KIPP Texas Public Schools

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KIPP Texas Public Schools, is the branch of the KIPP charter school network in the U.S. state of Texas.

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It consists of four regional offices each in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. [1]

History

Circa 2003 KIPP had four separate charter school networks in the state for each of the regions it operated in: Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. [2]

Mark Larson, a graduate of Trinity University, established the San Antonio branch in 2003. He eventually became the chief external officer of KIPP Texas, [3] as well as the KIPP San Antonio superintendent. [4]

Larson resigned in 2019. As of 2019 he is the head of City Education Partners (CEP). [3] Allen Smith became the head of the KIPP San Antonio schools. [4]

In 2018 KIPP announced that its four Texas divisions would merge into a single statewide network. [2]

Schools

Houston area

As of 2017 KIPP Houston had 12,100 students. [5]

High schools(9-12)
Middle schools(5-8)
Elementary schools(K-4)
Closed schools

San Antonio area

The San Antonio branch was known as KIPP San Antonio Public Schools

High schools
grades 9-12
  • KIPP: University Prep High School (2009)
grade 6-12
  • KIPP: Somos Collegiate ("somos" means "we are" in Spanish)
Middle schools
Grades 5-8
  • KIPP: Aspire Academy (2003)
  • KIPP: Camino Academy (2010)
Elementary schools
Grades PK-4
  • KIPP: Esperanza Primary School (2015) ("esperanza" means "hope" in Spanish)
  • KIPP: Un Mundo Primary School (2012)("un mundo" means "a world" in Spanish)
  • KIPP Somos Primary (PK-2nd;2023)

Austin area

High schools
grades 9-12
  • KIPP Austin Brave High School (2016)
  • KIPP Austin Collegiate (2008)
Middle schools
Grades 5-8
  • KIPP Austin Academy of Arts and Letters (2009)
  • KIPP Austin Beacon Prep (2012)
  • KIPP Austin College Prep (2002)
  • KIPP Austin Vista Middle School (2012)
  • KIPP Paseo Preparatory (2020)
Elementary schools
grades PK-4
  • KIPP Algeria Primary School (2020)
  • KIPP Austin Comunidad (2010)
  • KIPP Austin Connections (2011)
  • KIPP Paseo Primary School (2020)
  • KIPP Austin Obras (2013)
  • KIPP Austin Leadership Elementary School (2013)

Dallas Fort Worth Area

High schools
Grades 9-12
  • KIPP Oak Cliff Academy (2018)
Middle schools
Grades 5-8
  • KIPP Destiny Middle School (2015)
  • KIPP Truth Academy (2003)
Elementary schools
Grades PK-4th
  • KIPP Destiny Elementary (2013)
  • KIPP Truth Elementary (2015)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". KIPP Texas. Retrieved June 3, 2021. Austin Regional Office 8509 FM 969 Building 513 Austin, TX 78724 [...] Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office 3200 South Lancaster Ste. 230-A Dallas, TX 75216 [...] Houston Regional Office 10711 KIPP Way Houston, TX 77099 [...] San Antonio Regional Office 731 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX 78201
  2. 1 2 Carpenter, Jacob (July 11, 2018). "KIPP's four charter networks merge into single statewide group". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Jefferson, Greg (June 4, 2019). "KIPP San Antonio founder on his new job, the tech mind set and fighting inequality". San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Teitz, Liz (June 18, 2019). "KIPP San Antonio in leadership shuffle". San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ Carpenter, Jacob (August 4, 2017). "Texas charter schools close performance gap, leading researchers find". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Home". KIPP: Connect High School. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  7. ↑ Home Archived January 7, 2019, at the Wayback Machine . KIPP Sunnyside High School. Retrieved on May 21, 2011. "KIPP Sunnyside serves 552 college-bound 9th- through 12th-grade students from Houston’s Third Ward, Hiram Clarke, and Sunnyside communities. "
  8. ↑ "Home". KIPP Courage College Prep at Landrum Middle School. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Mellon, Ericka (April 25, 2015). "Families navigate maze of school choices". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ Radcliffe, Jennifer. "New KIPP campuses have younger focus." Houston Chronicle . March 30, 2009. Retrieved on March 31, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Charter Campuses Closed in the Last Five Years Division of Charter School Administration" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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