Updates - Week of Jan. 9th

Sharing feedback per classroom visits.....

• A good number of the classes visited were focused, standards based, and modeling bell-to-bell instruction. Will continue to follow-up with teachers whose classes were lacking focus in terms of benchmarks and classroom management.
• Reminder that the taxonomy level of instruction is critical for balanced learning. Per our classroom visitations, always assessing if instruction is balanced in challenging students beyond just memorization/recall learning activities. Many know this as Bloom's taxonomy levels....."Remembering, Comprehension, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating". Let's ensure that all students are challenged with learning activities that are rigorous and relevant.
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Reminder that your reflection feedback on students' progress are due this Friday, January 13th. Appreciate if you can send it electronically and feel free to "cc" the vice-principals, Beth, Doris and your department heads. Data will be compiled along with 1st semester grades, attendance, etc. as we utilize formative data in affirming our collective progress. I am also attaching a sample received from Calvin Paleka for reference and special thanks to Mr. Paleka in his willingness to share.



Reminders:
Senior Contracts: Please be sure that you have provided your with a "senior contract" as it is already in effect this semester. Informed that not all seniors may have received a copy from their period 1 teachers. Very difficult for administration to be consistent especially when dealing with serious Chapter 19 incidents.

Parent Registration Informational Meetings: During January, parent registration informational meetings will be held addressing graduation requirements, required classes, elective classes, college/career planning, and questions parents may have. With the implementation of Academies beginning with grade 10 students in SY 2012-13, strongly encourage teachers attend so parents/students can get that opportunity to personally meet and have their content/elective questions answered. You can be assured that Monday's January 9th informational meeting should be well attended as our current 9th grade parents are quite involved.

• Grade 9 on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 @Cafeteria 6:00 p.m.
• Grades 10 & 11 on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 @Library 6:00 p.m.
• Incoming Grade 9 on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 @Library 6:00 p.m.

Weekly Calendar:
Monday, Jan. 9th: 2nd quarter/1st semester grades are due
Grade 9 Parent Registration Informational Mtg. 6 - 8:00 p.m. @Cafeteria

Tuesday, Jan. 10th: Principal @KIF Executive Board mtg 2:30 p.m. @State Bldg.

Wednesday, Jan. 11th: Social Studies Department meeting with Administration 1:50 p.m. @Library

Have a great week!

Daniel S. Hamada
Principal
Kapaa High School
4695 Mailihuna Road
Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746
PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102
FAX: (808) 821- 4420
daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us