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

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
grade 9
  • KIPP: Somos Collegiate ("somos" means "we are" in Spanish)
Middle schools
Grades 5-8
  • KIPP: Aspire Academy
  • KIPP: Camino Academy
Grades 5-7
  • KIPP: Poder Academy ("poder" means "Power" in Spanish)
Elementary schools
Grades K-4
  • KIPP: Esperanza Primary School ("esperanza" means "hope" in Spanish)
  • KIPP: Un Mundo Primary School ("un mundo" means "a world" in Spanish)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". KIPP Texas. Retrieved 2021-06-03. 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. ^ a b Carpenter, Jacob (2018-07-11). "KIPP's four charter networks merge into single statewide group". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ^ a b Jefferson, Greg (2019-06-04). "KIPP San Antonio founder on his new job, the tech mind set and fighting inequality". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  4. ^ a b Teitz, Liz (2019-06-18). "KIPP San Antonio in leadership shuffle". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  5. ^ Carpenter, Jacob (2017-08-04). "Texas charter schools close performance gap, leading researchers find". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. ^ "Home". KIPP: Connect High School. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  7. ^ Home. 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. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  9. ^ a b Mellon, Ericka (2015-04-25). "Families navigate maze of school choices". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  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. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

External links

Former divisions
Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)
High schools in the City of Houston
Harris County, Texas schools
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