KIPP: Lead College Prep Charter School
| Lead College Prep Charter School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 6060 Miller Avenue | |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter |
| Established | 2006 |
| Authorizer | Ball State University |
| Principal | Laura Kabel |
| Faculty | unknown (approximate) |
Lead College Prep Charter School is a charter school in the Miller Beach neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, serving students in fifth through eighth grades.
The school is part of a network of charter schools in Indiana (and in Gary) sponsored by Ball State University, the 18th in the state it has sponsored, and the fourth in Gary opened in 2006.[1] The school operates under legislation enacted in 2001 by the Indiana General Assembly allowing universities to sponsor charter schools.[2]
The school opened with an initial class of 81 students in fifth grade. Classes started in mid-July, 2006, part of the school's longer school year.
LEAD College Prep Charter School aims at closing the achievement gap through hard work, a longer school day (7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays)and a college preparatory focus. In addition to the longer school day, LEAD students are in school for three weeks during the summer and for four hours on alternating Saturdays, offering students 60% more in-school learning than students in typical public schools. Students are accepted regardless of prior academic record, conduct, or socioeconomic background.
LEAD College Prep Charter School was part of the KIPP: the Knowledge Is Power Program network of schools up to July 2011, when it became an independent school.
[edit] References
- ^ Ball State sponsors college prep school: LEAD is one of the 18 charter schools BSU sponsors to date, Ball State Daily, February 7, 2006
- ^ Ball State authorizes new public charter school in Gary, Ball State University press release dated January 31, 2006
[edit] External links
- Ball State University - Office of Charter Schools - Startups
- Indiana Department of Education - School Profile, Lead High School
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