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KIPP Journey Academy welcomes first class of "KIPPsters"
The first KIPP school in Ohio--KIPP Journey Academy in Columbus' Linden Park neighborhood--opened its doors August 6, 2008. The Columbus Dispatch's Jennifer Smith Richards was on hand to witness dozens of fifth graders start their transformation into college-bound KIPPsters. Read her account here.
Featured School
Dayton Academy
- Statistics Snapshot
- Number of Students: 777
- Year Chartered: 1999
- State Report Card Rating: Academic Watch
- Updated: 2007-2008
4401 Dayton Liberty Road
Dayton, OH 45418-1903
Email: emwyckoff@dayton.edisonschools.com
Phone: 937-262-4080
Grades Served: K-8
Administrator: Emory Wyckoff
Mission
Our Mission is to see that every child receives a world-class education. We are also focused on equal access to that world-class education.
Distinctiveness
Edison Schools use a unique curricular and instructional design based on research and updated through the use of research. Our curricular offering includes instruction in Spanish, art, and music for all students including the primary grades. Students use technology as an integrated part of their daily instruction. The leadership structure of our schools includes a teacher leadership program, and those teachers receive an additional salary for their leadership duties. Finally, Edison's Professional Development program is unlike any offered in this country. Teachers receive Professional Development everyday as well as throughout the year. This is both local and national in scope.
How the School Defines Success
Success is objectively measured by how well our students perform in the aggregate on their state and national tests. We also measure success by how much of a gap exists within the sub-populations of the school; the smaller the gap, the greater our success. Our parents, students, and teachers are given access each year to the Harris Interactive Survey, which gives each group an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback as to their satisfaction with the many components of the school. We also subjectively measure success on how happy and well adjusted our students are in our schools.
Read the Ohio Department of Education's Annual Report for this school here (pdf).
Click here to read this school's financial audit from Ohio's Auditor of State.
2006-2007 School Year Report Card:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2006-2007/BUILD/133959.PDF