Congratulations to our Warrior JROTC Battalion! Great job on a very nice end of school year awards banquet on Saturday. Kudos for another memorable year of achievements, community service, and dedicated efforts. Special recognition to both Robert Levoit and Ian Verasammy for an outstanding year and their students always step it up another notch!
Accreditation Mid-term Updates: Overall we had a very positive mid-term visitation and much was accomplished. While the final report is still forthcoming, wanted to share some key points:
- Visitation team were assured that our comprehensive school-wide efforts are very much on target.
- They were impressed at the progress and positive work in our Smaller Learning Community (SLC) HUI & Academy work.
- New bell schedule provides more educational opportunities for students as well as important professional learning time for staff.
Two areas that we will need to continue to focus on:
- Standards based teaching/learning in all courses and classrooms.
- Continue developing our systemic process to assess all programs, reform initiatives and professional development that is data driven and research based techniques.
I assured the accreditation team that their report can reflect our continued commitment that "all" classrooms will be standards-based and that we are striving to be a data driven school. Will provide a copy the report upon receipt.
Student Support:
- With less that four weeks of school left, asking everyone to remain focused in addressing the students' tardies. We need everyone encouraging students to report into their classes in a timely manner.;
- Please be consistent in reminding students about school shirts. While there are a few who challenge the rules, we need to vigilant in sending that consistent message;
- Students are to remain in their classrooms until the bell rings. We are a bell-to-bell school and it is unacceptable to have students outside the room areas disturbing others; and
- Over the past few days, several seniors lost their opportunity to participate in the graduation ceremony. Administration remains committed to holding seniors accountable to their senior contracts and in modeling GLOs.
Personnel Reminders: This serves as final reminder for teachers who teaching licenses have expired or are about to expire to address this immediately. Want to ensure that no one is penalized as it can be very challenging when one can't be added to next year's master schedule. Attached provides a reminder as to the renewal process.
Weekly Calendar: (Administration continuing classroom visitations this week)
Tuesday, May 1st: East Complex Principals' Mtg. @Kapaa Middle School 7:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 2nd: Faculty PLC session @Chorus Room 1:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 3rd: Federal Programs Desk Audit @Principal's Office 7:30 & 8:30 a.m.
Department Head mtg. @Library 2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 4th: May Day Program 1:10 p.m. (Assembly Schedule #2)
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
Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.
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