With these funds KIPP CONNECT Middle School will...

• What: Purchase 2 class sets of Chromebooks for the incoming 7th grade class - this will result in 60 Chromebooks
• Why: Our 5^th and 6^th graders use Chromebooks in all of their classes, but when they go home to complete their homework and practice skills they learned for the day, they are left to worksheets and whatever devices they have (over 80% of our students do not have their own laptops).  In 7^th grade, our goal is to have students take their school Chromebooks home so they can continue learning and practicing at home the way they do at school.  These Chromebooks are a privilege students must earn to use while at KCMS and to travel with throughout the day and at home.
• How: We are using our school budget money for the first 60 Chromebooks for the 7^th graders, but have exhausted all our technology money on this! With these funds, KIPP CONNECT Middle School will be able to cover the cost of purchasing the other 60 Acer C720 (11.6 inch, 2GB) Chromebooks so that all of our 7^th graders have access to this resource!

KIPP CONNECT’s Mission Statement: At KIPP CONNECT, we are committed to guiding our students to fall in love with learning and with life.

KIPP CONNECT’s Vision Statement: We are committed to providing educational excellence, character responsibility and a balanced growth to ensure that our students will discover and develop their talents and fulfill their best potentials to succeed in college and the world beyond.

KIPP CONNECT's Blended Learning Vision: At KIPP CONNECT, we are committed to helping students articulate what they know, what they do not know, and how they will learn the things they do not know. We see that blended learning is the vehicle to drive differentiated and targeted instruction to our students. This allows all students, irrespective of academic level, be pushed towards their goals to climb the mountain to and through college.

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