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1.WhatisKIPPST TARElementa ary? 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? Overthel lastnineyear rs,93%ofKIP PPNYCalumn nigraduatedf fromhighsch hooland85%haveenrolledincollege (moretha antwicethen nationalavera ageforcomm munitiessimila artoours). Onthe20 011NYStatet tests,KIPPNY YCstudentso outperformed dtheirDistrict tsofResidence(NYCDistr ricts5,7,17) byanaverageof36pe ercentagepointsontheMathexamand d11pointsontheEnglishexam. In201011,87%ofKindergartenstu udentsand91%of1stgrad destudentsm metorexceed dedtheirendofyear readingle evelgoals. Thispasty year,KIPPNY YCCollegePre epsstudentsexcelledont theirNYState eRegentsexa ams,with100 0%passing Comprehe ensiveEnglish h,95%passin ngLivingEnvir ronment,89% %passingGeo ometryand8 89%passingIn ntegrated Algebra.

3.Whatgradesw willKIPPserve ein201213? ? KIPPSTAR RElementarySchoolwillse erve200stud dentsinK1,a andwillgrow wtoservegrad desK4. KIPPSTAR RMiddleScho oolservesapp proximately2 280students ingrades58 8. KIPPNYCCollegePrepHighSchoolwillserveove er700studen ntsingrades9 912.

4.Whatisthesch hoolschedule eandcalenda ar? Bych hoosingtoenrollatKIPPST TARElementa arySchool,fa amiliesandst tudentscomm mittoanexte endedschooldaythatlasts from7:15amto4:00pmonMo ondaythroughThursdayandfrom7:15 5to2:45onFriday.Theya alsocommitt toattendinga a FamilySaturdayp programthatlastsfrom9:0 00amto11:00amoneSatu urdayamont th,aswellasatwoandah halfweek mand datorysumm merschoolses ssion(8:00am mto12:00pm) ).Thefirstda yofschoolfo orincomingstudentshasn notbeenset, howe everthescho oolmostlyfoll lowstheNYC CDepartmentofEducation ncalendarthe erestofthey year. 5.WhathappenstoKIPPstudentswhenth heygoontoh highschool? Inthe esummerof2009,KIPPNYCopenedKIPPNYCColle egePrep,ahi ghschoolfor rstudentsgra aduatingfrom mallfourKIPP P NYCmiddleschoo ols. 6.Ho owolddoyou uhavetobetoattendKin ndergartenat tKIPPSTARE ElementarySchool? st Child drenmustbe5yearsofagebyDecemb ber31 ,2012 toattendKin ndergarten.

7.Dothestudentswearuniformstoschool?DoIhavetopayfortheuniformshirts? Yes,allstudentsarerequiredtowearuniformsatKIPP.AllstudentswillbeprovidedwithoneKIPPshirtfreeofcharge. Theywillhavetheopportunitytopurchaseadditionalshirtsoverthesummerandthroughouttheschoolyear.

8.Howmanystudentsareineachclassroom? Therearetwentyfivestudentsineachclassroom.Additionally,everykindergartenclassroomistaughtbytwofulltime teachers.

9.DoyoutakeELL(EnglishLanguageLearner)orSpecialEducationstudents? Yes!

10.Doyouhavefreebreakfastandlunchprograms? Yes.Allstudentswillreceivefreebreakfastandlunch(andamorningsnack).

11.WillKIPPprovidetransportationformychildtogettoandfromtheschool? Aswithanypublicschool,KIPPwillprovideeligiblestudentswithafareorfullfareMetrocarddependingonhowfar theylivefromtheschool.

ABOUTTHELOTTERYPROCESS

1.DoyouhavetoapplytogetintoKIPP? KIPPSTARElementaryCharterSchoolisapublicschoolopentoallNewYorkstudentsthatareincomingkindergarteners. TheonlyinformationneededtoentertheKIPPlotteryisthestudentsnameandcontactinformation.Notestscores, grades,recommendations,orbehavioralhistorywillbetakenintoconsideration.Allapplicationsmustbereceivedby April2ndat5pmviamail,onlineatwww.kippnyc.org/enroll,orinperson.

2.Howdoesthelotterywork?DoIhavetoattendthelottery?HowwillIfindoutifmychildwasselectedinthe lottery? KIPPSTARElementaryplanstoenroll100incomingkindergarteners,includingsiblingsandreturningstudents.Ifthe numberoffamiliesinterestedinattendingtheschoolexceedsthenumberofstudentswecanserve,thenwewill conductalotteryonApril4th,2012at5:30pm.Allstudentsenteredintothelotterywillhavetheirnamesdrawnbyan independentauditor.Openslotswillbefilledinthefollowingorder:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Brothers/SistersofCurrentKIPPNYCStudents(mustattendthesameKIPPNYCschool) ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict

Uponsubmissionoftheapplication,applicantswillhavetheopportunitytodocumenttheirfreeandreducedpricelunch eligibility.Familiesdonotneedtobepresentatthelottery.Studentswillbecontactedbyphoneintheordertheywere drawnuntilallopenslotsarefilled.AdmissionsnotificationletterswillbemailedtoallapplicantsbeginningonApril5th, 2012.

4.Doyouacceptapplicationsfor1stgraders? Whiletherewillbealotteryfor1stgradestudents,weanticipatethattherewillbefew,ifany,openseats.

5.CanIentermychildsnameinmorethanoneKIPPNYClottery? Yes.However,youwillneedtosubmitaseparateapplicationforeachschool.EachKIPPNYCschoolholdsaseparate lotteryandenrolmentprocess.

6.CanIenterthelotterymorethanonce? No.Eachchildmayonlyenteronce.Anyduplicateapplicationswillberemovedpriortothelottery.

7.IfIenteredthelotterylastyear,doIneedtoenteragain? Yes.Thereisanewlotteryeveryyear.Waitlistsdonotcarryoverfromyeartoyear.

8.Whereistheschool,andwhocanIcontactwithadditionalquestions? TheschoolislocatedinWashingtonHeightswithintheP.S.115/AlexanderHumboldtBuildingComplexat586West177 StreetatSt.Nicholas,4thfloor.Formoreinformationortoreceiveanapplication,pleasecontactElizabethJimenez, OfficeManagerat2129912630orvisithttp://www.kippnyc.org/enroll.