Recognition: Want to recognize our students for a job well done at the Kauai Complex Area Science Fair this past week. Kapaa High School was especially proud to have four of the five top five finalists awarded to our students. Kudos to our Science teachers and asking that they coordinate with Harriet Watanabe so students can be featured on the morning announcements especially those moving on to State/International competition. Our students continue to demonstrate attainment of high expectations as this was recently also seen in the Virtual Enterprise presentations and the CTE State events.
Thanks to Greg Gonsalves and Suwela Esteban for their leadership in helping carry-out the final inspection for our Girls Softball Stadium. Happy to share that stadium was finally approved/accepted and our girl's softball team have their own home field. Kapaa High School also has the honor to be the first high school statewide to have this Title IX equity realized. Appreciate everyone's patience and support!
Spring Intercession: With Spring Break just around the corner, intercession supports will be provided for those struggling students on March 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2012 (4 half-days 8:00 - 12:00 pm). Teachers are asked to identify their students who can use this support and submit names to the counselors and Doris Morioka Fulks. Upon confirmation that identified students will be attending, teachers must submit work for their students so the intercession teachers can better focus their supports. Thanks to the counselors, majority of the seniors have already been identified/contacted. If you are interested in teaching over the break, please check with Doris.
Student Support feedback: Over the course of this week, administration will be reviewing our disciplinary practices to assess it's effectiveness in terms of helping to address negative student behaviors. We will be comprehensively looking at referral timeliness, recurring negative behaviors, levels of interventions, communication, as well as overall success. Appreciate feedback from teachers and asking Department Heads to coordinate feedback and to maintain confidentiality of staff names by end of this week. Will provide an update after Spring Break.
Accreditation Mid-term Visitation: Attached is our draft report in preparing for our mid term accreditation review to validate that we are on course per our Academic plans. Visitation is scheduled for the second half of 4th quarter. Reminder that the visiting committee identified six critical areas for follow-up and improvement:
Disaggregate data to ensure that all students benefit from school-wide initiatives.
Implement standards-based learning in all courses and classrooms.
Continue to examine current research-based instructional strategies for implementation across the curriculum to ensure active learning.
Study the effectiveness of the current bell schedule as it relates to meeting students needs.
Develop a system to assess all programs, reform initiatives and professional development that is data driven and research based techniques.
Report and celebrate academic progress and successes to parents and the community.
Administration's walk-through observations continue to ensure that standard based instructions are consistent school-wide, standards taught are posted, use of rubrics & assessments, and ultimately student outcomes. Please review and provide feedback to administration and Beth Pemberton for consideration.
Weekly Calendar:
Monday, March 5th: Dept/Cross Curriculum Articulation 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6th: East Complex Leadership meeting @Kapaa High Library 8 - 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 7th Principal @SLC consortium meeting - Maui High School
Early Release 1:45 p.m. for Teachers (part of the 3 hrs give back)
Thursday, March 8th: Common Planning 2:30 p.m.
End of 3rd Quarter
Friday, March 9th: Teacher DLWOP (No Students)
March 12 - 16, 2012SPRING BREAK
Have a great week and a restful Spring Break!
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
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