KIPP Bay Area
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Headquarters Location: Oakland, CA
Founded: 2000
Mission: KIPP Bay Area Schools helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond by operating tuition-free, college-preparatory public charter schools in under-served neighborhoods.
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bay area, middle-secondary education, direct services, educational preparation, tutoring, mentorship, school choice counseling, family involvement, case management, academic support
Summary
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Leadership
From the Nonprofit
Leadership
Beth Thompson.
Beth Thompson says “There is no magic to KIPP. It’s just strong, visionary leadership; exceptional teaching; more time learning; and a relentless focus on both academic and character development. There are no shortcuts, and no excuses.”
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Financial Data
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Total Revenue:
$20,041,381
From the Nonprofit
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Wendy Smith
Director of Marketing and Talent Recruitment Sep 27, 2010 |
To learn more about volunteer opportunities at KIPP Bay Area schools, please visit: http://www.kippbayarea.org/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Opportunities.pdf
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Contact Info
Address:
426 17TH St Ste 200
Oakland, CA 94612, USA
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Story:
This story is about Jamie Dillemuth, a KIPP Summit Academy teacher.
Jamie Dillemuth has been at the KIPP Summit Academy since ’07 (though in her first year at KIPP Summit Academy, Jamie taught at KIPP Academy Middle School--the original KIPP--in Houston for four years after completing her two year teaching commitment with Teach for America). “I chose to work at a KIPP school when I moved to California because I wanted to stay in the family. I love being at KIPP schools because they feel like home. The environment is not a competitive one, but a supportive one.
Thinking differently is encouraged. People are willing to do whatever it takes to inspire students. When everyone is working together I feel that not only can we climb mountains, we can move them!” (Source: http://www.kippbayarea.org/wp-content/uploads/kbas_teachers.pdf)
Expert Reviews of KIPP Bay Area
Evidence of Impact Summary:
Experts point to KIPP Bay Area's established record of improving both test scores and graduation rates for once well-behind students. KIPP has 7 Bay Area schools (middle, high), with 75% on free and reduced price lunch. The average KIPP Bay Area Schools student starts fifth grade at the 32nd percentile of test-takers in the country in math and the 22nd percentile of test-takers in the country in reading. After four years at KIPP, these same students jump to the 70th percentile of test-takers nationwide in math and the 53rd percentile of test-takers nationwide in reading. All KIPP Bay Area Schools ranked in the top decile of demographically similar schools in the state of California, as measured by the Academic Performance Index (API). High expectations and a rigorous curriculum are cited as significant factors in the transformation KIPP Bay Area has helped foster.See expert comments.
Organization Strengths Summary:
KIPP Bay Area earns high marks for its leadership, rigorous course design, brand awareness, and ability to instill a culture of excellence within its classrooms.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
Some of the areas of improvement were areas cited as strengths by other experts. They include concerns over sustaining leadership quality, sharing more learning, and engaging more with policy. Multiple respondents note that the highly-structured curriculum at the core of KIPP's past success carries a downside which may warrant revision going forward.See expert comments.
Expert Comments: Evidence of Impact
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KIPP gets much higher than average proficiency scores in Math and English-language arts for middle school students in their Bay Area schools, serving a student population with high rates of poverty and English as a second language. | ||
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They are the proof point that poor and minority children can learn, IF grownups do what it takes. They have utterly changed the conversation. | ||
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KIPP has 7 Bay Area schools (middle, high), with 75% on free and reduced price lunch. The average KIPP Bay Area Schools student starts fifth grade at the 32nd percentile of test-takers in the country in math and the 22nd percentile of test-takers in the country in reading. After four years at KIPP, these same students jump to the 70th percentile of test-takers nationwide in math and the 53rd percentile of test-takers nationwide in reading. All KIPP Bay Area Schools ranked in the top decile of demographically similar schools in the state of California, as measured by the Academic Performance Index (API). | ||
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KIPP has shown that students in very low-performing neighborhoods can truly excel. | ||
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KIPP's high expectations and strong metrics have made a tremendous impact on student achievement in their schools. | ||
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KIPP is improving educational outcomes for youth in under-served communities. | ||
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KIPP Bay Area, especially the Heartwood campus in San Jose, is getting tremendous results for middle school kids in urban, low-income areas. | ||
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KIPP's student achievement scores speak for themselves and they are also incredibly strong at character development. | ||
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High academic results for all 7 of its Bay Area schools. All KIPP schools are the highest scoring in their neighborhoods, and 4 are the top in their districts. | ||
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KIPP has strong national leadership and core operating principles. There is similar evidence of impact in many states across the nation. | ||
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KIPP has a terrific management team, a great board, and fundraising ability. | ||
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They have exceptional leaders, they are very willing to share, and they do an exceptional job of maintaining quality internally. | ||
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They are goal oriented and have strong leadership. | ||
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KIPP has a strong curriculum. | ||
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KIPP is incredibly good at building a strong culture at their schools and instilling a growth mindset in their students. | ||
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This organization has a clear vision and understands that it requires extra time/support of students to close the achievement gap. | ||
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KIPP is a great system with great financial support, and is well-known. | ||
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KIPP has solid leadership, attracts quality staff, and it seems has a good funding model. | ||
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KIPP has a mission-driven leadership and staff, from the ED to the principals and all teachers and staff, work incredibly hard but also smart. Their financial model is sophisticated, and relies upon 15 percent fundraising on top of state and federal revenues. | ||
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KIPP has a strong national and local brand. | ||
Expert Comments: Areas for Improvement
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They could augment their very structured approach to education with some less structured learning experiences that give students a chance to develop skills and motivation for self-directed learning. | ||
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Their strict disciplinary model feels extremely oppressive and does not foster autonomy in young people such that they can think and make decisions independently when they are no longer in a KIPP school. While they are achieving admirable test scores and graduation rates, it's not clear that students are actually prepared for anything beyond tests nor that students are actually prepared for success in college. Finally, these results are questionable, because students/families self select to be in KIPP schools and students who cannot handle it do not stick with the program. Finally, this organization is burning out teachers at an alarming rate with the extra time requirements, so sustainability of the model is questionable. | ||
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The KIPP curriculum should be widely available, not held as a proprietary matter. | ||
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KIPP is too insular and not funded enough to not overwork the school principal. If we were to use the corporate model, education leaders would be able to have meaningful dialogue with other school systems but this is not the vision of KIPP. | ||
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KIPP could improve (by enlarging) its role in the political arena by engaging local leaders to set the stage for more KIPP-style success. | ||
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The leadership pipeline needs speeding up. The current Fisher fellowship program is very strong, but not aggressive enough. Part of the hesitation is the awful education funding environment in CA. | ||
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Both "soft" anecdotal data and "hard" research data indicate that some of the KIPP Bay Area schools serve a "creamed" student population and suffer high attrition of African American boys in particular. The schools' financial model is difficult to sustain. The organization needs to revisit its core instructional design to devise more inclusive and sustainable approaches. | ||
Leadership
Beth Thompson
Executive Director
Executive Director
From the Nonprofit
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Wendy Smith
Director of Marketing and Talent Recruitment Sep 27, 2010 |
To learn more about volunteer opportunities at KIPP Bay Area schools, please visit: http://www.kippbayarea.org/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Opportunities.pdf
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