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KIPP Stand Academy

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KIPP Stand Academy
1601 Laurel Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1205


Type of school: Middle School
Grades taught: 5 through 8
Year established: 2008

Contacts:
Ms. Kendra Kecker, School Leader
Mr. Ben Tierney, Dean of Instruction
School phone: 612-287-9700
School fax: 612-287-9702
School email: kkecker@kippminnesota.org
Website: www.kippminnesota.org


About

Located in Minneapolis, KIPP Stand Academy is the first school to open in the KIPP Minnesota region. KIPP Stand is committed to the same philosophies of no shortcuts and high expectations that has enabled KIPP schools to send more than 80 percent of its graduates to college.

Mission/Vision

At KIPP Stand Academy, our goal is to prepare all of our students for success in college and beyond. To do that, we are focused on ensuring our students develop both the academic skills and the character necessary to help them define what they stand for. Through a culture of high expectations, we seek to instill in our students the values of integrity, self-awareness, grit, pride and fun.