KIPP EXCELENCIA COMMUNITY PREP

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OUR APPROACH

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The mission of KIPP Excelencia Community Prep is to inspire and empower all children so that they are successful through college and impact their communities.

Top Bay Area Public Schools for Underserved Students, Innovate Public Schools Report 2016

KIPP Excelencia believes that literacy is the foundation for learning and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) is the ticket to success. We know that we are preparing children for careers that do not exist yet, so our schedule ensures that all scholars are innovative and curious. Scholars get hands-on science instruction every day, regularly go through the design-thinking process during one of their classes called Innovation Lab, and also take music and dance classes. In addition to our rigorous academic program, we offer after-school programming where scholars get exposure to sports, gardening, cooking, and other activities.

lower school (taft) campus, tk-3954 8th Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063 t 650.482.2428 • f 650.649.2928

upper school (hoover) campus, 4-7656 Laurel St, Redwood City, CA 94063 t 650.482.2427 • f 650.649.2928

info@kecp.org excelencia.kippbayarea.org

Liz Coughenour

CuriosityGratitude

GritLove

Zest

In summer 2015, KIPP Bay Area Schools opened its first TK-8 school in Redwood City, KIPP Excelencia Community Prep. The school currently serves transitional kindergarten through sixth grades, and will add a grade each year as scholars are promoted until the school is full-scale, serving students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. KIPP Excelencia proudly serves a community that fought for its existence. Parents drove the founding of the school and helped create a school where relationships are the cornerstone of what they do. Scholars at KIPP Excelencia develop love, gratitude, grit, zest, and curiosity every day through a rigorous and deeply conceptual learning experience that involves working with others. Together, scholars grow academically and socially as they climb the mountain to and through college. KIPP Excelencia is one of 12 KIPP schools in the Bay Area and 209 KIPP schools nationally educating 87,000 students on their path to and through college.

English language learners

eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

expanding to tk–8

receive special education services

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The mission of KIPP Bay Area Public Schools is to operate high-achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures, and positively impact the world. There are

currently 15 KIPP schools in the Bay Area. In these schools, over 5,700 students are being prepared for success in college and to lead choice-filled lives. These tuition-free, college-preparatory schools are located in the educationally underserved neighborhoods of Oakland,

San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San Jose, Redwood City, and East Palo Alto.

OUR RESULTS

2017–18 ACADEMIC RESULTS

KIPP THROUGH COLLEGE

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*As measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

*8th and 12th grade completers

% of students meeting or exceeding standards in ELA*

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% of students who matriculate to collegeKIPP Through College ensures that all students and alumni have the skills and resources they need to navigate to and through college into self-sufficient adulthood. Services include: financial literacy workshops and college savings accounts for all students; college advising for eleventh and twelfth graders; alumni advising for KIPPsters in college; and career readiness programming and support.

Lower School (Taft) Campus, TK-3: 954 8th Avenue • Redwood City, CA 94063 • t 650.482.2428• f 650.649.2928Upper School (Hoover) Campus, 4-7: 656 Laurel Street • Redwood City, CA 94063 • t 650.482.2427 • f 650.649.2928

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