Student Interviews

1. Students and families choose our school

1.1. fully enrolled in all grades

1.2. Families that start at Vista have all students finish at Vista

1.3. Many students that have been at KIPP for a long time didn't know why they chose KIPP

1.3.1. or chose it just for a fresh start

1.4. "It feels like teachers want the best for us! They want us to try our best and do our best."

2. i can be myself at kipp

2.1. Students don't feel judged by their peers

2.2. I feel safe at school

2.3. Students would like more activities to be involved in.

3. Need for social emotional support

4. Culture

4.1. High achieving students feel there are many distractions to learning

4.2. honor dollars do not hold value

4.3. "kids do whatever they want at school"

4.4. some adults respected, other's not

4.5. smaller school= teachers in the know. better for parent relationships

4.6. Lots of griping about our dress code

4.7. enjoys teacher relationships

5. Teachers want us to be great people

5.1. believe in our potential

5.2. teachers care more at KIPP than at other schools

5.3. Teachers show they care about the students success, Teachers don't give up on us

5.4. The teachers are identified as something students would never change

5.5. The teachers are there to help us grow and push us to do the right thing

5.5.1. No mistakes we just get a different way of learn

6. rigorous learning

6.1. Students love hands on learning (experiments, field trips, etc.)

6.2. opting in to extra tutoring sessions i.e. Mr. Luck's Algebra sessions

6.3. Strong desire to go to college (with a wide variety of career goals)

6.4. Students know teachers want what is best for them and push them to work hard

6.5. Students feel they are learning more than friends at other schools

6.6. fun activities "turn and talks" rock cycle experiment, working with friends

6.7. Learning can feel fast-paced to students, especially if they miss school or fall behind

6.8. students believe KIPP is setting them up for their future/success

6.9. it makes me feel good to know how to read now, It makes me feel good to know how to read, and I feel like I accomplished one of my goals being able to read.

7. online learning

7.1. miss teacher intervention/help

7.2. Some students like working at their own pace, but want a better way to ask for help

7.3. students miss socializing with teachers and friends

7.4. Getting immediate feedback/help in person