TO AND THROUGH

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

1 in 10STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIESEARNS A COLLEGE DEGREE

OUR STUDENTS ARE

CREATING A NEW REALITY.

A NOTE FROM OUREXECUTIVE DIRECTORDear KIPP Friends, Team, and Family,More than 3,400 students and alumni attended our schools or participated in our KIPP Through College program during the 2014-15 school year, all with the promise that KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools has made since day one: to support our students on their journey to and through college. This sacred bond motivates us each and every day to ensure our KIPPsters develop the academic skills and character traits necessary to be successful in both college and life. Though the journey is far from easy, as we watch our students make incredible gains, we are inspired to follow their example and continue our work to raise the quality of education both within our schools and across our city.

The 2014-15 school year was an exciting one for KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools. To kick off the school year in August, KIPP WAYS Primary, the final school in our 2018 growth plan, welcomed its inaugural Kindergarten class. In March, our third-annual Are You Smarter Than A KIPPster? event with special host Jeff Foxworthy surpassed all expectations, bringing in more than $900,000 for our Scholarship Endowment. Finally, May saw the celebration of two much-anticipated milestones: the high school graduation of KIPP Atlanta Collegiate’s founding class, and the college graduation of KIPP alumni from our inaugural fifth-grade class in 2003.

These milestones are additional proof points for what KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools has continuously demonstrated over the past twelve years: all students, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, are capable of achieving at the highest levels, including college. Thank you for helping make this work possible and allowing us to keep our promise of supporting students to and through.

With gratitude,

Kinnari Patel-SmythExecutive Director

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KIPP METRO ATLANTA SCHOOLS2014-15 FAST FACTS

STUDENTS2,500

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98%

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The Journey Begins in KindergartenTo ensure our students successfully complete their journey to and through college, it is essential to start early and work with students before they fall behind. KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools embraced this philosophy in 2012, with the opening of our region’s first elementary school, KIPP STRIVE Primary. Three years later, with the addition of KIPP Vision Primary and KIPP WAYS Primary, we now have three elementary schools serving 1,300 students. Each school will open a new grade level every year, through the fourth grade, until our region boasts a full K-12 pipeline. This means that students who start with us in Kindergarten now have the opportunity to matriculate onto a KIPP middle school and our KIPP high school. In fact, KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools will be by their sides throughout their educational journeys, providing ongoing support all the way through their college graduations.

Starting with the End in MindAt KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, we believe in the importance of starting with the end in mind. From day one in our schools, college is the focus: college banners line the hallways, each classroom is named after a college, and grade levels are identified by the year students will graduate from college. Ask any current Kindergartener, and they will proudly announce that they are in the Class of 2032. As such, high expectations and academic rigor begin in Kindergarten, providing students with a strong foundation that will help ensure their journey to and through college is successful.

Our Elementary School ModelAn important component of our elementary school model is providing two teachers per classroom in Kindergarten and first grade. This allows students to benefit from differentiated and small-group instruction, particularly in reading and math. Our elementary schools also leverage technology as an important tool to support student learning, allowing for individualization of instruction based on real-time data and providing technology exposure in scholars’ critical early years.

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“I have a lot of reading and addingto do before I can go to college.”

−MYLES DAVIS, KINDERGARTEN STUDENT, KIPP WAYS PRIMARY

Our Middle School ModelBoth nationally and in Atlanta, KIPP began as a middle school model serving grades five through eight, providing students with a high-quality middle grades education and then working with them to apply to college-preparatory high schools. Since opening a local KIPP high school in 2011, students now also have the opportunity to enroll there upon middle school graduation.

Though that aspect of our model has changed, our relentless focus on high student performance on standardized tests and other objective measures has not. We implement a college-preparatory curriculum aligned to the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, and our schools are frequently recognized for high student performance by the district and state. While each of our schools has the autonomy to offer a variety of programs and extracurricular activities, all of them are ultimately working toward the same goal of ensuring each student is prepared to make the journey to and through college.

KIPP Alumni Come Full CircleIt is our privilege to welcome back two KIPP alumni from our founding fifth-grade class, both recent college graduates, to join our KIPP team and family as teachers at the middle school level. Motivated by a desire to serve their home communities and further contribute to KIPP’s culture of excellence, these young professionals began their first school year as staff members this summer at KIPP WAYS Academy and KIPP Vision Academy. This full circle demonstration of KIPP scholars defying demographics with their own educational achievement, then returning to empower the next generation to do the same, is perhaps the best proof of what a KIPP education makes possible. We look forward to welcoming even more KIPP alumni to our team and family in the coming years as more of them graduate from college.

College Support Starts EarlyKIPP Through College is a part of the broader KIPP approach that helps to eliminate the opportunity gap between students from high- and low-income communities. At KIPP, we do not wait until high school to start planning for college. In middle school, our KIPP Through College advisors provide students and their families with guidance, ranging from academic preparation to savings plans, doing whatever it takes to ensure that our KIPPsters stay on the journey through college graduation. Given our commitment to starting early, KIPP Through College begins tracking students upon successful eighth grade completion to ensure they have the necessary supports to persist in their journeys, regardless of where they ultimately attend high school and college. Key services provided by KIPP Through College in middle school include:

TO AND THROUGHMIDDLE SCHOOL

Coordinating shadow days to KIPP Atlanta Collegiate

Ensuring successful transitions to high school

Providing families with collegesavings workshops

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“I’m ready for my college journey. KIPP has changed my life.”

−SANIAH-SION PHARMS, SEVENTH GRADER, KIPP STRIVE ACADEMY

Celebrating KIPP Atlanta Collegiate’s First Graduating ClassOne of the most anticipated events of the 2014-15 school year took place on May 22, 2015, when KIPP Atlanta Collegiate’s founding class of 108 students graduated from high school. Ninety-eight percent of the seniors received college acceptances, and 48 percent will be the first in their families to attend college. The class of 2015 was offered a combined $12 million in scholarship dollars and received a total of 395 acceptances from a diverse range of academically rigorous colleges and universities. Included amongst the graduates was one Gates Millennium Scholar, one Posse Scholar, and our first Ivy League acceptances. These successes demonstrate the potential of students in an environment of excellence and high expectations. When these graduates head to college in the fall, they will be the first class from KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools to have the advantage of receiving a KIPP ninth- through twelfth-grade education, some even having been with KIPP since middle school.

TO AND THROUGHHIGH SCHOOL

Students Received Acceptances from 126 Colleges & Universities, Including:• Albion College • Brown University• Clark Atlanta University• College of Wooster• Dillard University• Duke University• Emory University• Georgia Institute of Technology

• Georgia State University• Hampton University• Howard University• Johns Hopkins University• Kennesaw State University• Morehouse College• North Carolina A&T University• Savannah State University

• Spelman College• Syracuse University• Tennessee State University• Tuskegee University• University of Pennsylvania• University of Georgia• University of West Georgia• Valdosta State University

Sending studentsto competitivesummer programs

Supportingstudents with college applications

Securing student internship opportunities

Advising families about the college financial aid process

Taking students on college tours

The Importance of College MatchWhen advising students about college, the KIPP Through College team has begun focusing on a simple truth: “match matters.” A growing body of research into college success rates has shown that choosing the right school can make or break a student’s chances of graduating. This means that it is important to strike a balance between the hard-and-fast numbers (e.g. graduation rates and average financial aid packages) and attributes that appeal to a student’s personality and interests (e.g. campus size and academic offerings). At KIPP, we also know that even when a student finds a great match, gaining admission is only half the battle. Therefore, our college persistence advisors work with KIPP alumni throughout their college years to make sure that they have access to the resources−academic, financial, and social−that they need to persist and ultimately earn a college degree.

Unique Supports Provided by KIPP Through College in High SchoolSupport provided to students by the KIPP Through College team increases in high school, as students begin making important decisions about their futures. Key services include:

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“KIPP opened doors for me thatI didn’t even know existed.”

−ELIZABETH SHELBY, 2015 POSSE SCHOLAR

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RAISING THE BAR2015 KINDERGARTEN MAP RESULTS

2015 SEVENTH GRADE GEORGIA MILESTONES END OF GRADE RESULTS*

2015 HIGH SCHOOL GEORGIA MILESTONES END OF COURSE RESULTS

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Our youngest KIPPsters continue to far outperform the national norm on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, which is administered in the fall and spring to assess academic growth over the year.

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Our current middle school students pre-dated our having a KIPP elementary school option and entered our middle schools significantly behind grade level. By the seventh grade, KIPP students outperformed their peers at the state level and at Atlanta Public Schools, and had mixed results versus Fulton County Schools; the trends are similar for eighth grade. While we are encouraged by this relative performance, we recognize that we have significant work to do to close the overall proficiency gap. We are working hard to analyze and learn from these results so that we can better refine our instructional practices.

*As of November 16, 2015, due to an unforeseen scoring error, the State of Georgia was delayed in releasing ELA and math Milestones scores for one-third of the eighth graders at KIPP STRIVE Academy. In the interest of providing the most complete results possible while still meeting our print deadline for this annual report, we opted to instead include scores for our seventh graders.

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (KAC) students generally outperformed their peers at Atlanta Public Schools and had mixed results versus the state. As KAC enters its second year with a full ninth- through twelfth-grade offering, we are embracing this early opportunity to learn from both the bright spots and the gaps in our scholars’ performance in order to improve instruction and outcomes.

Note: Fulton County Schools’ comparison data is not included, as KIPP does not have a high school in the district.

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INTRODUCING GEORGIA MILESTONESDuring the 2014-15 school year, the state of Georgia introduced Georgia Milestones, a comprehensive assessment system intended to replace the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) spanning grades three through twelve. Georgia Milestones is a significantly more rigorous test aligned to the Common Core State Standards; as a result, state-level data indicates that fewer students in Georgia scored proficient on the new assessment. This does not mean that Georgia’s students know less, or are performing at a lower level, than in recent years; rather, it means that they have been asked to clear a higher bar. Georgia Milestones reflects the greater demands of today’s academic setting, and the national competition that students will face on the journey to and through college. KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools values Georgia Milestones’ increased rigor and is committed to continually improving instructional strategies to better serve our students.

REVENUE Public Funding (86%) $ Private Operational Support (11%) Other (3%) $

EXPENSES Instruction/Program (90%) $ General Administration (9%) Other (1%) $

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29,007,8703,667,3491,019,855

TOTAL OPERATIONAL REVENUE 33,695,074

30,036,3522,901,434

446,799 TOTAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 33,384,585

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

KIPP METRO ATLANTA SCHOOLS 2015 FINANCIALS*

Charles King, an alumnus of KIPP WAYS Academy’s founding fifth-grade class, graduated from the University of Georgia in May 2015. He returned to his former middle school over the summer, this time as a teacher.

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KIPP ATLANTA COLLEGIATE 2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATEKIPP Atlanta Collegiate’s inaugural graduating class significantly outperformed district and state graduation rate averages.

Note: Fulton County Schools’ comparison data is not included, as KIPP does not have a high school in the district.

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OUR SUPPORTERSKIPP Metro Atlanta Schools thanks all of our 2014-15 donors. Your generosity allows us to support our students on the journey to and through.

IndividualsSheyda AboutalebiHowell and Madeline AdamsJeffrey and Corinne AdamsJ. Douglas AlexanderTonja AlexanderJohn AllanSonia Alvarez-RobinsonPeter AmanRobert and Dean AnastasiKim AndersonRaphael AndersonRichard and Susan AndersonStephen Andrews and Doris L. DownsJames AngelosJoe ArnoldWilliam ArnoldTom and Deborah Avery Brendan BabyAnoosh BahrainiChristine and John BakalarTheresa D. Baker-KingBalloun Family FundRichard Barth and Wendy KoppNancy BeaneJames and Cynthia BeasleyTom and Suzanna BeatyBruce and Cynthia BeckerFred and Mary BeermanRon and Carol BeermanBill BeeryDavid BellaireAnne BennettShauna BentleyDave and Maureen BergerBarry and Martha BerlinBJ BernsteinDouglas and Melissa BiggsKirk BillingsDonald BlackburnJerome and Elaine BlumenthalJim and Edith BosticDrs. Thomas and Catherine Ross BostonHenry BowdenCeleste Boyd-SpearBlair BradingKate and Lyons BrewerPatrick and Elizabeth BroderickJody BrooksKathe and Morris BrownCarie BuchananLaurel and Gordon BuchmillerMark and Heather BuffingtonDavid and Sally BurgeFred and Sara Jean Burke

FoundationsA.J. Robinson and Nicole Ellerine Family FundAmica Companies FoundationAnne and Alex Bernhardt FoundationThe Arthur M. Blank Family FoundationArthur Rock and Toni Rembe FoundationBalloun Family FoundationBank of America FoundationBeautiful Star Philanthropic FundThe Belk FoundationThe Brewer FundBrian and Karla Sadler Charitable FundCatherine W. and Edwin A. Wahlen, Jr. Foundation FundCharter School Growth FundChick-Fil-A FoundationCobb Community FoundationThe Cohen Family FoundationCommunity & Southern Bank FoundationConnolly Family FoundationThe Costley Family FoundationThe David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund - AtlantaDouglas J. Hertz Family FoundationELMA Music FoundationEmily Winship Scott FoundationThe Evans Family Charitable FundFoundation for a Better World, Inc.The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc.Fred and Sara Jean Burke Family Foundation FundThe Goizueta FoundationThe Helen Fuqua Charitable FundThe Home Depot FoundationThe Imlay FoundationJ. B. Fuqua Foundation, Inc.Jack and Jean Ward Advised FundJewish Federation of Greater AtlantaJim and Janet Letson Charitable FundJohn and Mary Franklin Foundation

John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable FoundationJoseph B. Whitehead FoundationKay Family Foundation FundKELIN FoundationThe Kendeda FundKIPP FoundationThe Livingston FoundationThe Marcus FoundationMary Alice and Bennett Brown FoundationMcKenna Long & Aldridge FoundationMorgridge Family FoundationPeter Howland Family Fund at the Rhode Island FoundationR. Howard Dobbs, Jr. FoundationRich FoundationRobyn and David A. Cole Family FundThe Ron and Carol Beerman Philanthropic FundSalesforce FoundationThe Sara Giles Moore FoundationThe Sartain Lanier Family FoundationThunder Bay Fund Children’s CharitiesTolleson Family FoundationTull Charitable Foundation, Inc.United Way of Greater AtlantaVogel Family FoundationThe Walton Family FoundationThe Ward FoundationWilds L. Pierce II Charitable FoundationThe Zeist Foundation, Inc.

OrganizationsAT&T Employee Giving CampaignAtlantic Capital BankAtlantic Trust Private Wealth ManagementBank of America Matching Gift ProgramBoston Consulting Group, Inc.BrandBankThe Clorox CompanyThe Coca Cola Company Matching Gifts Program

Colliers InternationalThe Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaCornercap Investment CounselCox EnterprisesDeloitteDelta Air LinesDeutsche BankDorsey Alston RealtorsEd Farley & AssociatesFedExFrazier & Deeter, LLCGenuine Parts CompanyGeorgia Charter Schools AssociationGeorgia Commerce BankGlobal PaymentsGMT Capital CorpGoldman SachsHealthGradesJones DayKeefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. A Stifel CompanyKing & Spalding, LLPLawyers Club of Atlanta, Inc.Mauldin & JenkinsMcKenney’s, Inc.McMaster-Carr Supply CompanyMomar IncorporatedMTBL Consulting, LLCMueller Water ProductsPatterson Real Estate Advisory Group, LLCPrincipal Life Insurance CompanyPrintpackRaymond James Financial, Inc.Realty Atlanta Midtown, LLCRecall CorporationRotary Club of Atlanta SAP AmericaSherrill & Hutchins Financial AdvisoryState of Georgia (Innovation Fund)SunTrust Bank, AtlantaSweetWater Brewing CompanyTeach for America−Metro AtlantaWells Fargo Community Support CampaignWells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program

Rita BurnatKyra CaldwellRoss CannonLee and Leigh CardwellDr. Meria CarstarphenNed and Elizabeth CaseBedford and Sarah CashGrace and David CassToby ChambersHwang-mei and Chiu-shan ChangLucinda and Bob ChapmanTomeka CherrySidney and Don ChildressSandra ChristianThomas and Aimee ChubbH. Malcolm ClarkMelissa ClaugusTeresa ClaugusThomas ClaugusSheilah ClayMarina and Carl CofieldHoward and Caryl CohenDavid and Robyn ColeTammie ColeyLaura ComptonHeather S. ComstraSusan CongerEvan ConnellGeorge ConnellKevin ConniffMiles and Nicole CookVaughan CooperLeighAnn and Chad CostleyWarner R. CouchTanya CounterAbigail CoxBenjamin CoxJames and Virginia CrowleyBradley CurreyAndy and Betty Jo CurrieLavona CurrieThomas CypherBarry DanielBruce DanielsVonetta DanielsJamina Cole D’AmicoJessica D’AnnunizoGilbert and Julie DavisPete DavisSilvia de la CruzRick DeaneNichole and Nathan DelukeSachin DesaiReed and Roberta DeupreeMarilyn DickersonJames DillardElaine and Shep DinosKeith Donnelly

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Willson and David OverendPierce OwingsSteve and Susan OwingsMelody PalmoreAshi and Tejal ParikhLaura ParkerSajal PatelKinnari Patel-Smyth and Richard SmythErinn and Marc PearsonDana PedersonBud and Valerie PetersonEric and Anne PhillipsHunter and Leslie PiersonWalter PlylerTimothy and Patrice PollockChelle and Greg PopeHarriet PorterJudith A. PowellFolami Prescott-AdamsCarlette PrinceLisa PritchardTom and Elizabeth PritchardWilliam PritchardJondré PryorDavid PulliamLombard PuriKerry QuinnCarol and Stephen RaeberMichael and Carrie RaeberDeepak and Priya RaghavanGeorge and Sally ReadTravis and Kristi ReavesGeorge and Claire ReidCleon RiceAnn RichardsRuss and Sara RichardsRobert RicklesKatie RigbyTimothy and Jane RigbyMark and Becky RileyA.J. and Nicole RobinsonSakeissa RobinsonSidney and Phyllis RodbellLaura RodridgoEric RosenRonald and Maxine RosenMichael S. RosenbergRamona RussellWilliam RussellRobert and Laura SalesEd SalleyDawn SandersRodney and Linda SandersVincent and Ann ScacchittiDeborah SchneiderRebecca SchuetzRoger and Maryearle ScovilSue SehgalBart SeidnerVernon and Brenda SermonDaniel and Lynn SharpMark SheerinElizabeth and James SheltonStephanie and Robert ShermanJessica SherrillTom and Dianne SherrillJoseph ShifflerMichael SimoneJohn SimpsonRachel SimpsonJodie Skorecki

Jessica DouglasCarl and Elise DrakeBo and Eileen DuBoseElizabeth DuBoseRobert DunnTorarie Durden and C.C. WilliamsGreg and Kattia EasterlyBarbara EdelinMilton EdelinDavid EdwardsKathleen EdwardsPaul ElizondoErika EllisonElizabeth W. ElloittClark and Bonnie EmersonBob Arotsky and Ilene EngelElise EplanJon and Vanessa EvansRandy and Vicki EvansManning and John FaireyJames FallonVivian and Roger FarahElizabeth Mary FerraraFrank and Jacqueline FerrisIrial and Dierdre FinanJohn FischerAlan and Jane FishmanHunter FleetwoodGray FlemingSean and Kim FogartyJ. DeLano FordRobert and Meeghan FortsonRebecca FoucheDavid and Tricia FrameSara and Robert FrancoJason FrankChip and Dorothy FranzoniSelden FrissellAlly and Lynne FuquaRex and Duvall FuquaSiobhan A. GardnerJeff GasterPeter and Gina GenzWhitney and David GerkinAdia GermanHarvey GilbertBrent S. GilfedderJohn and Marty GillinTom and Connie GlaserDesiree GloverFrank and Nancy GloverTaylor and Shearon GloverRobert and Naomi GodfreyTwana Goodloe-VintesRobert U. GoodmanJohn and Helen GordonThomas A. GouldJared GourrierBradley and Erin GranerNicholas GrantMinnedore GreenNancy E. HadleyRand and Seth HagenAlex HahnRobert Hahn and Stephanie ShermanF. Sheffield and Elizabeth HaleJason and Louise HammerMichael and Karen HammerLarry and Vickie HamptonBill and Sudie HangerJaymes Hanna

Jefferson HarralsonDrs. Sidney E. and Mary S. HarrisEvan HartBrian HarvelSandeep HedaDarien HenryAlexander HiggsAlex HillBill and Melba HillNicholas HillRichard and Dorothy HinesEtta R. HirschCarson and Ryan HobbsKevin HodgesTommy and Beth HolderAmy HendrenRoger HouseHerman HowardDave and Emily HowlandMike and Laura HubbellDavid and Connie HuelsbeckJoe and Diane HurleyPatricia HurleyDavid HusethTad and Janin HutchesonEden L. HutchinsRandy HymanAnne IrwinJoel and Mary Stuart IversonKaren JaramilloJ.J. JaxonDerrick JenkinsDavid JerniganWarren and Sally JobeCaroline JohnTharon JohnsonCraig and Mary Coleman JonesStephanie JonesThomas and Elinor JonesGreg and Holly JudgeTanya JudgeKathy JudyF. Burton and Elizabeth KannLefteri KaracalidisMichael and Ann KaySamreen KhanPete and Terri KightRobert KightBrigitte KillingsCharles and Sabrina King, Sr.Marsh and Mary KingDavid and Mary Jane KirkpatrickScott and Kimberly KitchensDaniel KolbPeter KonzChad LaneJames and Regina LaniganJohn Lanigan, Jr.Elizabeth and Peter LauerCheryl LeitzAmanda LewisAndrew LewisJudy Lin and David T. McMurtryLauren LinderHollis and Matthew LinginfelterSandy and Hank LinginfelterGregory LionbergerCarolyn C. Lisbon

Muriel LittmanDennis LoveL. LovelandPaul Luppino Kevin and Staci LynchCheryl L. MacKinnonMeghan and Clarke MagruderDaniel P. and Tucker Ballard MahoneyJustin MajorSabrina MallettAdam and Lindsey MangoneKelly MannJean Ann MansfieldTim and Mary MapesScott B. MarioSam MatchettWhitney and Kevin MaxwellAtiba MbiwanDouglas and Carol McAlpineKerry McArdleMona and Phil McArdleJane McCauleyLisa and Tom McChesneySpence McClellandOllie and Stacey McCoyElizabeth McCurtainConnie and Ken McDanielBilly and Dianne McDavidBrian and Toby McGuireThomas P. McNultyLeonard and Jennifer McReynoldsCatherine and Bill MealorNick MeeksPhilip and Kirsten MekelburgMarc MerlinSelby MerrittDavid MillsKatie N. Mock and Timothy McClanahanEllen MonkCynthia MonroeGairy R. MooreSarah MooreDustin MoriartySteven and Vicki MorrisW. Hampton and Carter H. MorrisCharlie and Brenda MoseleyThomas and Clair MullerAvery and Valerie MunningsBill MurrayRichard MurrayJoseph V. Myers, IIIBrian and Kara MylodUsha Nair-ReichertErica NankeMartha NeddermanJeffrey and Anne NeikirkMichael NevilleJames and Carol NeyTed NobleGuerry NorwoodNancy NunnVernetta NuriddinEmily NyboAlexander OliverEric OlsenLee and Steve OlsenC. Kendi and Ashani O’MardRachel OrrisonMichael O’Sullivan

Frank and Deborah SloverJoanne D. SmithOntario and Rian Perry SmithJustin and Sallie StanleyMary-Kate and Will StarkelChris StathamAlexandria and Ed SternsteinLogan and Laura StevensAkissi StokesAlison StokesRichard StorrsSam StoryCheryl StricklandEric and Kimberley StricklandCatrice SwannLovita TandyRobyn O. TanenbaumAndrew TaylorDavid H. TenneyElaine ThagardStephanie ThamesEdward and Kristina ThomasRebecca ThompsonRobert and Dede ThompsonAnthony ToliverAnne and Pat TollesonNancy ToroMidge TraceyMagaret TracyThe Trotter FamilyYasmin Tyler-HillDana and Obi Ugwonali, M.D.Andrew VantineKathryn VenzKim VoBill and Judy VogelKyle WaideSonya WalstonSeth and Kirsten WaltonJack and Jean WardClifford and Jessica WarrenIrma WebbJonathan and Lissa WebberJohn and Julie WebsterHoward and Joan WeinsteinSteven and Melinda WertheimMark and Randi WesleyAmy WheelerMike and Dana WhiteVernon and Amy WhiteWilliam WhitesidesWarren and Anna WickRichard WicklundDoug and Barbara WileyAndrew WilliamsBarb and Thomas WilliamsJames WilliamsLarry and Yeardley WilliamsSterling WilliamsJeffrey W. WillisJim and Heather WiningerAlan and Tracy WiseBruce Woodward Paul WoodworthTroy WrightCharles and Mary YatesDennis and Marietta ZakasMarko and Alana Zrno

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OUR MISSIONThe mission of KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools is 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. To achieve this mission, we partner with school districts in Metro Atlanta to increase the number of college graduates and to change the mindset of what is possible in public education.

350 Temple Street NW | Atlanta, GA 30314 | www.kippmetroatlanta.orgKIPPMetroAtlanta @KIPPMAC company/KIPP-Metro-Atlanta

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OUR PRINCIPALS

Craig Jones, Chairman Retired Chief Investment Officer, Cousins PropertiesKim Anderson Chief Executive Officer,Families FirstJoe Arnold Senior Vice President,SunTrust AtlantaTom AveryRetired Managing Director,Raymond James & AssociatesBJ BernsteinAttorney,The Bernstein FirmJim Bostic Managing Director,HEP & AssociatesKathe Brown* Community Volunteer

Mark BuffingtonCo-Founder & Managing Director, Buckhead Investment PartnersNed Case Chief Operating Officer,GMT CapitalSidney Childress Community VolunteerRick Deane Partner-in-Charge,Jones Day AtlantaCharlotte Dixon* Community VolunteerTorarie Durden Director of Strategic Development, HealthgradesSidney Harris Professor & Former Dean,Robinson College of Business,Georgia State University

Tharon Johnson Director,GreenbergTraurigDennis Love Chairman & CEO,PrintpackMarni Mohr* Community VolunteerTom Pritchard President,E² Capital GroupJack Ward Retired Chairman & CEO,Russell CorporationMark Wesley President,Recall North AmericaAlan Wise Senior Partner & Managing Director,Boston Consulting Group

Wheda CarletosFounding Principal,KIPP Vision Primary SchoolTasha DavisPrincipal,KIPP Vision AcademyChristy HarrisPrincipal,KIPP STRIVE Academy

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAMKerry McArdleManaging Director of ExternalRelationsKinnari Patel-SmythExecutive DirectorKatie RigbyChief Academic Officer

Erika EllisonChief Financial OfficerShyam KumarManaging Director of Talentand StrategyJudy LinChief Operating Officer

Dwight Ho-SangPrincipal,KIPP WAYS AcademyDave HowlandFounding Principal,KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High SchoolTandi Prillerman Founding Principal,KIPP WAYS Primary School

Troy WrightManaging Director of Finance

Jondré PryorPrincipal,KIPP South Fulton AcademyMini’imah ShaheedFounding Principal,KIPP STRIVE Primary School

*Denotes Honorary Director