What Happened?
Washington, DC-based KIPP-DC Appointed Chante' Chambers as Director of Recruitment
About the Company
Part of KIPP’s national movement, KIPP DC is a network of high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools in Washington, D.C. All KIPP DC schools are tuition-free, open enrollment schools, and actively recruit and serve students in the city’s most under-resourced communities. At KIPP DC, there are no shortcuts. Outstanding educators and staff, more time in school, a rigorous college preparatory-curriculum, and a strong culture of achievement and support help our students make significant academic gains and continue to excel in high school and college. In addition to operating high-performing schools, KIPP DC is supported by two critical programs central to the goal of helping underserved students get to and through college: KIPP Through College and the Capital Teaching Residency. For more information, visit www.kippdc.org. The KIPP DC network currently serves over 4,500 students at fifteen schools on six campuses in the District of Columbia, and will serve over 6,000 students at sixteen schools by 2017.
About the Person
Chanté Chambers joins us as our new Director of Recruitment. Chanté is a proud native Washingtonian and graduate of DCPS. A Greater Philadelphia-Camden Corps member, she taught 8th grade in Camden, NJ. Chanté earned a B.A. in English from Spelman College, and serves as the Fundraising Chair for the National Alumnae Association of Spelman, DC Metro Chapter. Up until this past April, she served as a VP of Recruitment at Teach For America, the first African American to hold this position. In addition to overseeing TFA’s partnerships with HBCUs, Chanté also oversaw the recruitment efforts/outcomes across half of the country. Knowing that educational inequity still exists and limits millions of children is what drives her to continue this very purposeful work. Chanté is excited to be joining the KIPP family because she believes in the work that KIPP does and believes most in the kids and communities KIPP works with and on behalf of.
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