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2021-2022 School Year – COVID19 Updates
KIPP Families, I hope you and your family are enjoying a restful and restorative summer! Our staff has been making careful preparations to start the school year and we could not be more excited to welcome our entire school community back for the 2021-22 school...
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KIPP Philadelphia Social Work Superheroes
In honor of National Social Work Awareness Month, KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools is shining a light on our amazing social workers! Our social workers help us create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence they need to pursue the paths...
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The Transformation of a Board by Samantha Wilson-Jones
I am the Board President at KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools. I am the first Black Board President since KIPP Philadelphia’s founding seventeen years ago, and one of only 11 Black Board Presidents across the national KIPP network. I believe that you cannot impact your circumstance...
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Jessica Cunningham Akoto named a top Minority Business Leader by the Philadelphia Business Journal
Jessica Cunningham Akoto has risen through leadership positions at KIPP public charter schools 16 years after working as a teacher in KIPP’s KEY Academy in Washington, D.C. As CEO of KIPP Philadelphia, she leads three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school with...
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KIPP Philadelphia Family Note 08.10.2020
Dear KIPP Philadelphia Families; As always, we hope that you remain well and safe. We are excited to see our KIPPsters and families in a few short weeks. A major priority is and has always been to make sure families are connected to available resources....
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KIPP Family Note 08.03.2020
Hello KIPP Philadelphia Families: This week we welcome back teachers to begin the 2020-2021 school year. We are excited to plan and prepare to be with our KIPPsters soon. Even in a pandemic, there is great joy in knowing that teachers will be able to...
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KIPP Philadelphia Re-Opening UPDATE 07.29.2020
Dear KIPP Philadelphia Families: As always, we hope you are staying safe and are well. As we close out the month of July and get closer to our first day of school, August 24th, we are constantly stepping back and reckoning with the current state...
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Fall School Year Updates & Town Hall Information
Dear KIPP Philadelphia Families: We hope that you have been well and are staying safe this summer. The KIPP Philadelphia staff is working tirelessly to ensure that students will return to a loving, safe, and rigorous learning environment in the fall. We are aware of...
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Fall School Year / Reopening Update
Dear KIPP Philadelphia Parents/Guardians: We hope that you have been able to stay safe and healthy this summer, and to find some peace and healing. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 and persistent anti-Blackness in this country are dramatically impacting our world. The tragedies our community...
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Black Lives Matter
Dear KIPP Philly Community, In the wake of the protests for racial justice in our city and country, we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge how these events are directly affecting our community. The past few days and weeks have been tiring, emotional, and...
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