Ten Years of proving

Demographics Don’t Define Destiny

For the past ten years, KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools has been work-ing to equip students with the academic skills, scholarly habits, and character traits necessary to be successful in top quality colleges and the competitive world beyond. We began in 2003 with two flagship middle schools and over the years have grown into a network of seven schools serving more than 2,000 prima-ry, middle, and high school stu-dents. The KIPP Through College program serves more than 800 alumni on their journey to and through college. By 2018, we will serve more than 3,300 K-12 students.

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Ten Years of proving

Demographics Don’t Define Destiny

College was just an idea before KIPP.

Charles King, an alumnus from KIPP WAYS Academy, explains that college was just an idea for him until he enrolled in KIPP. “At KIPP WAYS Academy college was the top priority. I knew the first day of school that I was in the Class of 2011 (the year I would gradu-ate high school and matriculate college) because a giant banner hung in our hallway to remind us.” Charles remembers the banner followed them every year to each hall they occupied. “College went from being just an idea to being a goal.”

CHARLES KING, 2007

I was on a different path than my peers. KIPP alumna Jazmin Flemings credits KIPP South Fulton Academy (KSFA) for ensuring she was the first person in her family to attend college. She describes her first years at KIPP as difficult. “I was an only child who thought everything was about me. I did not like KSFA at first, from having to wear a uniform to attending school from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to having homework every night. I had an attitude and talked too much. Ultimately, I realized that I was on a different path than my peers in my neighborhood. They were not talking about college or their future.”

Like Charles, Jazmin attributes her focus to the visual reminders. “We wore shirts with the year we would graduate from college on the back—2016. “Going to college became something I had to do, not just something I could do.”

JAzmIN FLEmINGS, 2012

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My parents were learning about college along with me.Charles remembers the focus on college at KIPP WAYS Academy impacting his parents. “When I began learning about the path to college, my parents were learning with me.” School staff held work-shops and provided support to students and their families about high school options and necessary college preparatory coursework.

Charles ultimately received a scholarship to attend high school at The Darlington School in Rome, Georgia.* Charles credits his reli-ance on the KIPP WAYS Academy values of scholarship, teamwork,

integrity, perseverance, and fun to ensuring his successful climb to college. “We saw the values listed in the hallways, we talked about them in class, and we lived them in our interactions with our fellow teammates. And I have realized that the values are not limited to KIPP WAYS Academy; they are life lessons that I draw upon every single day.”

KIPP prepared me well. During Jazmin’s eighth grade year the rigorous process of choosing a high school began. “It was like applying to college! Our teachers made sure we understood high school was an important part of our climb to college.” She chose to attend Carver Early College so she could take college coursework at Georgia State University while in high school, and says, “The rigor and structure at KIPP South Fulton Academy prepared me well for the demands of high school.”

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* The first high school to join the KIPP Metro Atlanta cohort of schools was KIPP Atlanta Collegiate in 2011.

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To ensure our students are prepared for college, KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools implements a rigorous college preparatory curriculum aligned to Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, which now begins in Kindergarten and continues through high school. To gauge our students’ progress toward college preparedness, we use the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, a national norm-referenced test that provides

teachers data on student academic progress throughout the year. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate offers AP coursework and students monitor their college preparedness by taking a suite of ACT assessments. Additionally, the KIPP Through College program supports our alumni by providing tutoring, hosting workshops and college tours, and serving as an additional support network for our students on their journey to and through their college years.

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I plan to be the principal of a KIPP school.

Charles is now a junior at the University of Georgia (UGA) who spends his summers working with KIPP. He has interned at the KIPP Metro Atlanta regional office and

Ten Years of BuiLding

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CHARLES KING, 2012

with the KIPP Foundation. At the Foundation, he spent two sum-mers supporting the KIPP School Leadership Program in Chicago.

Charles has plans to continue his journey with KIPP. majoring in middle school education at UGA, he intends to be a KIPP teacher, and ultimately, a KIPP School Leader. “I have plans to be the principal of my own KIPP school in Atlanta called KIPP Ignite Academy,” he says proudly.

KIPP changed my life. Jazmin is a sophomore at the University of West Georgia major-ing in biology, with aspirations of being a dermatologist. She continues to keep in touch with KIPP staff, and she spends her academic breaks tutoring students at KIPP South Fulton Academy and volunteering with the KIPP Through College office. “KIPP changed my life, and I want to pay them back. Giving of myself and my time is the least I can do.”

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Ten Years of BuiLding

a Better Tomorrow

This framework of support, dedication, and perseverance produces significant results. KIPP Metro Atlanta students consistently outperform their peers on the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT). The Georgia Department of Education recently recognized KIPP STRIVE Academy as a 2012 geor-gia school of excellence. In 2013, 93% of our alumni graduated from high school and 87% received college acceptances.

Our students also excel in areas beyond academics. In 2013 KIPP South Fulton Academy and KIPP STRIVE Academy won awards in

regional debate tournaments, and KIPP Atlanta Collegiate won the state debate championship. KIPP Metro Atlanta students participate in Junior Achievement. KIPP STRIVE Primary students participate in a robust choral program and perform at events citywide. The KIPP WAYS Academy and KIPP Atlanta Collegiate bands perform at sporting events, com-munity events and take national tours each year.

Your support will ensure our work impacts many more students in the metro atlanta area.

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2013 HIGH SCHOOL EOCT RESULTS KIPP Atlanta Collegiate students outperformed their peers on the 9th Grade Literature and Geometry End of Course Tests (EOCTs). Statewide, student scores in algebra declined as the new Common Core-aligned algebra assessment was introduced. This test is indicative of the increased rigor of the Common Core, and we are working hard to ensure our students are equipped to meet the demands of this new curriculum.

2013 EIGHTH GRADE CRCT RESULTS Our eighth graders outperform their peers on GA’s Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT).

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FY13 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIALS

REVENUE public funding (70%) $

private operational support (26%)

other (4%)

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EXPENSES

instruction/program (87%) $

general administration (7%)

interest & principal payments (6%)

other (1%)

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70% Public Funding

87% Instruction/Program

15,813,592

5,921,048

723,059

ToTaL operaTionaL revenue 22,457,699

18,975,698

1,500,464

1,329,550

231,629

ToTaL operaTionaL eXpenses 21,805,712

Our Financials

Our SupportersWe would like to thank all of our 2012-2013 donors.

Organization Donors A Hand Up Charitable FundAmica Companies FoundationThe Arthur m. Blank Family FoundationAtlanta FoundationAtlantic Capital BankAtlantic Trust Private Wealth managementBank of America Balloun Family FundThe Belk FoundationBoston Consulting GroupBrandBankFred and Sara Jean Burke Family FoundationCharter School Growth FundCityBridge FoundationClorox Company Foundation Employee Giving CampaignThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola FoundationPeter and Barbara Cohen FoundationThe Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Corner Cap Investment CounselCox EnterprisesDeupree Family FoundationDeutsche BankDorsey AlstonEmily Winship Scott FoundationEquifax FoundationJohn and mary Franklin FoundationGannett FoundationGen YOUth FoundationWilbur and Hilda Glenn FoundationShearon and Taylor Glover Family FundGoldman SachsGray matters CapitalGreenberg TraurigGude management GroupJohn H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable FoundationThe Home Depot FoundationPeter Howland Family FundThe Imlay FoundationJohnson & BryanThe Kendeda FundKing & Spalding LLPKIPP FoundationLawler Green Givelber & Prinz LLCLmK Capital managementThe marcus Foundationmary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation

massey Charitable Trustmauldin & JenkinsmcKenna Long & Aldridge FoundationBarbara S. and Edwin H. mendel Foundationmomar IncorporatedNewell Rubbermaid FoundationNurturing Woman CorporationThe Patterson Family FoundationPetters Family FoundationRecall CorporationRich FoundationSAP AmericaThe Sartain Lanier Family FoundationSherrill & Hutchins Financial AdvisorySouthstar Energy ServicesSunTrust Bank, AtlantaSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPTolleson Family FoundationUHS of Georgia HoldingsUnited Way of metropolitan AtlantaCatherine W. and Edwin A. Wahlen, Jr. Foundation FundThe Walton Family FoundationThe Ward FoundationThe zeist Foundation, Inc.

Does not include revenue restricted for capital projects or expenses related to capital improvements.**

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Individual Donors Sheryl Adair and mark WeinsteinJames and mary AddisonWilliam AllenVernon AllwoodRobert AlpertRobert and Dean AnastasiKim AndersonBrian AoyamaNichole ArnaultJoseph Arnoldmeredith ArtleyBanu Asik ElizondoTom and Deborah AveryAdwoa AwotwiJohn and Chris BakalarRahul BakaneShonali BanerjeeAndrea BannisterGillian BaptisteJulie BarefootRob BargerJennifer BarnesJosh BartelRichard Barth and Wendy Koppmarcy BassTom and Suzanna Beatymatthew BeckettRonald and Carol BeermanKen and Kathy BernhardtAnne BernhardtAliya BhatiaChris BianchiBruce and Anna BiggsDouglas and melissa BiggsWilliam and Barbara BikoffArthur BlankJoanne and Chuck BolandSarah Borders Angela BostickJames and Elizabeth BoswellThomas and Arlene BowlesPriya BoyingtonBilly and zena BradfordKimberly BradleyVincent BradyPatrick and Elizabeth BroderickAlthea BroughtonApril BrownKathe and morris BrownAustin and Nancy Jane BrownDavid Bryanmiranda BryenGordon and Laurie BuchmillerRita BurnatEmily ButlerJason and Shauna ByarsPeter and Judith CaldwellAndy CapanyolaLee CardwellAshley CarterNed and Elizabeth CaseGrace and David CassKevin and melissa CenterHwang-mei and Chiu-shan ChangLucinda ChapmanFrank ChewSidney and Donald ChildressH. m. Clark

Thomas ClaugusJennifer Clements and Bill EasonPatricia and Chris CoadAdrienne ColemanSarah ColleyJennifer Collinsmiles and Nicole CookBenjamin Coxmelissa CrearyT.L. Omowale CrenshawJames and Virginia CrowleyAbigail CurrensBradley CurreyAndrea DanielsVonetta DanielsGerard DashPam and Joe DavisTamaria DavisClaude DavisNatalie DavisGreg and Jackie DeeseAakash DegwekarGlenn Delkm. H. DellyKenenth DemonsDeon DeShieldsJames DillardCharlotte DixonJai DorseyWilliam DoverJennifer DowningAnn DuffyWilliam DupreTorarie DurdenTara EarlGreg and Kattia EasterlyAaron Edelheitmichael and melinda EganBanu ElizondoDiana EllsworthDanielle ElmsKarlos EmmanuelBob Arotsky and Ilene EngelWilma EspyCalvin EspyCheryl EspyStephanie EspyRandy and Vicki EvansPauline EwulonuGlianny FagundoRamous FieldsAdam FlorenceScott FogleRobert and meeghan FortsonStephen FowlerAyana GabrielAnne S. GammonLeonard GarsideBrock GavinJamie GiamJohn and marty GillinFrank and Nancy GloverAmy GonglefskiKnox GoodmanBrian GrahamBrian Greenminnedore GreenSojourner m. GrimmettKelly and CJ Gunn

Robert HahnRick Halemarc and Deedee HamburgerJason and Louise HammerLarry and Vickie HamptonBill and Sudie HangerJohn HardmanChristy HarrisLeigh HaysKelly HeathShawntel HebertKristen HellerDarien HenryBill and melba Hillmichal HillmanShannon HolmesSiobhan HoneyghanJohn Hopkinsmontoya Ho-SangCarla HuangRhonda HudsonDavid and Connie HuelsbeckAllen HughesEllen HunterJoe and Diane HurleyCharles and Bobbi Hurtmelissa HyltonRandy HymanStanley IngberAndrea IvoryCharlie JacksonThe Jackson Wade FamilyChris Jarrettmaurice JenkinsHorace JenningsDavid JerniganRobert JetmundsenChetan JhaveriPranay JhunjhunwalaTharon JohnsonWill JohnstonCamara JonesCraig and mary Coleman Jones Lee Davis JonesPatrick and Kimberly JonesStephanie JonesThomas and Elinor JonesLefteri KaracalidisSherree KelloggLiz KellyHeather KerwinJoshua and Dena Kimballmarsh and mary KingScott and Kimberly KitchensWeslee and Jennifer KnappElizabeth KorthofKen and Susan KraftVictor KucekHolly KucekIan and Fanta LabitueKatie LambertAlia LamborghiniEssex LampkinJames LaniganCharmaine LauCynthia LazardRobert LeeStephanie LernerJim and Janet Letson

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Judy Lin and David mcmurtryLauren LinderHollis and matt LinginfelterDeborah and William LissJade Loganmichael LomaxAlexandra LonerganJames and marsha LongKaren LoveJoseph LovelandPaul LuppinoKevin and Staci LynchConstance mackTravonnie mackeymaia mahoneDaniel P. mahoney and Tucker B. mahoneyAdam mangoneJason martinErica masonJoshua mathewsJoe and Carol mathiasGeorge and Amanda mattinglyDerek T. mayweatherKathy mcArthurToby mcChesney and Brian mcGuireKeri mcDonaldLetitia and William mcDonaldSean A. mcGeeJohn mcKenneyEleanor mcKenzieCeleste mcNeilRyan mcNeilTom mcNeillLeonard and Jennifer mcReynoldsWilliam and Catherine mealorPatrick methvinLaura milesArtesius millerDavid millsJonathan miloJason and Amanda mirachAmy misnerJohanna mitchellmarni and Julian mohrGairy and Danielle mooreHarry and Susan morganHampton and Carter morrisJessica morrisSteven and Vicki morrisEdward morseAllen and melissa moseleyCharlie and Brenda moseleyKevin motamediThomas and Clair mullerAvery and Valerie munningsmartha NeddermanAllan and melanie Nelkinmichael NevilleCourtney NewtonJames NeyJon NicholsNancy NunnCraig Nydickmichael and Dawn OlmstedC. Kendi and Ashani O’mardBrian ONeillCliff OrrAmanda Orr

Yasmine OsbornStephen OsunsamiWilson and David OverendPierce OwingsSteve and Susan OwingsAl ParkerLaura ParkerKinnari Patel-SmythJosh PechterDonna PelletierEgbert and Ardis PerryAshley Rian PerryWilds and Belle PierceHunter and Leslie PiersonTimothy PollockChris PomarCarlicia PorterAllen and Eleanor PostFolami Prescott-AdamsErika PrevalErnie and Elizabeth PrickettThomas and Elizabeth PritchardWilliam and Beverly PritchardJonathan PughPaul and Stacy QuirosDan and Joan Rabinmichael and Carrie RaeberStephen and Carol RaeberJohn RajeskiJoy RamseyCharles and margaret RaperAllison Ratajczakmichael and Diane RayAshley ReardenStefano and Leyani Redditimarisa ReevesJames ReinmillerJamie ReynoldsBeverly and Victor RiccardiKhetiwe RichardsRuss and Sara RichardsTimothy and Jane Rigbymark RileySidney RobbinsGayla RobbinsSidney and Phyllis RodbellSaidah RolleDerrick RossLatresa RyanBrian and Karla SadlerAmanda ScacchittiVincent and Ann ScacchittiDeborah SchneiderSteve and Cathy SchwartzStuart and Betty SchwarzschildRoger and maryearle ScovilAaliyah ShafiqLisa ShannonDaniel and Lynn SharpSheldon Shawmark SheerinStephanie ShermanJessica SherrillThomas and Dianne SherrillLewis and Joan ShubinChristopher SimonBarbary SingletaryAdam and Jodie SkoreckiAlicia Smith

Kiesha Smithmichael and Susan SmithCevin SmithersRichard SmythBrent SobolDeborah and Jonathan Solomonmegan SparksScott SpringerDale StaffordChris StathamLogan StevensJudon StreaterEric and Kimberley StricklandShavonna SumlinEmily SweitzerH. Granvel TateJamie TaylorKendra TaylorRichard TaylorNatali ThompsonRobert and Dede ThompsonVivian Thompson Sabrina TindalJennifer TippingAbhinav TiwariAnne and Pat TollesonTom and Lynn TollesonKyle TomlinStacy ToporoffThe Trotter FamilyJeryn TurnerC. Tycho and marie Howle Shyanne ValentineStephen VaultBill and Judy VogelLouisa WallJames and Patricia WannGenevieve WardJack and Jean WardWilliam and margaret WarrenLisa WaughChristian WeaverJohn and Julie WebsterHoward and Joan Weinsteinmark and Randelle WesleyJerry WethingtonBuzz and Amy WhiteW. Boyce WhitesidesTorrey WilliamsAndrew WilliamsSharrona WilliamsJim and Heather WiningerAlan and Tracy WiseAllison m. WoodBrian WoodsBruce WoodwardTroy WrightDavid YatesDavid YoungReid zeising

KIPP metro Atlanta offers its apologies to anyone mistakenly omitted from this list.

We appreciate the support of everyone in the KIPP metro Atlanta Team and Family.

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ned casemanaging Director and Chief Operating Officer, GMT Capital Corp sidney childressCommunity Volunteer Torarie durdenDirector of Strategic Development, Healthgrades Tharon Johnsonmanaging Director, mcKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP craig JonesRetired Chief Investment Officer, Cousins Properties

marni mohrCommunity Volunteer

avery munningsPartner, Deloitte Tom Pritchard managing Director, marketing, Recruiting and Special Projects, GmT Capital Corp mike raeberPartner, King & Spalding mark wesleyPresident, Recall North America alan wisePartner and managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group

Jack ward, chairRetired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Russell Corporation Kim andersonChief Executive Officer, Families First Joe arnoldSenior Vice President and manager, Not-For-Profit and Government Banking division, SunTrust Atlanta Tom averymanaging Director, Raymond James & Associates Kathe BrownCommunity Volunteer

courtney BellDirector of Human Resources Bryan BrownlowDirector of Facilities wheda carletosFounding Principal, KIPP Vision Primary ramous FieldsDirector of Technology Kelly gunnDirector of Teacher Fellows Program christy harrisPrincipal, KIPP STRIVE Academy dwight ho-sangPrincipal, KIPP WAYS Academy dave howlandFounding Principal, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate

KIPP metro Atlanta Schools is part of the growing network of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) schools across the nation. KIPP is a network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. There are 141 KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 50,000 students. The KIPP schools in metro Atlanta are free, public charter schools.

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KIPP Metro Atlanta Board of Directors

KIPP Metro Atlanta Leadershipdavid JerniganExecutive Director steve JonesFounding PrincipalKIPP Vision Academy Jill JoplinDirector of Communications shyam Kumarmanaging Director of Talent and Strategy Judy linChief Operating Officer Kerry mcardlemanaging Director External Relations angela Page Director of Talent Kinnari Patel-smythChief Academic Officer

sabrina PlayerDirector, KIPP Through College Folami Prescott-adamsDirector of Leadership Development Jondre PryorPrincipal, KIPP South Fulton Academy Katie rigbymanaging Director of Academics aja settlesDirector of Elementary Academics and Content mini’imah shaheedFounding Principal, KIPP STRIVE Primary Kanisha sherman cambridgeDirector of mathematics Troy wrightDirector of Finance