RFA: High School ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Requirement at KSK

Earl Kim & Julian AkoKēkēmapa (December) 2012

Recommendation

• Approve the following revision to Policy 242[T], the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama High School graduation requirements:– All students will meet proficiency equivalent to

KSK-HS Hawaiian 1 course by graduation– Requirement will take effect in SY 2013-2014 with

the incoming freshmen, Class of 2017

RationaleOur recommendation is supported by the following*:– KS Strategic Plan 2000-2015, Goal 3 (2000)– KS Education Strategic Plan (2005)– Hawaiian Language Competencies (2005)– He Nuʻukia Lāhui Hawaiʻi - “Lāhui Vision” (2006)– Hawaiian Cultural Vibrancy Policy 740[C] (2009)– WEO - Working Exit Outcomes (2007)– Kapālama High School Planning for the Future (2007)– Kapālama Vision (2012)– Kula Hawaiʻi Statement (forthcoming)

KS Kapālama Vision(affirmed by CMT, July 2012)

As a Kula Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian School), the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus prepares its students to

become good and industrious men and women who lead successful and fulfilling adult lives that are

grounded in a personal worldview that integrates Hawaiian, Western and other cultural perspectives. We do so by providing a dynamic K-12 program that seamlessly interweaves preparation for college, the

acquisition of 21st century skills and the development of a solid foundation in Hawaiian culture and language.

Implications at the High School

• Current KSK language requirement: two consecutive years of the same language

• Minimum expectation of Hawaiian 1• Assessing proficiency• Alignment within ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi coursework

with WEO, Hawaiian epistemology and ACTFL* (*American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

• Increased facility and use in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi

Implications K-12

• Elementary– Meet proficiency by end of 6th grade

• Middle– New to KS: Meet proficiency by end of 8th grade– Returning: Continue language study in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi

or learn another language• High– New to KS: Meet proficiency by graduation– Returning: Continue language study in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi

or learn another language

Demonstrating Proficiency

• Elementary K-6– K-6 specialists

• Middle 7-8– Exploratory wheel– Grade 8 – Summer School

• High 9-12– Hawaiian 1 coursework (inc blended learning option)– Summer School– Proficiency Assessment– Placement Test (for those with prior ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi experience)

Potential Impacts & Challenges

• Mindful that most students will meet the requirement prior to high school matriculation

• Budget (TAP and other resources)• Curriculum shift at KES and KMS• Assessment• Perceptions/Misperceptions– Watering down college preparedness?– Acceptance of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi for college entry?– Diminished interest in other languages?– Limiting elective choices?

Next Steps

• Budget for resources for Spring 2013 and SY 2013-2014

• Convene retreat for kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Spr ʻ13)• Develop proficiency assessments appropriate at KES

and KMS• Revisit current proficiency assessment for Hawaiian

1• WEO and Standards work (K2K)• Align Summer School course to requirement• Communicate requirement to stakeholders

Enrollment in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi2009-2013

Current KSK HS Proficiency Scales for Languages

• Assessed as common semester final • Adapted by KS (1988) and based upon ACTFL*

Proficiency scales and Texas scale– Communication, Accuracy, Fluency, Vocabulary,

Pronunciation, Risk-tasking-Vulnerability-Intuition• Based on WEO, Hawaiian epistemology and

ACTFL standards:– Passive: reading and writing– Active: speaking and listening

* American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

What do we need to

do? • Agreement on identified concrete skills (can demonstrate) • How will we agree to assess these skills?• How important is it to reach certain skill levels?• Creating guidelines• Decisions?

What is proficiency at KHS?

ACTFL Level Standards

What we already have…

Next steps?