July 27, 2015
Family, 

Summer School was EXCELLENT, but the best is still yet to come!  Again, thank you for entrusting us with your scholars.  They have already learned quite a bit and are now walking the halls of KIPP Vision Primary School like the bold, proud, fierce and fabulous scholars that they are.  At KVP, we believe in EXCELLENCE and EXCELLENT is exactly what our scholars are!   

This year, as we've done in the past, we have set very high academic and character goals for our scholars.  We realized that in order to meet those goals, our scholars had to understand the importance of "growing their brains"; they had to be ready for the intensity of a longer school day; and they had to be ready to focus.  We believe that our summer school process has prepared them to do just that. THEY ARE READY and now the real work begins.  

Thank you for your continued support as we partner with YOU to get YOUR scholar to and through college and then off to CHANGE THE WORLD.

The Journey Continues...

Dr. Wheda A. Carletos, Ph.D.
Principal
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Title I School Wide Plan Parent Input Meeting - Wednesday, July 29, 5:30 PM - KIPP Vision School Cafeteria

Please plan to attend this meeting to offer your ideas on our school wide plan for this year. Don't forget to bring your Parent Journey Card to receive credit for your participation!

Click here for the calendar for other upcoming Title I meetings.
PTA NEWS

We are excited to usher in the 2015-2016 school year and welcome all of you into the KVP family. Join us this Thursday, July 30th from 5-9 p.m for our "Back to School" Chick-fil-a Spirit Night/PTA Membership Drive at Chick-fil-a Cleveland Ave.

 

This will be a great time for your scholar and your family to connect with fellow KVP families and to join our Parent Teacher Association.

 

Your KIPP Vision Primary Parent/Teacher Association is committed to the work of educational advocacy and sponsors special events to bring all of our KVP scholars and their families together as a strong community.  In order to make a powerful and lasting impact, your commitment and presence is needed. We need you and all of your scholar's supporters to become active in helping your scholar achieve greatness this year by joining the KIPP Vision Primary PTA. Dues for the year are $10 and gives each member full GA PTA/National PTA membership privileges. 

 

We can't wait to see you Thursday! Please look for more information about the Spirit Night on your scholar's classroom website. 
AFTER CARE

If you are registered for an aftercare program that is NOT being offered this week, we are providing an aftercare option for your scholar at KIPP Vision Primary School for this week only, from 4:00 - 6:30 pm (3:00 - 6:30 pm on Wednesday). 

Click here to register for KIPP Vision Primary School Aftercare for the week of July 27th .

 

Along with the application, you MUST bring the fee of $20/week or $5/day and proof of aftercare registration to the front office prior to the start of the services. Again, aftercare at KIPP Vision Primary School is for this week only.

 

Please note that if you have NOT already made aftercare arrangements and you have NOT applied for bus transportation before the extended July 23rd deadline, there are no available bus slots.  All seats on all seven buses have now been assigned.  You will have to utilize an aftercare provider that provides transportation. 

 
DAILY TRANSPORTATION CHANGE REGUEST FORM

If you need to change your scholar's transportation for the day (example: my scholar is a bus rider, but I will pick them up today), please use the link below to submit the request.  This link is also available on the homepage of our website in the What Is New box. These requests should be submitted by noon each day to ensure that they are delivered to your scholar.  Please do not call the school to make transportation changes for the day.  Daily transportation changes must be submitted using the form.  If there is no change request for a scholar, they will be sent home via their confirmed primary transportation method.
  • Please do not submit one form for several days.  There must be one form for each day that a change is requested.  
  • Please do not use this form to indicate your scholar's primary method of transportation.  
  • This form should not be used to add individual's to your scholar's authorized pick-up list.
  • This form should not be used to communicate any messages other than the original method of transportation for that day and the requested change.
     
Click here for the KIPP Vision Primary daily transportation change request form.
CONFIRM YOUR SCHOLAR'S PRIMARY AFTERNOON TRANSPORTATION

If you have not filled out the form to confirm the primary way that your scholar will get home in the afternoons, please do so immediately.  This will be your scholar's default method of afternoon transportation.  It will only be changed if there is a daily transportation change request. submitted by noon on any given day.  Completion of this form is mandatory.

 

Click here for the Primary Transportation form.

 
ANNUAL STUDENT FEE

The annual student fee is required and is due by September 11, 2015.  Payments can be made during school hours in the main office.  We accept cash, checks, credit/debit cards, and money orders.  There was some confusion during orientation regarding what is included in the fee.  Listed below are the items included in the fee.

KIPP Vision Primary Annual Student Fee- $80.00
  • 5 Field trips
  • 1 Drawstring cinch sack
  • 1 Cardigan
FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students who are 18 years of age or older ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records.

 

Full information and detail about FERPA can be found at http://familypolicy.ed.gov/ferpa-parents-students.


Click here for a brief overview.

KIPP Vision Academy
404.537.5252
www.kippmetroatlanta.org