Stories
Toni O’Sullivan
It’s our job to see in our students their potential and help them unlock it. And I think that as a leader it’s my responsibility to also see potential in my staff.
Isabel Ocampo
"Sabía que mi hija merecía una escuela que la nutrara y la ayudara a aprender más de lo que estaba aprendiendo."
Cassandra Rhea
“The teachers at KIPP were worried about the entire person, not just the student.”
Stephanie Beltrán
If you love kids and you're passionate about education, you thrive at a place like KIPP.
Lexi Lee-Johnson
My mom has instilled in me a deep belief that participation is the key to building community – that we must be there for each other and love each other in order to better not only ourselves, but the world we live in.
Jessica Cunningham Akoto
That process -- of searching, of exploring, of finding the right educational fit -- left an impact that still affects me to this day. I learned how powerful really good parents were.
Rashaand Sass
I am in this work for kids, first and foremost. What we are trying to do doesn’t work unless we have their trust.
Justin Parmann
“At KIPP, I know that they truly care about my kid.”
Dr. Michael Lomax
KIPP schools are intensely and unapologetically academic. It gives students the building blocks – math, reading, arts, music, and the higher order thinking skills of analyzing and deconstructing and reconstructing – that prepare students for a wonderful life and future.
Thelma Reed
We started with two buses and two routes. So now we have 19 routes, 29 buses.