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KIPP Also Rises: Charter Network Opens Sunrise Academy as Welcome Partner of Miami-Dade Public Schools
For Leyla Bravo-Willey, becoming the founding principal of Miami Sunrise Academy, only the fourth KIPP charter school to open in all of Florida and the first to be located in heavily populated South Florida, is a homecoming.
Born in Nicaragua, Bravo-Willey immigrated to the U.S. when she was 2 years old. Her family settled in Miami.
“My mom often to find the best possible schools for me, so I was lucky to have gotten the best public schools Miami has to offer,” she said. “My parents worked night and day to make sure their three daughters were OK. When I got the acceptance letter for Harvard — that was a triumph for my entire family. Their hard work paid off.”
Bravo-Willey realized her passion for teaching in college and started as a Teach for America corps member at P.S. 70 in the South Bronx. Two years later, she transitioned to KIPP NYC, where she worked in the high-performing charter network as a teacher and school leader for a decade.
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