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6.Dothestudentswearuniformstoschool? DoIhavetopayfortheuniformshirts?Yes,allstudentsarerequiredtowearuniformsatKIPP. AllstudentswillbeprovidedwithoneKIPPshirtfreeofcharge

eachyear. Theywillhavetheopportunitytopurchaseadditionalshirtsoverthesummerandthroughouttheschool

year.

7.DoyoutakeELL(EnglishLanguageLearner)orSpecialEducationstudents?Yes!

8.Doyouhavefreebreakfastandlunchprograms?Yes.

Allstudents

receive

breakfast,

lunch

and

an

afternoon

snack

for

free.

9.WillKIPPprovidetransportationformychildtogettoandfromtheschool?Aswithanypublicschool,KIPPwillprovideeligiblestudentswithafareorfullfareMetrocarddependingonhowfar

theylivefromtheschool.

ABOUTTHELOTTERYPROCESS1. DoyouhavetoapplytogetintoKIPPSTAR?KIPPSTARCharterSchoolisapublicschoolopentoallNewYorkstudentsthatareincoming5thgraders. Theonly

informationneededtoentertheKIPPlotteryisthestudentsnameandcontactinformation. Notestscores,grades,

recommendations,orbehavioralhistorywillbetakenintoconsideration.AllapplicationsmustbereceivedbyMonday,

April1

stat

12:00pm

(noon)

via

mail,

online

at

www.kippnyc.org/enroll,

or

in

person.

2. Howdoesthelotterywork? DoIhavetoattendthelottery? HowwillIfindoutifmychildwasselectedinthelottery?

KIPPSTARplanstoenroll90incoming5thgraders,includingsiblingsandreturningstudents.Ifthenumberoffamilies

interestedinattendingtheschoolexceedsthenumberofstudentswecanserve,thenwewillconductalotteryonApril4th,2013at5:30pm.Allstudentsenteredintothelotterywillhavetheirnamesdrawnbyanindependentauditor.Open

slotswillbefilledinthefollowingorder:

1. Returningstudents2. Brothers/SistersofCurrentKIPPNYCStudents(mustattendthesameKIPPNYCschool)3. ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict4. ApplicantsEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict5. ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict6. ApplicantsNotEligibleforFreeorReducedLunchandNotResidingintheCommunitySchoolDistrict

Uponsubmissionoftheapplication,applicantswillhavetheopportunitytodocumenttheirfreeandreducedpricelunch

eligibility.Familiesdonotneedtobepresentatthelottery.Studentswillbecontactedbyphoneintheordertheywere

drawnuntilallopenslotsarefilled.Admissionsnotificationletterswillbemailedtoallapplicantsandphonecallsto

acceptedstudentswillbemadebeginningonApril5th,2013.3. Doyouacceptapplicationsfor6th8thgraders?Whiletherewillbealotteryfor6th8thgradestudents,weanticipatethattherewillbefew,ifany,openseats.

4.Can

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my

childs

name

in

more

than

one

KIPP

NYC

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Yes.Thelotteryapplicationallowsyoutochoosemultipleschoolsthatyoumayapplyto,basedonyourpreference.

5.CanIenterthelotterymorethanonce?No.Eachchildmayonlyenteronce.Anyduplicateapplicationswillberemovedpriortothelottery.

6.IfIenteredthelotterylastyear,doIneedtoenteragain?Yes.Thereisanewlotteryeveryyear.Waitlistsdonotcarryoverfromyeartoyear.7.Whereistheschool,andwhocanIcontactwithadditionalquestions?Theschoolislocatedat433W.123rdStreet,4thfloorinHarlem.Formoreinformationortoreceiveanapplication,

pleasecontactMatthewWhitnall,SchoolOperationsAdministratorat(212)9912650ext.3orvisit

http://www.kippnyc.org/enroll.