tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90480967213455117932024-02-19T00:44:51.094-08:00The Kapaa Warrior NetworkPCNC Connection: News, information, resources for parents and guardians of Kapaa High. Welcome. Parent Involvement Fueled by Information. Information becomes knowledge becomes wisdom. Share it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-86413802109288697242012-05-21T08:55:00.001-07:002012-05-21T08:57:26.987-07:00PRINCIPAL'S CORNER Updates - Week of May 21st<b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Commencement and Project Grad: </span></u></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Mahalo to our faculty and volunteers for your good work as it certainly showed for a very successful graduation ceremony. Commencements serve as a good reminder as to why we are in education. It was especially gratifying to see a good number of our faculty including teachers from the east complex schools in attendance. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Project Grad was a very positive experience for the graduates! They were well fed, entertained and kept safe.....on a side note, just impressed at the amount of food these young men & women consume as they never seemed to get full! Really great to see parents and community individuals involved in supporting this all night event.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">SLC Academies: </span></u></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Reminder to the English, Math, Science and Social Studies (grades 11 & 12) teachers to provide your preference as to which Academy (HOPES or IDEAS) you would like to be a part of. Important that we continue supporting all staff in our Smaller Learning Communities as beginning SY 2012-13, about 65% of our staff will be involved with the HUI and Academies. For those that do not respond by this week, I will be making the assignments for them. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Reminder - Instructional changes for </span></u></b><b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Wednesday, 5/23 and Thursday, 5/24:</span></u></b><b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"> </span></u></b><br />
<u style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Wednesday, May 23rd</span></u><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"> - student instruction will end at 2:20 p.m; and</span><br />
<u style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Thursday, May 24th</span></u><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"> (last day for students/teachers) will be converted to a Wednesday schedule ending @1:40 p.m. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Donation:</span></u></b><u style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"> </span></u><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Special thanks to the Kauai Association for Family and Community Education (FCE) for their generous donation to our Teen Parent Child Care Center program. As part of the National FCE Day of the Family "Books for Newborn", we received about 45 books. On behalf our Kapaa High, I shared that these resources will go a long way in supporting literacy appreciation no matter what age as learning has no boundaries. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Weekly Calendar: </span></u></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';"></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Monday, May 21st: Principal @SLC Consortium Meeting - Pearl City High School</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">PTSA Meeting 6:00 p.m. @Student Center</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Tuesday, May 22nd: Master Schedule updates 2:30 p.m. @Library</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Thursday, May 24th: Last Instructional day....Job Well Done!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Friday, May 25th: No School - DLWOP</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Principal @Kauai Interscholastic Federation Exec. Board Meeting 9:00 a.m. Lihue</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Have a great last week of this school year! Time certainly flies and have a well deserved restful summer!</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Daniel S. Hamada</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Principal</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Kapaa High School</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">4695 Mailihuna Road</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">FAX: (808) 821- 4420</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #00e100;">Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-12699440517796126112012-05-13T22:13:00.001-07:002012-05-13T22:13:48.830-07:00PRINCIPALS FORUM- Week of May 14th<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">2012 Senior Awards Ceremony:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Kudos to our Counselors, Joan, Emmi, and Doris for a very splendid awards ceremony recognizing deserving seniors. It's very special when we can take time to acknowledge our students' academic achievements as it is truly a testament to their hard work! Special thanks to Judy Kuloloia and her culinary students for providing the wonderful food and to the Interact club for purchasing a cake.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Graduation reminders:</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Please ensure that Counselors and Registrar receive names of seniors who are not passing by the close of Wednesday. Critical that we provide identified students and their parents in a timely manner; and</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Encouraging everyone to attend Friday's graduation ceremony so we can show that solidarity and support. I have already sent out invitations to our feeder schools within the East Complex as our elementary & middle school teachers and administrators should be part of the celebration....we need to honor our K-12 efforts.</span></li>
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<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Instructional day changes:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Please note the changes for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Wednesday, 5/23 and Thursday, 5/24.</span></u><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>PCNC Nancy Borilez has done a terrific job informing parents/community and the bus companies have been notified. Please share with your students.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Wednesday, May 23rd</span></u><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will become a full day and instruction will end at 2:20 p.m; and</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Thursday, May 24th</span></u><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(last day for students/teachers) will be converted to a Wednesday schedule ending @1:40 p.m.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Achieve 3000:</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Just wanted to keep everyone updated that the current Achieve 3000 contract expires Dec 31, 2012. Three years ago, this contract agreement was signed to support all public school students. Currently data shows that about 125,000 students enrolled but only 50,000 students using it at least 40 times/year. Kapaa High's data shows that 12 teachers are utilizing, mostly in grades 9 & 10 totaling near 180 students. Students range from 4 - 80 hours utilizing the program. It is my understanding that the new 3 year contract will be about $4.14 million/year based on the current student usage count. Should the student use count be higher the cost will certainly lessen.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Please think about this as I need to make some decisions as to whether our school will participate as schools may be asked to kick in funds to support this contract if we choose to renew. Will speak more on this at Wednesday's staff meeting.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><u><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Weekly Calendar:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></u></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Tuesday, May 15th: Athletic Awards Ceremony @Gym 7:00 p.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Wednesday, May 16th : Faculty/Staff Meeting @Library 1:50 p.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Friday, May 18th: Graduation</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Have a great week!</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-15303976451045529472012-05-07T09:09:00.001-07:002012-05-07T09:09:01.585-07:00Subject Updates - Week of May 7th<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Accreditation Mid-term Visitation Report:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Received attached draft report from the visiting team chair. R</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">eport reflects our accomplishments to date and validates that we remain on course. Positive highlights speaks to the SLC HUI/Academy efforts, implementation of inclusion and co-teaching opportunities, implementing open Honors and open Advanced Placement classes, and our new bell schedule. Report does also states that more work is required in addressing that all classrooms & courses reflect standards based teaching/learning, that we continue our efforts to use data and research based techniques, and that we display student works and awards on a regular basis.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Great job everyone as it truly takes a village to educate a child and please note that I did assure Chair Jim Schlosser, Ed.D. to share with the Accreditation Board that Kapaa High remains vigilant in fulfilling the growth needs areas.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><a href="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/b368cca5a1ebe7800a2579f40068a71b/$FILE/KapaaHSmidtermreport.pdf" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><img alt="KapaaHSmidtermreport.pdf" border="0" height="34" src="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/b368cca5a1ebe7800a2579f40068a71b/Body/0.5A6?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif" width="159" /></a><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">PLC Session - Teaching In Block Periods:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Reminder that our next meeting addressing planing to teach in block periods will be on Wednesday, May 9th promptly at 1:50 p.m. in the library. Please utilize Monday's Dept/Cross Curriculum day to work with your peers in developing a draft that can be shared.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Student Support:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">As discussed, let's remain consistent and focused for the next few weeks of the school year. This means bell-to-bell standards-based instruction, being consistent in addressing school wide expectations such as school shirts, etc. Important we are all consistent.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Yearbooks - SY 2011-12:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Starting on Tuesday, May 8th the yearbooks will be distributed to the Seniors. Important that we acknowledge the good work produced by the yearbook students and teacher Jackie Yoshi. Ms. Yoshi stepped in covering for Chanelle Quinones and the results speak for itself. Want to also say "arigato" to Chanelle as she made it a point to communicate with Ms. Yoshi throughout. We need your assistance in sharing this reminder that there are additional yearbooks for sale. Last school year the yearbook class incurred a deficit due to the amount of unsold yearbooks.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><a href="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/b368cca5a1ebe7800a2579f40068a71b/$FILE/Yearbook%20Distrubution%20%281%29.jpg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><img alt="Yearbook Distrubution (1).jpg" border="0" height="34" src="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/b368cca5a1ebe7800a2579f40068a71b/Body/0.11E2?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif" width="167" /></a><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><u><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Weekly Calendar:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></u></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Monday, May 7th: Unwrapping/Prioritizing the Common Core Standards for Math 8:00 a.m. # Kauai Memorial Convention Hall</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Department/Cross Curriculum Mtg @2:20 p.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Tuesday, May 8th: Unwrapping/Prioritizing the Common Core Standards for English 8:00 a.m. # Kauai Memorial Convention Hall</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Algebra II End of Course Exam @8:00 a.m. Cafeteria</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Wednesday, May 9th : Unwrapping/Prioritizing the Common Core Standards for English 8:00 a.m. # Kauai Memorial Convention Center</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Algebra II End of course Exam @8:00 a.m. Cafeteria</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Faculty PLC session @Library 1:45 p.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Thursday, May 10th: Principal @General Shinseki Awards program @11:30 a.m.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Friday, May 11th: Senior Awards Ceremony @12:45 p.m. Library</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Have a great week!</span></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Daniel S. Hamada</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Principal</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Kapaa High School</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">4695 Mailihuna Road</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">FAX: (808) 821- 4420</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-81260466293268810492012-04-30T08:53:00.003-07:002012-04-30T08:53:41.673-07:00Updates - Week of April 30th<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Congratulations to our Warrior JROTC Battalion!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">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!</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Accreditation Mid-term Updates:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">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:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Visitation team were assured that our comprehensive school-wide efforts are very much on target.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">They were impressed at the progress and positive work in our Smaller Learning Community (SLC) HUI & Academy work.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">New bell schedule provides more educational opportunities for students as well as important professional learning time for staff.</span></li>
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<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Two areas that we will need to continue to focus on:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" type="disc">
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Standards based teaching/learning in all courses and classrooms.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Continue developing our systemic process to assess all programs, reform initiatives and professional development that is data driven and research based techniques.</span></li>
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<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">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.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Student Support:</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" type="disc">
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">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.;</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">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;</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">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</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">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.</span></li>
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<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Personnel Reminders:</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><a href="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/22ba30e63dd80ccc0a2579ed006378d7/$FILE/Teacher%20License%20Renewal.pdf" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><img alt="Teacher License Renewal.pdf" border="0" height="34" src="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/22ba30e63dd80ccc0a2579ed006378d7/Body/0.EE8?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif" width="171" /></a><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><u><span style="color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Weekly Calendar:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">(Administration continuing classroom visitations this week)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Tuesday, May 1st: East Complex Principals' Mtg. @Kapaa Middle School 7:00 a.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Wednesday, May 2nd: Faculty PLC session @Chorus Room 1:45 p.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Thursday, May 3rd: Federal Programs Desk Audit @Principal's Office 7:30 & 8:30 a.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Department Head mtg. @Library 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #00c200; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Friday, May 4th: May Day Program 1:10 p.m. (Assembly Schedule #2)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow;">Have a great week!</span></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Daniel S. Hamada</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Principal</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Kapaa High School</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">4695 Mailihuna Road</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">FAX: (808) 821- 4420</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #00e100;">Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-45714036416361109542012-04-23T09:41:00.002-07:002012-04-23T09:44:58.196-07:00Updates - Week of April 23rdSenior Projects: Over the course of this week, please take time during your day to convey your support and assurance to our seniors as they prepare for their senior project presentations. Certainly can feel their anxiety and anticipation but very confident that they will aspire in doing their very best.
Accreditation Mid-term Visitation: This weeks mark our mid-term accreditation visit. Visiting Chairperson James Schlosser brings a wealth of experience as a secondary principal. Joining Jim will be Jaime Suehiro from Campbell High School. Jaime is very much respected by her peers as she sits on various boards and state-wide panels. Visiting team has reviewed the progress report and during their classroom visit will be asking questions pertaining to the progress report as well as instructional questions.
Tardies: With approximately a month of school left, asking that ALL teachers/support staff to assist in getting students to their classes on. We have a tardy problem where we are inconsistent in allowing students to join the class very late. Teachers, please make it a habit to be at your doors urging kids loitering outside to come in, greeting students and closing the door to speed it up. Please take time during your period one classes to share that this tardy action will taking place.
4th Quarter Finals: Reminder, per feedback received, there will not be a finals block schedule and we will remain with our regular schedule.
Senior Teachers: Please administer your finals on May 14, 15, or 16. Names of those seniors who are failing must be turned in to the counselors by 3:00 pm - Wednesday, May 16. We need to be responsive informing both student and parents in a timely manner with graduation scheduled for Friday, May 18th.
Grade 9 -11 Teachers Finals will be given during the week of May 21 - 24, 2012.
Teachers are expected to instruct until 2:20 pm on Thursday, May 24. Please have activities planned that will keep your students in your classroom that day.
Weekly Calendar: (Administration continuing classroom visitations this week)
Monday, April 23rd: Principal @Smaller Learning Communities Forum meeting @McKinley High 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 24th: Principals mtg. - State Bldg. @8:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 26th: Mid-term Accreditation Visit
Vice-Principals' mtg - State Bldg. @8:00 a.m.
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.usUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-34628997622577152502012-04-16T10:14:00.000-07:002012-04-16T10:15:36.431-07:00Updates - Week of April 16thKudos to our teachers that attended and help present at this past weekend's 2012 Hawaii Consortium of Smaller Learning Communities Conference on Oahu. Kapaa High School can be proud in that we continue to break new ground in helping students to be prepared for careers and college. There is no doubt that our collective work is providing an environment where groups of teachers and other adults knows the needs, interests, and aspirations of each student well, closely monitors progress , and provides the academic and other support that a student needs to succeed. Overall, the feedback continues to be very positive based on the presentations as well as our overall progress. <br /><br />Hawaii State Assessment (HSA): The last three days for make-ups on the HSA along with home school students will take place from Monday, April 16th - Wednesday, April 18th. VP Diane Ayre will be contacting identified students in finishing the state assessments. Appreciate everyone's patience and support. <br /><br />Classroom Expectation Reminders: During the course of visiting various classes, sharing important reminders:<br />Teachers must have their content area standards/benchmarks been covered posted. Standards/benchmarks should be student friendly so your students have that good grasp as to what the expectations are.<br />No movies are allowed to be shown unless approved by administration (educational videos are fine and if in doubt, please check with administration); we are a standards-based focused school and will make the best use of instructional time.<br />Bell to bell instruction is an expectation.<br />Accreditation Mid-term Visitation: The accreditation visit will be taking place next week. As the visiting team will want to meet with various departments along with their classroom visits, will be sure to inform those identified. <br /> <br /><br />Common Core PLCs: Reminder that Kauai Complex Area will be having several coordinated K -12 training addressing the Common Core state Standards. Teachers representing each department were selected to attend and to help build capacity for our school. Beth Pemberton has been contacting identified teachers along with substitute codes.<br />Power/Prioritizing Common Core Standards and Unwrapping Seminars:<br />April 20 and May 7 6-12 Math Department 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br />May 8-9, 2012 6-12 English Department 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br />May 10-11, 2012 6-12 Other Departments 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br /><br /><br />Ho'okanaka Leadership Awards: Reminder that Leadership Kauai is sponsoring the Ho'okanaka Leadership Awards Banquet in recognizing and honoring exceptional adult and youth leadership on Kauai. Ian Versammy - JROTC and student Christina Maile Pico were nominated among Kauai's outstanding leaders. Please consider supporting by purchasing a dinner program ticket for $70 as our goal is to purchase a table for 10 ($700) representing Kapaa High's faculty and staff. Please see Col. Roberto Levoit for more information. As an update to this.....Leadership Kauai is also supporting our school in drafting grant proposals to build the "leadership" program currently in grade 9 HUIs and eventually into all grades over the next few years.<br /><br /><br />PLC sessions: As we enter into the final six weeks of school, we will be addressing the following topics at our May 2nd, 9th and 16th faculty PLC sessions. They include presentations and discussions on Teaching in Block Periods, Common Core State Standards, Intervention process, 2012-13 Teaching Lines, and HUI / Academy & Dept updates.<br /><br />Weekly Calendar: <br /><br />Monday, April 16th: Mandatory Meeting in preparing for Senior Project Presentation Rubrics @2:30 pm Library;<br />Principal conducting accreditation monitoring @Pearl City High School and returns on Friday<br /><br />Tuesday, April 17th; Grade 9 HUI w/Michelle Swanson I-102 @7:454 am<br /><br />Wednesday, April 18th: Grade 10 IDEAS Academy w/Michelle Swanson I-102 @7:45 am<br /><br />Thursday, April 19th Grade 10 HOPES Academy w/Michelle Swanson I-102 @7:45 am<br /><br />Friday, April 20th: Common Core Standards - Mathematics @Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Library 8 - 3:00 pm<br /><br /><br />Have a great week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-71996581276598977482012-04-08T22:38:00.000-07:002012-04-08T22:39:10.589-07:00Updates - Week of April 9thStudent Recognition: Congratulations to our students who participated in this past week's Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair (HSSEF), held at the Hawaii` Convention Center on Oahu. Special recognition to Savannah Frisk in receiving top recognition in Behavioral & Social Science category and selected to represent Hawaii schools at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May. Congratulations to Kalani Murakami and Marissa Goo in receiving awards from the Graduate Women in Science Organization and Casey Nakamura and Taylor McGinnis in receiving awards from the Hawaii Optometric Association and Hawaiian Eye Foundation. Special thanks to our Science teachers for their hard work in supporting our students!<br /><br />Hawaii State Assessment (HSA): The final round for the HSA continues this week and Science Dept will be doing their 3rd round of testing. For those students who have to make up their Math and Reading assessments will be contacted shortly.<br /><br />Accreditation Mid-term Visitation: Over the past few weeks I have been reminding everyone to prepare for our mid-term visit schedule for the week of April 23rd. Attached progress report should have been reviewed by all instructional and support staff. Administration will be conducting classroom visitations during the week.<br /> <br /><br /><br />4th Quarter Finals: Per the feedback received, there will not be a finals block schedule and we will remain with our regular schedule. <br />Senior Teachers: Seniors should be given finals May 14, 15, or 16. Names of those seniors who are failing must be turned in to the counselors by 3:00 pm - Wednesday, May 16. We need to be responsive informing both student and parents in a timely manner with graduation scheduled for Friday, May 18th. <br />Grade 9 -11 Teachers Finals will be given during the week of May 21 - 24, 2012. Teachers are expected to instruct until 2:20 pm on Thursday, May 24. Please have activities planned that will keep your students in your classroom that day.<br /><br />Ho'okanaka Leadership Awards: Leadership Kauai is sponsoring the Ho'okanaka Leadership Awards Banquet in recognizing and honoring exceptional adult and youth leadership on Kauai. Kapaa High is very pleased to have two of our own being recognized. They are Ian Versammy - JROTC and Christina Maile Pico - student. Ask for your support in helping to purchase a dinner program ticket for $70 as our goal is to purchase a table for 10 ($700) representing Kapaa High's faculty and staff. Attached is an informational poster and please see Col. Roberto Levoit for more information. Kauai Leadership supports our school in providing leadership training for both students and adults.<br /><br /><br />Weekly Calendar: (Administration to be conducting classroom PEP-T visitations this week)<br /><br />Tuesday, April 10th; Cross Curriculum/Common Planning 2:30 p.m.<br /><br />Wednesday, April 11th: HOPES & IDEAS PLC session Rm I -100 1:45 pm<br /><br />Thursday, April 12th Principal on Oahu for Citizenship Awards<br /> Cross Curr/ Common Planning 2:30 p.m.<br /><br />Saturday, April 14th: Smaller Learning Community Conference @McKinley High School <br /><br />Have a great week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-45726628623951942092012-04-02T09:03:00.000-07:002012-04-02T09:05:30.703-07:00Updates - Week of April 2ndAmerican Savings Bank for Education Presentation: Kudos to our students and staff for a job well done! Students' IPAD presentations, musical performances, welcoming and open conversations with the business partners really helped to set that special tone. Thanks also to Dave Mireles, Mike Maddock, Harriet Watanabe, Nancy Borilez, Catherine Paleka, Leila Kaneholani, and our cafeteria staff for helping to make this presentation a great success. CEO Rich Wacker again affirmed American Savings remains committed in supporting our school's vision. Truly an outstanding day for our school!<br /><br />HOPES & IDEAS training sessions: Want to acknowledge next year's 10th grade HOPES & IDEAS HUI/ACADEMIES team members as their first training session got off to a great start. Appreciate Calvin Paleka representing his 9th grade HUI peers in sharing about their challenges, expectations, successes, and norms. Kudos to Mason Chock for his expertise in helping to build our Smaller Learning Community vision. Finally special thanks to Lisa Mireles for her passion, energy, and leadership in facilitating us through this wonderful journey!<br /><br />Hawaii State Assessment (HSA): The final round for the HSA continues this week. Appreciate our Mathematics, English and Science teachers' focus and commitment in helping students to meet the benchmarks. Per Kelly Bailey's feedback, students taking the mathematics assessment are very close in meeting their targets.<br /><br />Accreditation Mid-term Visitation: Over the past few weeks I have been reminding everyone to prepare for our 3 year revisit. The attached progress report should have been reviewed by all instructional and support staff. Administration will be conducting classroom visitations during the week.<br /> <br /><br />3rd Quarter Reflections: Reminder that the 3rd quarter reflections are due electronically this Thursday, April 5th. Information will be compiled over the weekend to share with faculty prior to sending to the visitation committee. <br /><br />SY 2012-13 Calendar: Attached next year's school calendar for your information. <br /><br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, April 2nd: Ellen Duffy Session 7:45 a.m. P-140<br /><br />Tuesday, April 3rd: Ellen Duffy Sessions 7:45 a.m. P-140<br />East Complex Principals' Meeting - Kapaa High School 8:00 a.m. I-102<br />PLC session with Apple Representatives - 12:00 p.m. I-102<br /><br />Wednesday, April 4th: HOPES training 7:45 a.m.<br /><br />Thursday, April 5th IDEAS training 7:45 a.m.<br /><br />Friday, April 6th: No School - Good Friday<br /><br />Have a great week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-82031761897094584592012-03-26T11:11:00.001-07:002012-03-26T11:11:59.100-07:00Updates - Week of March 26thAccreditation Mid-term Visitation: Over the past few weeks I have been sharing our 3 Year Revisit Progress Report in preparing for our upcoming mid term accreditation for the week of April 23rd. Attached below is the final progress report submitted that reflect our accomplishments. Also attached is a copy of our Academic plan that describes our continued focus from which we are to be assessed. In communicating with Chair Dr. Jim Schlosser, visitation members will be looking/asking for evidence targeting data utilized and standards-based pedagogy. Department Heads and other lead personnel have been asked to review document with their staff.<br />Disaggregate data to ensure that all students benefit from school-wide initiatives.<br />Implement standards based learning in all courses and classrooms.<br />Continue to examine current research based instructional strategies for implementation across the curriculum to ensure active learning.<br />Study the effectiveness of the current bell schedule as it relates to meeting students needs.<br />Develop a system to assess all programs, reform initiatives and professional development that is data driven and research based techniques.<br />Report and celebrate academic progress and successes to parents and the community.<br /><br /> <br /><br />3rd Quarter Reflections: Reminder to submit your 3rd quarter reflections electronically no later than Thursday, April 5th. Will compile into a single report to help support WASC accreditation's 2nd point addressing standards-based learning. Along this line in looking at student learning data, will again work with counselors and Doris in identifying targeted students. With Literacy across all content areas per Common Core soon to be in effect....your feedback addressing literacy activities being taught will go a long way in providing that comprehensive picture. Thank you for your support in our school-wide data efforts.<br /><br />Final round of Hawaii State Assessment (HSA): The 3rd and final round for the HSA begins this week for mathematics, Reading and Science. Testing time frame is expected to last until mid-April. <br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, March 26th: Holiday - Prince Kuhio<br /><br />Tuesday, March 27th: Final round of HSA begins this week<br />English Pre-SAT Work Session 7:45 am - 2:30 p.m. @I-102<br />Principal @Complex Area Leadership Meeting - Lihue<br /><br />Wednesday, March 28th: Principal @State Bell Committee Work Group @OCISS - Oahu<br /><br />Thursday, March 29th: Department & HUI/Academy Common Planning 2:30 p.m.<br />Complex Area VP meeting - Lihue<br />Principal @State Bell Committee Work Group @OCISS - Oahu<br /><br />Friday, March 30th: American Savings Presentation 10:00 a.m. Library<br /><br />Have a great week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-23007624481220997382012-03-19T10:04:00.000-07:002012-03-19T10:05:50.310-07:00Updates - Week of March 19thSpring Intercession: Thank you to those teachers/support staff who worked with targeted students during this past intercession. It's always positive when our staff are providing that extra help. Overall, believe that our intercessions attendance are slowly improving. <br /><br />Student Progress: Teachers will be receiving their 1st semester/2nd quarter reflections back so to add their 3rd quarter reflections. Asking teachers to provide more specific information addressing literacy concepts your that students were focusing on. Literacy concepts include Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Solving Problems, Critical Thinking, and Use of Technologies and Media applied to real world situations. Reflections will be compiled with other school-wide data to show overall progress and shared with staff prior to sharing with WASC accreditation team. Reflections are due (electronically) April 6th or sooner.<br /><br />With 4th quarter upon us, reminder that our goal remains to have 95% of our students proficient in all content areas per classroom formative data. When addressing the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) summative data, current status for grade 10 scores are: English - 69% of the students are proficient; Mathematics - 39% at proficiency; and Science - 40% are proficient.....there's still much work to be done! Important that I remind everyone that the HSA outcomes reflect "all" grade levels and disciplines as this is a team effort! Data also shows that we need to better coordinate literacy instruction across all discipline areas. The 3rd and final round for the HSA will be administered starting at the end of March.<br /><br />Student Discipline feedback: Based on the feedback provided, Administration will make every effort to respond to all referrals within 3 school days. Believe that when teachers make a referral, they have done what was needed to deal with the student and their misbehavior. Administration reserves that right to provide consequences based on that larger knowledge of individual student's issues outside of individual classrooms. Chapter 19 will continue to be adhered with when addressing student's consequences as it provides guidance for infractions and definitions of those infractions. Currently, there are 16 possible disciplinary consequences ranging from time in the office to transfer to other programs (feel free to request a copy of Chapter 19 from the office). One of the interventions being more fully implemented is having parent meetings that includes the student, teachers, support staff and administration. This intervention is proving to have a positive impact for a good majority of students. Also looking at having parents sit in on classes to observe first hand.....not a favorite choice of any student. Reminding teachers to contact and document contacting parents as this serves as a critical intervention component. Welcome continued suggestions addressing disciplinary actions. <br /><br />Accreditation Mid-term Visitation: Attached is the latest revision in preparing for Kapaa High's mid term accreditation review scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2012. Reminder that we are tasked to address six key areas and demonstrate evidence to this effect.<br />Disaggregate data to ensure that all students benefit from school-wide initiatives.<br />Implement standards based learning in all courses and classrooms.<br />Continue to examine current research based instructional strategies for implementation across the curriculum to ensure active learning.<br />Study the effectiveness of the current bell schedule as it relates to meeting students needs.<br />Develop a system to assess all programs, reform initiatives and professional development that is data driven and research based techniques.<br />Report and celebrate academic progress and successes to parents and the community.<br /><br />Please review document provides a comprehensive story of the good work to date. Will be posting this document on our school's website and feel free to use information to help support grant funding proposals, resumes, etc. Appreciate your feedback. <br /> <br /><br />Planning for SY 2012-13: Work continues in creating the master schedule per student registration, staffing for HUI/Academies personnel, and overall school-wide budget. Planning to provide an update in early April as refinements will continue until the start of the new school year. <br /><br />Purchase Orders: Reminder that submitted purchase orders must identify which of our Academic plans goals it will be supporting.<br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, March 19th: 1) Dept/Cross Curriculum Articulation 2:30 p.m.<br />2) Leadership Meeting 1:00 p.m. @Principal's Office<br /><br />Wednesday, March 21st: 1) Department Head Mtg 1:45 p.m. @Library<br /><br />Thursday, March 22nd: 1) Decision Making for Results & Data Team Seminars 8 - 3:00 p.m. @Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall<br />2) Department & HUI/Academy Common Planning 2:30 p.m.<br /><br />Friday, March 23rd: 1) Decision Making for Results & Data Team Seminars 8 - 3:00 p.m. @Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle Library<br />2) 3rd Quarter Grades due to Registrar<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br /><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.usUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-72984464502517343152012-03-05T08:06:00.001-08:002012-03-05T08:08:42.601-08:00Updates - Week of March 5thRecognition: 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.<br /><br />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!<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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:<br /><br /> Disaggregate data to ensure that all students benefit from school-wide initiatives.<br /> Implement standards-based learning in all courses and classrooms.<br /> Continue to examine current research-based instructional strategies for implementation across the curriculum to ensure active learning.<br /> Study the effectiveness of the current bell schedule as it relates to meeting students needs.<br /> Develop a system to assess all programs, reform initiatives and professional development that is data driven and research based techniques.<br /> Report and celebrate academic progress and successes to parents and the community.<br /><br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, March 5th: Dept/Cross Curriculum Articulation 2:30 p.m.<br /><br />Tuesday, March 6th: East Complex Leadership meeting @Kapaa High Library 8 - 10:30 a.m.<br /><br />Wednesday, March 7th Principal @SLC consortium meeting - Maui High School<br />Early Release 1:45 p.m. for Teachers (part of the 3 hrs give back)<br /><br />Thursday, March 8th: Common Planning 2:30 p.m.<br />End of 3rd Quarter<br /><br />Friday, March 9th: Teacher DLWOP (No Students)<br /><br />March 12 - 16, 2012SPRING BREAK<br /><br />Have a great week and a restful Spring Break!<br /><br /><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.usUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-36253010214783259432012-02-27T08:31:00.000-08:002012-02-27T08:32:19.427-08:00Updates - Week of Feb. 27thCongratulations to the Boys Basketball team for an outstanding season and solid play at this past weekend's State Finals. This group of young men continued to improve over the course of the season and very evident that they had developed to another level as it showed in the second half of the season. <br /><br />Special Presentation: Reminder that we'll be having two assemblies on Thursday, March 1st, addressing ethics in a digital world entitled "Digital Tattoos". Guest speaker is FBI Special Agent, Arnold Laanui Jr and this is sponsored by PCNC and Title I. Assembly schedule: Period 2 - Grades 9 and 12; and Period 3 - Grades 10 and 11. Students are to report to their classes first to check in with their teacher and teachers will accompany their students to the gym. <br /><br />A special evening presentation is planned for parents from all of the East complex schools on Thursday, March 1st @Kapaa High Library 6:00 p.m.<br /><br /><br />Coordinated Training: Just a heads-up that Kauai Complex Area will be having several coordinated K -12 training beginning March 2012. Projected training dates are listed below and focus will address Common Core State Standards and Using Data for instructional Decision Making. Will be working with content areas to coordinate planned training sessions after our leadership meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28th.<br />Decision Making for Results and Data Team Seminars:<br />March 22 and 23, 2012 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br /><br />Power/Prioritizing Common Core Standards and Unwrapping Seminars:<br />April 20 and May 7 6-12 Math 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br />May 8-9, 2012 6-12 LA 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br />May 10-11, 2012 6-12 Others 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br /><br /><br />CCSS Work Sessions:<br />May 30, 2012 6-12 Math 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br />May 31, 2012 6-12 LA 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br />June 1, 2012 6-12 Others 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. <br /><br />Parent conferences updates: Meetings with parents of targeted struggling students continue and certainly fulfilling to have parents, students, and school personnel in the same room having focused dialogue. While we may not see immediate positive changes for all of the students, believe that we are seeing progress for a good number of students. We will stay the course for the rest of the year as it will help address issues related to attendance, tardiness, disruption, and academics. It also serves as our documented interventions. Building Hawaii’s future for college, career, and citizenship in the global society of the 21st century is challenging and hard work.....like that final art work, every student takes hours of hard work to mold, to shape, with tears, frustration and joy in ultimately creating that final sculpture that we call Kapaa High graduate! <br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, Feb. 27th: PTSA Board Meeting - Student Center @6:00 p.m.<br /><br />Tuesday, Feb. 28th: Principal @Complex Area Leadership meeting - Lihue<br /><br />Wednesday, Feb. 29th: Faculty PLC sessions - Chorus room @1:50<br /><br />Thursday, March 1st: Digital Tattoo Assembly @Gym<br />VPs and Athletic Director at Vice-Principals' meeting - Lihue<br /><br />Friday, March 2nd: Principal @Girls' Softball Stadium Final Inspection <br />Kauai Complex Area Science Fair Public Viewing 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. @Convention Hall - Lihue<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br /><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us<br /><br />Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-57655301112176039982012-02-13T08:59:00.000-08:002012-02-13T09:00:40.376-08:00Updates - Week of Feb. 13thKudos to Doris, Sheila and counselors for a terrific career fair this past Friday. Tremendous learning opportunity when community organizations donate time to share with our students. Also, congratulations to our Special Education Department as they were recognized for the Child Count 100% Awards. This means that our school had 100% of it's special education records current, accurate and updated. Outstanding work everyone!<br /><br />This past week, a work group of teachers, counselor, registrar and administrators met with consultant Mike Neubig in drafting possible master schedules to best support our students and HUI Academies. It was a good learning experience as the work group considered various possibilities for SY 2012-13 bell schedule. Will be updating everyone when master schedule is created per students' registration forms.....need everyone to please remind students who have yet to turn in their forms that we will be forced to select their classes as the deadline has passed.<br /><br />Pleased to learn that a good number have already submitted their interest for the 10th grade HUI Academy. Sharing overview application and tentative training schedule and ask interested teachers to submit their applications to Beth Pemberton by Friday, February 24th. <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br />Student growth: Our accountability is premised in having sustained consistent student growth. As a school, we need to show students' proficiency progress annually and over a period of time.....starting from freshmen year and when students exit as seniors. Over the past years, we have missed benchmark targets resulting in a more serious current level of "Corrective Action" status. Should we not attain our benchmark, we will fall into "Restructuring" status which means having a more intensive level of oversight and perhaps an independent provider monitoring all classes. I truly believe that we can have consistent growth as stated in our school plans. Research continues to show that when all disciplines support student learning through focused "Literacy" such as writing, reading, and critical thinking learning activities, student proficiency grows. As in any successful organization or team, it takes people working collaboratively in believing that student growth can be attained.<br /><br />Along this line, the mid-quarter data showed that approximately one-third of our student population received at least one failing grade resulting with a total of nearly 800 failing grades. This isn't much to be proud of and realize that most grades were deserving reflecting students shortfalls in their work, assessments and attendance. Expectation is that everyone is to use this week's common planning, department meeting and Wednesday meeting time to review how to support struggling students. Department Heads are asked to hold department and/or cross curriculum meetings to discuss identified students. Please be sure to invite your counselors, school service coordinator and administrators to participate. Will be sure to get a temperature check from each department by the end of the week.<br /><br />Attached is Superintendent Matayoshi monthly bulletin sharing some system wide updates.<br /><br /><br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, Feb. 13th: Principal @SLC board mtg. - McKinley High School<br /> Blood Drive (all day) @Library<br /> Departments/Cross Curriculum Articulation 2:20 p.m.<br /><br />Wednesday, Feb. 15th: PLC articulation within/across Departments/HUIs to address struggling students 1:50 p.m.<br /> Kapaa High School Foundation mtg @Student Center 6:00 p.m.<br /><br />Thursday, Feb. 16th: Common Planning 2:20 p.m.<br /> Articulation w/Kapaa Middle School<br /><br />Friday, Feb. 17th: Principal @Collective Impact Meeting - Kauai Community College 9 - 11:30 a.m.<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br /><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us<br /><br />Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-69477169356507217162012-02-06T08:29:00.001-08:002012-02-06T08:29:38.415-08:00Updates - Week of February 6thNational School Counseling Week!!! Mahalo to our counselors for their dedicated efforts in making that positive difference for all students.<br /><br />Thank you to our students, staff and the many community members who helped in making this past weekend's Family Summit a success. Various community individuals shared their appreciation and admiration as this event sent a positive message in the importance of family and community! Thank you to Principal Sherry Scott in covering for me as I was called to a board meeting on Oahu.<br /><br />Administration will continue meeting this week with content areas addressing student growth, assessments, and professional learning needs. Schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 8th: VP Diane Ayre to meet with CTE (Evan Costa's room); VP Todd Harrison meets with Fine Arts & PE/Health (Chorus room); and English to meet with principal in (David Mireles room). With mid-quarter upon us, reminder that Doris Morioka Fulks will be helping coordinate cross discipline meetings addressing identified students as submitted from counselors. Please be prepared to participate if contacted.<br /><br />Just a friendly reminder that per classroom visits, not all classes are listing standards being covered. Students have that right to know what is been taught as well as expected outcomes. For teachers on PEP-T, administration will be scheduling observations shortly.<br /><br />Asking teachers to consider where you see yourself best contributing as we move forward with our Academies and HUIs at Kapaa High. Grade 10 HUI Academies will be implemented in Fall 2012 with planning starting later this month through June 2012. We will continue working with 11th and 12th grade teachers in preparing for SY 2013-14 implementation. Leadership will be doing a final review of the 10th Grade HUI Academy interest surveys, overview and applications on Monday, Feb. 6th and forms will be e-mailed to everyone shortly. Interested teachers may submit their applications by the end of this month. This is critical in the forward planning for staffing and other resources.<br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, Feb. 6th: Leadership meeting @1:30 p.m.<br /> Dept & Cross Curriculum meetings @2:25 p.m. <br />Wednesday, Feb. 8th: Admin mtg departments CTE, Fine Arts, PE/Health, and English @1:50 p.m.<br />Thursday, Feb. 9th: Mike Neubig meeting with Registration team 8:00 a.m.<br /> Common Planning (Depts/HUIs)<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br /><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us<br /><br />Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-51894605848010432782012-01-30T07:48:00.001-08:002012-01-30T07:48:54.381-08:00Updates - Week of January 30thCongratulations! Our bell schedule is a go! In working with Educational Specialist Jill Zodrow @OCISS who coordinates this effort, our revised bell schedule met the criteria such as instructional minutes and was able to address questions utilizing non-instructional time. Will provide more updates a later date. Strategic communication to the community will now need to be coordinated. Great Job!<br /><br />Beginning this week, administration will be meeting with all content areas to review progress to addressing student growth, curriculum maps , common assessments, and c onsistent grading practices . Along with this, counselors will be facilitating discussions addressing those identified struggling students. This will be coordinated through Doris Morioka Fulks. Attendees will be targeted students' teachers, counselors, school services coordinator and administration. Our target of 95% proficiency is priority. Attached provides for 99% of the teacher's reflections for 1st semester reflections.<br /><br /><br /><br />Acknowledgements:<br />JROTC: Received a call from PTSA president Robert Purdue sharing that our JROTC Drill team took 1st place in this past weekend state competition on Oahu. Congratulations and more information to follow.<br /><br />Science projects: Congratulations to the students as their projects reflected the many hours of research, analyzing, organizing, writing, etc. ultimately producing their final product. Student's projects continue to be a solid formative assessment piece to validate learning. Good luck to the 15 students moving on to the District Science & Engineering Fair on Feb. 29th - March 2nd. Kudos also to the teachers who also played important roles in this effort!<br /><br />Parent Registration Informational meetings: Informational sessions for SY 2012-13 were very successful reflecting a good number of attendees, parents involved in asking questions and sharing their appreciation. Special thanks to those staff members who played important roles in making this a success.....in fact many parents shared how wonderful it was for them being able to meet the staff. <br /><br />Middle School Orientation: Kudos to Robyn Keawe, Kahele Keawe, Calvin Paleka and Evan Costa for their efforts at the orientation session at Kapaa Middle School. Several KMS staff and administration shared their thumbs-up for the two day sessions. Due to our projected enrollment counts, important that we get as many students enrolled.<br /><br />Academy Registration: Per the work group progress, next year's academies are nicely well balanced. While they are waiting for some outstanding registration forms, things are moving along quite nicely. When fully implemented, this structure will provide students with that sense of purpose and relevance. Teachers will need to continue thinking as to where they would like to be in terms of HUI and Academies as by May of this school year, all teachers and support staff will be tentatively placed in an Academy or HUI up to grade 12.<br /><br />Finally, the County of Kauai is promoting free bus rides on the Kauai Bus from Feb. 20th through March 10th per their long term vision promoting public transportation. Please share with students and other staff members.<br /><br /><br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, Jan. 30th: Leadership mtg @Principal's office 8:30 a.m.<br /> Principal mtg w/Art programs 2:30 p.m.<br />Tuesday, Jan. 31st: Principal mtg with Student Council @Student Center (lunch)<br />Wednesday, Feb. 1st: Administration meeting with Social Studies, Science and Mathematics departments 1:50 p.m.<br />Thursday, Feb. 2nd: Principal attending State SLC mtg @Pearl City High School<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br /><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us<br /><br />Kapaa High School cares for and supports "ALL" students to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.<br /><br />Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including my attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, use, disclosure or distribution by unintended recipients is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipients, please contact the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-89244884879715415022012-01-23T08:21:00.000-08:002012-01-23T08:25:44.091-08:00Updates - Week of Jan. 23rd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf2dmVcW99_sIAS6hu1-8rricJHAp1JhLM66bKcy84tNRv3qTG2TNIBVvZpt4skKEm7bha0K5sonY3yjCGVaQzMlliTvn_4AJbp1xwvNPSd6To5QJqUP6ggny897XeX4unjuAtyamml4/s1600/0.168.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf2dmVcW99_sIAS6hu1-8rricJHAp1JhLM66bKcy84tNRv3qTG2TNIBVvZpt4skKEm7bha0K5sonY3yjCGVaQzMlliTvn_4AJbp1xwvNPSd6To5QJqUP6ggny897XeX4unjuAtyamml4/s320/0.168.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700864408446878818" /></a><br />Kung Hee Fat Choy! - The Year of the Dragon! During ancient times, Chinese culture considered the dragon the most sacred of all animals. It reflected authority, dignity, honor, success and luck.<br /> <br /><br />All content areas were sent their compiled reflection for the 1st semester. While there are some outstanding data, information provides venue for focused discussions. As shared, critical that we continue to be on that same page.....within and across content areas. Bottom line:<br /><br /> * Curriculum maps (year long pacing chart/calendar) must be aligned, implemented and revisited.<br /> * Common (post) assessments measure what students must master as a result of your teaching. Need to have a good handle where students are prior and post instruction. Assessment data informs whether the lessons you are preparing are really the lessons that students need;<br /> * Rubrics helps to provide good feedback to students (and teachers); and<br /> * C onsistent grading practices ....while challenging, it comes together as a result of continued practice and articulation. For our most important customers, students (and parents) will have a higher level of appreciation, trust, respect and relevance. <br /><br /><br />As professionals, when we accomplish this consistency, it will result in that tipping point of increased student learning productivity. Research based on successful pedagogy practices continue to validate this.<br /><br />Asking department heads to facilitate their department meetings and ask our counselors and school services coordinator to facilitate cross department/program focused discussions. Please be sure to inform administration so we can also participate. Wanted to also acknowledge the HUI teachers as I was informed that they have already begun to identify students and collaboratively working to address targeted supports. <br /><br />Planning to share the school-wide reflection template that reflects all content areas in a follow-up e-mail. Will also be sending specific questions to individual and groups of teachers for more follow-up.<br /><br />Facilities Construction Updates: The telecommunications project is very much on schedule. The major work of digging trenches to lay the conduits are almost completed. Major work will transition to the night crews who are installing conduits in all of the buildings and classrooms. This phase will take a couple of months followed by the final phase where another work team will begin pulling of the fiber and other wires across the entire campus. Upon completion, both Kapaa Elementary and High will be well positioned in terms of technology capacity. While the exact time frame hasn't yet been set, the installation of solar panels should follow as we move toward making our schools more energy efficient. <br /><br />In concluding, want to express my appreciation per the tremendous strides per the Academy & HUI work. When fully implemented, this structure will provide students with that sense of purpose and relevance over their four years at Kapaa High. Electives, core and other programs will have that tighter alignment. As we continue to structure next year's programs and teaching assignments, all teachers need to continue thinking as to where they would like to be in terms of HUI and Academies. By the end of this school year, we should have all teachers and support staff tentatively placed in an Academy or HUI up to grade 12.<br /><br /><br />Weekly Calendar:<br />Monday, Jan. 23rd: Grades 10 & 11- Parent Registration Informational Meeting @Library 6:00 p.m.<br /> Principal @ SLC Consortium meeting @McKinley High<br /> PTSA Board Mtg @Student Center 6:00 p.m.<br />Tuesday, Jan. 24th: Principal @District Leadership meeting @District Office 8:00 a.m.<br /> School Community Council Meeting @Student Center 5:30 p.m.<br />Wednesday, Jan. 25th; Science Fair viewing @library (only through science classes)<br />Thursday, Jan. 26th: Apple Representative (Kupono Kekuewa) on campus<br /> Vice-principals & AD at monthly meeting @District Office 8:00 a.m.<br />Friday, Jan. 27th: Principal @ East Complex Leadership mtg 7:00 - 11:00 a.m.<br /><br />Have a great week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-81649500135642818972012-01-16T23:34:00.000-08:002012-01-16T23:35:45.307-08:00UPDATES - WEEK OF JAN 16TH<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Thank you as administration received a very good percentage teachers' reflective feedback addressing their students' progress to date. This formative information along with other data helps to provide that comprehensive picture. Spent weekend compiling the information and will combine with other data for faculty discussion. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Per classroom visits, sharing more feedback:</span></span><ul type="disc" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Pleased to see continued focused instruction across many classrooms as a good number of lessons reflected higher level critical thinking. Saw a nice balance of lecture, student feedback/wait time, group work and projects. Strongly encouraging more student work products to be posted as it provides that nice reference support for all students. </span><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Reminder that the standards being covered needs to be visible in every classroom.</span></u></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">An area where we need to strengthen is ensuring that teachers teaching similar content are on same page. Example, Social Studies teachers teaching U.S History should be meeting on a consistent basis to assure curriculum maps are being followed, common rubrics are being used, grading practices are consistent, etc. This pertains to all content areas and recommend that departments utilize Monday and Thursday's planning time to make this happen.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Reminders:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">HUI planning for SY 2012-13: </span></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">In preparing for next school year, will be meeting with teachers who are interested in being on the HUIs for grade 10. As this is our initial year of implementation, we continue to learn and grow.....a fundamental expectation is that commitment in working as a team. Administration will be interviewing interested teachers for grade 10 as well as reassessing current 9th grade HUI teams in terms of commitment for next school year.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Parent Registration Informational Meetings:</span></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;"> Our first parent registration informational meeting held on January 9th was well received. Many questions addressing graduation requirements, college/career planning, etc. were asked. Very pleased with the amount of questions addressing the STEP-UP diploma as parents want their children striving for the BOE Recognition diploma. Kapaa High's Class of 2015 (current 9th graders) has nearly 40% already signed up for the BOE recognition diploma and definitely anticipate more. As you are aware, this is the last year that students have a choice in terms of the going for the regular or the BOE recognition diploma. Beginning next school year there will be only one diploma...the BOE recognition diploma. Thank goodness that the 7th period schedule passed.</span></span><ul type="disc" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Grades 10 & 11 on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 @Library 6:00 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Incoming Grade 9 on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 @Library 6:00 p.m.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Faculty Meeting:</span></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;"> Topics to be covered are the PSAT scores, HUI & Academy updates, SY 2012-13 registration, projected student enrollment, staffing, and funding. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Weekly Calendar:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Monday, Jan. 16th: Holiday - Martin Luther King Day</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Tuesday, Jan. 17th: Grade 10 & 11 Parent Registration Informational Meeting @Library 6:00 p.m.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Wednesday, Jan. 18th: Principal mtg with Kauai Rotarians 11:30 a.m. @Courtyard Marriott</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Faculty Meeting 1:50 p.m. @Chorus Room</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Thursday, Jan. 19th: HUI Collaboration 7:45 a.m. @I102</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Friday, Jan. 20th: Castle and MOTT Foundation visitors on campus </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">Calendar Changes:</span></b></span><ul type="disc" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">PTSA Board rescheduled to Monday, January 23rd 6:00 p.m. @Student Center; and</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#00A000;">School Community Council rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 24th 5:30 p.m. @Student Center</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;color:#0000FF;">Have a great week!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">Daniel S. Hamada</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">Principal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">Kapaa High School</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">4695 Mailihuna Road</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">FAX: (808) 821- 4420</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-3631706928230947532012-01-08T23:15:00.001-08:002012-01-08T23:15:59.442-08:00Updates - Week of Jan. 9th<span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;">Sharing feedback per classroom visits.....</span><ul type="disc"><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> 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.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> 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.</span></li><li><br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> 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.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Reminders:</span><br /><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Senior Contracts:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> 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.</span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Parent Registration Informational Meetings:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> 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.</span><ul type="disc"><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Grade 9 on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 @Cafeteria 6:00 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Grades 10 & 11 on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 @Library 6:00 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Incoming Grade 9 on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 @Library 6:00 p.m.</span></li></ul><br /><b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Weekly Calendar:</span></b><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Monday, Jan. 9th:<span> </span> 2nd quarter/1st semester grades are due</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> Grade 9 Parent Registration Informational Mtg. 6 - 8:00 p.m. @Cafeteria</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Tuesday, Jan. 10th:<span> </span> Principal @KIF Executive Board mtg 2:30 p.m. @State Bldg.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Wednesday, Jan. 11th:<span> </span> Social Studies Department meeting with Administration 1:50 p.m. @Library</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Have a great week!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Daniel S. Hamada<br />Principal<br />Kapaa High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Road<br />Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii 96746<br />PH: (808) 821- 4401 ext. 102<br />FAX: (808) 821- 4420<br />daniel_hamada@notes.k12.hi.us</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-55394742580447194942012-01-06T08:46:00.000-08:002012-01-06T08:47:44.845-08:00Registration Parent Meetings<div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Registration Parent Meetings </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">9th: Mon. January 9 in Cafeteria<br />10th & 11th: Tues. January 17 in Library </span></em><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><i>Incoming 9th: Wed. January 25 in Library </i></span></span></div> <div><em> 6:00 - 8:00 pm </em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-31773673501028378582012-01-03T18:20:00.000-08:002012-01-03T18:21:55.939-08:00Updates - Week of January 3th, 2012<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><img src="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/8d8a83575095e8a90a25796e0083b0e8/Body/0.94?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=jpg" height="91" width="427" /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Please take time to reflect of your students' learning progress as the success of any student can only happen through our collective efforts. As professionals we know that when any student fails....we take responsibility; and when our student succeeds, that's a testament of solid instructional school-wide support practices. For every student here at Kapaa High we must guarantee that they will have a viable curriculum with essential content, knowledge, and skills that all are expected to learn. Students will have....adequate learning time such as bell-to-bell will be given so they are able to acquire those essential knowledge and skills; quality instruction and assessments aligned with essential knowledge and skills; and literacy through vocabulary is taught so students succeed on their assessments. At the end of the day, this continues as our non negotiable priorities focused on learning the essential curriculum regardless of distractions.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Our academic plan speaks to that concrete performance target where 95% of our students will be proficient. Students, teachers, support staff and administration are expected to meet performance targets.</span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> As a PLC, we'll be spending time in learning how to use formative data to help guide us on our progress. A good </span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> temperature check of our students' academic progress will be seen per the attached template that all teachers need to provide feedback by Friday, January 13th. Information along with other formative school-wide data will help gauge our overall progress and shared with the faculty. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Very pleased to welcome and introduce new additions to Kapaa High's ohana:</span><ul type="disc"><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Dr. Sandra Combs</span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> is our new Social Studies teacher. Sandra brings a wealth of experience as a classroom teacher, administrator and superintendent. She is also very well versed with technology as she currently teaches on-line classes for a university. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Jean Esaki</span><b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> is our new Japanese teacher. Jean was serving as the substitute Japanese teacher since receiving her teaching degree and she brings a wealth of experience especially from the private business sector. </span></li></ul><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Confident that these ladies will make that positive impact for students, school and community and that they can count on everyone's support. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Reminders:</span><br /><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Seniors:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Please remind your seniors that their "senior contract" goes into effect on Wednesday, January 4th. Failure to comply may result in being unable to participate in the graduation ceremonies.</span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Posters:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> All school clubs must remove any posters that are placed around the campus immediately following any function. We are hoping to have special assigned areas built where announcements can be posted. Until then, let's work together to help maintain the neatness of our campus.</span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Classroom visits:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> During this second semester, administration will be stepping-up our classroom visits with timely feedback. Reminder that all teachers are continuously and responsible for duties 1 - 5 as listed on page 4 of the PEP-T manual. Administration will also be working closely with teachers on the PEP-T cycle.</span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Revised Bell Schedule:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Working with the State DOE Office to have our revised bell schedule reviewed/approved on a faster time frame as it affects our master schedule planning. Having had to present other secondary schools revised schedules to the State Board of Education in my previous job, aware of potential questions/concerns. Again, congratulations on taking that positive step in making learning opportunities better for our students and will keep everyone posted.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Weekly Calendar:</span></b><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Wednesday, Jan. 4th:<span> </span> Principal mtg with Fine Arts & CTE Departments @1:45 Library</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Monday, Jan. 9th:<span> </span> Grades for 2nd quarter/1st semester are due</span><br /><br /><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"> May 2012 bring you much happiness, fulfillment, and good health! <br /></span></i></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-64412588533120123082011-12-05T08:26:00.000-08:002011-12-05T08:29:37.555-08:00Updates - Week of December 5th<span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;">Our school's SLC site provides a wealth of information addressing the Smaller Learning Community progress. Posted information shares latest versions of frameworks, descriptions, Hui and Academy meeting agendas & minutes, training handouts, etc. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/khsslcworkspace/"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;"> https://sites.google.com/site/khsslcworkspace/</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Attached also is the updated academy selection and registration calendar.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Consistent monitoring of students' progress per your curriculum maps remains a critical must do. Administration will be asking all teachers to provide information as to their students' status in January after grades are submitted so to have that comprehensive picture. We are planning to provide extended learning support sessions during the winter break targeting students needing extra help. Asked Doris Morioka to coordinate.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Don't forget to support our school's blood drive this Wednesday in the library. Kudos to Kara Kitamura and her students in making this outstanding community service a reality in benefiting our community. </span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Weekly Calendar:</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Monday, Dec. 5th: <span> </span> Unit 5 HSTA members voting for proposed calendar @2:30 p.m. Library </span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Tuesday, Dec. 6th:<span> </span> Apple PLC sessions (all day)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Wednesday, Dec. 7th: <span> </span> Blood Drive (all day) @Library </span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> Faculty meeting @1:45 p.m. Chorus room</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Thursday, Dec. 8th: <span> </span> Principal @Complex Area peer review of SY 2012-13 Academic Plan 8:00 a.m.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> Common Planning for HUI, Academy, Inclusion, IEPs, & Bell Schedule 2:30 p.m. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Have a great week!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-38520262681259943602011-11-28T08:22:00.000-08:002011-11-28T08:24:54.834-08:00Updates - Week of November 28th<span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;">Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving break! I am glad to be back and would like to acknowledge both Diane and Todd for covering for me while I was on leave.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> With approximately 14 instructional days left in the second quarter (1st semester), please take that time to critically assess every student's progress per your curriculum maps. For those students struggling, be sure to document interventions such as differentiated instructions, tutorials, parental notifications, etc. Closing the learning gap through interventions are stated within our current academic plans which we are accountable to provide an update to the School Community Council. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> As shared earlier, work in planning for SY 2012-13 academic goals, financial supports, and staffing continues. I believe that any plan should be easy to understand with a few clear goals based on data and accountability. I'm tentatively planning to have a faculty meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7th to discuss next year's draft as well as other operational items. While our school's academic plan isn't finalized until the end of the school year, I need to submit our draft in January 2012. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Program offering discussions for SY 2012-13 master schedule continue as departments share their requests. As we align courses within the Academy framework we need to be conscious that our 2012-13 student enrollment projection is around 1,012. I am committed to maintaining our current staffing count to support for reasonable class sizes. A new bell schedule to meet the Board of Education credit requirements, implementing our Academy focus, and honoring department's request for additional courses is also a priority.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Reminder that our school's fire inspection will be happening on Monday, Nov. 28th. @8:30 a.m. Inspectors to be walking through the entire school facility so be sure to recheck that there are no violations. </span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Weekly Calendar:</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Monday, Nov. 28th: <span> </span> Fire Inspection 8:30 a.m.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Tuesday, Nov. 29th: <span> </span> Principal @Complex Area Leadership mtg. 8 - 3:00 p.m.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Wednesday, Nov. 30th: <span> </span> Open for Bell schedule meetings 1:45 p.m.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> Thursday, Dec. 1st: <span> </span> Vice-principals @Complex Area VP mtg 8 - 3:00 p.m.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#00a000;"> <span> </span> Common Planning for HUI, Academy, Inclusion, IEPs, & Bell Schedule 2:30 p.m</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"> Have a great week!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-40143032004832511982011-11-14T08:08:00.000-08:002011-11-14T08:10:40.548-08:00Weekly Updates for Nov. 14-17<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;">Folks, sharing this week's updates per my discussion with Mr. Hamada and looking forward to having him return very soon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> As you are aware, the Hawaii Department of Education has a contract in place to have photovoltaic systems installed at all of our schools. The official press release shares that there are no up-front cost to DOE and the we will be able to purchase the electricity for less than half the current utility company cost....savings estimated around $1 million per year. This affords a wonderful opportunity to further align our quest for sustainable energy and model environmental responsibility. Will keep everyone posted in terms of timelines. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Very pleased with the feedback per the recent PLC session with Apple. Special thanks to Nani Daniels, Jim Uyeda, and Kepano Kukewa for donating their time and their commitment for continued support at no cost. The education of our students remain fundamental in terms of standards, literacy, critical thinking, etc. in preparing them for college and careers. We are now challenged in how we utilize technology resources as an integral part of instruction. Across all content areas and support programs, strategic use of technologies is reality. With the 9th grade HUIs in place and SLC Academies for grade 10 in SY 2012-13, technology continues to evolve as part of that normal learning process. Clearly that rate at which we acquire and share information, project based learning, research, assessments, and communicate, reminds us that we must be open to learning and utilizing using technologies as professional learning community. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> In reviewing the mid-quarter data, see that we are again faced with a high number of failures. Several questions needs to be addressed such as which and why are these students failing, who are receiving tutorial and interventions, differentiation instruction, patterns, parental contacts, etc. These same issues are stated within our current academic plans and something that needs quality discussion time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> While we are still only into the second quarter, planning for next school year is already taking place addressing academic, financial and staffing. Currently, our student enrollment is just a little over a 1000 students and our SY 2012-13 projection is near the same. One of our plans are to maintain our staffing count to support for reasonable class sizes, SLC HUIs and Academies. Draft AC/FIN for SY 2012-13 will be discussed with staff in early December at which time several decisions need to be made. One of which is our current bell schedule as we are challenged in the additional courses teachers are asking to offer compounded with erratic class size in trying to support common planing.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Weekly Calendar:</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Thursday, Nov. 17th: Common Planning for HUI, Academy, Inclusion, IEPs, & Bell Schedule 2:30 p.m</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Have a great week!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> Diane Ayre<br />Vice Principal<br />Kapa'a High School<br />4695 Mailihuna Rd<br />Kapa'a, HI 96746<br />(808) 821-4401, ext. 130<br />(808) 821-4420, fax</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-27614199352457027102011-11-06T21:59:00.000-08:002011-11-06T22:00:02.158-08:00UPDATES Sunday, November 06<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#800080;"> </span></b><img src="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/dc5a8ac2cf3c01ec0a257941001d5f89/Body/0.100?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif" height="87" width="86" /><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#800080;"> </span></b><img src="http://165.248.233.217/mail/mmaddock.nsf/38d46bf5e8f08834852564b500129b2c/dc5a8ac2cf3c01ec0a257941001d5f89/Body/0.6CE?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif" height="36" width="351" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00c200;"> Folks....in communicating with Mr. Hamada, here's this week's updates:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Congratulations to Michelle Rundbaken and her students Ilona Oliver and Raquelle Matayoshi for placing 1st place in the statewide Farmers Insurance Hawaii, Hot Shots Video Competition on Oahu. Their video "Dear Ilona" gave a very inspirational message about losing a friend to drunk driving. Job well done and thank you for making Kapaa High School and our community very proud.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Want to also acknowledge Kelly Bailey and the math department for their good work as the grade 10 students just finished the first round of the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA). Overall there was solid communication and coordination which helped get that high percentage of student participation. Also pleased to see that collectively, they are on top of things in terms of knowing their students' proficiency status and able to support those targeted students. Both Science and English will be administering the HSA shortly and know that their coordination and team work will be there as well. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> While we are acknowledging good work, special thanks to Mr. Shane Tanioka and members of New Hope as they have been working very hard through the weekend painting the rest of "A" building. Very inspirational to see adults and students generously give their time, labor and commitment in helping to better our school. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> With the mid-point of the second quarter around the corner, critical that we take an accounting of students' progress per your curriculum maps. Our targeted goal of 95% of students being able to demonstrate proficiency to the standards can be and must be realized. As a professional learning organization, your continued review and use of data remains fundamental in guiding instruction. Time has been afforded be it through your department, cross curriculum, and common planning meetings and we remain committed to providing additional department and/or cross content PLC days as we challenge ourselves to positively impact student growth. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Attached is our current SY 2011-12 Academic/Financial plans that reflect our school's focus. Please take time to review especially goal 1 where we already know which groups of students are struggling and what we are promising to do for them. Overall, we are moving in the right direction and know we must remain vigilant.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Our SLC Academy work team continues to make good progress. As you are aware, starting with next year's 10th graders, our school will be organized into two Academies.....HOPES and IDEAS. While the content focus may be different, both academies' themes will have similar outcomes in terms of academic rigor, internships, service, sustainability and senior projects. Academy teachers will develop units of study aligned with the academy's goals/themes to improve student engagement, build deeper critical thinking skills and develop stronger academic performance skills. Bottom line...academies will be built on common students, common teachers, common planning and common themes. Please take time to get an update from your content area peers who are serving on this work group as in about a month, we'll be working with interested teachers in terms of staffing for SY 2012-13.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Finally, best wishes to our varsity football team and their coaches as they play for the KIF Championship on Monday, Nov. 7th @Vidinha Stadium. It's been an exciting season and here's to a great game!</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Weekly Calendar:</span></b><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Monday: Nov. 7th: Department & Cross Curr Mtgs 2:30 p.m. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Wednesday: Nov. 9th: Michelle Swanson w/Academy Work Team 8:00 a.m. I102</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Thursday, Nov. 10th: Ms. Swanson w/HUIs 8:00 a.m. I102</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#00a000;"> Common Planning - all departments 2:30 p.m.<span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"> Have great week! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048096721345511793.post-67540438636886633432011-10-30T20:51:00.000-07:002011-10-30T20:56:52.580-07:00Weekly Updates for 10/31/11As this week marks the beginning for the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA), thank you for taking time to prepare and review "key" standards. Confident that as students were taught and are provided learning opportunities for relevance, we will see marked improvement for those target groups within our overall Mathematics, English, & Science content areas. Our targeted goal of 95% of students being able to demonstrate proficiency to the standards can be realized.<br /><br />Over the next coming months, we will begin revisiting our targeted goals to do an assessment as to our progress and how it will impact our Academic/Financial plans for SY 2012-13 look like. While this may seem that we are planning very early, the improvement process is an ongoing journey that really never rests. Attached overview provides those key areas we are currently addressing and as a community of professionals, we must be re-visiting our data in making solid decisions addressing our students' achievement targets. Data also provides sound feedback in addressing where we are, do we want to stay the course, what changes do we need, etc. Departments should be discussing about what new courses they'd like to offer, re-vamping course descriptions to reflect rigor, especially within our AP and CTE areas. 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