KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLSvisions realized

2007-2008 ANNUAL REPORT

student profilesSEVEN YEARS AGO KIPP DELTA BEGAN WITH THE PROMISE of seeing each member of its initial fifth grade class matriculate to college. Today the students in our first class, the Class of 2010, are less than 24 months away from realizing that vision. Students at all grade levels are proving that more time in the classroom and consistently high expectations are helping to narrow the achievement gap. Below we have highlighted the progress three students have made towards realizing their dreams and visions of their own futures.

Richard Harris Class of 2010

Currently in the 11th grade

Richard wants to study law at Marquette University and become a sports agent.

"KIPP has given me the opportunity to think differently

about life & college. Now I know I can achieve anything.”

Richard scored Advanced on both the Algebra and Geometry

End of Course Exams.

Joshua Green Class of 2013

Currently in the 8th grade

Joshua’s dream is to becomean architect.

“I want to go to college and come back to the Delta,

because that’s where I was born and raised!”

Joshua scored Proficient in Literacy and Advanced in Math

on the 2008 Arkansas Benchmark Exam.

Donna Redmon Class of 2012

Currently in the 9th grade

Donna would like to attend Ole Miss where she will study math & science so that she can become

a nurse.

“After attending college I want to travel as a nurse or

therapist."

Donna scored Advanced on the Algebra End of Course Exam in

the 8th grade.

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STANFORD 10 PERCENTILE GROWTH WHILE AT KIPP MATHLITERACY

test resultsARKANSAS BENCHMARK EXAM RESULTS, 2007-2008: This test measures how well students have learned a set of academic skills established by the state. State criterion-referenced tests allow us to see how well our schools performed in a given year, as compared with state standards and local district and state averages. Grades five through eight are tested in Math and Literacy every year, while at the high school level, examinations are only given in Algebra, Geometry and Eleventh Grade Language Arts.

Number of Schools: 2Number of Teachers: 18Number of other Full-Time Staff: 6

Students: 270KIPP Delta College Preparatory: Grades 5-8KIPP Delta Collegiate High: Grades 9-10Attendance Rate: 96%

95% African American4.6% Caucasian0.4% Asian/Pacific Islander

87% Qualify for free or reduced lunch8% Receive Special Education Services

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2007-2008 KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS STUDENT BODY

planned growthKIPP DELTA WAS FOUNDED ON THE PROMISE of preparing all our students for college. Today, our growing organization is working to give that opportunity to more and more students from the Delta. In the last year our school has grown into two schools—a middle and high school—with plans in the works to open an elementary school in the Fall of 2009.

OUR STUDENTS DREAMED of having a flagship campus in Helena, and with the support of our generous community, we broke ground on a $3M multi-purpose gymnasium in June. This building will serve as the cultural and physical anchor for our dream campus, while providing a home for our growing sports and physical education programs.

IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT beyond Helena, our staff & board worked together with the Charter School Growth Fund to complete a strategic plan that outlines KIPP Delta's growth into four sites across the Delta region. By 2019, KIPP Delta will serve nearly 4,000 students in grades K – 12. Our vision is to double the number of students in the Delta region who are prepared for success in college when they graduate from high school. These students are the future leaders of the Delta, and their success in school is key to the revitalization of one of the poorest areas in our country.

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it.”

— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Fundraising Progressfor Multi-purpose Gym

$3 Million Goal

Funds Raisedto Date $1.7 Million

Funds Needed(bleachers, flooring

lockers & scoreboard)

Low-interestFinancing $1 Million

$300,000

“The dreamers are the saviors of the world.”

— James Allen

financial reports

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,157,410

Pledges receivable, net 147,773

Property and equipment, net 3,768,447

Total assets $ 6,073,630

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities

Accounts payable $ 310,004

Current maturities of long-term debt 64,508

Current maturities of capital leases 40,146

Long-term debt 2,225,189

Long-term capital leases 26,259

Total liabilities $ 2,666,106

Net assets

Unrestricted $ 2,315,052

Temporarily restricted 1,092,472

Total net assets $ 3,407,524

Total liabilities and net assets $ 6,073,630

REVENUES State assistance $ 1,963,590

Federal assistance 382,490

Grants, donations, and fundraising 2,232,810

Activity revenues 10,875

Investment income 26,866

Other $ 77,336

Total Revenues $ 4,693,967

EXPENDITURES Educational programs $ 1,359,275

Special education 147,352

Student support services 58,860

Student transportation 224,541

Food service 215,723

Operation and maintenance of facilities 216,217

Administration support services 288,735

Other support services 92,537

Interest expense 161,912

Provision for pledges receivable 7,777

Total Expenditures $ 2,772,929

Change in Net Assets $ 1,921,038

BALANCE SHEET

For the year ended June 30, 2008

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

donor appreciation

KIPP SCHOLARSEdward Grauman (in memory of Dottie Grauman) Entergy Charitable Foundation The Hussman Foundation

DOCTORATE LEVELArkansas Black Hall of Fame The Arkansas Community Foundation The Arkansas Humanities Council The Bruce Family Gift Fund (ARCF) Cathy & Ernest Cunningham Phillips County Community Foundation Shelia & Carl Phipps

MASTERS LEVELM. Christine Allen Jessica & Brent Black KIPP Team & Family Grant Program Claire & Gordon Manley Parents of KIPP DeltaBlakeslee & John Shirey The Younger Foundation

GRADUATE LEVELPeyton CunninghamEdie & Cotter CunninghamHargraves Insurance Agency, Inc. Hudson Cisne & Co. LLP John & Anne KingBetty & Barney LewisShen LimBetty & Billy MitchellBlanche & Beadle MooreThe Nabholz Group Rotary Club Of Helena Southern Hardware Keshia & Andre ValleyEd Pat & Betsy Wright

UNDERGRADUATE LEVELMarty & Janie CocoFood Giant & Steve Edwards Hickory Hill Pharmacy Barbara & Bob McGinnisRyan McMurrayBennette & Walter MorrisJamil & Jack NormanAnna & John RiggsTim SmithCarol & Raymond SolomonLee & Michael ThompsonStuart Willson

KIPPster LEVELDiane AllenSheri BarretteRichard BarthJimmy & Patricia BillingsleyLee Ann & Jesse BranchCallie BrandonNorma BrownJudy & Charlie BuchananBobbie & Lamar BuckNancy CarbonaraEdith CloakSteve & Wendy ColmusMaureen ConnellyLena CunninghamAngela DuranSuzanne EckesSam ElardoHelen Faulkner

CHAMPION LEVELOlive & Chester McCloskey and Norac, Inc.The Helena Health FoundationBettye & Dick HendrixMichael MortonThe Walton Family Foundation

CHALLENGER LEVELSenator Steve BrylesCathy & Ernest CunninghamSenator Steve HigginbothamSouthern Financial Partners

CONTENDER LEVELElaine & Jim FrazierShelly & Steve HarknessAngela & Scott ShireyBlakeslee & John ShireyDavid SolomonSunil Thakor

Our sincere thanks go out to the following groups and individuals who supported the KIPP Delta Annual Campaign in the 2007-2008 school year. Your tireless commitment to our students is what keeps us all working to ensure their success as they climb the mountain to college!

This June, KIPP Delta broke ground on a $3 million multi-purpose gymnasium that will serve as the anchor of our flagship campus. This building would not be possible without the leadership and generosity of the following donors. The best thanks will come when you see the excitement and sheer joy on our students' faces at the gym ribbon cutting in February 2009.

KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS210 Cherry Street · Helena, AR · 72342 · 870.753.9035 · www.deltacollegeprep.org

KIPP Delta, Inc., is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Julia GrantDavid GrossbardKarl HattenHelena Housing Authority Mary & Frank HiegelOtis & Ruth Howe Sue HudsonGuy HughesMichelle IcenogleMary Sue & John JacobsW.C & Everlyn JohnsonVan JorstadDebby & Durwood KingSarah & Jonathan KohlerMarty & Rob LiversAdrian MessinaErnie MillerGeorgann Mire

Dominik MjartanStephen MurryCharles & Nancy Jo PowarsBilly RayDavid RaymanJason RolettMargaret StaubAlexandra Terninko &Ben SteinbergCarol ThompsonSharese & Jimmie TisbyDorothy UmfressAllison WallaceJimmy & Peggy WebsterElizabeth WilmerBrandon WinchesterVivian & Bob WrightDavid & Sheri Wright

COMPETITOR LEVELChase Paymentech SolutionsHenry NicholsLee & Michael ThompsonWitsell Evans Rasco

CONTESTANT LEVELVirginia & Columbus AbramsM. Christine AllenLanie & Bill BrandonAnne & Marion ChurchIva & Kris HamelAmanda & Sanford JohnsonEverlyn & W.C. JohnsonRon Nurnburg & Joe OsgoodeBetty & Arthur SandersThe Scoular FoundationJemar TisbyJamie & Luke VanDeWalleMaisie WrightSunny & Mark Wright

SUPPORTER LEVELWilliam AldrichElaine & Chris AllenSammy BrocatoEmily CookDiane & Bob CookColin Dentel-PostLinda FarrellDoug FriedlanderGregory HamelRyan HillDustin LoeskeNancy Jo & Charles PowarsLiz & Tim SchuringaArt ShireyJason SingerChristy TaoIn Honor of Tyler WilliamsPenelope & Peter Wright

GYMNASIUM BUILDING CAMPAIGN DONORS

All donations arelisted as of June 30, 2008