Great news! DREAM Co. has just received permission from the state A+ offices to go ahead and implement one of the proposed contingency plans. The plan gives DREAM Co. adequate staffing for the upcoming school year and should ensure that all `Aikahi students have a place in A+. If you were on the waitlist, you are now cleared to attend and may have already received a call notifying you of your acceptance in the program. If you have not already registered, A+ registration will continue next week from 8:00am-5:00pm at the A+ office in the school cafe with Miss Chrissy.

The state of Hawai’i has changed the hiring procedures & background checks for new A+ employees. Though DREAM Co. (our A+ provider) is a private provider for A+ services, they must also follow the state’s new policy. This may result in a delay of possibly 30-90 days before a newly hired employee can work in the A+ program. At this time, there are five (5) returning staff who are currently in the state’s system.

The 2010-2011 School Supply List is now available and can be found in the General Information section of this site (left menu).

Recently we were provided data by Joint Ventures Education Forum (JVEF) that compared academic scores of students in military impacted schools on the island. I am pleased to announce that Aikahi’s students ranked Number one in their Terra Nova Scores for both math and reading. Terra Nova is extensively researched for its validity and accuracy. It is a standardized norm-referenced achievement test that compares students' scores to scores from a "norm group." The norm group for Terra Nova is a national sample of students representing all gender, racial, economic, and geographic groups.

The Honolulu Advertiser has stepped in to pay off the Hardware Hawaii debt by giving them $15,000 in advertising credit. This very generous contribution to the playground will nearly erase our debt. The PTSA will send out more details soon, but we are overwhelmed and thrilled with the Advertiser’s effort. A special thanks to Amy Kunz, who was instrumental in initiating this effort. The corporate support for our playground has been incredible and we encourage all our families to extend their support to them.