Starting from Scratch: A Young Principal Spends Her Summer Pounding the Pavement In Search of Students to Fill Her New School

31 Joanna Jacobs 2004 Starting from Scratch: A Young Principal Spends Her Summer Pounding the Pavement In Search of Students to Fill Her New School The KIPP Academies may be the crown jewels of the charter school movement. This story from the Christian Science Monitor profiles the principal of a start-up school in San Jose, CA who says the KIPP approach is based on common sense. "Set high expectations, spend more time in school, have kids make a choice and commit to that, focus on results, give the principal authority over hiring and spending. That's logical. It's not magic." With $25 million in philanthropic support, KIPP has grown to more than 30 schools nationwide, all public, some charter, all serving mostly minority, mostly poor students.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Citation: Jacobs, J. (2004). Starting from scratch: A young principal spends her summer pounding the pavement in search of students to fill her new school. Retrieved from the Christian Science Monitor on March 19, 2008. Website: http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0706/p11s01-legn.html<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p> http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0706/p11s01-legn.html