KWON teachers
attend Kamehameha Schools. professional development days in order to learn and
implement new strategies in their classrooms. KWON teachers attended an I Teach
K Conference, Singapore Math Training Conference and a Differentiation
Conference for which all teachers completed a collaborative project and
presented statistical and anecdotal results reflecting the worth of attending
the conference. All strategies and trainings are conducted within the framework
of student achievement in order to close the achievement gap and increase
academic achievement.
All teachers participate in Professional Learning
Communities on a weekly basis. These communities work toward (1) recognizing a
need (with a focus on leadership training), (2) organizing for change (with a
focus on leadership and infrastructure), (3) working on the building blocks
(with a focus on infrastructure, school philosophy, and vision), (4) moving as a
whole school (with a focus on the standards based change process),Our Polymax RUBBER SHEET range includes all
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community (with the focus on assessment results), (6) implementing the
curriculum (with a focus on teacher-developed curriculum guides), and (7)
engaging students and families (with the focus on portfolios, student
self-assessment, and goal setting). Initially, the communities. meeting topics
began with an assessment (by way of surveys, focus groups, and individual
interviews, along with data collection) of three components of our school:
infrastructure, classroom practices, and student outcomes. According to the
results of the assessment, consistent professional development workshops were
created and conducted. These workshops cover topics such as standards-based
education, formative assessment to inform instruction, and the employment of
instructional strategies across the schoolwide curriculum, all in the context of
Professional Learning Communities. These communities are created and fostered
not only to affect change through a partnership among the teachers but to
sustain that change through grassroots involvement. We are continuing the
growing process of refining our school curriculum, benchmarks, and anchor pieces
for each benchmark. The communities also determine the expectations for each
grade level through specific methodologies that are scientifically-proven to be
effective. Through these Professional Learning Communities, teachers who are
effective/knowledgeable in different areas instruct other teachers through
professional workshops. These Grade Level PLCs also function as the teacher
mentoring program through consistent meetings that discuss each teacher.s
strengths and needs in order to allow seasoned and beginning teachers to learn
from one another. These learning communities allow teachers to receive the
support they need to improve their classroom practices and give them adequate
time to work together, both scientifically-proven necessities for classroom
success.
KWON has an extensive Support Services System that supports
underperforming students with skill specific, individually designed
instruction.Choose from one of the major categories of Bedding, The support system provides
current, best practice reading and math strategies in the following areas:
sustaining improved reading outcomes through phonics interventions, data
analysis/data driven instruction from formative and summative assessments in
order to target core reading and math strands for increased test results,
RTI/Tier III reading interventions, teaching creatively to increase standardized
test scores, metacognitive and multi-sensory interventions, motivating reluctant
learners, and the use of technology in the classroom. KWON.s closed circuit
television plays professional development DVDs that contain Best New Practices
and innovative teaching strategies for teacher utilization on a consistent
basis. KWON also continues to build a professional development library available
for the KWON staff in the Curriculum Room. This room houses texts, CD.s, and
DVD.s that equip teachers with current strategies and methods that engage
students in order to increase student achievement.
KWON also offers
Apple Institutes for Mac Software and Internet Programs Training for
instructional staff. Training is for Apple Software and Internet Programs for
supplemental, differentiated, skill specific, data driven reading and math
instruction in the form of project based digital storytelling which increases
test scores through multi-sensory literacy and math comprehension strategies,
vocabulary and language development, and repeated reading/math practice. These
PD days cover best instructional strategies by instructing teachers in how to
best use the programs for differentiating for each student using skill specific
software and internet reading and math programs.
Partnerships and
Collaboration Kamehameha Schools-Kamehameha Schools. Ho.olako Like Program as
well as Kamehameha Elementary School (KES) supports KWON by financially
supporting the school.s initiatives and providing the staff with opportunities
for professional development (teacher trainings at the KES campus on literacy,
conferences for Math and English Teachers, and workshops concerning topics such
as differentiation). The Public Education Division of the Kamehameha Schools
supports KWON through a longitudinal study that will track the long term effects
of KWON.s educational efforts through High School and beyond. This will help
KWON address academic strengths and/or weaknesses that appear later in our
students. academic career.This is interesting cube puzzle and logical game. KS also donated
$5000 in cultural books for our Backpack Program to begin in SY 10-11.
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools is partnering with KWON to
assist in the process of accreditation with the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges. KWON began the process in SY 11-12.
Na Lei Na'auao Native
Hawaiian Charter School Alliance-KWON is a member of the Na Lei Na.Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum
quality,auao which offers support among 12 Native Hawaiian Charter Schools.
Hawaii Charter School Network-The 31 charter school network provides
opportunities for KWON to learn from other charter schools throughout the
islands.
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, College of Education, Center on
Disability Studies-Collaborates with KWON through the financial support of four
free after school reading and math tutoring programs. These four programs focus
on reading and math fluency. Currently, 200 of the 572 students at KWON attend
these programs on a daily basis.
Hawaii State Teachers
Association-Supports the teachers of KWON through union labor representatives
that keep the staff aware of changing state laws that affect teachers.
Department of Education-Provides Financial Management Services for
payroll,Save on hydraulic hose and
fittings, SPED services and trainings, as well as counseling referrals that
require Department of Health involvement.
University of Hawaii
Curriculum Research Development Group-Provides core science curriculum (DASH)
PDERI (Professional Development and Educational Research Institute) provides
opportunities for professional development for our staff.
Alu Like
collaborates with KWON by donating hundreds of books to build our school
library.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs financially supports KWON through
grants that allow for our free bus service.
Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands agreed to a minimal cost, 30 year lease agreement with KWON to ensure
KWON.s long term support and success.
Disney granted KWON a 2500 sq. ft.
playground and a 1000 sq. ft garden in the 2010-11 school year. Disney continues
to support KWON through additional grants and school visits from Mickey and
Minnie.
HeadStart applications are distributed during the school year
for siblings of students to encourage pre-school attendance.
Queen
Liliuokalani Children's Center, The Institute for Native Pacific Education and
Culture (INPEACE), Parents and Children Together (PACT), and Families for
R.E.A.L. (the State Student Support Services Program) are all resourced as
needed.
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