KIPP Academy Nashville
PRINCIPAL LAURA MIGUEZ HOWARTH 350 Students in Grades 5-8 | Public Charter in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Teachers build relationships with families through home visits , school-wide meetings , monthly educational opportunities , parent-teacher conferences , and frequent phone calls home
School alumni and their families are supported through college application workshops
RESULTS : KIPP Academy alumni have high collegegoing rates : For example , 71 percent of KIPP ’ s first class of eighth-graders went on to matriculate into college .
KIPP ’ s culture generates excitement about college life and courses , and students bring the enthusiasm home
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