WEST END ATLANTA

Try the kroger center. They have a room in the back.

Dear Kindezi School supporters,

The new school year is upon us, and in less than 12 months Kindezi School (www.kindezi.org) will open its doors to 96 K-3 students! We are thrilled to be offering an innovative school choice to southwest Atlanta residents and are ready to form a coalition of interested parents, educators and community members. Our first step in this process is to meet and discuss the school model, recent developments, and upcoming needs for volunteer support. Here are the details:

What: Kindezi Support Team meeting
When: Wednesday, September 17 @ 7:00pm
Where: Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples St., SW ATL 30310 (in Historic West End)

Topics for discussion:

1. Pre-enrollment for rising K-3 students
2. Facility update
3. Community marketing strategy
4. Volunteer needs/opportunities
5. The Kindezi School model

We want to make a strong start during this pre-operational year, so please make an effort to join us and spread the word about this meeting. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP by replying to this message with a quick "yes."


Thanks, and we look forward to meeting with you soon!

--
Kathleen Jones
www.kindezi.org

Great news! The Kindezi School board found out last week that we have been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to assist us with various school start up costs during this pre-operational year. The Walton Family Foundation focuses its funding efforts on a number of missions, including addressing K-12 education reform. As a charter school in one of Walton’s targeted districts with an innovative school model, The Kindezi School met the qualifications and desires of the foundation. This funding will provide a huge boost for Kindezi since local and state funding is limited until after the start of the 2009 school year.

To find out more about the Walton Family Foundation, please visit their website at: www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/

Source:http://www.kindezi.org/News/324C00C6-1E79-41AD-81BD-BC16DB846F4B.html

Darek,

That is great news! I am so happy, I think I will go out and get pregnant so my kid can go to Kindezi

Does anyone know whether the location of this school has been finally determined? A couple of months ago I heard that there was a possible problem with the Hunter Baptist facility and that the school might have to locate elsewhere because of that. Does anyone have an update?

Hi there. This is Kathleen Jones, Implementation Coordinator for The Kindezi School. In answer to your question about our school facility, our first choice at this point is to rent space from Atlanta Public Schools in the JC Harris building on Lucille Ave. in West End. We will find out at the end of this week whether or not the facility will be available to lease next year (APS currently has another program residing there). I will send an update to the WEND forum once we receive word on the availability of JC Harris. As for West Hunter Street Baptist, it is still potentially an option, but we found out recently that the third floor of the space would need extensive renovations due to code compliance issues.