Kipp Columbus Careers in Columbus, OH

Based in Columbus, Ohio, KIPP Columbus was founded in 2008 with the opening of its first school, KIPP Journey Academy. Today, KIPP Journey Academy enrolls more than 300 students in grades 5-8. In the 2010-2011 school year, 97% of KIPP Journey fifth graders met or exceeded their growth goal in reading, the strongest growth of any KIPP school in the country. Locally, KIPP Journey eighth graders scored 17.1 and 20.3 percentage points higher on the state math and reading assessments, respectively, than students enrolled in Columbus City Schools. KIPP Journey Academy was recently named a 2012 EPIC “Silver Gain” school by New Leaders; it was the only KIPP school in the country to be recognized. Building off of these early successes, KIPP Columbus will, in the coming years, open a new campus that will serve nearly 2000 students in grades K-12 with a transformational education and develop a regional office that will support KIPP Columbus growth, programming, operations, and holistic neighb