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It’s the last day of school and what a year this

It’s the last day of school and what a year this has been! If you’ve been following along with our “A Year in Foundational Literacy” series, we are so excited to share a final update. When KIPP Nashville committed to changing how we teach literacy - by prioritizing read wording skills and aligning our curriculum with the science of reading - we set an ambitious three-year goal to measure success. In year two of our foundational literacy priority, our goal was that at least 75% of K-2 students would be at or above grade level in reading. We are proud to have reached that goal, with K-2 students moving from 44% on grade level at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, to 75% at the end of the year.

We celebrate this achievement alongside all our students, families and teachers, who have put in the hard work this year to accomplish this huge milestone. We are excited to send our kindergarteners off to first grade with more literacy knowledge than ever before! 🎉📚

As so many of our team members are wrapping up thi

As so many of our team members are wrapping up this school year, some of them are already well into the planning process for opening our 8th school with the support of our newest founding families! Shout out to KIPP Antioch Global High School’s principal, Mr. Gauthier, and our founding families for working together over the past few months to vote on the school’s name and mascot – go, Huskies! If you aren’t already, give them a follow ➡️ @kippantiochglobalhighschool!

And happy last week of school!

Congratulations, @kippcollegiate Class of 2023!! 🎓🎉 We are beyond proud of you. You have persevered, thrived, and grown so much these last four years. We can’t wait to walk alongside you as you start a new and exiting chapter as a KIPP alumni! And just remember, we will always have your back.

We know that in order to provide our students with

We know that in order to provide our students with the best educational experience possible, we need to intentionally develop and cultivate a diverse pipeline of leaders who are ready to grow with our region. This is KIPP Nashville’s sixth school year operating our Principal in Residence program, and we are excited to see the positive impact this leadership development pathway is having within schools and our greater community.

We are thrilled to welcome seven new leaders to the 2023-2024 PIR cohort! Congratulations to Alphonzo Bradford, Mariah Garner, Shannon Kelly, Kasie Lawrence, Merisa Marsh, April Scott and Rachel Sherbakoff!

Help us congratulate our newest KIPP Nashville Mas

Help us congratulate our newest KIPP Nashville Master Teachers! We celebrated these 12 incredible teammates last night at a special ceremony. Master Teachers are leading incredible outcomes for KIPPsters across our city - and doing it while so clearly embodying our core values of growth, shine and team.

Congratulations, Master Teachers!

Shelby Flowers, @kippacademynash
Jasmine Fripp, @kippcollegiate
Rhiannon Graham, @kippacademynash
CaDana Harrison, @kippantiochcollegeprepes
Ray’Shondria King, @kippnashvillecollegeprep
Tre’Anna Layne, @kippantiochcollegeprepes
Christopher Lundgren, @kippcollegiate
Moira Lyle, @kippcollegiate
Daniel Rivera, @kippantiochcollegeprep
Jonathan Robinson, @kipp_kirkpatrick
Carmen Stephens, @kippnashvillecollegeprep
Jessica Winters, @kippantiochcollegeprep

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