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Awards |
ODE Closing the Achievement Gap Award (2007), ODE Closing the Achievement Gap Award (2006) |
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Special features |
special education program, gifted and talented, after-school care |
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School Mission
- We dedicate our collective energy toward meeting the diverse needs of every child. The staff at Aloha-Huber Park will create a safe, respectful and culturally inclusive environment in which every adult connects with every child to begin the process of rigorous academic growth. With careful planning, systematic and explicit assessment and instruction and the collaborative effort of our community, every child will increase academic achievement in reading, writing and math. We believe that with high expectation , skillful strategies, and strong connections our children can transform their future path.
| Curriculum |
- This school is best known for its literacy instruction.
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Dual immersion programs in Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities and other health impairments.
- 0-10% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on back-to-basics, traditional instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: track.
- Boys sports: track.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: After school program- academics and electives.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, chorus, drawing/painting, dance and video/film production.
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Parent and Community Support
- We have an active Parent Teacher Organization who raise funds and organize volunteers for our school.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 2 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: We are adding a par course to the field.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: There is one big gym, one small gym, a covered outdoor area and a track to allow for 2 PE teachers to teach simultaneously.
- Library facilities: The library is over 10,000 square feet. It is equipped with aisles of books, a computer lab, a separate work room and a video production lab. We currently have over 20,000 titles in circulation.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Aloha High School (exiting 8th graders) and Five Oaks Middle School (exiting 5th graders).
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Students also enroll by: Besides living in the attendance area, we also have a lottery for our Middle School Options Program, held each February for incoming 6th graders. Once accepted, students may stay for all 3 years. Most of our middle school students also live within our attendance boundary.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 66-70% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in: K-8 option.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:25 to 3:05.
- Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
- Principal has 11 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: Cantonese, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 07/27/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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