Program areas at KIPP
Network growth & sustainability: the Kipp Foundation supports stronger, more capable Kipp regions that are delivering on all aspects of Kipp's mission. The Kipp Foundation partners with regional executive directors and senior leaders to understand their unique context to support them on growth, regional scale, and priority planning. The Kipp Foundation offers Kipp regions: - coaching for executive directors; - financial and operational support; - integration and scale support; - strategic leadership around new site development; - legal and technology support.
Kipp forward:the Kipp Foundation supports Kipp schools and regions in strengthening their college counseling and alumni advising to ensure that Kipp alumni are prepared for the educational and career path that fits their goals and sense of purpose. The Kipp Foundation has created a set of national initiatives and programs designed to support and provide resources to local Kipp forward programs across the country. These programs include: - college partnerships; - support for Kipp alumni on college campuses; - career exposure and exploration; - and professional development for school leaders through training, and shared tools and resources.
Academics & culture: to ensure all kippsters experience a joyful, academically excellent, anti-racist education, the Kipp Foundation partners with Kipp schools and regions to build systems that promote academic equity, establish a healthy and equitable school culture, and ensure teachers are effectively supported in expanding their content knowledge and culturally responsive pedagogy. The Kipp Foundation also provides Kipp schools and regions with curriculum, assessment, and other instructional resources; as well as training and implementation support to maximize instructional effectiveness and student outcomes.
Network talent & leadership development: the Kipp Foundation partners with Kipp regions to build and sustain healthy talent ecosystems to ensure strong, equitable, inclusive talent planning, recruitment, selection and development of teachers and leaders. The Kipp Foundation also supports the development of Kipp principals and district leaders through a systemic strategy to ensure healthy principal pipelines.research, design & innovation: the Kipp Foundation supports continuous learning and improvement among Kipp schools & regions by:- creating on-going visibility into Kipp's network-wide performance and generating actionable insights; - ensuring high quality data and research to support network leaders in making data-driven decisions; and - promoting innovation and facilitating the exchange of ideas through network-wide retreats and professional development events.policy & public affairs: the Kipp Foundation has adopted a policy and public affairs strategy to:- proactively shift the narrative about Kipp and charters to protect and grow the Kipp brand, engage more stakeholders and pave the way for growth; - build authentic relationships rooted in a shared agenda to advocate nationally and locally on key policy priorities that support students and alumni on the path to leading choice-filled lives; - connect adult alumni to each other and to Kipp;- build the capacity of Kipp schools & regions to leverage Kipp's national scale and communicate and advocate proactively in a coordinated manner.