School Learning Plan

Aloha High School 2021-2022

District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post high school success

A Slice Of Our Story:

Aloha High School now has a set of Core Values, developed and approved through the Aloha Leadership Team. These Core Values include beliefs and attitudes that will guide our behavior and relationships with others. They are the important and enduring ideals, shared by the members of our culture, about what is good or desirable and what is not. These values exert major influence on the behavior of the individuals within our culture and serve as broad guidelines in all situations. These are the filters for all of our decision-making from this day forward. Aloha High School’s Core Values are:

We are Warriors

We work hard

We build trust

We express gratitude

We own it

We are worth it

We are 'Ohana

Out of this work, the Aloha Leadership team developed a Mission Statement and wrestled with our school tagline. Our Mission Statement identifies the reason or reasons for our existence. Through lots of discussion and debate, the team came to consensus around the following Aloha High School Mission:

We educate, empower, and inspire through our strong community and rigorous academic practice.

The existing Aloha tagline of “Grit to Gold” has been a point of debate for some time and the Aloha Leadership Team decided to tackle it. A tagline is intended to let you quickly and efficiently sum up what an organization is all about and leave a lasting impression during a short encounter with the recipient. Again, through lots of transparent discussion and gathering input from stakeholders, we rallied around a change. Our new tagline is:

We are Warriors. We are Ohana.

The Aloha Leadership Team will continue working this year to identify what each of our value statements might look like within our classrooms, hallways and everywhere we gather as a community.

The work will continue as we also develop a set of school goals. These goals will be strategic objectives which outline expected outcomes and guide our efforts. These goals will direct activities, define performance standards, constrain the pursuit of unnecessary goals and function as incentives. To help in these efforts, The Aloha Leadership Team will now have subcommittees focused on school culture, systems and instruction. We will also expand student voice in this work.

Equity Area of Focus

Equity Area of Focus:

Freshman on track. (continued)

Equity Goal:

All subcategories increase in the percentage earning six credits and earning a “C” or better in the four core areas, with the greatest increases for ELL, SpEd, and Hispanic students.

Key Strategies:

Increase the number of staff involved in 9th grade teams to ensure no teacher is on more than one team
Maintain smaller 9th grade class sizes
Provide a common team plan period
Provide a common content plan period
Support team collaboration around:
- Common instructional strategies
- Common Assessments
Staff a full-time 9th grade coordinator
Align VP and counselor assignments to 9th grade teams
Align School Support Specialists to 9th grade teams
Designate three Resource teachers to support the 9th grade teams
Align Grad Mentors assignments to 9th grade teams
Continue working with the Teacher Development Group (TDG) to support effective and consistent math instruction
Work with Physics teachers to create a more consistent student experience

Academic Excellence Area of Focus

Academic Excellence Area of Focus:

Establish and Implement "Best Practices"

Academic Excellence Goal:

All teachers consistently use the set of “Best Practices” which are identified and developed by a team of teachers.

Key Strategies:

Establish a Best Practices Team for the 2021-2022 school year.
Charge the Best Practices Team with planning and executing one of our monthly after school professional development sessions and our calendared Staff Development Days.
Establish consistent planning sessions for the Best Practices Team.
Incorporate the “Best Practices” into our school-wide agreements.

Collaboration Area of Focus

Collaboration Area of Focus:

Enhanced use of Staff Homerooms

Collaboration Goal:

All staff are part of a Staff Homeroom, co-facilitated by one member of the Best Practices Team and one member of the Equity Team, where all professional development efforts, structured staff discussions and staff feedback will occur.

Key Strategies:

Establish Staff Homerooms for 2021-2022, assigning all certified and classified staff.
Maintain as much consistency between the Staff Homerooms that were established last year and those established this year to build on the relationships and trust that has been developed.
Ensure one member of the Best Practices Team and one member of the Equity Team are assigned to co-facilitate each Staff Homeroom.
Schedule Staff Homeroom sessions for twice each month.

Date of Last Revision: October 2021

District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post-high school success.

WE Expect Excellence

WE teach students knowledge and skills for our evolving world.

WE seek, support, and recognize world-class employees.

WE Innovate

WE engage students with a variety of relevant and challenging learning experiences.

WE create learning environments that promote student achievement.

WE Embrace Equity

WE build honest, safe, and inclusive relationships with our diverse students and their families.

WE provide needed support so that every student succeeds.

WE Collaborate

WE work and learn in teams to understand student needs and improve learning outcomes.

WE partner with our community to educate and serve students.

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School Learning Plan

Aloha High School 2021-2022

District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post high school success

Equity Area of Focus

Academic Excellence Area of Focus

Collaboration Area of Focus

District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post-high school success.

WE Expect Excellence

WE Innovate

WE Embrace Equity

WE Collaborate

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