Aiea High School

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As anticipated we are experiencing the effects of furloughs at Aiea High School. The school has revised our bell schedule to insure that the number of contact time with students will be consistent with all six periods. The start and end time for each day is the same, but the periods within the days are adjusted. The school has cancelled one Planning and Collaboration Day scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2009. 

The state budget crisis’ is affecting school bus transportation. Transportation services have increased  the walk distance from 1 mile to 1.5 miles to school effective January 1, 2010. Schools with students in grades 6 – 12 will be issued maps showing the new 1.5 mile walk-out distance, and school personnel will not be permitted to sell or provide bus passes to students in the grades 6 – 12 who live within 1.5 miles of school.

The following refunds will be provided to students affected:

1.          Refunds for second quarter furlough days

2.           Refunds for those who purchased annual passes but who will no longer be eligible for service because they either are:

(i) within the new 1.5 mile distance for students in grades 6-12 or

(ii) are high school students on a school bus route we will discontinue.

This information will also be up on the public DOE website (with a new school bus icon on the DOE homepage), including maps with the new 1.5 mile walk areas for each school that has school bus service for students in grades 6-12 and a list of routes, by high school and showing the neighborhoods served, where bus service will be discontinued. There are NO changes for curb-to-curb service.

Lunch prices are going up on January 5, 2010 to $2.20 for students and reduced lunch is $0.40.

We are currently working on next year’s Academic and Financial Plan and the School’s Strategic (3-year) Plan. Our primary focus will be Standards Based-Instruction that will lead directly into Standard-based grading while on-going effective instructional practices and assessment in the classroom.

The PTSO will be sponsoring the 2^nd annual S.O.S. (Support Our School) Bash on February 14, 2010 at Ige’s Restaurant from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The Bash will help to support our technology and our performing arts program. The fundraiser will be $50.00 per person.

We need your assistance in monitoring your child to do his/her work, come to school on time, and put forth his/her best effort every day. We appreciate your continued support of our students. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 483-7300.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

Michael Tokioka

Principal