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June 21, 2013 • Milwaukee Post • 13 New Rocketship school unveils parent-chosen name Rocketship Southside Community Prep becomes Milwaukee's first location for California-based educational group 9900 $ STARTING AT -OR- BRAKE PADS ONLY $ 60 00 8995 BADGER TIRE & AUTO MP Expires 6/30/13 Regular price $120.00 pkg BADGER TIRE & AUTO Expires 6/30/13 Most cars. 5W30 - other blends extra Includes A/C Refrigerant Oil, A/C Dye to check system for leaks, 2 lbs of Freon Most cars. BADGER TIRE & AUTO 1995 $ $ at the corner of Clement and Oklahoma Exhaust Special Oil Change & Filter ED LIMITER FF O Mon.-Fri. • 8-5pm BADGER TIRE & AUTO Expires 6/30/13 www.badgerautorepair.com MP LOOking for Quality Plants Thursday, July 4 Great Selection of Quality Annuals, Perennials, Hanging Baskets & Herbs! 3 OFF $ * 1 OFF* $ 10" Pot Hanging Baskets *Excludes sale price. 3 OFF 233051004 $ To ensure that our readers receive their paper as normal, our deadlines will change that week. * Rose Bushes *Excludes sale price. 4-1/2" Jumbo Pot Perennials *Excludes sale price. * Celebrating 3 OFF $ Flats (48 Plants) of Annuals *Excludes sale price. 1 FREE 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 (414) 744- 6370 our 25th Year! Thank You for all your support. LUXEMBOURG GARDENS With this ad RETAIL DISPLAY AD DEADLINE Noon Tuesday, July 2nd HOT DEAL ~ A/C Package TIRE & AUTO 1130 E. Oklahoma • 282-2077 Independence Day CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE and believes that the name Rocketship Southside Community Prep is a good representation of their mission. "It means community," she said. "It's not just one person or one background. It's about bringing the community together." The enrollment at the school is 200, with a goal of 500 by the time the school year begins Aug. 19. BADGER Our Office Will Be Closed 4pm Monday, July 1st To learn more about the school and Rocketship Education, visit www.rsed.org. Mention this Ad 233051006 MILWAUKEE – Rocketship Southside Community Prep is the official name of the new Rocketship school at 2933 W. Cleveland Ave. The name was chosen by parents of future students of the school, who suggested ideas for names and then voted on their favorites. It was unveiled at a parent meeting at the school June 14. The Milwaukee location is the first outside of California for the Rocketship brand, which is based in San Jose. The Milwaukee Common Council has approved eight Rocketship schools in the city, with Rocketship Southside Community Prep being the first to open this fall. RSCP will teach K-4 through third grade. Rocketship Education was founded in 2006 with the goal of becoming a national network of schools aimed at eliminating the achievement gap in low-income neighborhoods. So far, the results have been overwhelmingly positive in its California schools, with 82 percent of the Rocketship students scoring proficient or advanced on the math portion of the California Standarized Test, compared with 87 percent of students in the most affluent schools in California. Pedro Colon, Circuit Court judge and a former state representative for the Eighth Assembly District, was on hand at the June 14 parent meeting to explain the importance of Rocketship education in Milwaukee. "The No. 1 issue that we have control of as parents and members of the community is education," Colon said. "The one thing we can do for these kids is to make sure they are well-educated. Rocketship is going to do the job." Business owner and parent of a future RSCP third-grader, Roberto Montemayor, also expressed his support of Rocketship. He explained that his family tried other options but wasn't satisfied with the results. "We always want better for our children. This is going to provide something different for them," Montemayor said. Brittany Kinser is the principal of the At a glance 232883046 By JAMIE TRUDELL Special to The Post RSCP and was the driving force behind bringing Rocketship to Milwaukee. A former special education teacher who helped open a math and science middle school in Chicago, she saw a gap in students' reading and writing abilities that prevented them from being successful in math and science classes by the time they reached middle school. Kinser had heard about Rocketship's achievements, and became convinced about the school's potential after learning that it strives to have parents involved in the students' successes. Kinser is excited about the new school 3" Pot Perennial 8429 W. Forest Hill Ave. FRANKLIN With any purchase. Limit 1 per visit. 414-425-5696 Luxembourg Gardens Hours: Mon - Fri. 8-7, Sat. 8-6, Sun. 9-5 Expires 6/30/13 MP

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