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Case 9: KIPP Houston Public Schools C-111

17. The law provides for four different classes
    of charter school. In the following, “charter
    schools” refers to open-enrollment charters,
    such as KIPP Houston’s schools.


18. “Charter Schools – Frequently Asked
    Questions.” Texas Education Agency, n.d.
    Accessed April 20, 2013. http://www.tea.state.
    tx.us/index2.aspx?id=392.


19. “Revenues and Expenditures for Public
    Elementary and Secondary Education:
    School Year 2008–2009 (Fiscal Year 2009).”
    National Center for Education Statistics.
    Institute of Education Sciences, June 2011.
    Accessed April 20, 2013. http://nces.ed.gov/
    pubs2011/2011329.pdf.


20. 2011 was the most recent year for which
    total student enrollment data was available.
    5986 Students. PEIMS data from State of
    Texas. Texas Education Agency. Snapshot
    2011. Accessed April 21, 2013. http://ritter.
    tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/snapshot/2011/
    index.html.


21. Texas Education Agency Foundation
    School Program funding was $47,561,540
    for year ended June 30, 2011. Financial
    Statements and Independent Auditors’
    Report. 2011 Audit Report. KIPP, Inc.,
    October 27, 2011. Accessed April 21, 2013.


22. School Finance 101: Funding of Texas Public
    Schools. Rep. Texas Education Agency
    Office of School Finance, Jan. 2013.
    Accessed April 20, 2013. http://www.tea.state.
    tx.us/index2.aspx?id=7022&menu_id=645.


23. Murphy, John. Personal interview. April
    17, 2013.


24. McGee, Josh B. “Houston School Finance
    Report.” Laura and John Arnold Foundation,
    January 18, 2013. Accessed April 20, 2013.
    http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/resources/
    houston-school-finance-report.


25. Mathews, Jay. “Growing Up Fast.”


26. Financial Statements and Independent
    Auditors’ Report. Audit Report. KIPP, Inc.,
    October 16, 2012. Accessed April 21, 2013.
    http://kipphouston.org/sites/default/files/
    file_attach/KHPS_Audit_Report_forthe
    Year_Ended_June_30_2012.pdf.


27. McGee, Josh B. “Houston School Finance
    Report.” Laura and John Arnold Foundation,
    January 18, 2013. Accessed 20 Apr. 2013.
    http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/resources/
    houston-school-finance-report.


28. Average of 715 teachers employed by
    KIPP Houston schools in 2012. 2011–12 AEIS
    Reports. Rep. Texas Education Agency.
    Accessed April 21, 2013. http://ritter.tea.
    state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2012/.


29. Goedekke, Ken. Personal interview. April
    18, 2013.


30. Ibid.


31. Ibid.


32. Ibid.


33. 2010–11 Academic Excellence Indicator
    System Campus Reports. Rep. Texas

Education Agency. Accessed April 21, 2013.

2010–11 Academic Excellence Indicator

System Campus Reports.

34. Goedekke, Ken. Personal interview. April
    18, 2013.


35. Fimble, Chuck. Personal interview. March
    29, 2013.


36. Ibid.


37. Ali, Sehba. Personal interview. March 29,
    2013.


38. Internal document.


39. Frequently Asked Questions. KIPP Public
    Charter Schools. Accessed April 21, 2013.
    http://www.kipp.org/careers/applicant-faqs.


40. Internal document.


41. Personal interview. April 22, 2013.


42. Ibid.


43. 2011–12 AEIS Reports. Rep. Texas Education
    Agency. Accessed April 21, 2013. http://ritter.
    tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2012/.


44. Internal documents.


45. 2011–12 AEIS Reports. Rep. Texas Education
    Agency. Accessed April 21, 2013. http://ritter.
    tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2012/.


46. Internal documents.


47. Personal interview. April 21, 2013.


48. Ibid.


49. Fimble, Chuck. Personal interview. March
    29, 2013.


50. Ibid.


51. Internal documents.


52. “SBOE State Board of Education.” Texas
    Education Agency, April 4, 2013. Accessed
    April 22, 2013. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.
    aspx?id=1156.


53. “19 TAC Chapter 113, Subchapter B.” Texas
    Education Agency. Accessed April 22,
    2013. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/
    chapter113/ch113b.html.


54. “In the States.” Common Core State
    Standards Initiative. Accessed April 22, 2013.
    http://www.corestandards.org/in-the-states.


55. Based on 8th grade reading in 2009.
    “Mapping State Proficiency Standards
    onto the NAEP Scales: Variation and
    Change in State Standards for Reading
    and Mathematics, 2005–2009.” Institute
    of Education Sciences, 2009. Accessed
    April 22, 2013. http://nces.ed.gov/
    nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2011458.
    pdf.


56. Ali, Sehba. Personal interview. March 29,
    2013.


57. “About BetterLesson.” Accessed April 22, 2013.
    http://betterlesson.com/public/
    about.


58. Christensen, Clayton M., Michael B. Horn,
    and Curtis W. Johnson. Disrupting Class:
    How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the
    Way the World Learns. New York: McGraw-
    Hill, 2008.


59. Schmidt, Eric. Personal interview. April 17,
    2013.


60. Ibid.
    61. Bradford, Matt. Telephone interview. March
    27, 2013.
    62. Ibid.
    63. Ali, Sehba. Personal interview. March 29,
    2013.
    64. “Apollo 20 Program: A Strong Foundation
    for Success.” Houston Independent
    School District, n.d. Accessed April 22,
    2013. http://www.houstonisd.org/site/default.
    aspx?PageType=3.
    65. “Study Shows Apollo 20 Academic
    Achievement Gains Match Top Charters.”
    Houston Independent School District,
    October 6, 2011. Accessed April 22,
    2013. http://www.houstonisd.org/site/default.
    aspx?PageType=3.
    66. Fryer, Roland G., Jr. “The Impact of Apollo
    20 on Student Achievement: Evidence from
    Year One.” Rep. The Education Innovation
    Laboratory at Harvard University, n.d.
    Accessed April 30, 2013. http://www.houstonisd.
    org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?
    moduleinstanceid=95698&dataid=48186&
    FileName=ApolloResults.pdf.
    67. “Donors Step up to Fund Apollo 20
    School Turnaround Effort.” Houston
    Independent School District, December
    21, 2012. Accessed April 23, 2013. http://
    blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2012/12/21/
    donors-step-up-to-fund-apollo-20-school-
    turnaround-effort/.
    68. “About YES” YES Prep Public Schools, n.d.
    Accessed April 22, 2013. http://yesprep.org/
    AboutYES/topic/history/.
    69. Phone interview. February 11, 2013
    70. Ali, Sehba. Personal interview. March 29,
    2013.
    71. “Harmony Public Schools: About Us.”
    Accessed April 22, 2013. http://www.harmonytx.
    org/AboutUs.aspx.
    72. Radcliffe, Jennifer. “Harmony Charter
    Schools Beat Odds on Rise to the Top in
    Texas.”Houston Chronicle. February 27, 2011.
    Accessed April 23, 2013. http://www.chron.com/
    news/houston-texas/article/Harmony-
    charter-schools-beat-odds-on-rise-to-
    the-1585639.php.
    73. “Course Descriptions.” Harmony Public
    Schools, n.d. Accessed April 22, 2013. http://www.
    harmonytx.org/Portals/0/HPS-Course-
    Descriptions-2011-12.pdf.
    74. “Frequently Asked Questions.” Harmony
    Science Academy. Harmony Public
    Schools, n.d. Accessed Apr 22, 2013. http://www.
    hsagarland.org/?page=Category11.
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    n.d. Accessed April 21, 2013. http://ritter.tea.
    state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2012/.
    76. “The Promise of College Completion:
    KIPP’s Early Successes and Challenges.”
    KIPP Foundation, April 28, 2011. Accessed
    April 22, 2013. http://www.kipp.org/files/dmfile/
    CollegeCompletionReport.pdf.