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The Class of 2014 Graduates fromKIPP DC College Preparatory

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KIPP DC is a network of high-performing, public, college-preparatory charter schools in Washington, D.C., which serves the city’s under-resourced communities. At KIPP DC, there are no shortcuts. Outstanding educators, more time in school, a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum, and a strong culture of achievement and support helps our students make significant academic gains and continue to excel in high school and college. KIPP DC currently serves 4,500 students at fifteen schools throughout the District of Columbia.

KIPP DC HEADQUARTERS:1003 K Street NW | Suite 700Washington, D.C. 20001202.223.4505 | www.kippdc.org

BENNING CAMPUS:4801 Benning Road SEWashington, D.C. 20019

DOUGLASS CAMPUS:2600 Douglass Road SEWashington, D.C. 20020

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& 2014 CTR CohortKIPP DC Alumi

College Graduation& School Expansions

DoMore24 Recap& TechFest

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CTR Welcomes 96 New Teachers-in-Training

On June 6, 2014, KIPP DC College Preparatory held its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2014. The Class of 2014 was able to follow in the impressive footsteps of the Class of 2013, with 100% of students accepted to college and over $2 million earned in college scholarships. The commencement ceremony included inspirational speeches from Valedictorian Xavier Richie, Salutatorian Quentin Hugee, and keynote speaker Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for The Atlantic and author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. As an unexpected surprise, two KCP staff members – athletic director David Leonard and music teacher Raphael Taylor – performed an original song that they wrote for the class of 2014 and brought down the house.

Throughout the ceremony, one theme came up again and again: the idea of “family”. Not just mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, and siblings, but also the family of peers that the class of 2014 has created and the family that they will forever be a part of at KIPP DC. As they move towards their next challenge at colleges across the country, they know that they can count on a huge family, including the KIPP Through College team, for the support that they need to earn college degrees and enter into careers of choice. Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

The Capital Teaching Residency (CTR) program just welcomed its largest cohort ever! With 80 residents at KIPP DC and 16 residents at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School, there will be 96 teachers-in-training this year. These residents were selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants!

CTR is a nationally recognized, highly selective teacher training program that provides a pathway for aspiring teachers to develop into outstanding educators who are prepared to serve in high-need schools in Washington, D.C. Participants make a commitment to teach for a minimum of three years in Washington, D.C. and spend the first year of this commitment—their residency year—training in a classroom with a highly effective mentor teacher.

During their residency year, CTRs receive ongoing coaching, support, and professional development and have the opportunity to obtain their certification and train in early childhood, elementary, Special Education, and secondary math, science, or English language arts classrooms. We are thrilled to welcome the 2014 cohort and can’t wait to see how much they grow over the course of this school year!

BLAINE CAMPUS:5300 Blaine Street NEWashington, D.C. 20019

HAMILTON CAMPUS:1401 Brentwood Parkway NEWashington, D.C. 20002

SHAW CAMPUS:421 P Street NWWashington, D.C. 20001

WEBB CAMPUS:1375 Mount Olivet Road NEWashington, D.C. 20002

We have lots to celebrate this summer! KIPP DC will open a total of three new schools and relocate and expand our high school, allowing our network to serve 4,500 students at fifteen schools on six campuses during the 2014-15 school year. KIPP DC Northeast Academy, a middle school, will open at the Webb Campus in Ward 5; KIPP DC Arts & Technology Academy, an early childhood school, and KIPP DC Quest Academy, an elementary school, will open at our new Blaine Campus in Ward 7; and our high school, KIPP DC College Preparatory, will move to the new Hamilton Campus in Ward 5 so that it can serve more students. We are thrilled to offer more D.C. students access to a high-quality education!

• KIPP DC Northeast Academy: opens with grades 5-6, but will grow to serve students in grades 5-8

• KIPP DC Arts & Technology Academy: opens with grades PreK3-Kindergarten

• KIPP DC Quest Academy: opens with grades 1-5, • but will switch to serving grades 1-4 when a new

middle school opens at the Blaine Campus in 2015-16• KIPP DC College Preparatory: will continue to serve

students in grades 9-12, but will have the capacity to serve over 1,000 students

KIPP DC Continues to Expand for the2014-2015 School Year

“We are thrilled to offer moreD.C. students access to a high-

quality education!”

KIPP DC Alumni Graduate from Colleges Across the U.S.This spring marked the second year that students from the original classes at KIPP DC KEY Academy earned college degrees! Here are a few of their stories:

KIPP DC alumna NeShae Williams graduated from Temple University with a major in African American Studies. She returned to her roots at KIPP DC and began her teacher training with KIPP DC’s Capital Teaching Residency program in July 2014. She is excited to give back to the network that has given her so much and hopes to inspire the next generation of college-bound KIPPsters.

KIPP DC alumna Lyndsey Washington graduated with high honors from Virginia Polytechnic University. She majored in sociology with an emphasis in criminal justice and minored in Psychology & Leadership. Outside of the classroom, she served as the president of her chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and president and treasurer for the Black Student Alliance. She was a U.S. military scholarship recipient and is currently ranked 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

KIPP DC alumnus Nathan Woods graduated with honors from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and Child and Family Policy. He was selected for Teach for America’s 2014 cohort and will start his career as a teacher this summer in San Antonio, Texas.

KIPP DC alumna Alexis Ellis graduated with honors from Livingstone College with a major in Computer Information Systems. She will be attending graduate school at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the fall.

Shaw CampusNew school

Hamilton CampusWebb CampusBlaine CampusBenning CampusDouglass Campus

KEY Academy AIM Academy WILL Academy LEAP Academy Discover Academy Promise Academy College Preparatory Grow Academy Heights Academy Lead Academy Connect Academy Spring Academy Northeast Academy Arts & Tech Academy Quest Academy

KEY Academy AIM Academy WILL Academy LEAP Academy Discover Academy Promise Academy College Preparatory Grow Academy Heights Academy Lead Academy Connect Academy Spring Academy Northeast Academy Arts & Tech Academy Quest Academy

On June 19th, KIPP DC participated in DoMore24, a 24-hour campaign focused on fundraising for local nonprofit organizations. Through the amazing support of our donors, KIPP DC achieved the highest amount raised in the education category - totaling more than $20,000 - therefore receiving an additional $2,500 award from United Way! These donations will allow us to fund book scholarships and supplies for our 157 KIPP DC alumni who are starting college this fall.

Instructional Technology Takes Center Stage at KIPP DC’s First Tech Fest

KIPP DC SurpasesDoMore24 Goal

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KCP graduate Xavier Richie was one of eight students in D.C. selected for the prestigiousTrachtenberg Scholarship. He will attend George Washington University on a full ride.

KCP graduate QuentinHugee was selected as aPosse Scholar and will beattending Bucknell University on a full ride.

Two students from AIMAcademy and three students from KCP spent two days at the White House as guests of President Obama as he launched his Brother’s Keeper initiative.

On May 28th, KIPP DC hosted its first annual TechFest, a celebration of the innovative ways that teachers are using instructional technology to drive student performance across ourschools.

The event highlighted the blended learning, STEM initiatives, and teacher tools that are currently being utilized by KIPP DC. Twelve teachers who participated in an instructional technology Action Learning Project (ALP) throughout the school year were able to showcase their findings from either piloting a new product or perfecting the usage of a product. Members of the ALP community shared their findings not only with their individual schools and administrators, but also with the larger KIPP DC community to ensure that best practices will enhance student achievement and investment across our grade levels and schools. Kudos to Adam Roberts, Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology, and Hillary Harper, Instructional Technology Coach, for hosting a great evening.

KIPP DC's annual March Madness fundraiser raised $220,885 to support our athletic facilities and fields. Thanks to all of our sponsors!

Five KIPP DC students were selected for the A Better Chance program and will attend private high schools across the country this fall.

Students from KIPP DC KEY Academy were selected to compete against master chess players in the Chess Challenge in DC!

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