FOUNDED IN 2006, ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION (WWW.RSED.ORG), A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, IS BUILDING A NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOLS. ROCKETSHIP'S MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN PUBLIC EDUCATION BY CREATING A NETWORK OF K-5 ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN HIGH NEED NEIGHBORHOODS IN MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT DECADE. EACH ROCKETSHIP SCHOOL OPERATES IN AN ACADEMICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY, WITH A CLEAR AND SIMPLE GOAL: THAT ITS STUDENTS ACHIEVE GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ROCKETSHIP FOCUSES ON ITS THREE PILLARS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF ITS SCHOOLS: EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND LEADERS, PERSONALIZED LEARNING, AND ENGAGED PARENTS. ROCKETSHIP HAS PIONEERED A TRANSFORMATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL THAT COMBINES CLASSROOM TEACHING WITH TUTORS AND TECHNOLOGY TO MEET EACH STUDENT WITH THE RIGHT LESSON AT THE RIGHT TIME.