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"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Welcome KLA families! I am Tertia Miyashiro Sartain and I have been part of the Keiller community since 1998. I have witnessed and been part of the transformation of Keiller Leadership Academy. I have been given numerous opportunities to wear different hats throughout the years - all of which have contributed to furthering my own education and developing as an educator. I first started here as a Language Arts classroom teacher, helping students become critical thinkers of reading and writing. I then tried on a new hat as a Literacy Academic Coach helping teachers address the needs of readers and writers. I was then given the opportunity of taking on the role of Curriculum Coordinator/Chief of Academics where I helped to provide and maintain a rigorous yet relevant academic program. As the current Academic Director of KLA Secondary, I am very dedicated to ensuring that all KLA students achieve academically and develop as leaders. Everyday I open the Gates of Wisdom, I am excited about creating student leaders who value quality education.

I strongly believe that everyone can and will learn if provided a safe learning environment to grow. My goal in life is to do everything that I can to provide an equal opportunity for all children regardless of who they are, what they are, and where they come from, to succeed in both education and in life. My job at KLA is to do everything in my power to create a safe, nurturing environment so that children can thrive as individuals and develop as mindful leaders by embracing the REACH values.

Through the years, I have learned that an integral part of creating a safe learning environment is relationship building. It is so important that all stakeholders maintain a positive relationship with one another. Part of teaching children to become positive leaders, is teaching them to build positive relationships with their peers and adults through a productive conflict resolution process. I believe that the programs and staff at KLA support the relationship building process for all of our students. I find great joy in watching our students resolve conflict in a non-violent, peaceful manner.

I look forward to another great year of learning alongside our KLA students.
 

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9/5 How do KLA leaders dress for success?

Quick Questions:

1)  Give one example of how you practiced the REACH values yesterday.

2)  What does an organized backpack and binder look like?

 

Organization:

**Check Student Agendas

Organizing student agendas

-hand out student agenda rubric

-go over student agenda rubric with students

- give students time to self assess their student agendas according to the rubric

 

Warm Up:

Go over the KLA Uniform Policy.  Chart the do's and don'ts.

 

Leadership Studies:

1)  Review expectations for backpacks using the backpack rubric

2)  As a class, co create a rubric for the expectations of what the expectations should be for a binder check.

3)  Make connections to the KLA binder rubric. 

 

 

9/4 How do KLA leaders explain what the KLA mission statement means?

Quick Questions:

1) What are the different ways you could use your student agenda?

2) What do you know about the KLA mission statement?

 

Warm Up:

Walk through the KLA Student Handbook (pages 1-15 of the student agenda)

 

Leadership Studies:

PREVIEWING THE STUDENT AGENDA: 

1) Chart shared responses - What type of text is this?

2) What can you expect from this type of text?

3) How can you set yourself up to read this? (note the structure/parts of text)

4) Read mission statement on page of student agenda

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:

Working in pairs, refer to page 1 of student agenda. Chunk the mission statement into three parts:

1) create student leaders

2) value education

3) embrace their role

Have students chart what each chunk looks and sounds like

Pairs practice reciting the mission statement.

 

Homework:

Read the student handbook in your agenda with your parents. Sign both the agreement in your agenda and the handout version .

Turn in your signed handout version of the Student Agenda agreement.