WashingtonHeightsMiddleSchool

201314ENROLLMENTFREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS

ABOUTKIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddle

1.WhatisKIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchool? KIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolisafree,publiccharterschoolthatpreparesstudentsforsuccessincollegeandlife.We arerelentlesslyfocusedonresultsacademicresults,characterdevelopment,andtheoutcomesthatultimatelymatter most:graduatingfromhighschoolandcollege,embarkingonacareerandbecomingselfsufficientandhappy.KIPPssuccessis rootedinafewcoreprinciplesthatguideeverythingwedo:

HighExpectations.Webelievethatallofourstudentsarecapableofremarkablelearningandgrowthandthatour talentedteamcanandwillfindawaytoachievethoseresults. MoreTime.TherearenoshortcutsatKIPP.Ourdaystartsearlierandendslaterthanatotherschools.Wealsohold summerschoolforallstudents. CharacterCounts.Webelievethatsuccessinschoolandinlifedependsoncharacter.Duringeachschoolday,inevery lessonandeveryinteraction,wefocusasmuchondevelopingcharactertraitssuchaszest,grit,selfcontrol,optimism, love,gratitude,socialintelligenceandcuriosityaswedoonacademicpreparation. ThroughCollegeandBeyond.AdedicatedKIPPThroughCollegeteamsupportsourstudentsaftertheygraduateKIPP NYCschoolstohelpthemmeetthechallengesofgettingacollegedegreeandbecomingsuccessfulprofessionals.We delivereducationforlife.

2.WhatsortofresultshaveKIPPschoolshad? 95%ofKIPPNYCalumnigraduatedfromhighschooland84%haveenrolledincollege(morethantwicethenational averageforcommunitiessimilartoours). Onthe2012NYStatetests,KIPPNYCstudentsoutperformedtheirDistrictsofResidence(NYCDistricts5,7,17)byan averageof34percentagepointsontheMathexamand16pointsontheEnglishexam. Bytheendof201112,92%ofKindergartenstudents,85%of1stgradestudentsand89%of2ndgradestudentsmetor exceededtheirendofyearreadinglevelgoals. Thispastyear,KIPPNYCCollegePrepsstudentsexcelledontheirNYStateRegentsexams,with95%passing ComprehensiveEnglish,93%passingLivingEnvironment,93%passingGeometryand83%passingIntegratedAlgebra.

3.WhatgradeswillKIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolservein201314? KIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolwillserveapproximately200studentsingrades5and6,andwillgrowtoserve grades58. KIPPNYCCollegePrepHighSchoolwillserveover800studentsingrades912.

4.Whatistheschoolscheduleandcalendar? KIPPNYCstudentsspendalmost70%moretimeinschoolthantheircounterpartsintraditionalpublicschools.Bychoosingto enrollatKIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchool,familiesandstudentscommittoanextendedschooldaythatlastsfrom7:25 amto5:00pmonMondaythroughThursday,and7:25amto2:45pmonFriday.Thereisalsoatwoweekmandatorysummer schoolsession(8:00amto2:30pm).Thefirstdayofschoolforincomingstudentshasnotbeenset,howevertheschoolmostly followstheNYCDepartmentofEducationcalendartherestoftheyear.

5.WhathappenstoKIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolstudentswhentheygoontohighschool? Inthesummerof2009,KIPPNYCopenedKIPPNYCCollegePrep,ahighschoolforstudentsgraduatingfromallfiveKIPPNYC middleschools. 6.Dothestudentswearuniformstoschool?DoIhavetopayfortheuniformshirts? Yes,allstudentsarerequiredtowearuniformsatKIPP.AllstudentswillbeprovidedwithoneKIPPshirtfreeofcharge.They willhavetheopportunitytopurchaseadditionalshirtsoverthesummerandthroughouttheschoolyear. 7.DoyoutakeELL(EnglishLanguageLearner)orSpecialEducationstudents?

Yes! 8.Doyouhavefreebreakfastandlunchprograms? Yes.Thosestudentswhoareeligibleforfreeorreducedlunchwillreceivebreakfastandlunch(andanafternoonsnack)asthey didattheirpreviousschool. 9.WillKIPPWashingtonHeightsprovidetransportationformychildtogettoandfromtheschool? Aswithanypublicschool,KIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolwillprovideeligiblestudentswithafareorfullfare Metrocarddependingonhowfartheylivefromtheschool.StudentswithbustransportationmandatedontheirIEPswill continuetoreceivethoseservices. 10.HowcanIlearnmoreaboutKIPPWashingtonHeights? PleaseattendoneofourOpenHousestolearnmoreaboutourschool:Tues,February5andThurs,March14from5:306:30pm ABOUTTHELOTTERYPROCESS 1.DoyouhavetoapplytogetintoKIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchool? KIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolisapublicschoolopentoallNewYorkstudentsthatareincoming5thgraders.Theonly informationneededtoentertheKIPPlotteryisthestudentsnameandcontactinformation.Notestscores,grades, recommendations,orbehavioralhistorywillbetakenintoconsideration.AllapplicationsmustbereceivedbyApril1stat 12:00pm(noon)viamail,onlineatwww.kippnyc.org/enroll,orinperson. 2.Howdoesthelotterywork?DoIhavetoattendthelottery?HowwillIfindoutifmychildwasselectedinthelottery? KIPPWashingtonHeightsMiddleSchoolplanstoenroll95incoming5thgraders,includingsiblingsandreturningstudents.Ifthe numberoffamiliesinterestedinattendingtheschoolexceedsthenumberofstudentswecanserve,thenwewillconducta lotteryonApril4th,2013at5:30pm.Allstudentsenteredintothelotterywillhavetheirnamesdrawnbyanindependent auditor.Openslotswillbefilledinthefollowingorder: 1. ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict 2. ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict 3. ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict 4. ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict Uponsubmissionoftheapplication,applicantswillhavetheopportunitytodocumenttheirfreeandreducedpricelunch eligibility.Familiesdonotneedtobepresentatthelottery.Studentswillbecontactedbyphoneintheordertheyweredrawn untilallopenslotsarefilled.AdmissionsnotificationletterswillbemailedtoallapplicantsbeginningonApril5th,2013. 3.Doyouacceptapplicationsfor6thgraders? Whiletherewillbealotteryfor6thgradestudents,weanticipatethattherewillbefew,ifany,openseats. 4.CanIentermychildsnameinmorethanoneKIPPNYClottery? Yes.Thelotteryapplicationallowsyoutochoosemultipleschoolsthatyoumayapplyto,basedonyourpreference. 5.CanIenterthelotterymorethanonce? No.Eachchildmayonlyenteronce.Anyduplicateapplicationswillberemovedpriortothelottery. 6.IfIenteredthelotterylastyear,doIneedtoenteragain? Yes.Thereisanewlotteryeveryyear.Waitlistsdonotcarryoverfromyeartoyear. 7.Whereistheschool,andwhocanIcontactwithadditionalquestions? TheschoolwillbelocatedinIS90(theMirabalSistersCampus)at21JumelPlaceinWashingtonHeights.Formoreinformation ortoreceiveanapplication,pleasecontactRosemaryValdez,SchoolOperationsAdministrator,at(212)9912620orvisit http://www.kippnyc.org/enroll.