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KIPP East

In 2014, we opened our doors at KIPP East to 100 kindergarten students and their families. Today, we serve students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Our vision is to offer a truly excellent education for families in New Orleans East, an area of New Orleans that has historically not had first-class options.

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School Leadership

Our school leaders are committed to fostering student success through consistency, care, and strategic support throughout their educational experience.

Kim Sanfeliz

KIPP East Primary School Leader

Dr. Nicole Boykins

KIPP East Academy School Leader

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Our Approach Academics

At KIPP East we believe in not only teaching our students the academic skills they will need for college and beyond, but also the values and habits they will need for a life of happiness and success.

Since opening in 2014, KIPP East has proudly served the families of New Orleans East. Our mission is to offer a truly excellent education, empowering our students with opportunities to thrive academically and personally. We believe in honoring the community’s rich history while helping students build a brighter future.– second block to – At KIPP East, we are dedicated to equipping our students not only with the academic skills they need for college and future careers but also with the values and habits essential for a fulfilling and successful life. We believe in nurturing the whole child, ensuring they are prepared to thrive both academically and personally.

We promise that we will always do our best to support your child or children to and through college. While college may seem a long way off, we believe it is our shared responsibility to ensure that our students are set up with the knowledge, skills, character, and habits necessary to graduate from college and positively shape our community and our world. We recognize that reaching this goal will take a tremendous amount of teamwork on the part of our families, our staff, and our students, and we appreciate your support of the school.

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One of our guiding principles is that we work as a team and are accountable for all kids, and you feel this in the building. Teachers collaborate to solve problems and do what’s best for kids.

Our team is truly exceptional. Teachers collaborate with one another and work to support the needs of all of our students. We consist of a team of true professionals that love this work and care deeply about their kids’ success.

We focus on small group academic instruction, with opportunities for both remediation and extension. We pride ourselves on our accelerated programs and our high reading and math groups.

It is the mission of KIPP East to grow — in each and every one of our students — the character, intellect, and habits necessary to graduate from college and positively shape our community and our world.

At KIPP East we believe in not only teaching our students the academic skills they will need for college and beyond, but also the values and habits they will need for a life of happiness and success.

Feeder Pattern

  • KIPP East Primary
  • KIPP East Academy

Students may attend any of the following:

  • Rigorous Curriculum Focused on Student Growth

  • Small Group Instruction Tailored to Individual Needs

  • 1:1 Technology for Digital Learning

  • After-School Tutoring for Academic Support

  • Extracurriculars like Art, Athletics, and Band to Enrich Student Experiences

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