Equipment has begun arriving at the construction site of the proposed KIPP high school and gymnasium, which will be constructed just off Missouri St. During the first phase before the construction of permanent buildings, classes will be held in modular buildings.
Archive: December 2007 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, KIPP School, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
What happens when parents, students and teachers all commit to a student’s success? If the KIPP Delta College Preparatory School in Helena-West Helena is any indication, that combination can be powerful and productive.
The KIPP charter schools began in 1994 in Houston when two young teachers, frustrated with the public school system, decided to do something about it.
Archive: November 2007 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, KIPP School, Media, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Video
Two years have passed since the Phillips County Strategic Plan’s wheels started turning and Tuesday at the historic Malco Theater on Cherry St., a progress report was given before a packed house with Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe giving the keynote address.
Archive: November 2007 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, KIPP School, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners
According to KIPP Delta School Director Scott Shirey’s report to the public concerning last spring’s test scores, at nearly every grade level KIPP students outperformed both the local district and statewide averages on the Arkansas Benchmark Test.
Archive: November 2007 | Section: KIPP School, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Since the consolidation of Helena and West Helena on Jan.1, 2006, the newly formed city of Helena-West Helena has suffered varying degrees of consolidation problems.
Archive: October 2007 | Section: KIPP School, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
