About KIPP NYC
WHERE WE STARTED
Three Teachers. . . Two Classrooms. . . 47 Kids. . . One Promise
In the fall of 1995, three teachers opened KIPP Academy in the South Bronx. From the beginning, KIPP focused on developing academic and character skills. We promised to do whatever it took to help our students succeed, and we had an unrelenting focus on results. We offered an extended day and an extended year. We asked students and teachers to “Be Nice” and “Work Hard.” Since 1998, KIPP Academy has been the highest-performing public middle school in the Bronx, as measured by Math scores, English Language Arts scores, and attendance.
And our success has grown. . . .
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
133 Staff. . . Four Schools. . . 1,500 Kids. . . Same Promise
Today, KIPP Academy serves 250 students. KIPP STAR (founded in 2003 – Harlem) serves 285 students in grades 5-8, KIPP AMP (2005 – Crown Heights) serves 200 students in grades 5-7, and KIPP Infinity (2005 – Harlem) serves 205 students also in grades 5-7. In 2001, we created KIPP to College, a comprehensive advocacy and support program for all of our alumni (currently 540) in high school, college, and beyond.
Because we believe that there are no shortcuts to success in school or in life, KIPP NYC students spend 67% more time on task than their peers at district schools--nearly 55 hours a week during the traditional school year plus a three-week summer session.
In addition to academics, KIPP NYC schools offer enrichment activities such as orchestra, capoeira (Brazilian martial arts and dance form), dance, and chorus. Local and out-of-state field lessons and other special events reward students for hard work and achievement and build relationships within the KIPP NYC team and family.
WHERE WE’RE GOING
Nine Schools. . . One Family. . . 4,400 Kids. . . Same Promise
Within the next four years, KIPP NYC will open a high school and four elementary schools to provide students a seamless Kindergarten through 12th grade KIPP NYC experience. These new schools will be based on our fundamental promise to do whatever it takes for our students to learn.
In 2009, we will open the KIPP NYC High School and the first two elementary schools.
From Kindergarten through high school, college, and beyond, KIPPsters will be part of the KIPP NYC team and family of love and unwavering support.
KIPP schools are open-enrollment public schools. Admission is determined by lottery, regardless of prior academic record, conduct, or socio-economic background.
Read about what we believe at KIPP NYC
Meet the KIPP NYC Team and Family
KIPP NYC is the family of all KIPP programming in New York City – KIPP Academy (founded in 1995), KIPP STAR (2003), KIPP AMP (2005), KIPP Infinity (2005), and KIPP to College (2001). KIPP is designed to teach our students to develop the academic and character skills necessary for success in high school and college, to be self-sufficient in the competitive world beyond, and to build a better tomorrow for themselves and us all. KIPP NYC currently serves over 1,400 KIPP students and alumni, employs over 130 remarkably talented and fun people :), and has a combined operating budget of nearly $16 million. By 2010, KIPP NYC will include six schools, over 2,700 students and alumni, over 150 employees, and a combined operating budget of greater than $23 million.
KIPP New York, Inc. was created in the winter of 2005 as the fundraising umbrella for all KIPP programming in New York City. Ideally, all gifts are made in an unrestricted fashion to KIPP New York, Inc. The Board of KIPP New York, Inc. then ensures that all of KIPP NYC’s various programmatic needs are met. Should this not suit the wishes of a particular KIPP friend, targeted grants can be made directly to any of the programs listed below. KIPP New York, Inc. also intends to raise a 20% operating reserve each year.
KIPP to College (KTC) launched in 2001 and isa comprehensive advocacy and support program for all KIPP NYC alumni. KTC is in regular contact with 100% of KIPP alumni and implements programming through five teams: High School Placement and Academic Support, College Counseling, Career Services, Counseling and Enrichment Programs, and Operations. KTC empowers alumni for success in college and the world beyond.
KIPP Opportunity Fund (KOF) provides financial assistance on a need and merit basis to KIPP alumni in three areas: tuition assistance in high school and college, summer internship stipends in high school and college, as well as education support stipends (books, travel, sports equipment, etc.).
KIPP NYC Shared Services Team (SST) provides development, operations, finance, human resources, and technology services to all KIPP NYC programs. By focusing on these areas, the Shared Services Team ensures that every other member of the KIPP NYC team is able to solely dedicate themselves to the needs of our students and families. All costs associated with the SST are built into the operating budgets of all KIPP NYC programming.
Meet the KIPP NYC Shared Services Team
KIPP NYC New Initiatives and Special Projects include the KIPP NYC high school, KIPP NYC elementary school expansion plans, the Teacher YOU Training Institute (in partnership with Uncommon Schools and Achievement First), and a unique public school-private school-university partnership between KIPP NYC, Riverdale Country School, and the University of Pennsylvania to develop tools to help develop and assess the development of character.
