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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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10/17 to 10/21 REACH lessons

Lesson 1: How do KLA leaders set themselves up for a successful week?

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

 

Leadership Studies:

Read and discuss all parts of the Weekly Bulletin

 

 

Lesson #2: Brainology Unit 1- Activity #2 (refer to curriculum implementation guide) 

Organization:

Check student binders using binder rubric

 

 

 Lesson #3:How do KLA leaders monitor their own progress?

Quick Questions:

1)  How do you think you did academically and in citizenship on your 6 week progress report?

2) What does "GPA" and "CPA" stand for?

3)Write down the steps you would take in calculating your GPA and CPA.

Warm Up:

Review steps to log on to Powerschool

Leadership Studies:

Monitoring Academic and Citizenship Progress

1) Hand out to students  "Action Plan" 

2) Have students log onto their Powerschool

3) Have students independently work on the action plans using what they learned from their Powerschool. **model calculation of GPA/CPA

CLOSING/EXIT SLIP: What are you strengths and weaknesses in academics and citizenship?

 

Lesson #4: Brainology Unit 1- Activity #3 (refer to curriculum implementation guide) 

Organization:

Check student backpacks using backpack rubric

10/3-10/7 REACH lessons

Lesson 1: How do KLA leaders set themselves up for a successful week?

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

 

Leadership Studies:

Read and discuss all parts of the Weekly Bulletin

 

Lesson #2: How do KLA leaders set themselves up for Open House?

Quick Questions:

1)  What do you now know about practicing mindfulness?

2)  Give an example of how you  will respect others' space, respect other people's personal belongings, and respect everyone's time for learning?

Organization:

Check student backpacks using backpack rubric

 

Leadership Studies:

Passports

1) Have students fill in the name, grade and REACH teacher's name 

2) Have students put it away somewhere safe, somewhere they will not lose it

 

Open House Programs

1) Explain again to students that they will be their family's guide for Open House.  

2) Pass out the program for open house

3) Go over the program- emphasizing the importance of accompanying parents to open house

4) Have students fill in the name of the class they have for each period, the room number, and the teacher's name

5) If students are unable to come with their parents, their parents will have to use this program to guide them through from classroom to classroom.

 

Closing:

How do we use the Passports? (Review)

1) Students will need to take their passports to each class as they move through their Open House visit.  

2) Each class will stamp or sticker that particular box to signify that a visit was made.  

3) At the end of the evening of Open House, as they exit, students must return their completed passport to the designated grade level box located at the Gates of Wisdom

4) All Passports will then be returned to their indicated REACH teacher in which students will be able to redeem them accordingly.

 

Lesson #3: Brainology Unit 1- Activity #1 (refer to curriculum implementation guide) 

Organization:

Check student binders using binder rubric

Week of 9/26-9/30

**Catch up Week**

Lesson 1: How do KLA leaders set themselves up for a successful week?

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

Leadership Studies:

Read and discuss all parts of the Weekly Bulletin

 

Lesson 2: Brainology Intro Unit Assessment

 

Lesson 3 (2-3 days): How well do KLA leaders know the KLA Way?

Demonstrate that you know the KLA Way by providing evidence

  • Recite the KLA mission statement
  • Name each REACH value
  • Give examples in your own words from your own thinking of what each REACH value looks and sounds like
  • Do the September 2016-2017 REACH Self Assessment
 

 

Week of 9/19-9/23 REACH

Lesson #1: Brainology Introduction Unit- Activity #3 (refer to curriculum implementation guide)

Lesson #2: How do KLA leaders access their own gradebooks?

 Quick Questions:

1)  How do you think you are doing academically this year?

2)  How do you calculate your GPA and CPA?

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:

Review with students what a GPA and CPA mean and how to calculate them

Leadership Studies:

1)  Hand out "Student Active Directory Password Handout"

2)  As a class, go over the guidelines

3)  Have students log on to computers; go to mykla.org; click on "Powerschool" link to access Portal

4) Have students enter their User ID and Password to access their Powerschool Portal

5) Have students navigate freely throughout their portal while jotting down things they have questions about and information they now know how to access.

 

 Lesson #3:How do KLA leaders monitor their own progress?

Quick Questions:

1)  How do you think you did academically and in citizenship on your 6 week progress report?

2) What does "GPA" and "CPA" stand for?

3)Write down the steps you would take in calculating your GPA and CPA.

Warm Up:

Review steps to log on to Powerschool

Leadership Studies:

Monitoring Academic and Citizenship Progress

1) Hand out to students  "Action Plan" 

2) Have students log onto their Powerschool

3) Have students independently work on the action plans using what they learned from their Powerschool. **model calculation of GPA/CPA

CLOSING/EXIT SLIP: What are you strengths and weaknesses in academics and citizenship?

 

Lesson #4: Brainology Introduction Unit- Activity #4(refer to curriculum implementation guide) 

Week of 9/12-9/16 REACH

Lesson #1: Brainology Introduction Unit- Activity #1 
(refer to curriculum implementation guide)
 
Lesson #2: How do KLA leaders understand what is acceptable network use

Quick Questions:

1)  On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being an expert), how proficient are you with computers?

2)  On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being an expert), how good are you at navigating through the internet?

Organization:

Binder check using "Binder Rubric"

Leadership Studies:

"Student Network Acceptable Use Policy" Jigsaw

**this is found on page 11 of Student Agenda

1) Organize students into 8 groups

2) Assign each group one of the 8 sections (** marked sections require more work from a group-print one copy and cut into designated sections)

3) Have each group chart the important details of their assigned section using the guiding questions/directions provided

4) Prepare a presentation to the class.  Each group should decide who is going to say what and have a good idea of what they expect their audience's notes to look like as they present

5) If time permits, groups begin presenting.  If time does not permit, do a gallery walk of the important ideas.

 

Lesson #3: How do KLA leaders demonstrate that they know how to use the internet appropriately?

Quick Questions:

1) What do you now know about proper internet use at KLA?

2) List examples of things that are inappropriate to do according to the Student Network Acceptable Use Agreement.

Organization:

Check student backpacks

Warm Up:

1) Continue students presenting jigsaw from yesterday

Leadership Studies:

1) Students take Student Network Acceptable Use Quiz

** Quiz will be placed in teacher's boxes.

2) If time permits, students can make a brochure that reflects all 8 sections

 

Lesson #4: Brainology Introduction Unit- Activity #2

(refer to curriculum implementation guide) 

 

Dress for Success lesson

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?

3) List 2 do's and 2 don'ts in following the uniform policy.

 

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. 

REACH 9/6-9/9

 

Tuesday 9/6: 
6th grade- College Class
A-K REACH (7th & 8th grade)- Weekly Bulletin; Dress for Success lesson
L-Z REACH (7th & 8th grade)- Textbook distribution
 
Wednesday 9/7: 
6th grade- Textbook distribution
A-K REACH (7th & 8th grade)- College Class
L-Z REACH (7th & 8th grade)- Weekly Bulletin; Dress for Success lesson
 
Thursday 9/8:
6th grade- College Class Quiz; Weekly Bulletin
A-K REACH (7th & 8th grade)- Textbook distribution
L-Z REACH (7th & 8th grade)- College Class
 
Friday 9/9:
6th grade- Dress for Success lesson
A-K REACH (7th & 8th grade)- College Class Quiz
L-Z REACH (7th & 8th grade)- College Class Quiz

9/2 Introduction to the Student Agenda

Quick Questions:

1) What do you now know about REACH values?

2) What do you know about using a student agenda?

**Turn & talk w/ a partner about your responses to your quick questions.

Hand out student agendas and review student agenda expectations using the student agenda rubric.

 Warm Up:

Walk through the different parts of the agenda

 

Leadership Studies:

PREVIEW ACTIVITY: 

1) Student Agenda Scavenger Hunt with a partner

2) Go over responses to the scavenger hunt

 

Homework:

Read the student handbook in the agenda.