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KIPP ACADEMY LYNN
KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON
COLLEGIATE SCHOOL founded in 2011 currently educating 485 students in grades 9-12th
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL founded in 2014 currently educating 283 students in grades K-3rd
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2012
2014
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KIPP ACADEMY LYNN
KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON
KIPP ACADEMY LYNN
MIDDLE SCHOOL founded in 2005 currently educating 483 students in grades 5-8th
MIDDLE SCHOOL founded in 2012 currently educating 269 students in grades 5-8th
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL founded in 2015 currently educating 366 students in grades K-2nd
Dear Friends, Last year, almost 40% of Lynn’s potential Kindergarteners applied to KIPP. Of those 400+ students, only 100 were able to obtain the KIPP education their families wanted. Next year, we have a chance to open a new elementary and middle school that meets much of the family demand in Lynn. In an era where the federal government seeks to deny opportunity to students from immigrant families, we stand in solidarity with the families in Lynn, Boston, and across the state facing inequity in educational opportunities. While the political dynamics of opening more schools can be challenging, many local organizations are championing our efforts to expand our charter. This fall, two parents ran in the local elections. We are also one of the largest providers of free adult education in the city with 300 enrolled learners, fifty of whom have earned citizenship after participating in our programs. Across KIPP MA’s five schools more classrooms than ever are primed for monumental growth and achievement academically and more students than ever are developing the agency and strong self identity necessary to lead adult lives of independence and impact. We do not believe in schools where students sit silently waiting to be told what to do by the teacher. I regularly observe classrooms in our schools where students are leaping from their seats to share thoughts about complex texts in history and English while tackling knotty problems in math and science. As I write this, our 8th graders are designing toys for students with cerebral palsy and the top student engineers will have a chance to present their designs to Boston Children’s Hospital. This evolution and improvement in teaching and learning is the result of relentless teacher effort, coaching
and feedback and hundreds of leader observations and interventions. We know that great teaching doesn’t just improve test scores, it changes how students feel about learning and their own efficacy. As we move toward educating more and more students and educating them better than ever; we are committed to impacting each student’s future beyond our walls. While we prepare our students for college and choice-filled lives, we teach them to advocate for social justice, speak out and share their voices. This year our students’ spoken words brought the house down by winning the state championship and then again in front of 3,000 teachers at the national KIPP School Summit. Every day I am inspired by the results of this teaching when I see alumni returning to teach and work at KIPP MA and choosing to be civically engaged in their communities. I see what they are doing in college, careers and in the world and, while there is still much progress to be made, I am encouraged by how far we have come since opening our first middle school in 2004. I’m deeply grateful to our friends and supporters who have chosen to invest in our students, teachers, programs and buildings and I look forward to following the impact our students will make for years to come. Many thanks, much love,
Caleb Dolan
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KIPP MASSACHUSETTS 1
WHAT IS KIPP? KIPP is a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools educating elementary, middle, and high school students. We have a 20-year track record of preparing our students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life. At KIPP, teachers, students, and families are all united around the same goal—college graduation. Through our collective hard work and commitment, KIPP students complete college at a rate that is above the national average for all students and six times higher than students of similar economic backgrounds. Today, there are 209 KIPP Schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving nearly 88,000 students on their path to and through college. 2
What Makes KIPP Different? We believe that all students can learn and achieve at high levels if given the opportunity. Our success is driven by:
H
High Expectations
Strength of Character Success in life depends on more than academic learning. We help students foster character strengths that are essential for their own success. And we empower them to express their voice and improve the world around them.
Safe & Structured Environments
KIPP Through College
Clearly defined and measurable high expectations for academic achievement and conduct that creates and reinforces a culture of achievement and support. We know that every student is different and learning is based on a student’s needs, skills, and interests.
Highly-Skilled Teachers & Leaders Great schools require great teachers and school leaders. We empower our school teams and invest in leadership and training rather than in bureaucracy.
Physical and emotional safety is needed for students to take risks and learn from their successes and their mistakes. Our schools provide a safe, structured, and nurturing environment with minimal distractions so our students love school and maximize their learning.
Our counselors and advisors support students as they prepare for and select the right college for their needs and interests. After high school, we help KIPP alumni navigate the social, academic, and financial challenges they might encounter while in college. 3
why it matters,
our growth plans for the future We address the opportunity gap in the country around college completion. We educate students living in communities with over 5,000 low-income students, experiencing some of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country, implementing a model that is scaleable and sustainable. By 2026 we plan to educate 4,100 students across 10 schools.
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We make a promise to students, families, and communities that a KIPP K-12 education will help them graduate from college and achieve lives of independence and impact. In order to keep that promise we need to be urgent about student progress now and sustain excellence for the future. These six questions allow us to see if we are keeping our promises and hold us accountable to KIPPsters and families now and to all the KIPPsters we will educate in the future.
HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS
ARE WE EDUCATING THE STUDENTS WE SET OUT TO EDUCATE? pages 6-7
ARE OUR STUDENTS STAYING WITH US? pages 8-9
ARE OUR STUDENTS GROWING AND ACHIEVING ACADEMICALLY? pages 10-13
ARE OUR STUDENTS CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE? pages 14-17
ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE PEOPLE MODEL? pages 18-21
ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL MODEL? pages 22-24 5
"Kimberly, now a first generation college student, had started at KIPP as an ELL student who spoke little to no English. Ultimately Wesleyan saw her in the same stellar light that KIPP did and accepted her on a full ride, no loans and most importantly with alot of pride." jorge ochoa, kipp ma director of college counseling 6
are we educating the
students we set out to educate ?
1,895
There is tremendous student and family demand for our schools. This year, lottery applications increased 90% over the prior year through a strong outreach campaign and joining the Boston Charter Common Application. We had over 2,000 students on
total students in 2017-18
the wait list between Boston and Lynn. We continue to educate students who reflect the demographics of the districts where
91100 +
we serve. We have increased the numbers of English Language
Learners and Special Needs students that we serve in Lynn and Boston. Our Boston rates are above the district.
91%
african american / latino
criteria to apply
other
1 enrollment form 0 entrance exams $0
tuition or fees
100%*
free or reduced price lunch
15%
receive special education services
% 28 english language learners
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are our students staying with us ?
KIPP MA does everything possible to keep our students in school through counseling, intervention, meeting with parents and families and providing extra support programs. Our students and families know they can reach out to teachers and leaders after hours and whenever they need extra help or support. KIPP also offers tuition-free evening classes such as Citizenship, English as a Second Language, Financial Literacy and Zumba
94% student retention
Source: 2016-17 parent satisfaction survey. 8
98+2+L 94%
attendance rate
parent satisfaction
98+2+L 94+6+L 98%
94%
teachers set high standards for my child
parents and teachers are partners in my childs education
"Since opening in the Highlands, KIPP has become a true community school. Not only do they do an excellent job educating youth, but they educate adults in the night school. To culminate our nine-year struggle to bring voting back to the neighborhood, KIPP opened a polling place. We are very excited to be working with KIPP and look forward to collaborating on many more programs." david gass, director of the highlands coalition
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"When Brandon started Kindergarten, he didn't know his letters and now he can read books. He experienced consistent growth during the year so when he entered first grade he continued to meet every benchmark and is now expected to meet or exceed state math and reading standards by 3rd grade."
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tommy blain, principal kipp academy boston elementary
are our elementary school students progressing and achieving academically ?
MAP Quartile to Quartile Distribution Over Time by Cohort (Kindergarten: Cohort 2029)
28+36+3668+ 21+28+2672+ 32+36+3653+16+19+3174+
kipp academy lynn elementary reading math
kipp academy boston elementary reading math 33%
46%
32%
4%
8%
36%
8%
32%
19%
36%
3%
31%
16++ 348126 + 25++ 426445 + 15++ 367128 + 21++ 416432 + 28%
21%
11%
23%
16%
15%
21%
41%
26%
36%
25%
13%
35%
42%
16%
34%
20%
20%
22%
47%
K K Fall 2016 Spr 2017
K K Fall 2016 Spr 2017
top quartile: college ready 3rd quartile: grade level
K K Fall 2016 Spr 2017
K K Fall 2016 Spr 2017
2nd quartile bottom quartile
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"I am super excited about this year's classes and electives, specifically Spanish. I want to be a bilingual lawyer or pediatrician. I want to make things right and protect Dreamers in the world. They have the right to be here and they are going to be the ones changing the world. My teachers help me feel that I have a voice and I plan to use it." aaliyah lopez, kipp academy lynn 6th grader 12
are our middle school students
progressing and achieving academically ?
32+49+2947+49+68+2968+ 26+34+2040+1874+ 2293+
kipp academy boston middle reading map results
19%
17%
21%
kipp academy lynn middle math map results
56%
39%
49%
71%
8%
20%
+6+10267 + 38++ 246761 + 24++ 193232 + 25++ 205253 + 32%
20%
32%
26%
34%
29%
19% 13%
26%
34%
7th Grade
8th Grade
KIPP Academy Boston 8th graders (cohort 2021) had the highest percentage of students on track for College Readiness on the Reading MAP Assessment in Spring 2017.
top quartile: college ready 3rd quartile: grade level
10%
22% 6%
38%
19%
6th Grade
18% 16%
24% 8%
33%
5th Grade
20%
5th Grade
23%
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
KIPP Academy Lynn 8th graders (cohort 2021) had the highest percentage of students on track for College Readiness on the Math MAP Assessment in Spring 2017.
2nd quartile bottom quartile 13
are our students climbing the
mountain to and through college ?
CLASS OF 2017 MATRICULATIONS
class of 2017 graduated from kipp academy lynn collegiate
KIPP ACADEMY LYNN EXPECTED COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES* 100%
matriculated to a 2 year college
alternative pathways program
86%
9%
5%
9594+ 83+ 74+ 0+ 86+ 67+ 64+ 45+ 0+ 44+ 34+ 10+ TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE MATRICULATION RATES 95% 94%
83%
86%
74
expected college completion rates
%
320
students served
25% 2005
2010 total students served
14
869+ 5+
95
%
matriculated to a 4 year college
55% 1,895
students served 2017
67% 64%
55%
45
%
44%
34%
graduate high matriculated to school college kipp ma kipp nation-wide national average
10% graduate from a 4yr college low-income average
Class of 2017 colleges kipp national partners Bennington College Brown University Davidson College Duke University Lycoming College Rosemont College
kipp ma regional partners Champlain College Lesley University University of Massachusetts Amherst
all others
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bridgewater State University
Bucknell University Denison University Elms College Endicott College Framingham State University Howard University Kean University Lawrence University MassBay Community College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Montserrat College of Art New England College
North Shore Community College Pine Manor College Pitzer College Providence College Roxbury Community College Salem State University Tufts University University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Lowell Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Westfield State University
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are our students climbing the
mountain to and through college ? The alumni outcomes we hold ourselves accountable for are greater than 75% college graduation, aspiring to 100% positive life outcomes. In the short-term, if not college, we provide postHS placement support in employment, public/military service or job training. In the long-term, we provide self-sufficiency, wealth, career and choice-filled lives.
we serve
500+ alumni
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"The KIPP Through College (KTC) team picks up where the college counseling team left off, providing counseling and social/ emotional support, financial aid counseling, college persistence and career pathways support for students. KTC also partners with local organizations to offer internships and summer programs for students to gain an understanding of the career opportunities available to them after college so they can build a network of contacts to enable them to reach their career goals." alexis rosado, kipp ma kipp though college director (shown here are founding kipp academy lynn keene state college c'16 graduates, jeremias campos and john cordova.)
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are we building a
sustainable people model ? Even though our staff has grown dramatically over the last 5 years, this growth has not affected staff retention.
85+15+R 50+ K + 50 67+4+N OUR STAFF
50%
18
85% school leaders who taught at kipp
67% school leaders who identify as person of color
of our leaders, principals, asst principals trained at either kipp school leadership program (kslp), or received a fisher or miles family fellowship
76%
staff retention
“Right now there is a problem where students from inner cities schools are looked at as failures, poor, uneducated, stuck where they are. I was one of these students in this stereotype. I want to help prove that inner city kids can achieve great things and that they are educated. I know that working at KIPP as a teacher would help me prove this stereotype wrong.� olivia wright kipp academy lynn middle school teacher, kipp ma alumna
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290
are we building a
sustainable people model ? "The most effective professional development I have done was the KIPP training we had in Chicago regarding outcomes and pathways for success for our students. I was able to hear from
total staff
other KIPP regions as well as build with my team."
rachel deleveaux kipp through college persistence manager
92+L 94+L 93+L 86+L 92%
94%
93%
86%
teachers know their supervisor cares about them
teachers know their coworkers are committed to doing quality work
teachers have developed new skills or content knowledge that they were able to immediately apply in their role
teachers who work at kipp know their work makes a difference for students
Source: TNTP "reimagine teaching" survey 20
xx
%
xx
%
"KIPP MA provides extensive Special Education services and English Language Learners participate fully in the curriculum. All staff members undergo training in sheltered English immersion and students receive supplemental support from ELL teachers to assist in English language acquisition." madeline hicks, kipp academy boston strive teacher
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are we building a
sustainable financial model ? WHY FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS
• Realize monumental growth and achievement with KIPPsters across a rigorous and aligned K-12 curriculum • Grow to reach more students in educationally underserved communities across Massachusetts
kipp ma will provide a high quality education to over 4,100 kids by 2027.
• Enable alumni, parents, and families to develop their own power to make political change
588
3,412 384 588
2,360
2,440
3,140
1,860 540 1,320
2,188 588 1,600
2,468 588 1,880
2,628 588 2,040
2,788 588 2,200
at scale all our schools will be sustainable on public funding.
3,956 768
4,148 960
588
588
588
Expanding to include a second
2,520
2,600
2,600
Elementary School and Middle
3,684 576
our plans for the future
xx
% school in Lynn (beginning in FY19)
and opening an Elementary, Middle and High School in one additional community (beginning in FY2023)
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25 lynn
22
FY26 boston
FY27 gateway
our monumumental growth and achievement goals for k-12 kippsters are...
85+L 65+L 100+L
26 average act score
85%
65%
100%
participation in ap english
participation in ap calculus
90% pass rate
85% pass rate
develop a career and life readiness plan in 4th, 8th & 11th grades
xx
%
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are we building a
sustainable financial model ?
FY17 Operating Revenue Public Per-Pupil Allocation
FY17 Operating Expenses $
24,013,030
Public Other
3,384,392
Administration
Private
3,756,297
Facilities
Other Income
1,303,796
TOTAL REVENUE
$
$
22,815,541 2,179,340 4,926,912
TOTAL EXPENSES
of budgets are managed at the discretion of
kipp ma school leaders
vs.
69+21+10A 76+7+17M revenue
$
29,921,793
32,457,515
90%
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Instructional & Student Costs
5%
of budgets are managed at the discretion of school leaders in
traditional district schools nationwide
expenses
foundations 69% individual 21% corporations 10%
instructional and student costs 76% administration 7% facilities 17%
WITH GRATITUDE, WE RECOGNIZE OUR SUPPORTERS july 1, 2016 – june 30, 2017 | annual fund
corporations Accenture LLP Amazon Smile Carpenters Local 26 Carousel Kids Eastern Bank Education.com GE Aviation HR Knowledge Krokidas & Bluestein LLP Santander Bank SAP America, Inc. foundations Abrams Foundation Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation Ananda Fund Anonymous Arthur Rock and Toni Rembe Cabot Corporation Foundation Causecast Foundation Cummings Foundation Devereaux Charitable Foundation Trust Edward S. and Winifred G. Moseley Foundation Elma Foundation Harvard Graduate School Of Education Highland Street Foundation KIPP Foundation Liberty Mutual Foundation Move The World Foundation One Main Financial One8 Foundation (Formerly Jacobson Family Foundation)
caleb dolan
executive director
Pearson Education Project Lead the Way Foundation (PLTW) Ruggles Family Foundation Sally Foss and James Scott Hill Foundation Santander Bank The Hestia Fund The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation The Sunflower Foundation Van Otterloo Family Foundation Walton Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Christine Chew Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Mary Ciampa Mr. Herbert Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Janet Coppola Mr. Nelson Darling Ms. Jennifer Davis Mr. Rafael De Leon Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Christina DeAngelo Ms. Denise Diorio Mr. and Mrs. Carin and Douglas Doben Mr. and Mrs. Philip and Susan Dolan Mr. Don Durkee individuals Mr. Bob Fanciullo Mr. and Mrs. Joel and Mary Abramson Mr. and Mrs. Matt and Katie Fates Mr. Bob Ackerly Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Linda Fates Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Lauren Adams Ms. Amanda Fernandez Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and Marion Adams Mr. Leonard Fierstein Ms. Caroline Kane Bagnall Ms. Elizabeth Figueroa-Reyonso Mr. John Balliro Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Michael Ballute Sheila Fitzgerald Mr. Richard Barth Mr. Trinidad Flores Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Karin Beecher Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Carla Fortmann Ms. Kathleen Buckley Mr. Jim Frates Shahzad H. Bhatti Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Lyn Freeman Ms. Kristen Boffo Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Tina Gartley Mr. and Mrs. Derek and Monica Bruno Mr. Mark Gelfand Mr. and Mrs. Doug Borchard Ms. Jeanne Gerber and Barbara Talcott Mrs. Barbara Goldman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Moriarty Mr. and Mrs. Bozie and Maxine Goldman and Danielle Boudreau Mr. Anthony Grimaldi Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Dottie Bragdon Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin Jr. Ms. Emily Busch
Mr. and Mrs. Linda and Gordon Hall Ms. Sue Harris Ms. Karen Harvey Mr. Tony Helies Mr. Reuben F. Henriques Mr. John Hudson Mr. Ron Hutter Ms. Drea DeAngelo Jacobs Mr. Matthew Kane Mr. and Mrs. John and Susan Kane Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Alida Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Janet Kendall Ms. Laurie Kennedy Mr. Peter Kielty Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Mary King Mr. James Kirchhoffer Mr. Bill Knowlton Ms. Lillian La Rosa Ms. Janie Lee Mr. and Mrs. Jay Levy and Karen Rivers Ms. Abigail Lewis Mr. Shenkiat Lim Ms. Karen Lin Lanyun Lin Ms. Kathryn A. Lively Mr.Javier Marquez Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Ellen McArdle Mr. and Mrs. Skip McKee and Meg Reynolds Ms. Romana McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Monica McNamara Ms. Heidi Milne
Ms. Emily Mitchell Ms. Tara Mitchell Ms. Katherine Moore Ms. Kathleen Moore Ms. Erin Noon Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Ashley Norwood Ms. Marlene O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Gary and Jennifer Palardy Ms. Jennifer Parkos Mr. and Mrs. Jon and Beth Payson Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Kelly Pickering Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. and Izola C. Porter Ms. Cassandra Ragucci Ms. Michelle Reeves Ms. Kate Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Maurice and Luly Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Sheila Schlesinger Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Linda Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Priscilla Schwarzenbach Mrs. and Mr. Amanda and Scott Seider Mr. Edwin Smith Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spang and Susan M. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Stephanie Spector Ms. Fredi Stevenson Ms. Jayne Stevenson Ms. Jennifer Stocklin Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Sarah Svenson Mr. Stephen Sweeney
Ms. Vivian Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John and Kathryn Thorndike Mr. Mark S. Thurber Mr. Michael Tooke Mr. Steven Watson John and Wade Whitmore Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Sheila Willmott Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. and Michele Willmott Ms. Janet M. Wilson Mr and Mrs. Edward Wonsek and Melanie Coo Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Suzanne Wright Mr. Josh Zimman Mr. and Mrs. David and Susan Zoia Mr. Jonathan Zorn
mekka smith
kevin taylor
investors in our growth Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Melora Balson Barr Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Josh and Anita Bekenstein Mr. and Mrs. Doug Borchard and Barbara Talcott Mr. and Mrs. John and Molly Byrnes Mr. and Mrs. Rob and Cindy Doyle The Louis Calder Foundation The Longfield Family Foundation Mabel Louise Riley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Row and Jenny Moriarty Strategic Grant Partners
LEADERSHIP TEAM nikki barnes
managing director of schools, lynn
emily rodriguez
managing director of schools, boston
rachel heuisler
managing director of talent
chief of staff
chief operating officer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES michael kendall, chair
joel abramson
partner, goodwin procter, llp
owner, j&j sales and marketing
amanda seider, vice chair
tom beecher
chief of staff, massachusetts regional team at teach for america
president & ceo, cartera commerce
jennifer betancourt
director of educational policy at the harvard t.h. chan school of public health, kipp ma board fellow
doug borchard managing director, new profit inc.
jennifer davis
senior associate, national policy and partnerships, education redesign lab, harvard school of education
caleb dolan
executive director, kipp ma
matt fates
shenkiat lim
general partner, ascent venture partners
vice president for people strategy, city year
dawn foye
eric svenson
kipp ma parent and advocate
managing partner, broder properties
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