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Barbers Point Elementary

SchoolRise Hawaii will conduct a needs assessment of this school, collecting data about the school’s progress, strengths and weaknesses.  This needs assessment will lead to a strong, data-based Academic and Financial plan, with an emphasis on improved student learning in math. 

Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary

As one of five Kauai schools applying together as a complex, Kind Kaumaualii will participated in a comprehensive effort to improve service to students throughout the K-12 system.  Together with SchoolRise Hawaii, the complex will investigate nine dimensions that impact student achievement, and increase teachers’ knowledge of best practices.  Participating schools and SchoolRise will use the JFTK data and self-audit tool, together with interviews and assessments to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement.

Elsie H. Wilcox Elementary

As one of five Kauai schools applying together as a complex, Kind Kaumaualii will participated in a comprehensive effort to improve service to students throughout the K-12 system.  Together with SchoolRise Hawaii, the complex will investigate nine dimensions that impact student achievement, and increase teachers’ knowledge of best practices.  Participating schools and SchoolRise will use the JFTK data and self-audit tool, together with interviews and assessments to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement.

Hahaione Elementary

Hahaione students have, as a whole, attained proficiency in reading and math, however the English-Language Learners and special education students are not yet meeting statewide benchmarks for proficiency.  This school aims to close the achievement gaps for these groups by undergoing a Standards-Based Change Process and make whole school decisions and grade level curricular decisions based on student strengths and needs.

Haleiwa Elementary

This Title I school aims to investigate best practices and learn to use assessment information to drive instruction.  With the goal of greatly impacting student achievement, Haleiwa Elementary will match the Best Practices study and framework on the JFTK website to student and teacher needs, and train teachers on how to implement the best practices instructional strategies in their classrooms. The full-time math and reading coaches will visit classrooms to ensure implementation, follow-through, and continuous learning.  Parent nights will be conducted to educate parents on the classroom efforts.  Their project will include the principal together with 20 teachers, 7 support staff, 2 parents, 2 community members and 1 student.

Kapolei Elementary

Kapolei Elementary School will engage administrators, teachers, and parents in a school-wide analysis that will be paired with data collection from JFTK, DOE databases, school documents, and online information to shape a responsive Academic and Financial Plan.  The Kapolei Complex schools applied together and will work with SchoolRise to leverage their efforts by working together.

Kapolei High

KHS will conduct data analysis and interviews to improve teachers’ professional knowledge and student learning in writing.  The Kapolei Complex schools applied together and will work with SchoolRise to leverage their efforts by working together.

Kapolei Middle

This school will use data analysis to inform the schools’ Academic and Financial Plan, improve teachers’ professional knowledge and aim for improved student learning in reading.  The Kapolei Complex schools applied together and will work with SchoolRise to leverage their efforts by working together.

King Kaumaualii Elementary

As one of five Kauai schools applying together as a complex, Kind Kaumaualii will participated in a comprehensive effort to improve service to students throughout the K-12 system.  Together with SchoolRise Hawaii, the complex will investigate nine dimensions that impact student achievement, and increase teachers’ knowledge of best practices.  Participating schools and SchoolRise will use the JFTK data and self-audit tool, together with interviews and assessments to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement.

Kipapa Elementary

Kipapa will use JFTK grant funds to conduct a full needs assessment on the school’s position, progress, strengths and weakness.  They will use data and analysis to drive this year’s Academic and Financial Plan.  The baseline report produced will be the foundation for a school-wide discussion of improving student achievement in reading and math, and the Academic and Financial Plan will be formed accordingly.  In addition, the self-audit tool of JFTK will be used to identify areas of strength and areas needing improvement. The planning process will include all school staff and 18 parent representatives.

Koloa Elementary

As one of five Kauai schools applying together as a complex, Kind Kaumaualii will participated in a comprehensive effort to improve service to students throughout the K-12 system.  Together with SchoolRise Hawaii, the complex will investigate nine dimensions that impact student achievement, and increase teachers’ knowledge of best practices.  Participating schools and SchoolRise will use the JFTK data and self-audit tool, together with interviews and assessments to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement.

Makakilo Elementary

Makakilo will involve school administrators, 35 teachers, district support staff, and parents in a needs assessment driven by DOE and JFTK data with the aim of creating a well-grounded Academic and Financial Plan that will help to improve student achievement and assist the school with standards-based education.  The Kapolei Complex schools applied together and will work with SchoolRise to leverage their efforts by working together.

Mauka Lani Elementary

Maukalani will address the need for data about school progress, strengths, and weaknesses to serve as the basis for a sound Academic and Financial Plan.  SchoolRise Hawaii will conduct data collection and a needs assessment to facilitate this process, and create next steps for standards-based education aimed at improving student achievement in writing and math.

Princess Victoria Ka’iulani Elementary

This school will use JFTK best practices information to network with similar schools and enhance and increase professional development opportunities that will help administrators and teachers to improve student achievement in math and reading comprehension.

Sunset Beach Elementary

Sunset Beach Elementary School has done initial analysis on the JFTK websitei and found that while the school has met AYP consistently, students are not performing as well in mathematics as other comparable schools.  There is a significant achievement gap in grades 3 through 6 and the school aims to involve parents and teachers in a targeted math enrichment program.  

Waiakeawaena Elementary

This school aims to improve student achievement in reading schoolwide by conducting a needs assessment to examine curriculum, resources and data that will produce targeted recommendations for improving instruction, delivery, and student ability.  SchoolRise Hawaii will assist with the needs assessment, and Waiakeawaena will use the JFTK self audit tool to continually reflect on the development and progress of the schools’ areas of strength and areas needing improvement.

Waialua High & Intermediate

This school will work with SchoolRise Hawaii to conduct a comprehensive data analysis to inform the school’s Academic and Financial Plan and improve teacher’s professional knowledge and student leaning in reading and writing.

Waihee Elementary

Waihee will conduct a five-year strategic plan process, and train all certified and classified staff on how to connect the data and resulting plan to instructional change so that all the disadvantaged students in the school can meet or exceed the benchmarks for reading and math.  Preliminary analysis showed that it is primarily “disadvantaged subgroups” that are not meeting benchmarks, so efforts will be targeted toward these students.  This school is in School Improvement, Year 1 as a result of falling short of Adequate Yearly Progress goals, and will apply JFTK funds toward building a plan to meet their benchmarks. 

Wailupe Valley Elementary

Wailupe Valley seeks to establish a practice of data-driven decision making for continual improvement.  This project, in consultation with SchoolRise Hawaii, will help produce a strong, data-based Academic and Financial plan, adjusted to increase teachers’ knowledge of best practices and improve student achievement.