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201 1314ENRO OLLMENTFREQUENTL LYASKEDQ QUESTIONS

ABOU UTKIPP

1.WhatisKIPP? KIPPisafree,pub blicchartersc choolthatpre eparesstuden ntsforsucces ssincollegeandlife.Wearerelentlesslyfocusedon resul ltsacademicresults,characterdevelo opment,andt theoutcomes sthatultimat telymatterm most:graduat tingfrom highschoolandco ollege,embar rkingonacar reerandbeco omingselfsuf fficientandh happy.KIPPssuccessisroo otedinafew coreprinciplestha atguideeverythingwedo o: Highexpe ectations.We ebelievethat tallofourstu udentsareca pableofremarkablelearn ningandgrow wthandthat ourtalent tedteamcanandwillfindawaytoach hievethosere esults. MoreTim me.TherearenoshortcutsatKIPP.Ourdaystartsea arlierandend dslaterthana atotherschoo ols.Wehold halfdayc classesonmanySaturdays saswellassu ummerschoo lforallstude ents. Character rCounts.Webelievethatsuccessinsch hoolandinlif fedependso oncharacter.Duringeachs schoolday,in n everyless sonandevery yinteraction,wefocusasm muchondeve elopingchara actertraitssuchaszest,grit,self control,hope,love,gra atitude,socia alintelligence eandhumor aswedoon nacademicpr reparation. ThroughC Collegeand dBeyond.Ad dedicatedKIPPThroughCo ollegeteamsupportsours studentsafterthey graduateKIPPNYCsch hoolstohelp pthemmeetthechallenge esofgettingacollegedeg greeandbeco oming successfulprofessionals.Wedelivereducationfo orlife.

2.Whatsortofre esultshaveKI IPPschoolsh had? 95%ofKIPPNYCalumn nigraduatedfromhighsch hooland84% %haveenrolle edincollege(morethantw wicethe nationala averageforco ommunitiess similartoours s). Onthe20 012NYStatet tests,KIPPNY YCstudentso outperformed dtheirDistrict tsofResidence(NYCDistr ricts5,7,17) byanaverageof34pe ercentagepointsontheMathexamand d16pointsontheEnglishexam. Bytheendof201112, ,92%ofKindergartenstud dents,85%of stgradestu f1 udentsand89 9%of2ndgrad destudents metorex xceededtheirendofyearreadinglevelgoals. Thispasty year,KIPPNY YCCollegePre epsstudentsexcelledont theirNYState eRegentsexa ams,with95% %passing Comprehe ensiveEnglish h,93%passin ngLivingEnvir ronment,93% %passingGeo ometryand8 83%passingIn ntegrated Algebra. 3.Whatgradesw willKIPPNYCC CollegePrepservein2013 314? KIPPNYCCollegePrepHighSchoolwillserveove er800studen ntsingrades9 912. hoolschedule eandcalenda ar? 4.Whatisthesch KIPPNYCstudents sspendalmo ost50%moretimeinschoo olthantheirc counterparts sintraditiona alpublicschoo ols.By choo osingtoenrollatKIPPNYCCollegePrepHighSchool, ,familiesand studentscom mmittoanex xtendedscho ooldaythat lastsfrom8:00am mto4:30pmo onMonday,T TuesdayandT Thursday,and d8:00amto3 3:15pmonWednesdayand dFriday. yalsocommittoattending g10Saturdayschooldayse eachschooly yearthatlast from9:00am mto1:00pm.Overthe They summ mer,thereisalsoamanda atoryfreshma anorientation n(typicallytw woweeks)and dsummersch hoolorsumm merjobs, camp ps,andintern nshipsforrisin ngSophomor res,Juniors,a andSeniors.

5.WhereisKIPPN NYCCollegeP Preplocated? ?CanIvisitt theschool? ntlylocateda at625W133rdSt,2ndFlo oor,Harlem,N NY10027.For rthe20132 2014school KIPPNYCCollegePrepiscurren yearKIPPNYCCol llegePrepwil llmoveto201East144thS StreetBronx, NY10451.Ifyouwouldlik ketovisitour rschool, pleas secontactMa ariselaGutier rrezat(212)9 9912626ext. .7000.

6.Dothestudentswearuniformstoschool?DoIhavetopayfortheuniformshirts? Yes,allstudentsarerequiredtowearuniformsconsistingofkhakipantsandpoloshirtsatKIPPNYCCollegePrepHigh School.AllstudentswillbeprovidedwithoneKIPPNYCCollegePrepHighSchoolpoloshirtfreeofcharge.Theywill havetheopportunitytopurchaseadditionalshirts,sweaters,andskirtsthroughouttheschoolyear.

7.Howmanystudentsareineachclassroom? Whilethenumberofstudentsineachclassroomwillvarydependingonthesubject,theaverageclasssizeforthe2012 13schoolyearwas19students.

8.DoyoutakeELL(EnglishLanguageLearner)orSpecialEducationstudents? Yes!IfyourchildisadmittedtoourschoolandyoubelievetheyshouldreceiveELLorSpecialEducationservices,weask thatyounotifyourDeanofSpecialEducation,JeffreyImwold,immediatelyat(410)4595588sowecancoordinatethe appropriateservicesforyourchild.

9.Doyouhavefreebreakfastandlunchprograms? Yes.Breakfastandafternoonsnacksarefreeforallstudents.Lunchisprovidedatfreeorreducedcostforthosewho areeligible.

10.WillKIPPprovidetransportationformychildtogettoandfromtheschool? Aswithanypublicschool,KIPPwillprovideeligiblestudentswithafareorfullfareMetrocarddependingonhowfar theylivefromtheschool,aswellasSaturdaymetrocardsforourSaturdayprograms.

ABOUTTHELOTTERYPROCESS

1.DoyouhavetoapplytogetintoKIPP? KIPPNYCCollegePrepisapublicschoolthatservesadvancingKIPPNYC8thgradersattendingoneofthefiveKIPPNYC middleschools(KIPPAcademy,KIPPSTAR,KIPPAMP,KIPPInfinity,andKIPPWashingtonHeightsmiddleschools).For the201213schoolyear,therewillbeastudentlotteryforanyopen9th,10thand11thgradeseatsthatmaycome available.Weexpecttoadmit1520studentsthroughthe201312lottery.

2.Howdoesthelotterywork?DoIhavetoattendthelottery?HowwillIfindoutifmychildwasselectedinthe lottery? KIPPNYCCollegePrepplanstoenroll200incoming9thgradersannually,includingalladvancing8thgradersatKIPP middleschoolswhoapplyandretainedstudents.Ifthenumberoffamiliesinterestedinattendingtheschoolexceeds thenumberofstudentswecanserve,thenwewillconductalotteryonApril4th,2013at5:30pm.Allstudentsentered intothelotterywillhavetheirnamesdrawnbyanindependentauditor.Openslotswillbefilledinthefollowingorder:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Retainedstudents Advancing8thgradestudentsfromKIPPNYCmiddleschools(for9thgradeslots) Brothers/SistersofCurrentKIPPNYCStudents(mustattendaKIPPNYCschool) ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict

Uponsubmissionoftheapplication,applicantswillhavetheopportunitytodocumenttheirfreeandreducedlunch eligibility.Familiesdonotneedtobepresentatthelottery.Parents/guardianswillbenotifiedbymailoftheirlottery numberandstatusbeginningonApril5th,2013.

3.Doyouacceptapplicationsfor10th12thgraders? Wecurrentlyhaveveryfew,ifanyseatsavailablefor10th12thgraders.Uponadmission,officialtranscriptsmustbe submitted.

4.CanIenterthelotterymorethanonce? No.Eachchildmayonlyenteronce.Anyduplicateapplicationswillberemovedpriortothelottery. 5.WhocanIcontactwithadditionalquestions? Formoreinformationortoreceiveanapplication,pleasecontactMariselaGutierrezbyemailMGutierrez@kippnyc.org orbyphoneat(212)9912626ext.7000orvisitourwebsiteathttp://www.kippnyc.org/enroll.