It's demanding performance from all the students. I don't know, are they kicking out the dumb ones? I did look at it a little more, they are treating the school like it's a privilage for both the student and the parent to have the child go there.


Parents'/Guardians' Commitment
•We will make sure our child arrives at KIPP every day by 7:25 a.m. (Monday-Friday) or boards a KIPP bus at the scheduled time.

•We will always help our child in the best way we know how and we will do whatever it takes for him/her to learn. This also means that we will check our child's homework every night, let him/her call the teacher if there is a problem with the homework, and try to read with him/her every night.

•We will always make ourselves available to our children and the school, and address any concerns they might have. This also means that if our child is going to miss school, we will notify the teacher as soon as possible, and we will carefully read any and all papers that the school sends home to us.



hmmm, I'm not sure, the site is a little fluffed up. But check this out:

By choosing KIPP, students make a commitment to excellence with themselves, their parents, teachers, and fellow students. KIPPsters (what we call our students) believe that there are no shortcuts and no excuses. KIPPsters love KIPP because they know that their parents, teachers, school leaders, and classmates are all working together to help them reach their full potential.
At KIPP, we use the motto 'team beats individual.' Being a KIPPster means being a part of a team and family within your school and also within the overall KIPP network of schools. KIPPsters have a host of resources available to them to help them reach the top, including dedicated teachers available after hours via cell phone, high school and college placement counselors, alumni support services, extended school days, Saturday school, class field trips, and many extracurriculars.

They are just doing everything right.