsstudents infant through high school at a campus inNortheast Columbus.
• KIPP Columbus empowers students with the knowledge, skillsand character necessary for success in college and life.
