KIPP King Collegiate / KIPP Summit Academy Campus Expansion Project
Frequently Asked Questions
These FAQs have been compiled in an effort to answer questions you may have about the campus
expansion project. If you have other questions or concerns not addressed here, please contact Tracy Hanna,
Director of Growth, at 510-465-5477 x 34 or tracy.hanna@kippbayarea.org.
1. Why is KIPP building new facilities on the campus?
KIPP Bay Area Schools has a history and a reputation of keeping its promises to the community. KIPP
King Collegiate opened in order to fulfill the promise of supporting KIPP Summit Academy students to
and through college; and adequate, safe school facilities in which students will continue their academic
and character pursuits are important to fulfilling that promise. As there is no alternative space in the
community that could affordably house a KIPP high school, building on the same campus makes the
most sense. The San Lorenzo Unified School District supports KIPP in this project, and ultimately the
buildings will become the property of district.
2. Who is managing the project?
The campus expansion project is overseen by the KIPP Bay Area Schools’ Board of Directors via the
Facilities Committee. The committee is staffed by Tracy Hanna, Director of Growth, who also manages
the contractors, architects and other project consultants. The School Leaders from both KIPP King
Collegiate and KIPP Summit Academy have been involved in the design and planning; but all questions,
ideas, comments or concerns regarding construction should be directed to Tracy Hanna.
3. What safety plans are in place for students, teachers and visitors to the campus?
The construction site will be fenced off at all times and areas for drop-off, pick-up, parking, walking, PE
and recess will be clearly designated to allow for safe travel across the campus. Students will continue
to participate in monthly fire drills to prepare them in the case of an emergency.
4. How are the buildings allocated to each school?
KIPP Summit Academy will use several of the new classrooms as well as the garden area and
playground space. KIPP King Collegiate will use several of the new classrooms, the administrative
offices, the new music room and library. The campuses will share the gym and field.
5. What is the project budget and where is the funding coming from?
The project budget is $11,100,000. KIPP King Collegiate applied for funding from the State of California
through a competitive process and received approximately $8.3M in grants and loans. The School
District provided an additional $3M through a local bond measure in 2008. Some of the district funds
were used to provide temporary housing while we waited for the State to release funds.
6. How will you manage traffic during and after construction?
Parents and families will continue to pick up and drop off their students on campus during construction,
using a modified route developed by our contractors. Once construction is completed, there will be
two designated drop-off and turn-around locations on the campus to further ease congestion.
7. What are the contractor’s work hours?
Alameda County provides that contractors may work from 7:00am-7:00pm Monday through Friday, and
8:00am-6:00pm on Saturdays. We expect contractors to be onsite from 7:00am to 3:30pm Monday
through Friday in order to minimize conflict with school start and end times. We do not expect to work
on weekends.
8. When will the construction begin and end?
We are planning to break ground in February 2012 and open the classrooms and gymnasium to our
students by the end of 2012.
9. How can I follow the construction project?
KIPP Bay Area Schools will post monthly updates on the KIPP King Collegiate page of our website:
http://www.kippbayarea.org/schools/king. If you are interested in receiving updates by email each
month, please email Tracy Hanna at tracy.hanna@kippbayarea.org to add your address to our list.