2015 AN N UAL R EPORT
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5 Schools and Growing 2005 KIPP ACADEMY LYNN OPENS serving 77 fifth graders in a church basement. 2011
KIPP ACADEMY LYNN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL OPENS serving 96 ninth graders. 89% of KALC students score advanced or proficient on their Biology MCAS.
2012
KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON OPENS serving 72 fifth graders in the Mattapan and Roxbury communities. KIPP ACADEMY LYNN HIGH ROCK CAMPUS OPENS serving 588 middle and high school students and will serve 850 students at full capacity. EIGHTY-SIX PERCENT (86%) of the founding class who began at KIPP in 2005 HEAD TO COLLEGE.
2014
KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPENS serving 72 Kindergarteners with plans to grow and serve 360 students in K-4.
2015
Seventy-four Class of 2015 seniors, GRADUATE FROM KIPP ACADEMY LYNN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL achieving the best student outcomes in the history of KIPP Lynn. NINETY-ONE PERCENT (91%) MATRICULATE TO 4 YEAR COLLEGES and post-secondary education programs.
KIPP ACADEMY LYNN ELEMENTARY OPENS serving 120 Kindergarteners. For the first time, KIPP:MA provides the students and families of Lynn a complete K-12 education. These Kindergarteners will never experience the achievement gap.
2016
THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT (35%) of the KIPP ACADEMY LYNN Class of 2012 is projected to GRADUATE FROM 4 YEAR COLLEGES WHICH IS NEARLY 4X THE NATIONAL AVERAGE of their peers.
2019
FIFTY-ONE PERCENT (51%) of the Class of 2015 is projected to GRADUATE FROM 4 YEAR COLLEGES WHICH IS NEARLY 6X THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
2020 ALL FULLY ENROLLED KIPP:MA SCHOOLS ARE SUSTAINABLE
ON PUBLIC FUNDING.
Dear Team and Family, In 2004, over seventy brave families enrolled their children in KIPP Academy Lynn. This spring many of those original students will graduate from college and launch their adult lives of independence and impact. We are deeply grateful to these amazing men and women and their families. They built a path for the 1,470 children who walk through our doors at KIPP Massachusetts today. We are incredibly proud of what those first KIPP Massachusetts students have accomplished and are obsessed with being better for the students that follow them. Essential to improving long term outcomes for students is building a K-12 KIPP pathway. During the 2015 school year, KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate (KALC) Class of 2015, the first class who were with us from 5th through 12th grade, submitted 900 college applications and received 310 acceptances from competitive colleges such as Colby, Providence College and UMass Amherst. Seventy-four seniors graduated with 91% matriculating to a four year college or postsecondary education program in fall 2015. We are projecting over 51% of these students will graduate from college – nearly 6 times the national average of their peers in the corresponding district schools. In August 2015, KIPP Academy Lynn Elementary (KALE) School was founded with 120 Kindergartners and 19 staff. It is glorious to have the opportunity to now offer a full K-12 KIPP education and support through college graduation for our students in Lynn. We are excited to apply the lessons learned from the successful founding of our KIPP Boston Elementary school where at the start of last year only 5 out of 72 students were demonstrating basic skills like writing their full name, but by the end of the year, 93% of the students were at or above the national average in reading. As a result of rigorous and engaging instruction those students will not experience the achievement gap.
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In the school year ahead, KIPP:MA will grow to serve nearly 1,500 students in grades K-12 in five schools in Lynn and Boston. But our work is not done. We look forward to increasing our impact and growing to serve over 2,500 students in grades K-12 and 1,000 alumni. This growth includes fully enrolling our new elementary schools in both Lynn and Boston as well as opening a high school in Boston to serve grades 9-12; an effort that today, remains thwarted by the cap on charter school seats in Massachusetts. We are working alongside our families to advocate for a cap lift so all families will have a choice in their child’s education and we can fulfill our promise to all our students. By relentlessly focusing on academic rigor in all schools and all grades, a joyful supportive culture, and providing support through college match and graduation, we intend to double our impact and outcomes by 2020. Thank you for supporting the growth of our KIPPsters and our schools over these past eleven years. We look forward to continuing to share with you lessons learned, progress, and joy within each of our schools for many more years to come.
Many thanks, Much love,
Caleb Dolan
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KIPP MASSACHUSETTS
Who we are
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Why it matters
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KIPP Massachusetts (KIPP:MA) is part of a national network of 183 free, open-enrollment public charter schools serving over 70,000 students in 20 states and the District of Columbia and 6,000 alumni in college. We currently operate 5 schools in the greater Boston area: KIPP Academy Lynn Elementary (KALE), KIPP Academy Lynn Middle School (KAL) and KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High School (KALC) in Lynn and KIPP Academy Boston Elementary (KABE), and KIPP Academy Middle School (KAB) our schools in Hyde Park and Lower Roxbury. In FY16, we serve 1,470 students in grades K-12 and now employ 222 staff members.
Nation-wide, only 10% of students from low income communities, like Lynn and Boston graduate from college, compared to 82% of their more affluent peers. Preparing our students for success in college and career drives the work of all KIPP school leaders, teachers, and staff across the country. Nationally, KIPP alumni graduate from college at a rate of 44% - good, but not yet enough. Data has shown us that providing a K-12 KIPP education will improve college graduation rates by 20% and our goal is for 75% of our alumni to graduate from a four year college.
What we do
How we are doing
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Our mission at KIPP:MA is to create an environment where students develop the academic skills, character strengths, and intellectual habits necessary to maximize their potential in college and in life. Our program is based on a longer school day and year, academic rigor and strengthening of character, a relentless focus on student outcomes and college graduation, coaching and continuous learning for teachers and staff, and a system of support for students in grades K-12 and in college and other post secondary education programs through our KIPP Through College (KTC) program. For 11 years in Massachusetts, we have developed and refined an educational model that improves and scales transformative outcomes for our kids and families.
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Ensuring 100% of our students go on to live lives of independence and impact, requires an allencompassing, data-driven approach. To monitor our progress against this goal, we regularly measure both short and long term results and make adjustments to better serve our students and families. KIPP has identified six Essential Questions to measure student outcomes, teacher performance, and the health of our schools as we grow.
Our plan for the future
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As KIPP:MA grows to fully enroll all of its schools, our goal is to serve as many students and families as possible that need great schools most. As we reach scale, we are committed to becoming fully sustainable on public funding while providing students and alumni the services that will help them to and through college and career.
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Who we are
KIPP Massachusetts is part of the
Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), a national network of 183 schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia, serving 70,000 students and 6,000 alumni in college across the country.
THE BENEFITS OF A NATIONAL NETWORK At KIPP, we don’t teach alone. We teach as part of a team of more than 3,800 teachers coast to coast, united in the same mission: to ensure that our students are successful to and through college. We intentionally build a culture of collaboration and teamwork at KIPP, not only within our school buildings but across state lines, through retreats and summits. KIPP school leaders, teachers, and staff across the network share lesson plans and curriculum, best practices, and tools not only in teaching, but in operations, marketing, and recruitment.
THE KIPP SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (KSLP)
MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DATA
KIPP recognizes that it takes great leaders to build and lead outstanding schools and regions. As a result, KIPP has always prioritized leadership development through transformative cohort experiences, the highest-quality continuous learning opportunities, and researched-based leadership coaching. Since 2000, KIPP has been developing leaders across the country through the KIPP School Leadership Programs (KSLP). The programs meet the needs of all levels of the leadership pipeline – grade level chairs, assistant principals, founding school leaders, successor school leaders, and regional leaders. All current KIPP:MA leaders and many aspiring leaders have been selected to attend and have successfully completed KSLP programs. Because KIPP believes that all students should have access to a high quality education, many of KIPP’s leadership development courses are available to leaders outside the KIPP network. KIPP has trained the teachers and leaders of over 3 million students.
KIPP:MA benefits from KIPP National’s 20+ years of experience successfully serving students and their families in communities that need great schools most. KIPP teachers and school leaders use data from over 76,000 KIPP students and alumni to inform critical decisions that impact student outcomes including: refining curriculum, developing support services for KIPP:MA alumni, and SPED services. In addition to gathering and analyzing data internally, KIPP also relies upon independent research organizations such as Mathematica Policy Research to follow impact on student achievement.
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NATIONAL KIPP THROUGH COLLEGE PROGRAM (KTC) The national KTC program provides additional support for alumni and KTC staff throughout the country to ensure KIPPsters have everything they need to persist and graduate from college or other post-secondary career paths. Access to a shared database of alumni allows KIPP:MA KTC staff to connect KIPP peers attending the same colleges and universities creating a community of KIPP alumni thereby increasing opportunity for success. Additionally, KIPP has forged formal partnerships with 70 colleges and universities across the nation committed to providing resources, diversifying their student population, and making their climate more welcoming and feasible for first generation students to succeed. Who we are
PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC HAYNES
Our Region at a Glance
5 schools
Kindergarten through 12th Grades Served
93%
1,470
students return year to year
students
400+ alumni
300+
parents engaged in Adult Education and Community Outreach Programs
enrolled in high school and college
90%
81%
14%
African American or Latino students
qualify for free or reduced-price lunch
receive special education services
By 2020, KIPP:MA will be‌
2,500 6 schools
Who we are
students
1,000+ alumni
100%
enrolled in high school and college
sustainable on public funding
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We serve the kids who need great schools most. KIPP:MA serves a demographic of students that mirrors the districts in which we operate.
KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON
KIPP ACADEMY LYNN
TEACHERS: 24 FOUNDED: 2014
98++A2
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
98%
Latino or African American
TEACHERS: 19 FOUNDED: 2015
77+23+A
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
85++A15 40++A60 11++A89 85%
40%
11%
Eligible for free/reduced price meals
Limited English Proficiency
Receive special education services**
TOTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED: 146 CURRENTLY SERVING GRADES KINDERGARTEN - 1
77%
Latino or African American
86+14+A 22+78+A 0+100+A 86%
22%
0%
Eligible for free/reduced price meals
Limited English Proficiency*
Receive special education services**
TOTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED: 122 CURRENTLY SERVING KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS: 44 FOUNDED: 2012
99+1+A
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
99%
Latino or African American
TEACHERS: 48 FOUNDED: 20O4
87++A13
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
74+26+A 19+81+A 24+76+A 74%
19%
24%
Eligible for free/reduced price meals
Limited English Proficiency
Receive special education services
TOTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED: 287 CURRENTLY SERVING GRADES 5-8
87%
Latino or African American
81++A19 13++A85 13++A87 81%
36%
13%
Eligible for free/reduced price meals
Limited English Proficiency
Receive special education services
TOTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED: 487 SERVING GRADES 5-8
TEACHERS: 52 FOUNDED: 2011 * The percent of Limited English Proficiency in our Lynn High School decreased as a result of the extensive English Language Learning support services that students receive in their KIPP Lynn Middle School years. ** Because of limited preschool services in Lynn, many Kindergartener’s special needs have not yet been diagnosed.
89++A11
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
89%
Latino or African American
83++A17 11++A89 15++A85 83%
11%
15%
Eligible for free/reduced price meals
Limited English Proficiency*
Receive special education services
TOTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED: 428 SERVING GRADES 9-12
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Who we are
What we do
The KIPP:MA approach includes a relentless focus on: More time with our students Academic rigor and student outcomes Strength of character Support to and through college graduation and career readiness Coaching and continuous learning
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PHOTO COURTESY OF MELORA BALSON
More Time We are committed to spending more hours in the school day, more days in the school year, and more years in the lives of our students (K-12 and KIPP support through college) to ensure better life outcomes for all our kids. Students in all grades benefit from more time in the classroom and with their teachers developing the academic skills and character strengths they need to progress to and through college and towards lives of independence and impact.
More Time includes: AS MUCH AS 20% MORE TIME in the classroom spent each day on each of the core subjects math, reading, and science – in comparison with students in traditional district schools.. 10 HOUR SCHOOL DAY
which includes co-curricular activities and enrichment programs such as music, art, or athletics as well as group studies, tutoring, and teacher support available nightly until 9pm.
A 4 WEEK SUMMER ACADEMY
developed to reduce summer learning loss and provide academic enrichment to and through college with programs such as ACT prep.
2 WEEKS OF SUMMER SCHOOL beginning in August designed to set expectations for our newest and youngest KIPPsters and to give all students in all grades additional classroom time, improving academic outcomes and keeping them on track for college.
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2 HOURS OF ADVISORY SESSIONS
per week: small groups of 10-12 students remain together throughout their time at KIPP, building strong bonds with each other and their advisors, contributing to stronger student retention rates.
K-12 AND SUPPORT THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER: With our KIPP Through College (KTC) program (see page 12), KIPP provides students counseling and support services to ensure that our students not only matriculate to college, but also persist through to college graduation or other post-secondary paths.
All students benefit from EARNED END-OF-YEAR TRIPS, COLLEGE VISITS, AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS to strengthen character and gain a broader understanding of their options after KIPP, Juniors and seniors participate in summer programming and internships to prepare them for college and gain knowledge and skills as they think about and prepare for their future careers.
What we do
Academic Outcomes Student outcomes are at the center of our work as an organization and as a national education reform movement. At every stage of learning, we use interim data and real-time feedback to ensure students are academically ready for the next step in their educational paths.
We start as early as elementary school building academic skills and strengthening character to ensure that students are on a trajectory for success to matriculate and graduate from college.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIPP teachers use blended learning as early as kindergarten to design and guide instruction, combining face-to-face instruction with computer-mediated activities. While some students work in small groups, with their teachers, others engage in effective independent practice using technology, allowing teachers and leaders to use data to build groups of students with similar needs and adjust instruction accordingly. The combination of daily independent practice and targeted instruction ensures that kids are on track to make significant gains regardless of their baseline performance.
MIDDLE SCHOOL Power Hour is a dedicated one-hour block of instruction and computer based learning in both ELA and and Math. Baseline assessments determine the groups, and groups are homogeneous according to skill level. The most experienced teachers are matched with the lowest skilled students. Teachers and School Leaders take into consideration what groups made the most growth and why, share best practices across teachers, and move kids for more targeted instruction.
HIGH SCHOOL People often believe that academic rigor is dry and lifeless. At KIPP we believe academic rigor allows students to strengthen their voices and engage in a challenging dialogue with the world. Academic rigor does not have to end at the classroom door either. One of the most popular clubs at our school is the spoken word performance team. These students engage in dialogue with professional poets such as Robert Pinsky and Claudia Rankine through our visiting writers series. By sharing their personal stories with students, poets encourage students to explore their own gifts of writing and performing. There are 21 clubs offered in the high school curriculum including topics such as philanthropy, debate, film, and Spanish.
ALL GRADES Lesson comprehension is confirmed through exit tickets, which students are required to complete prior to leaving class for the day. Exit tickets are scanned and results are recorded so teachers can assess from one day to the next where more time needs to be spent and where comprehension is high. Teachers also administer interim exams to track student progress throughout the year to maximize opportunities to re-teach, remediate, and challenge students.
What we do
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Character Development
PHOTO COURTESY OF MELORA BALSON
“Academics without character are useless; students will have the skills but lack the motivation to use them. Character without academics is hollow; students will have the motivation but not the ability to use it. Together, they have the power to transform lives.” Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder
At KIPP, we believe that strengthening a student’s character is just as important as supporting his or her academic achievement. Here’s how we do it: 1. Believe It and Model It: Our teachers embody and imitate the behavior they expect from our KIPPsters. 2. Name It: We ensure that our students know the meanings of our character strengths and how to recognize them. 3. Find It: When a historical figure in social studies, the lead character in a novel, or one of our KIPPsters displays a showing or a lack of character, we use these teachable moments to offer real examples of how character plays a role in life and success or failure. 4. Feel It: We celebrate positive displays of character so kids and adults feel the effects of focusing on and developing their own character. 5. Integrate It: KIPP teachers create dual-purpose experiences and lessons that involve the character strengths. 6. Encourage It: When our students show growth of character, we publicly recognize these shifts.
In elementary school, students use the Cub Character Card (shown here) to measure a student's progress in demonstrating strong character traits.
7. Track It: all five KIPP:MA schools, we record and discuss progress toward character goals regularly.
GRIT
ZEST
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SELF-CONTROL
OPTIMISM
GRATITUDE
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
CURIOSITY
What we do
College Match KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate’s Class of 2015 is KIPP:MA’s first class to graduate from a KIPP:MA high school. As a result of our focus on student outcomes, rigorous academic curriculum, and strengthening of character, 91% of these graduates enrolled in a 4 year or post-secondary education program. Fifty-one percent are expected to graduate from a four-year college compared to 10% of their peers in low-income communities.
MATCH MATTERS This year’s Class of 2015 submitted 900 applications (an average of 3 likely, 3 match and 3 reach schools each) and received 310 acceptances. Research on college success rates show that choosing a school that aligns to or “matches” a student’s academic profile and field of study, as well as his or her social interests can significantly impact a student’s chances of graduating. In general, more selective schools have higher graduation rates for first generation students. When students under-match, the chances of college graduation decrease, making it more important to ensure that all of our students understand the four keys to finding a strong college match. KIPP partners with colleges and universities that have a strong track record of supporting the demographic of students we serve.
COLLEGE READINESS CURRICULUM While students begin their journeys to and through college and career from their first days at KIPP, our high school students begin a formal college readiness curriculum in their sophomore year. With the dedicated support of college counselors at every grade, students develop fundamental skills with software and web-based college research tools to create a long-term career and college plan. As sophomores, students apply for summer programs related to their college or career interests. As juniors, students use their GPA and ACT scores to identify the college for which they are competitive in order to create a smart college wish list that includes a balanced number of “likely”, “match”, and “reach” schools. As students enter the final year of KIPP, they receive direct support from college counselors to help begin the college application process and apply for scholarships and financial aid. In the spring, college counselors help students and families choose the best college match and prepare for the transition to and through college and graduation.
What we do
CAREER READINESS
START EARLY Early engagement leads to more options and better outcomes.
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS Academic numbers (ACT scores and GPA) guide students towards competitive colleges.
SMART WISH LIST Students create a balanced college wish list with “likely”, “match”, and “reach” schools.
PREPARE FOR THE COST Students carefully plan for the cost of higher education.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPHEN MACLONE
KIPP Through College KIPP:MA’s goal is a 75% or higher college graduation rate. This will only be achieved through tracking and providing support to our students through college graduation or an alternate productive post-high school placement.
KIPP THROUGH COLLEGE KIPP Through College (KTC) is part of the broader KIPP approach that helps to eliminate the attainment and opportunity gaps between students from high- and low-income communities. Local KTC teams are enhanced by national initiatives and services that help give students access to high school, college and career preparation resources across the KIPP network. Support from KTC ensures KIPP students stay on the journey through college graduation and leading lives of independence and impact.
DREA DEANGELO
SCHOOL LEADER KIPP ACADEMY LYNN COLLEGIATE
"KTC is dedicated not only to seeing every KIPP alumni to and through college but also to preparing our students to succeed in life after college. KTC works with students and alumni to develop the skills needed to navigate the workforce and begin working toward a successful career."
Today, there are 200+ KIPP:MA alumni in college, and we expect that number to grow to over 1,000 by 2020. As the number of college-bound KIPPsters grows, the need to ensure that our students have the holistic support they need to get ready for, get into, and get through college has never been more important. The KIPP:MA KTC team includes a College Readiness Counselor, a Career Pathways Director, Personal Pathways Counselor, and a Director of Social Emotional Support to ensure that all students have resources to help them choose the right paths and the supports they need as they navigate their journeys. KIPPsters and their college placement counselors, and the KTC team, focus on specific steps to take during the admissions process, including: knowing what schools students are eligible for based on their numbers (e.g., grade-point average and SAT/ACT scores), building a smart wish list, preparing for the cost of college, and getting an early start on the whole process.
KIPP THROUGH COLLEGE FULL TIME STAFF PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH
$
College affordability and financial understanding
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COLLEGE
Social and academic integration
The right college match
What we do
was KIPP:MA’s first class to graduate from a KIPP:MA high school. Many of these students have been together since starting KIPP:MA in 5th grade. Ninety-one percent of the 74 Class of 2015 graduates matriculated to a four-year college or post-secondary education program in the fall. We are projecting a — 51% college graduation rate for this class — more than 6x the graduation rate of low-income students across the country. KIPP:MA 2015 Annual Report | 13
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KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate’s Class of 2015
PHOTO COURTESY OF MELORA BALSON
Coaching & Continuous Learning A team of talented, dedicated, and passionate educators is KIPP:MA’s greatest asset and at the heart of our student outcomes.
Through coaching and continuous learning, our teachers are developed by: Uniquely positioned as a local region of schools backed by the support of a national network, over the past 11 years, KIPP:MA has refined its approach, leveraging best practices from high performing KIPP schools and other exemplary school models alike. As KIPP:MA grows and discovers effective methods of improving student outcomes, we disseminate what we have learned and share our experiences with others. Nationally, KIPP holds subject-specific retreats and a KIPP School Summit, an opportunity for thousands of KIPP teachers and staff to gather, learn, and share their experiences with the goal of not only strengthening each individual teacher, but also each KIPP region and the entire national network of schools.
INTENSIVE COACHING At KIPP:MA, teacher growth is as important as student growth. Every teacher has a personal coach that observes classrooms regularly and provides weekly feedback, lesson plan review, and guidance in planning next steps to ensure teachers continue to grow year after year. In addition to one-on-one coaching and development; school leaders, grade level chairs, and content experts provide weekly team professional development sessions for all teachers to share best practices and norm on topics such as student culture and developing high quality tasks in classrooms. In 2015, KIPP:MA invested in two new regional roles to ensure school leaders also have the support they need to develop. The Managing Director Lynn Schools, and Managing Director Boston Schools, to whom school leaders report, provide one on one coaching as well as ensure alignment of K-12 curriculum across all schools in the region.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
JENNIFER STOCKLIN
ENGLISH TEACHER KIPP ACADEMY LYNN COLLEGIATE
Last October, Jennifer Stocklin, KALC English teacher, was awarded top 10 Finalist for the Fishman Prize, an award for superlative classroom practice. She was also the winner of the KIPP National Harriet Ball Excellence in Teaching award. This award recognizes outstanding teachers, from the KIPP network, for their leadership in and dedication to improving outcomes for students in underserved communities. “My students are incredible and the work they’re doing deserves to be read by people other than me. Their voices matter. I give feedback, but then I step back and listen.”
What we do
Why it matters
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16+ 4422+ 3+ 1
Closing the Attainment Gap
Studies have shown that within the first four years of life, a child from a high-income family will have been exposed to 30 million more words than a child from a low-income family.* * Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. “The Early Catastrophe” (2004), Education Review.
STEP RESULTS:
% of students met or exceeded
Ninety-three percent of KABE kindergarteners achieved STEP (Strategic Teaching and Evaluation of Progress) Three for literacy and 49% of kindergartners achieved STEP Four. Eighty-six percent of students who reach STEP 12 by the end of 3rd grade, meet or exceed state reading standards.
93% of students met or exceeded step 3 44%
49% of students met or exceeded step 4
23%
1%
1
PK
22%
6%
2
3
4
KINDERGARTEN
5
STEP™, or Strategic Teaching and Evaluation of Progress, is a system designed to help students from PreK to third grade learn to read. The system provides tools to help teachers assess students' literacy levels, onsite training to support educators as they move children through the 13-level STEP process, data showing growth and performance at the student, classroom, school, district and network levels, and a host of additional resources aimed at helping all children reach literacy proficiency
3%
1%
by 3rd grade. STEP provides literacy growth
6
7
for students and professional growth for
1ST GRADE
2ND GRADE
teachers and parents.
13- level step process
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Why it matters
PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC HAYNES
"When I found out KIPP wasn't having a high school in Boston I was devastated. Even though I want to go to an exam school I still needed KIPP as an equal opportunity just in case I didn't make it. With the neighborhood I grew up in I take a look at my peers and I realize they don't have the opportunity I do to even apply for an exam school. They need KIPP for a shot at a better future.” GARSHAE MOWATT-MCKENZIE, KIPP 8th GRADER
The Case For Raising The Cap In March 2013, a report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University found “The average growth rate of Boston charter students in math and reading is the largest CREDO has seen in any city or state thus far” in the country. In Boston, charter public school students are learning at double the rate of Boston district students, achieving two years of academic progress in English and Math for every year they are enrolled in a charter (compared to district students).
GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER “We are the home of public education, and our charter schools have leveled the educational opportunity playing field for thousands of kids and their families. We should celebrate their success, and seek to build on it. The kids deserve it.”
Why it matters
KIPP:MA has made a promise to all its students that they will be prepared for success to and through college graduation, or alternative post-secondary paths, to ensure they go on to live lives of independence and impact. A national study by Mathematica proves that a KIPP high school greatly impacts KIPPster's college success. In Boston however, the charter cap (the limit on the amount of students allowed to attend charter public schools) is preventing KIPP from opening a high school for students currently attending KIPP Academy Boston middle and elementary schools. There are currently 37,000 children on waitlists to attend charter public schools across the state of Massachusetts.
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Advocacy "Every single child in the state of Massachusetts deserves a great public school regardless of their zip code." NIKKI BARNES, KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON SCHOOL LEADER
Advocacy Families across low performing school districts like Lynn and Boston, where less than 10% of the children graduate college, are advocating for access to great schools. In November 2014, many of these families, including those whose children attend KIPP, attended a rally in Faneuil Hall to support choice in education for all families across the state where 77,000 children are currently enrolled in failing schools.
LOW-INCOME GRADUATION RATE
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KIPP families, alongside families from Boston Collegiate, Bridge Boston, Brooke, City on a Hill, Dorchester Collegiate, Excel, MATCH, Neighborhood House, Phoenix, Roxbury Prep and Up, plus Union Capital and Higher Ground Boston are asking for legislative action to lift or eliminate the cap on charter public school seats in 2015 so all families have choice and all children have the opportunity to realize their potential through quality public education.
HIGH-INCOME GRADUATION RATE
KIPP:MA PROJECTED 2020 GRADUATION RATE
Why it matters
The Six Essential Questions
ARE WE SERVING THE CHILDREN WHO NEED US?
ARE OUR CHILDREN STAYING WITH US?
90%
81%
93%
Students of color
Eligible for free/ reduced price meals
of our students stay with us from year to year
KIPP is dedicated to serving the kids and families that need great schools most. Student demographics mirror those of corresponding district schools. 14% receive special education services and 25% are English Language Learners.
Contrary to the myth that charter schools counsel struggling students out of KIPP, we do everything we can to make sure all our kids stay with us. Our goal is for 94% of our students to stay with us from one year to the next.
ARE OUR ALUMNI CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE?
ARE OUR CHILDREN PROGRESSING AND ACHIEVING ACADEMICALLY?
51++A49 65++A35 51%
65%
KIPP:MA Class of 2015 projected to graduate from college.
KIPP:MA alumni are currently persisting in college.
The Class of 2015 is our first class to attend KIPP:MA from 5th-12th grade. Sixty-five percent of KIPP:MA alumni from the classes of 2012 and 2013 continue to persist in college.
90++A10 95++A5 93%
95%
STEP
MCAS ELA
Ninety-three percent of KABE Kindergarteners achieved STEP 3 for literacy and 49% achieved STEP 4, meeting or exceeding the national average for reading. Ninety-five percent of KALC 10th graders scored advanced or proficient in ELA, 83% scored advanced or proficient in Math exceeding the state average.
ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE PEOPLE MODEL?
ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL MODEL?
80%
100%
Teacher retention rate
of revenue goals and budget targets met
To retain our greatest assets – our teachers and leaders – we invest in coaching and professional development opportunities to support their continuous learning.
By 2020, each of the KIPP:MA schools will, when at full enrollment, be sustainable on public funding based on current levels of funding. Today, private philanthropy enables KIPP:MA to provide over 1,400 students in Boston and Lynn an academically rigorous, characterbased education and comprehensive alumni support program.
How are we doing
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Since its founding, KIPP:MA has seen a significant upward trajectory in student growth and achievement. 2015 MCAS Results
COLLEGE MATRICULATION
As a region, median student MCAS growth has increased in both ELA and Math since 2010. In 2015 KIPP:MA student growth outpaced that of state scores:
Seventy-four seniors graduated with 91% matriculating to a four year college or post-secondary education program in fall 2015.
• Over 80% of KALC 10th graders scored advanced and proficient in MCAS. 95% in ELA, 83% in Math and 82% in Science.
The following are some of the colleges and universities our graduates are attending: • Bates College • Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology • Boston University • Bridgewater State University • Bucknell University • Carleton College • Champlain College • Colby College • College of the Holy Cross • Fitchburg State University • Framingham State University • Franklin and Marshall College • Hamilton College • Lesley University • Middlebury College • Providence College • Rochester Institute of Technology • Salem State University • Smith College
• KIPP:MA middle schoolers took the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career) test for the first time – results to be released end of November 2015. • KAL 5th and 8th graders outperformed the state average in the science MCAS.
KIPP:MA made the commitment to implement PARCC testing during the 2014/15 school year - one year earlier than required by the state - because we believe PARCC is a more rigorous predictor of college readiness, especially mathematics.
• Suffolk University • University of Connecticut • University of Maine • University of Massachusetts Amherst • University of Massachusetts Boston • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth • University of Massachusetts Lowell • University of New England • Virginia State University • Wentworth Institute of Technology • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 MCAS RESULTS
KIPP:MA
STATE
0+00+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 96+ 91+ 0+00+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 83+ 78+ 7051+ 0+ 57+ 42+ 0+ 82+ 71+ N/A*
N/A*
5th Grade
8th Grade
91
83
N/A*
10th Grade
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING
5th Grade
78
% of students achieving advanced or proficient
% of students achieving advanced or proficient
96
MATH
% of students achieving advanced or proficient
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
82
71
70
51
57
42
N/A*
8th Grade
10th Grade
5th Grade
8th Grade
10th Grade
* KIPP:MA middle schoolers took the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career) test for the first time – results to be released end of year
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How are we doing
PHOTO COURTESY OF MELORA BALSON
Our Plans for the Future By fiscal year 2020, KIPP:MA will serve more than 2,500 students at six schools in Lynn and Boston.*
2,500 Students 6 Schools* 1,470 Students 5 Schools
664 Students 3 Schools 469 Students 2 Schools
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADES 9TH-12TH
370 Students 1 School
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES 5TH-8TH
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADES K-4TH
FY2011
Our plan for the Future
FY2012
FY2013
FY2016
FY2020
*Projected enrollment based on charter seat availability in Boston.
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Sustainability All six schools in the KIPP:MA network will reach 100% sustainability on public funding by fiscal year 2020.
FY2012- FY2020 Total Revenue
$28.6M
$32M
$34.9M
$38.2M
$24.8M $20.1M $16.1M $11.9M $8.7M
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
Public Funding
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FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
Private Funding
Our plan for the Future
Growing in Boston As we grow to serve more students and families, so does our need to fund that growth. Our Growth Funds fuel our programs as we scale to full enrollment on our way to 100% sustainability on public funds.
Growing in Boston KIPP:MA is committed to teaching in communities not just in classrooms. As we grow, we invest in the communities we serve. In Lynn, we built a state of the art middle and high school campus not only to ensure our students had the resources they need for college preparatory academic work, but also to provide space for our community programs for adults including ESL, citizenship, financial planning, Zumba and much more. In Boston, we are making the same commitment by building a new home in Mattapan for our K-8 school. The 53,000 square foot building will house 18 classrooms, 4 breakout rooms, 2 science labs, a library, gym and cafeteria and will, at full capacity, serve 648 students and 80 teachers.
Our plan for the Future
KIPP Academy Boston Charter Public School will open in August 2016,thanks in part to the generosity of Robert and Cindy Doyle and John and Mollie Byrnes and the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF MELORA BALSON
The Road to Sustainability KIPP:MA is building financial sustainability. We are demonstrating that high quality schools can grow to reach sustainable scale where cost per student is reasonable, finances are sound, and private funding investments in growth, position the organization to sustain itself primarily on well-spent public funding.
FY15 Operating Revenue and Expenses REVENUE Public Per-Pupil Allocation
$
14,855,338
Public Other
2,003,030
Private
3,388,880
Other Income
91,487 TOTAL REVENUE
$
20,338,735
$
19,126,877
EXPENSES School Based Instructional and Student Costs
15,815,727
Administration
1,261,970
Facilities
2,049,180
Alumni Services
383,221 TOTAL EXPENSES
Our plan for the Future
$
19,510,098
59+38+3A 81+6+112A Revenue
Expenses
Foundations 59% Individual 38% Corporations 3%
Instructional and Student Costs 81% Administration 6% Facilities 11% Alumni Services 2%
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With Gratitude, We Recognize Our Supporters July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 Annual Fund FY15 Abrams Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joel and Mary Abramson Accenture LLP Mr. Joseph Adams Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation Ms. Sudha Arunachalam Aspect Global Giving Program Ms. Caroline Bagnall Bain Capital Children's Charity Ltd. Barclays Capital Ms. Rhonda Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Karin Beecher Mr. Anup Bhojara Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Marcia Billias Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Sandy Borchard Boston Private Bank Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Nonnie Burnes Ms. Emily Busch Cabot Corporation Foundation Ms. Allison Capone Carousel Kids Ms. Angela Casale Ms. Ava Cheloff Ms. Tammie Christopulos Mr. and Mrs. Derek and Monica Bruno Mr. Dennis Coleman Mr. and Mrs. John and Larisa Connors Mr. and Mrs. Neil and Deanna Cooper Ms. Barbara Corey Mr. and Mrs. Joelle and Lauren Creamer Cummings Foundation Mr. Nelson Darling Ms. Jennifer Davis Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Karen Davis Mr. Anthony DeAngelo Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Nora Doherty Mr. Don Durkee Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Mr. Joe L. Edmonson Ms. Eustacia Eide Mr. Ralph Epstein Ms. Lauren Estebanell Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Linda Fates Mr. and Mrs. Matt and Katie Fates Ms. Amanda Fernandez and Rich DeTuccio Mr. Alexander Fidel Mr. Leonard Fierstein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Sheila Fitzgerald Side Kim Foods Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Carla Fortmann Mr. and Mrs. John and Lila Foster Ms. Judith A. Francis Mr. Jim Frates Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Susan Fredell Mr. Jeffrey A Gabriel Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Kelley Granley Mr and Mrs. Lee and Tina Gartley Mr. Eric Gastfriend GE Aviation General Electric Matching Gifts Ms. Barbara Goldman Ms. Jane Good Ms. Jennifer E. Gorenc Mr. Dwight Grader Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy and Nancy Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Gordon and Linda Hall Ms. Susan Harris Ms. Karen Harvey Mr. Mark Healy Mr. Tony Helies
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Highland Street Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Beezee Honan HR Knowledge Pastor John Hudson Mr. Ron Hutter Jacobson Family Foundation Mr. Robert Ferro and Mrs. Jennifer Jewell Mr. and Mrs. John and Susan Kane Mr. Matthew Kane Ms. Kay Allison Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Alida Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Janet Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Laurie Kennedy Mr. Patrick Kennedy Mr. Peter Kielty Mr. Richard Kimball Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Mary King Klarman Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Barbara Klein Mr. Bill Knowlton Mr. Alex Lambert Ms. Kate Lavigne Liberty Mutual Foundation Ms. Karen Lin Ms. Lynn Lindsey Ms. Lisa Liu Longfield Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Chuck and Peggy Louden Ms. Karen Cullen Malloch Mr. and Mrs. Adam and Carrie Marcus Mr. Bruce Martin Ms. Livia Martinez Mr. Jeff Matos Ms. Susan Medrano Ms. Caryn Milaszewski Ms. Heidi Milne Ms. Merry Lee Monroe Mr. Ric Monroe Ms. Katherine Moore Mr. and Mrs. Row and Jenny Moriarty Mr. and Mrs. David and Evelyn Morris Mr. and Mrs. Tim and Emily Collins Mr. and Ms. Josh and Emily Dobell Mr. Neil Barry Ms. Margery Munro Ms. Erin Noon Mr. John Noon Mr. and Mrs. Bernie and Susan Noon Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Ashley Norwood Mr. Tom O'Leary Ms. Marissa Palmisano Mr. Thomas Pappas Ms. Jennifer Parkos Mr. and Mrs. Jon and Beth Payson Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Elizabeth Perry Ms. Michele Perry Ms. Stefanie Perry Pinnacle Ltd. Poses Family Foundation Mr. Jerry Pounds Mr. Tony Pucillo Mr. Ernest Pusateri Mr. Thomas P. Riley Mr. Thomas P. Riordan Ms. Lilliam Rivera Mr. Sam Ross Sally Foss and James Scott Hill Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Ruth Salter Ms. Colette Sanborn Mr. and Mrs. Gary and Martha Sanborn Ms. Joanna Sanborn Mr. John Sanborn
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and Erin Sanders Mr. William Sano SAP America, Inc. Ms. Kasha Sarette Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Connie Satchell Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Sheila Schlesinger Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Linda Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Priscilla Schwarzenbach Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Joan Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Honey Shmase Ms. Cheryl Silveri Mr. Edwin Smith Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Susan M. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Stephanie Spector Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Joanne Spillane Mr. and Mrs. Susan and Richard Stewart Ms. Ellie Svenson Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Sarah Svenson Mr. and Mrs. Sharon Swindell and Jeffrey Desmond Ms. Tiffany Syariff Ms. Donna Talbot Ms. Grinell Talbot Target Corporation Mr. and Mrs. John and Kathryn Price Thorndike Mr. Michael Tooke Ms. Natalie Tortorella Mr. Jarrod VanDerwerken Mr. Nick Van Derwerken Mr. Donato Visco Mr. and Mrs. Rod and Caroline Walkey Mr. Ryan Weaver Mr. and Mrs. John and Wade Whitmore Mr. and Mrs. John and Kathy Wilder Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Sheila Wilmott Ms. Janet M. Wilson Ms. Patricia Wilson Ms. Nancy Wiltgen Mr. Howard Wolk Mr. and Mrs. David and Susan Zoia Mr. Jonathan Zorn
The Road to Sustainability
KIPP:MA Growth Fund Campaign to date Mr. and Mrs. Joel and Mary Abramson Anonymous Arclight Capital Holdings, LLC Arthur Rock/Toni Rembe Bain Capital Children’s Charity Mr. Bob Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Melora Balson Ms. Barbara Goldman Barclays Capital Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Karin Beecher Mr. and Mrs. Josh and Anita Bekenstein Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Sandy Borchard Mr. and Mrs. John and Mollie Byrnes Cabot Family Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. John and Larisa Connors Mr. and Mrs. David and Evelyn Morris Mr. and Mrs. Cynthia and Rob Doyle Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Barbara Eisenson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Susan Fredell Mr. Chris Gabrieli The Gates Foundation Mr. Mark Gelfand Mr. Tony Helies Highland Street Foundation Jacobson Family Foundation Joan Lewis Trust Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Alida Kendall Longfield Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Chuck and Peg Louden Louis Calder Foundation Lovett Woodsum Family Foundation Mabel Louse Riley Foundation Morgridge Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Row and Jenny Moriarty New Schools Venture Fund Ms. Jennifer Parkos PI Garden Fund Mr. Dan Revers Mr. and Mrs. Maurice and Luly Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Linda Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Amanda Seider Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Joanne Spillane Ms. Ellie Svenson Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Sarah Svenson The Lynch Foundation Walton Family Foundation
KIPP:MA Board of Directors
KIPP:MA Regional Leadership Team
Mr. Michael Kendall, Chair
Mr. Caleb Dolan
Mr. Joel Abramson
Ms. Sarah Drezek
Tom Beecher PRESIDENT & CEO, CARTERA COMMERCE
Ms. Jennifer Parkos
Mr. Skip Besthoff
Ms. Teresa Rita
CEO, INBOUNDWRITER
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Mr. Doug Borchard
Ms. Emily Rodriguez
MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW PROFIT INC.
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, BOSTON
Ms. Jennifer Davis
Ms. Alexis Rosado
PARTNER, GOODWIN PROCTER LLP OWNER, J&J SALES AND MARKETING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, LYNN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, NATIONAL CENTER ON TIME AND LEARNING
KIPP THROUGH COLLEGE, DIRECTOR
Mr. Caleb Dolan
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND STRATEGIC PROJECTS
Mr. Kevin Taylor
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KIPP:MA
Ms. Amanda Fernandez
FOUNDER, LATINOS FOR IMPACT
Ms. Amanda Seider
CHIEF OF STAFF, MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL TEAM AT TEACH FOR AMERICA
Eric Svenson
90 High Rock Street Lynn, Massachusetts 01902
Reinier Moquete, Board Fellow
www.kippma.org
MANAGING PARTNER, BRODER PROPERTIES CEO, ADVOQT
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