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
Middle School serve?
KIPP Academy Lynn Middle School currently serves approximately 400 students in grades 5 – 8. 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
Middle 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 4th grade, and lives within the Lynn city limits, he or she is eligible for the lottery for 5th grade seats in school year 2013-2014. If not selected in the random lottery, your child will be placed on the waiting list.
Please come by the school any time to see our KIPPsters and teachers in action!
When is the lottery and how do I enter my child's name?
The KIPP Academy Lynn Middle School lottery for 5th grade seats will take place Tuesday, March 12 (90 High Rock Street, Lynn).
The KIPP Academy Lynn Middle School lottery for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade seats limited spaces will take place Wednesday, March 13 (90 High Rock Street, Lynn).
To enroll your child in the KIPP Academy Lynn lottery, download and fill out the application below:
or contact malvarez@kippma.org. KAL applications must be mailed or physically turned in at 90 High Rock Street in Lynn.
If you are looking for eligibility information for KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High 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.
