Friday Blast

September 17, 2010

From Principal Randall
Aloha HTA Ohana,
Thank you for your continued support of our Learning
Center Policies. We have been observing a number of
computer-related incidents in the Learning Center. This is
a reminder to all students and parents that we will be
enforcing the HTA Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and the
HTA Academic Integrity and Cheating Policy (AICP),
which list the following consequences:

Students who violate the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP):

• The school reserves the right to enforce appropriate
consequences for the violation of any section of the
Acceptable Use Policy. Such consequences could include
the loss of privileges on a laptop, the loss of the use of the
computer for an amount of time determined by the
administration and members of the Technology Department,
possible disciplinary action, and possible legal action.
• These consequences apply to students participating in
the laptop lease program at HTA as well as to students
who are using the school’s laptops and computers on
campus.
• Computers with illegal or inappropriate software or materials

Save the dates on them will be reformatted of “re-imaged,” and the student
will be charged $25 AUP violation fee PER incident for
this service. This amount may be increased for repeat
Kauai Picture Day at violations.
Sept. 29
Learning Center, • In the case of repeated laptop abuse and/or damages, the
2:00PM school has the right to revoke the use of the school’s
laptop and the student will be restricted to using only
on-campus computers. Repeated AUP offenses or laptop
abuses may lead to the loss of a student’s privilege of using
a laptop on campus. Students are to report any known
Oct. 1 violations of the Acceptable Use Policy to appropriate
End of Quarter ONE
administrative staff members. Random checks of student
laptops will be conducted throughout the year to ensure
that these policies are being followed.
• HTA takes no responsibility for activities conducted on
school computers and laptops or materials stored on
computers, laptops, or the school’s network.
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 Counselors Corner

In the last month, I have talked to several parents and teachers about motivational
techniques they could use to motivate their child(ren) and/or student(s). What is motivation?
Motivation is giving someone incentive or make someone willing. I know this is a difficult task
not only for teachers but also for parents as well. Think about what makes your child happy.
What can you do as an incentive to motivate them? Do they like having free time on the
computer? Going to the beach, movies, shopping with friends or do they like just hanging
out with mom and dad?

Find something that piques their interest and use it as an incentive to motivate them. Hawaii
Technology Academy also has an incentive program known as uBOOST, an online
performance and recognition reward system. Please contact your teacher for uBOOST
details.

When you are trying to motivate your child, remember to ask yourself these questions.

1. What are their likes and dislikes? Strengths and weaknesses?

2. Do I give compliments and not complaints?
3. Am I charting their progress and can my child see it?
4. Are we taking breaks to stretch and rejuvenate?
5. Am I pressuring them or are they putting too much pressure on themselves to be
perfect?
6. What are the incentives? It doesn’t have to be monetary.
7. What are the consequences and am I enforcing those consequences?

I am listing several websites that give beneficial information on motivation.

http://www.newsforparents.org/expert_motivate_kids_homework.html

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1304

http://www.solveyourproblem.com/motivation/motivate-your-children.shtml

http://www.familyhood.com/motivatekids.html

I hope this helps or at least gives you a platform to motivate your student(s) and/or
child(ren).

Mahalo,

Mrs. Buford

K-8 School Counselor

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 From Principal Randal….continued

Students who violate the AICP:

1st offense:
- will receive zero for the assignment
- parent called and notified
- referral sent to administration

2nd offense:
- will receive zero for the assignment
- all future assessments taken at LC with teacher
- second referral sent to administration

3rd offense:
- student will fail the course
- administration will handle case by case

We will be holding students to these consequences. If you would like to receive another copy of
the policies in their entirety or have questions, please email a member of the Administration Team.

Parking at the LC:

Parking at the Oahu LC is still very limited. Parents
are reminded that all stalls marked HFEC are for
HTA staff only. Teachers have been having difficulty
finding parking in stalls that are assigned to them;
this can adversely affect their scheduled classes.
Please be sure to find unassigned parking along the
street or in the church parking lot.
Parent Chaperone/Volunteers:
Parents who would like to volunteer at HTA or
chaperone class trips and activities need to have
the following on file at HTA:
• A Tuberculosis (TB) clearance
• A clear background check
A TB test can be performed at your local public
health clinic free of charge. If you would like
information on getting a background check done,
please see Karen or Paul at the reception desk.
LC Visitation:
Parents, please remember that the LC
is an active school property. Parents
should only be on campus if they have
official business or an appointment with
HTA staff. Our teachers welcome you
in their classrooms, but please
schedule a time with them via k-mail. It
is very difficult to instruct students when
family members continually enter and
exit the classrooms. It is not
appropriate nor do we have space for
parents to wait for their child(ren) to
finish classes. We welcome all parents
to visit the campus when they have
legitimate business with faculty and
staff. We want all of our Ohana to feel
welcome at HTA, but we no longer
have the facilities to provide waiting
space.

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 As we get closer to the end of Quarter Two, HOW ARE YOU FEELING
ABOUT BEING A LEARNING COACH????
Come to part 2 of the Fall Learning Coach Training at HTA.
Registration will begin September 27 at www.MyHta.org
Dates of Training:

Tools
for
Success
Grades
k‐3

Þ
 Saturday,
October
16—9‐11AM



Tools
for
Success
Grades
4‐8

Þ
 Saturday,
October
23—9‐11AM



Tools
for
Success
Grades
9‐12

Þ
 Saturday,
October
30—9‐11AM



Time
Management
Forum
(multiple
grades)

Þ
 Saturday,
October
16—12‐2pm



Space is limited. Please contact Libra Forde at
communications@hawaiitechacademy.org if you have any questions

The SGA team would really like to get feedback from families on how to
focus their efforts this year. For this reason, the SGA has a survey they
would like you to fill out. Register at www.myhta.org
<http://www.myhta.org> and then view and complete the survey. Deadline is
September 19, 2010.

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 There
will
be
NO
Elluminate
iLife
and

iWork
workshops
on
Sep
22
(WED)
due

to
a
scheduled
Server
Training
session

on
the
21st,
22nd
and
23rd
that
week.

I
will
post
links
to
resources
on
my

GLEE CLUB WILL NOT MEET
webpage
and
go
over
them
in
detail
in

the
future.
The
PopCulture
Club

ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8,
meeting
may
still
meet
on
TUE
during
 2010
the
lunch
break.
Robotics
II
THUR
Class

will
meet
with
Coach
Steve
and
Coach

Doug
at
the
usual
time.




‐

Ikaika,

Mr

Imoto

Due
to
unusual
circumstances,
the
HTA
PTSA
is
looking
for
further
nominations
for
President.

If
you
would

like
to
nominate
yourself
or
know
of
someone
that
would
be
great
please
send
an
email:

To:
redemtorres@hotmail.com

Subject:

Nomination
for
HTA
PTSA
President




with
the
following
information:

• A
small
biography
about
nominee
(First
and
Last
Name,
how
many
children
in
HTA
and
grades,
how

long
with
HTA
or
if
new
where
child(ren)
were
prior)
and
reasons
why
want
to
be
part
of
PTSA.

• Contact
Information
(phone
number
and
email
address)

• Nomination
Deadline:

September
25

• PTSA
Meeting:

September
28,
10:15
a.m.,
computer
lab
(vote)
(I'm
checking
with
Karen
right
now

but
know
that
between
10‐11
there
is
no
class)
Note:

All
confirmed
nominees
should
make
it
a
point
to
be
at
the
PTSA
Meeting
for
voting.

If
not

present,
the
biography
and
reasons
why
will
be
all
that
PTSA
members
will
have
to
consider
upon
voting.


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 Just
a
friendly
reminder
to
please
get
your
money
to
Mr.
Nikora
($13
cash
or
check
made
out

to
HTA),
on
or
before
Monday
the
20th
if
you
are
intending
to
take
the
PSAT
at
our
LC
on
Oct.

16th
at
8am.


This
is
the
practice
test
for
the
SAT
which
is
required
by
most
colleges
for

entrance
as
well
as
certain
scholarships
and
is
only
offered
once
a
year.


Where: Hanalei
Pavilion
Address: Hanalei,
Kauai
..............................
Time:! 10:30 a.m.
Date: Saturday,
September 25, 2010
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