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ABOUTKIPPAMP 1.What tisKIPPAMP P? KIPPAM MPisafree,publiccharterschoolthatp preparesstudentsforsucc cessincollege eandlife.We earerelentles sslyfocusedo on results academicre esults,charact terdevelopm ment,andtheoutcomesth hatultimately ymattermost t:graduating gfromhigh schoola andcollege,embarkingonacareerandbecomingse elfsufficienta andhappy.KI IPPssuccessisrootedina afewcore principle esthatguideeverythingw wedo: HighExpecta ations.Webe elievethatallofourstudentsarecapab bleofremarkablelearning gandgrowthandthatour talentedteam mcanandwillfindawayt toachievetho oseresults. MoreTime.T TherearenoshortcutsatKIPP.Ourday ystartsearlie erandendsla aterthanatotherschools.Weholdhalf f dayclasseso onmanySatur rdaysaswellassummerschoolforalls students. CharacterCo ounts.Webel lievethatsuc ccessinschoo olandinlifed dependsonch haracter.Dur ringeachscho oolday,inevery lessonandev veryinteraction,wefocusasmuchond developingch haractertra aitssuchasze est,grit,selfc control,hope e, love,gratitud de,socialinte elligenceandhumorasw wedoonacad demicprepar ration. ThroughColl legeandBe eyond.Adedi icatedKIPPThroughColleg geteamsupp portsourstud dentsafterth heygraduate KIPPNYCsch hoolstohelp pthemmeetthechallenge esofgetting acollegedeg greeandbeco omingsuccess sful professionals s.Wedelivereducationforlife. 2.What tsortofresultshaveKIPPschoolshad? ? Overthelast tnineyears,9 93%ofKIPPN NYCalumnigr raduatedfrom mhighschool land85%hav veenrolledin ncollege(more thantwiceth henationalav verageforcom mmunitiessim milartoours) ). Onthe2011NYStatetest ts,KIPPNYCs studentsoutp performedthe eirDistrictso ofResidence( (NYCDistricts s5,7,17)bya an averageof36 6percentagepointsonthe eMathexamand11point tsontheEnglishexam. In201011,8 87%ofKinder rgartenstude entsand91%of1stgrades studentsmetorexceededtheirendof yearreading levelgoals. Thispastyea ar,KIPPNYCC CollegePreps sstudentsexc celledontheiirNYStateRe egentsexams s,with100%passing ComprehensiveEnglish,95%passingLivingEnvironment,89%pa assingGeome etryand89% %passingInteg gratedAlgebra. 3.What tgradeswillK KIPPAMPser rvein201213? KIPPAMPMi iddleSchools servesapprox ximately300 studentsing grades58. KIPPNYCCollegePrepHig ghSchoolwillserveover7 700studentsiingrades912 2. 4.What tistheschoolschedulean ndcalendar? KIPPNYC Cstudentssp pendalmost7 70%moretim meinschoolth hantheircou unterpartsint traditionalpu ublicschools.Bychoosingto enrollat tKIPP,familie esandstuden ntscommitto oanextended dschooldayt thatlastsfrom m7:25amto4:00pmonM Mondaythrough Thursday,and7:25am mto2:30pmonFriday.Th heyalsocomm mittoattend dingaSaturda ayschoolprogramthatlas stsfrom9:00a am to12:30 0pmapproxim matelyonceamonthaswe ellasathree weekmanda atorysummer rschoolsession.Thefirstd dayofschoolfor artmentofEd incomingstudentsha asnotbeenset,howevert theschoolmo ostlyfollows theNYCDepa ducationcale endartherest tof theyear r. 5.What thappenstoKIPPAMPstu udentswhentheygoont tohighschoo ol? Inthesu ummerof200 09,KIPPNYCopenedKIPPNYCCollegePrep,ahighs schoolforstu udentsgradua atingfromall lfourKIPPNY YC middles schools. wearuniforms stoschool?DoIhavetopayfortheu uniformshirts s? 6.Dothestudentsw Yes,alls studentsarer requiredtow wearuniforms satKIPPAMP P.KIPPAMP usesathirdp partyvendor.Parentscanpurchase uniformsthroughouttheyearasneeded.Ven ndorinformat tionwillbep rovidedupon nenrollment.

7.DoyoutakeELL(EnglishLanguageLearner)orSpecialEducationstudents? Yes! 8.Doyouhavefreebreakfastandlunchprograms? Yes.Thosestudentswhoareeligibleforfreeorreducedlunchwillreceivebreakfastandlunch(andanafternoonsnack)as theydidattheirpreviousschool. 9.WillKIPPAMPprovidetransportationformychildtogettoandfromtheschool? Aswithanypublicschool,KIPPAMPwillprovideeligiblestudentswithafareorfullfareMetrocarddependingonhowfar theylivefromtheschool. ABOUTTHELOTTERYPROCESS 1.DoyouhavetoapplytogetintoKIPPAMP? KIPPAMPCharterSchoolisapublicschoolopentoallNewYorkstudentsthatareincoming5thgraders.Theonlyinformation neededtoentertheKIPPlotteryisthestudentsnameandcontactinformation.Notestscores,grades,recommendations,or behavioralhistorywillbetakenintoconsideration.AllapplicationsmustbereceivedbyApril2ndat5pmviamail,onlineat www.kippnyc.org/enroll,orinperson. 2.Howdoesthelotterywork?DoIhavetoattendthelottery?HowwillIfindoutifmychildwasselectedinthelottery? KIPPAMPplanstoenroll90incoming5thgraders,includingsiblingsandreturningstudents.Ifthenumberoffamiliesinterested inattendingtheschoolexceedsthenumberofstudentswecanserve,thenwewillconductalotteryonApril4th,2012at 5:30pm.Allstudentsenteredintothelotterywillhavetheirnamesdrawnbyanindependentauditor.Openslotswillbefilled inthefollowingorder: 1. Returningstudents 2. Brothers/SistersofCurrentKIPPNYCStudents(mustattendthesameKIPPNYCschool) 3. ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict 4. ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict 5. ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict 6. ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict Uponsubmissionoftheapplication,applicantswillhavetheopportunitytodocumenttheirfreeandreducedpricelunch eligibility.Familiesdonotneedtobepresentatthelottery.Studentswillbecontactedbyphoneintheordertheyweredrawn untilallopenslotsarefilled.AdmissionsnotificationletterswillbemailedtoallapplicantsbeginningonApril5th,2012. 3.Doyouacceptapplicationsfor6th8thgraders? Whiletherewillbealotteryfor6th8thgradestudents,weanticipatethattherewillbefew,ifany,openseats. 4.CanIentermychildsnameinmorethanoneKIPPNYClottery? Yes.However,youwillneedtosubmitaseparateapplicationforeachschool.EachKIPPNYCschoolholdsaseparatelottery andenrolmentprocess. 5.CanIenterthelotterymorethanonce? No.Eachchildmayonlyenteronce.Anyduplicateapplicationswillberemovedpriortothelottery. 6.IfIenteredthelotterylastyear,doIneedtoenteragain? Yes.Thereisanewlotteryeveryyear.Waitlistsdonotcarryoverfromyeartoyear. 7.Whereistheschool,andwhocanIcontactwithadditionalquestions? Theschoolislocatedat1224ParkPlace,4thfloorinCrownHeights,Brooklyn.Formoreinformationortoreceivean application,pleasecontactAmirahJohnson,OfficeManagerat(718)9433710ext.4444orvisit http://www.kippnyc.org/enroll.