Nanakuli Elementary School - ARCH

School Code:
Nanakuli Elementary School
School Status and Improvement Report School Year 2010-11
Focus on
Standards
School
Description
Contents
School Setting
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Student Profile
Community Profile
School
Improvement
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Summary of
Progress
School Resources
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Certified Staff
Facilities
Vital Signs
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School Quality
Survey
Student Conduct
School
Retention or
Completion
School Address:
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Information
Nanakuli Elementary School
89-778 Haleakala Avenue
Waianae, Hawaii 96792
Focus On Standards
This School Status and Improvement Report has been prepared as part
of the Department's education accountability system to provide regular,
understandable accounts of our schools' performance and progress, as
required by §302A-1004, Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
This report describes the school and its setting; provides information
about the school's administrators, teachers, students and facilities;
summarizes progress made based on the school's improvement plan,
and reports student achievement results along with other vital signs.
School Description
Grades
K-6
Nanakuli Elementary School services the Hawaiian Homesteads of
Nanakuli Valley and Princess Kahanu Estates. In addition to
instruction in English, a Hawaiian Language Immersion strand
provides instruction in the Hawaiian language.
Students may participate in groups such as Student Council,
Booksters (Library helpers), Junior Police Officers, Intramural team,
and other school leadership programs. A+ after school care is
provided by Kamaaina Kids for students whose parents are working
beyond the school dismissal time.
The school schedule includes an Open House, Student-Parent
Teacher conference, and student led Achievement Celebrations.
Parent meetings are held to support their child achieve academic
excellence and for discussing the school’s Academic and Financial
Plan. Parents are invited to special observations in the classroom
and special classroom celebrations when students share their
successes.
Sopris West, Morningside Teacher’s Academy, Singapore Math, and
Thinking Maps Inc. are consultants who provide professional
development. Interim assessments and informal assessments are
used to ascertain the students’ progress towards achieving
proficiency on the Hawaii State Benchmarks and the resulting data is
used to adjust instruction. The Response to Intervention System and
the Hawaii State Comprehensive Student Support System are the
school’s basic plan to address students’ needs.
Partnerships with the Nanakuli Homestead Association, Schofield
Military group, Hope Chapel, the Waianae and Kapolei Rotary Clubs,
Hawaiian Electric, University of Hawaii Tech Together, Big Brothers
and Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, In Peace, Keiki Steps, Reading is
Fundamental, Koolina Golf Club, the National Guard, Hands of Hope,
and the Hawaii State legislators support initiatives for improving
student achievement and safety at Nanakuli Elementary.
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School Status and Improvement Report
Student Profile
School year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Fall enrollment
Number and percent of students
enrolled for the entire school
year
Number and percent of students
receiving free or reduced-cost
lunch
n = 459
Community Profile
483
485
School Setting
435
2010 Census Data not available at this time.
School Year 2010-11
443 447 405 Number and percent of students 1 0 0
91.7% 92.2% 93.1% with limited English proficiency 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
348 350 335
72.0% 72.2% 77.0%
Number and percent of students
in Special Education programs
Percent of Kindergartners who
attended preschool
Student Ethnicity, School Year 2010-11
Native American 0
Black 1
Chinese 1
Filipino 6
Native Hawaiian 438
Japanese 0
Korean 1
Portuguese 1
Hispanic 4
Samoan 4
Indo-Chinese 0
Micronesian 0
Tongan 0
Guamanian/Chamorro 0
White 2
White two or more 0
Other Asian 0
Other Pacific Islander 0
Pacific Islander two or more 0
Asian two or more 0
Multiple, two or more 1
0.2%
0.2%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
62 54 53
12.8% 11.1% 12.2%
28% 24% 43%
95.4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
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School Status and Improvement Report
Summary of Progress
School Improvement
School Year 2010-11
Nanakuli Elementary School has made significant progress in the area of standards
implementation. Using the principles of Response to Intervention, several core curriculum
materials as well as instructional strategies have been identified as being effective and, thus, are
being used school-wide. Tier three curriculum materials have also been identified for trial with
students needing a different approach. Reading instruction emphasis is on phonics, phonemics,
fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary which are the five pillars of reading that were identified
by the National Reading Panel. Fluency as well as concept development in mathematics are also
emphasized. Although, there is still a need for and instruction on foundational skills, the
instructional focus is now shifting to an emphasis on questioning, reasoning, and application.
Across the school, visual tools are used to organize thoughts for speaking, writing, and studying
vocabulary. Emphasis is also on writing and oral language development.
Student learning is frequently monitored by analyzing student data from curricular
assessments, benchmark mini-assessments, and rubric defined assessments. The analysis of
current student learning needs is followed by the implementation of intervention plans.
Teachers regularly meet in collegial groups to analyze the student data and to then, plan
interventions. Data that is collected throughout the year on student progress indicate that the
majority of students are becoming proficient on both the reading and math benchmarks.
Students practice setting goals, planning, and sharing their reflections to others during
the several times a year “Celebrations”. During this event, students share their accomplishments
and plans in a presentation to parents.
Any available waiver days, planning and collaboration days, faculty meetings, and
teacher meeting times are used for data analysis and planning as well as for professional
development. Teachers not only work and plan together, they also spend time observing in
classrooms and participating in a dialogue with teachers of the school and of other schools.
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School Status and Improvement Report
Certified Staff
Teaching Staff
Total Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Regular Instruction, FTE
Special Instruction, FTE
Supplemental Instruction, FTE
Teacher headcount
Teachers with 5 or more years at this school
Teachers' average years of experience
Teachers with advanced degrees
73.5%
23.5%
2.9%
Professional Teacher Credentials
Facilities
Fully licensed
Provisional credential
Emergency credential
76.5%
20.6%
2.9%
Classrooms available 38
Number of classrooms short (-) or over (+) 33
School facilities inspection results
School Year Ending 2011
From the 2011 school year school facilities
inspection data are no longer available at the state
level. Department schools are still required to do an
annual assessment of its facilities in the following
areas: Grounds, Building exterior, Building interior,
Equipment/Furnishings, Health/Safety and
Sanitation. All department schools should have their
annual inspections completed by the second quarter
of the school year.
Historically the majority of the department schools
attained inspection assessment points in the
following ranges, 9-15 earning a "Satisfactory" rating
and 16-18 points earning the highest "Very Good"
rating.
School Resources
34.0
25.0
8.0
1.0
34
16
8.5
8
26
7
1
*
Students per Teaching Staff
Regular Instruction
Special Instruction
School Year 2010-11
Administrative and Student Services Staff
Administration, FTE *
Librarians, FTE
Counselors, FTE
Number of principals at this school
in the last five years
14.7
6.6
* Regular instruction includes both regular and
supplemental teaching staff and does not include
mainstreamed special education students. Therefore,
these figures do not indicate class size.
2.0
1.0
1.0
* Administration includes Principals, Vice-Principals,
Student Activity Coordinators, Student Services
Coordinators, Registrars, and Athletic Directors
Administration
Library
Caf eteria/
Auditorium
Classrooms
Adequacy of School's Space
150%
124%
179%
175%
0% 100% 200%
School facilities are considered inadequate if below 70%; marginal if
between 70% and 99%; and in excess of state standard if above
100%. School population is placed into size categories and is used in
formulas to determine State standards for space. Graph does not
display capacity exceeding 200%.
1
State Standard
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School Status and Improvement Report
School Quality Survey
Vital Signs
School Year 2010-11
The School Quality Survey (SQS), administered periodically by the System Evaluation and Reporting
Section, is used for strategic planning and to comply with state accountability requirements.
*
School Quality Survey
Dimensions
Standards-Based Learning
Quality Student Support
Professionalism & System
Capacity
Coordinated Team Work
Responsiveness of the System
Focused & Sustained Action
Involvement
Satisfaction
Student Safety & Well Being
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
Percent of Positive Responses
Teachers Parents Students
School State School State School State
83.8% 92.0% 60.6% 76.2% 71.7%
92.1% 92.6% 75.5% 80.0% 78.6%
70.3% 81.9% 61.7% 76.4% 65.5%
82.3% 80.3% 76.7% 78.6% 68.2%
77.0% 85.9% 78.9% 79.2% 85.4%
91.3% 85.7% 82.6% 81.4% 79.8%
62.3% 75.4% 59.7% 66.5% 77.8%
77.0% 75.5% 62.0% 71.1% 76.5%
78.7% 85.0% 65.4%
82.6% 84.2% 68.7%
70.8%
72.6%
73.7% 84.5% 53.0% 64.1% 63.3%
85.1% 83.2% 54.3% 67.7% 67.5%
71.0% 78.6% 69.0% 70.9% 68.0%
76.1% 77.6% 70.3% 72.1% 70.4%
64.0% 78.3% 72.1% 74.9% 79.1%
87.0% 77.5% 63.7% 79.3% 81.6%
74.3% 85.6% 61.0% 77.8% 66.0%
84.5% 83.4% 79.0% 79.8% 69.4%
76.3%
77.3%
70.3%
71.5%
87.8%
88.5%
77.9%
79.5%
There are no student
items for this
dimension
81.4%
82.4%
69.7%
69.5%
79.6%
81.4%
69.2%
70.5%
**
Survey Return Rate 2010 92.6% 70.1% 37.7% 37.6% 84.9% 93.0%
2011 67.6% 70.7% 19.2% 39.0% 90.8% 92.6%
* State Teacher and Parent positive response figures are one of 4 grade spans (Gr. K to 5/6, Gr. 6/7 to 8, Gr. 9 to
12, and Multi-level) that best correspond to this school's grade span. The Student positive response figures for
the State and this school are those of the highest grade level surveyed at this school.
**
State Return Rate for Teachers, Parents, and Students are for one of 6 grade spans (i.e., Gr. K to 5/6, Gr. K to
7/8, Gr. K to 12, Gr. 6/7 to 8, Gr. 6 to 12, and Gr. 9 to 12) that correspond to this school's grade span.
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School Status and Improvement Report School Year 2010-11
Student Conduct
91.0%
15.9
Attendance and Absences
School Year
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Average Daily Attendance: %
(higher is better)
91.6%
14.0
School Retention
Retention for elementary schools include students in all grades
except kindergarten who were retained (kept back a grade).
Retention for middle/intermediate schools include only eighth
graders who were not promoted to ninth grade. Starting in
2004, eighth grade retention calculations that conform to
NCLB requirements are used.
Total number of students
Percent retained in grade
91.1%
Average Daily Absences: in days
(lower is better)
15.8
Retention
2009
420
0%
State
Standard
95.0%
9
2010 2011
413
0%
Vital Signs
Non-suspended: 435
Suspended: 0
Class A: 0
Class B: 0
Class C: 0
Class D: 0
Examples of class of
suspension:
370
0%
Note. " -- " means missing data.
" * " means data not reported to maintain student confidentiality (see FERPA).
Suspensions, School Year 2010-2011
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
No students were
suspended at this school.
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%
Class A: Burglary, robbery, sale of dangerous drugs
Class B: Disorderly conduct, trespassing
Class C: Class cutting, insubordination, smoking
Class D: Contraband (e.g. possession of tobacco)
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School Status and Improvement Report School Year 2010-11
Vital Signs
Hawaii State Assessment Program
Grade
6
5
4
3
HCPS Reading HCPS Mathematics
47%
67%
58%
52%
66%
67%
65%
54%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent Proficient
School State
A school's bar may not be shown to maintain student confidentiality (see FERPA).
Grade
Grade
4
10%
43%
63%
69%
Note. From 2006-2007, the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) III and TerraNova assessments were used.
" -- " means missing data.
" * " means data not reported to maintain student confidentiality (see FERPA).
Grade
HCPS Science
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent Proficient
The HCPS Science assessment is given in grades 4, 8
and 10.
6
5
4
3
44%
52%
58%
51%
61%
67%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent Proficient
TerraNova, 2nd Edition
Percent Average and Above
Reading
Mathematics
National Norm is 77%
National Norm is 77%
School
State
School
State
3 68% 80%
73%
85%
4 68% 84%
86%
89%
5 65% 85%
80%
90%
6 68% 84%
87%
89%
The TerraNova is a national norm-reference assessment with 9 stanine levels. Scores in stanines 1 to 3 represent "Below
Average," and scores in stanines 4 to 9 represent "Average and Above."
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School Status and Improvement Report
Other School Information
School Year 2010-11
Published on December 2, 2011.
System Evaluation and Reporting Section, Systems Accountability Office, Office of the Superintendent, Honolulu, HI: Hawaii
State Department of Education.
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