There’s a new school for 1,400 K-8 students in northwest Miami in an area unusual for charter schools, but according to its founders, the goal is to provide more educational opportunities in areas for low-income families.
The school is located in the Liberty City neighborhood. Miami’s mayor said today that there is a need for more schools, like this one, because of the city’s growth.
It was the official opening of the KIPP school in Miami.
“KIPP is a national company and here the first time it has its own building in Miami Dade means that students will continue with all the benefits that this model has with a focus on the basics,” said Levine Cava.
KIPP, or Knowledge Is Power Program, is a charter school located on the North Campus of Miami Dade College. The collaboration between the two institutions reflects an investment in education in communities where it is necessary to provide more opportunities, as explained by one of its administrators.
The 120,000 square foot campus with 79 classrooms accommodates 1,400 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The mayor of Miami assures that the school contributes to meeting the needs of the population.
“One of the concerns I hear is whether we’re going to be able to grow in terms of educational opportunities to keep pace with the growth of the city, and we’ve also seen that thousands and thousands of undocumented people are come to our community, and that creates the need for more space in our schools,” said Francis Suárez.
KIPP is opening in an unusual area for charter schools and following the drafting of a bill that calls for providing options in education with state scholarships to attend private schools.
After the pandemic, the school district was dealing with declining student enrollment. According to statistics, there are currently nearly 330,000 students, just over 36,000 in District Number 2.
It would be the first KIPP charter school in this district, in District Two of the school system. There are 13 public schools for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. This is the first charter.