FAQ
What is a charter school?
Charter schools are free, open-enrollment public schools of choice. The "charter" establishing each school is a performance contract detailing the school's mission, program, goals, students served, methods of assessment, and ways to measure success.
Massachusetts charter schools report to the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and are required to produce positive academic results and adhere to the charter contract. The basic concept of charter schools is that they allow increased autonomy in return for this accountability.
What grades does KIPP Academy Lynn
Collegiate High School serve?
KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High School currently serves approximately 200 students in grades 9 and 10. For the 2013-2014 school year, we will serve approximately 300 students in grades 9-11. The school will grow by a grade each year until it reaches full 9th – 12th grade capacity in 2014-2015.
To learn more about the other schools in the KIPP Massachusetts network, visit our regional FAQ page.
Is my child eligible to enroll at KIPP Academy Lynn
Collegiate High School?
We do not select or deny admissions on the basis of prior academic or behavioral record, race, creed, class, handicap, or any other factor. Our students, like all charter school students in MA, are selected by blind lottery, which is an entirely random drawing of names out of a hat.
If your child is currently in 8th grade and lives within the Lynn city limits, he or she is eligible for the lottery for 9th grade seats in school year 2013-2014. If not selected in the random lottery, your child will be placed on the waiting list.
When is the lottery and how can I enter my child's name?
The KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High School lottery for 9th, 10th and 11th grade seats will take place in the spring of 2013 (90 High Rock Street, Lynn)
To enroll your child in the KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High School lottery, download and fill out the application below:
or contact jstartek@kippma.org. KALC applications must be mailed or physically turned in at 90 High Rock Street.
If you are looking for eligibility information for KIPP Academy Lynn Middle School or KIPP Academy Boston, please visit our ENROLL section.
How are KIPP Massachusetts schools funded?
We receive funding from three sources: State funds, Federal funds, and Private funds. The amount of funding received through state and local grants is the same amount the public school system receives. It is based on a per-pupil allocation established by the state government. Because we offer more time and resources than public schools do, KIPP Massachusetts must raise additional money through private donations.
Our financial plan shows that all 5 of our schools will be 97% sustainable on public funding when at full enrollment.
Do charter schools take money from
district public schools?
Charter schools are public schools. All mainstream public schools receive state and federal funding based on a per-student calculation. When a child leaves for a charter school the money follows that child. Charter schools do not take money from public schools; they provide new educational alternatives within the public school system using public dollars.
How can I get involved?
To make a secure tax-deductible online donation, please click HERE.
To learn more about other ways to get involved, please visit Teach at KIPP,
Work at KIPP, or Volunteer at KIPP.
