2008 KIPP Delta Public Schools Annual Report

visions realized KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2007-2008 ANNUAL REPORT

student profiles SEVEN YEARS AGO KIPP DELTA BEGAN WITH THE PROMISE of seeing each member of its initial fifth grade class matriculate to college. Today the students in our first class, the Class of 2010, are less than 24 months away from realizing that vision. Students at all grade levels are proving that more time in the classroom and consistently high expectations are helping to narrow the achievement gap. Below we have highlighted the progress three students have made towards realizing their dreams and visions of their own futures.

Richard Harris Class of 2010

Donna Redmon Class of 2012

Joshua Green Class of 2013

Currently in the 11th grade

Currently in the 9th grade

Currently in the 8th grade

Richard wants to study law at Marquette University and become a sports agent.

Donna would like to attend Ole Miss where she will study math & science so that she can become a nurse.

Joshua’s dream is to become an architect.

"KIPP has given me the opportunity to think differently about life & college. Now I know I can achieve anything.”

Richard scored Advanced on both the Algebra and Geometry End of Course Exams.

PERCENTILE RANK

92

18

Donna scored Advanced on the Algebra End of Course Exam in the 8th grade.

Joshua scored Proficient in Literacy and Advanced in Math on the 2008 Arkansas Benchmark Exam.

97

Exiting 8th

85

80 75

32

29

Entering 5th

“After attending college I want to travel as a nurse or therapist."

“I want to go to college and come back to the Delta, because that’s where I was born and raised!”

42

91

46

28

Entering 6th

Exiting 8th

STANFORD 10 PERCENTILE GROWTH WHILE AT KIPP

Entering 5th

LITERACY

MATH

Exiting 7th

test results ARKANSAS BENCHMARK EXAM RESULTS, 2007-2008: This test measures how well students have learned a set of academic skills established by the state. State criterion-referenced tests allow us to see how well our schools performed in a given year, as compared with state standards and local district and state averages. Grades five through eight are tested in Math and Literacy every year, while at the high school level, examinations are only given in Algebra, Geometry and Eleventh Grade Language Arts.

ALGEBRA EOC PERFORMANCE 100

90

90

86

80

74

70

67

60 50 40

52

76

72

62

59

Percentage Scoring Proficient Or Above

Percentage Scoring Proficient Or Above

MATHEMATICS BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE 100

56

47 36

30 20

23

10

70

50 40 30

6th Grade

KIPP

Arkansas

7th Grade

8th Grade

KIPP

GEOMETRY EOC PERFORMANCE 100

90

90

82

70

67 64

63 46

40

58

52

67 57

37

30

36

30

20

Percentage Scoring Proficient Or Above

100

80

70 60

40 30 20 10 0

KIPP

Arkansas

7th Grade

8th Grade

Helena-West Helena School District

2007-2008 KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS

60

50

0

6th Grade

86

80

10

5th Grade

Arkansas

Helena-West Helena School District

Helena-West Helena School District

LITERACY BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE

Percentage Scoring Proficient Or Above

29

20

0

5th Grade

50

66

60

10

0

60

89

80

13 KIPP

Arkansas

Helena-West Helena School District

STUDENT BODY

Number of Schools: 2 Number of Teachers: 18 Number of other Full-Time Staff: 6

95% African American 4.6% Caucasian 0.4% Asian/Pacific Islander

Students: 270 KIPP Delta College Preparatory: Grades 5-8 KIPP Delta Collegiate High: Grades 9-10 Attendance Rate: 96%

87% Qualify for free or reduced lunch 8% Receive Special Education Services

planned growth KIPP DELTA WAS FOUNDED ON THE PROMISE of preparing all our students for college. Today, our growing organization is working to give that opportunity to more and more students from the Delta. In the last year our school has grown into two schools—a middle and high school—with plans in the works to open an elementary school in the Fall of 2009.

OUR STUDENTS DREAMED of having a flagship campus in Helena, and with the support of our generous community, we broke ground on a $3M multi-purpose gymnasium in June. This building will serve as the cultural and physical anchor for our dream campus, while providing a home for our growing sports and physical education programs.

Fundraising Progress for Multi-purpose Gym $3 Million Goal Funds Needed

(bleachers, flooring lockers & scoreboard)

Low-interest Financing

Funds Raised to Date

$300,000

$1 Million

$1.7 Million

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it.”

— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT beyond Helena, our staff & board worked together with the Charter School Growth Fund to complete a strategic plan that outlines KIPP Delta's growth into four sites across the Delta region. By 2019, KIPP Delta will serve nearly 4,000 students in grades K – 12. Our vision is to double the number of students in the Delta region who are prepared for success in college when they graduate from high school.

These students are the future leaders of the Delta, and their success in school is key to the revitalization of one of the poorest areas in our country.

financial reports BALANCE SHEET

For the year ended June 30, 2008

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

ASSETS

REVENUES

Cash and cash equivalents

$

Pledges receivable, net

147,773

Property and equipment, net Total assets

2,157,410

$

State assistance

$

Federal assistance

382,490

3,768,447

Grants, donations, and fundraising

6,073,630

Activity revenues

2,232,810 10,875

Investment income LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts payable

Total Revenues $

64,508

Current maturities of capital leases

40,146

Long-term debt

2,225,189

Long-term capital leases

26,259 $

2,666,106

$

Temporarily restricted

77,336

$

4,693,967

$

1,359,275

EXPENDITURES Educational programs Special education

147,352

Student support services

58,860

Student transportation

224,541

Food service

215,723

Operation and maintenance of facilities

216,217

2,315,052

Administration support services

288,735

1,092,472

Other support services Interest expense

Net assets Unrestricted

$

310,004

Current maturities of long-term debt

Total liabilities

26,866

Other

Liabilities

1,963,590

Total net assets

$

3,407,524

Total liabilities and net assets

$

6,073,630

92,537 161,912

Provision for pledges receivable

7,777

Total Expenditures

$

2,772,929

Change in Net Assets

$

1,921,038

“The dreamers are the saviors of the world.”

— James Allen

donor appreciation Our sincere thanks go out to the following groups and individuals who supported the KIPP Delta Annual Campaign in the 2007-2008 school year.

Your tireless commitment to our students is what keeps us all working to ensure their success as they climb the mountain to college!

KIPP SCHOLARS

KIPPster LEVEL

Edward Grauman (in memory of Dottie Grauman) Entergy Charitable Foundation The Hussman Foundation

Diane Allen Sheri Barrette Richard Barth Jimmy & Patricia Billingsley Lee Ann & Jesse Branch Callie Brandon Norma Brown Judy & Charlie Buchanan Bobbie & Lamar Buck Nancy Carbonara Edith Cloak Steve & Wendy Colmus Maureen Connelly Lena Cunningham Angela Duran Suzanne Eckes Sam Elardo Helen Faulkner

DOCTORATE LEVEL Arkansas Black Hall of Fame The Arkansas Community Foundation The Arkansas Humanities Council The Bruce Family Gift Fund (ARCF) Cathy & Ernest Cunningham Phillips County Community Foundation Shelia & Carl Phipps

MASTERS LEVEL M. Christine Allen Jessica & Brent Black KIPP Team & Family Grant Program Claire & Gordon Manley Parents of KIPP Delta Blakeslee & John Shirey The Younger Foundation

GRADUATE LEVEL

Julia Grant David Grossbard Karl Hatten Helena Housing Authority Mary & Frank Hiegel Otis & Ruth Howe Sue Hudson Guy Hughes Michelle Icenogle Mary Sue & John Jacobs W.C & Everlyn Johnson Van Jorstad Debby & Durwood King Sarah & Jonathan Kohler Marty & Rob Livers Adrian Messina Ernie Miller Georgann Mire

Dominik Mjartan Stephen Murry Charles & Nancy Jo Powars Billy Ray David Rayman Jason Rolett Margaret Staub Alexandra Terninko & Ben Steinberg Carol Thompson Sharese & Jimmie Tisby Dorothy Umfress Allison Wallace Jimmy & Peggy Webster Elizabeth Wilmer Brandon Winchester Vivian & Bob Wright David & Sheri Wright

GYMNASIUM BUILDING CAMPAIGN DONORS

Peyton Cunningham Edie & Cotter Cunningham Hargraves Insurance Agency, Inc. Hudson Cisne & Co. LLP John & Anne King Betty & Barney Lewis Shen Lim Betty & Billy Mitchell Blanche & Beadle Moore The Nabholz Group Rotary Club Of Helena Southern Hardware Keshia & Andre Valley Ed Pat & Betsy Wright

This June, KIPP Delta broke ground on a $3 million multi-purpose gymnasium that will serve as the anchor of our flagship campus. This building would not be possible without the leadership and generosity of the following donors. The best thanks will come when you see the excitement and sheer joy on our students' faces at the gym ribbon cutting in February 2009.

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

CHALLENGER LEVEL

Marty & Janie Coco Food Giant & Steve Edwards Hickory Hill Pharmacy Barbara & Bob McGinnis Ryan McMurray Bennette & Walter Morris Jamil & Jack Norman Anna & John Riggs Tim Smith Carol & Raymond Solomon Lee & Michael Thompson Stuart Willson

CHAMPION LEVEL

COMPETITOR LEVEL

SUPPORTER LEVEL

Olive & Chester McCloskey and Norac, Inc. The Helena Health Foundation Bettye & Dick Hendrix Michael Morton The Walton Family Foundation

Chase Paymentech Solutions Henry Nichols Lee & Michael Thompson Witsell Evans Rasco

William Aldrich Elaine & Chris Allen Sammy Brocato Emily Cook Diane & Bob Cook Colin Dentel-Post Linda Farrell Doug Friedlander Gregory Hamel Ryan Hill Dustin Loeske Nancy Jo & Charles Powars Liz & Tim Schuringa Art Shirey Jason Singer Christy Tao In Honor of Tyler Williams Penelope & Peter Wright

Senator Steve Bryles Cathy & Ernest Cunningham Senator Steve Higginbotham Southern Financial Partners

CONTENDER LEVEL Elaine & Jim Frazier Shelly & Steve Harkness Angela & Scott Shirey Blakeslee & John Shirey David Solomon Sunil Thakor

CONTESTANT LEVEL Virginia & Columbus Abrams M. Christine Allen Lanie & Bill Brandon Anne & Marion Church Iva & Kris Hamel Amanda & Sanford Johnson Everlyn & W.C. Johnson Ron Nurnburg & Joe Osgoode Betty & Arthur Sanders The Scoular Foundation Jemar Tisby Jamie & Luke VanDeWalle Maisie Wright Sunny & Mark Wright

KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 210 Cherry Street 路 Helena, AR 路 72342 路 870.753.9035 路 www.deltacollegeprep.org KIPP Delta, Inc., is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

All donations are listed as of June 30, 2008