Aloha current and upcoming Greenwave Families,
We invite you to sign up for our Summer Programs so our keiki can have a fun and productive...
We invite you to sign up for our Summer Programs so our keiki can have a fun and productive...
Our Keaʻau Middle School Summer Bridge Program for Current 5th Graders will help our incoming 6th graders to transition to middle school life and get them familiar with our campus.
*All forms must be completed and turned in to the main office.
KMS Summer Bridge Forms:
Summer Bridge UPLINK Application
Summer Bridge Request for Transportation Services
Summer Bridge After-School All-Stars Registration Form
Summer Bridge COVID-19 Policies & Procedures
*All forms must be completed and turned in to the main office.
KMS Summer Bridge Forms:
Summer Bridge UPLINK Application
Summer Bridge Request for Transportation Services
Summer Bridge After-School All-Stars Registration Form
Summer Bridge COVID-19 Policies & Procedures
Our Keaʻau Middle School Summer Boost Program for our current 6th and 7th Graders will boost students' reading and math skills while they engage in fun, hands-on activities.
*All forms must be completed and turned in to the main office or your child's Hoʻokele teacher.
KMS Summer Boost Forms:
Summer Boost UPLINK Application
Summer Boost Request for Transportation Services
Summer Boost After-School All-Stars Registration Form
Summer Boost COVID-19 Policies & Procedures
*All forms must be completed and turned in to the main office or your child's Hoʻokele teacher.
KMS Summer Boost Forms:
Summer Boost UPLINK Application
Summer Boost Request for Transportation Services
Summer Boost After-School All-Stars Registration Form
Summer Boost COVID-19 Policies & Procedures
The Keaʻau High School Bridge Program for current 8th Graders will provide students with a sneak-peek of what Keaʻau High has to offer while earning high school credit and having fun! Apply here if you're interested.
The Salvation Army presents Eighth Grade to High School Transition Prep Workshop. Register by April 30! See the attached flyer for registration information.
Keaʻau-Kaʻu-Pahoa School-Community Events
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Join us for a Moʻolelo (Hawaiian storytelling) Night!
The Kaʻu-Keaʻau-Pahoa Literacy Grant team will be hosting a community storytelling session virtually. We will hear from Uncle Clarence “Aku” Hauanio, who will be sharing his experiences of growing up in Puna, working in conservation, and traditional Hawaiian fishing techniques, titled "Mālama ʻāina a me ke kau lāʻau". This event will be held virtually on Friday, April 30, 2021 from 5pm-6pm. Please see our flyer for this event LINKED HERE . You can sign up using the link in the flyer or use THIS GOOGLE FORM. You will receive a confirmation email with the google meet link for the event after you have signed up. |
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Hawaiʻi Island Youth Ranger Internship Program
The Kaʻu-Keaʻau-Pahoa complex is offering a great community event during the first week of May! Kupono McDaniel will be presenting the Hawaii Island Youth Ranger Internship Program. This is a fantastic opportunity for students and families to learn more about an internship and career path at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The program has many local success stories, and is actively seeking new applicants from KKP schools every year. While this program is for secondary students, families and students of all ages are encouraged to attend and find out more about the opportunity.
The Kaʻu-Keaʻau-Pahoa complex is offering a great community event during the first week of May! Kupono McDaniel will be presenting the Hawaii Island Youth Ranger Internship Program. This is a fantastic opportunity for students and families to learn more about an internship and career path at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The program has many local success stories, and is actively seeking new applicants from KKP schools every year. While this program is for secondary students, families and students of all ages are encouraged to attend and find out more about the opportunity.
- Flyer: HI Island Youth Ranger Presentation
- When: Thursday 5/6/2021 from 5pm-6pm
- Who: Park Ranger Kūpono McDaniel
- Where: Google Meet, invite sent closer to the date
- How: Sign Up Form
See how Hawaiʻi Public Schools are working hard to bring students back in a safe manner... watch this Getting Back to School Safely Video
6th Graders Return to In-Person Learning on Blended Learning Schedule
The time has arrived for us to welcome the return of our 6th graders to in-person learning. From the beginning of the school year, we had planned to adopt a blended learning model in which students were taught in both a virtual classroom and in person. The pandemic put a hold on being able to implement that model as more became infected with the Coronavirus. Now, the infection rate on the Big Island is at a level acceptable for blended learning. Thus, we are planning to slowly transition our students back to campus on an A/B blended learning schedule. Read more on Return to In-Person Learning
Use the KMS Return-to-School Checklist to help prepare for in-person learning!
Use the Return to Campus Student Handout to help your child prepare for in-person learning! Let's work together to keep each other safe and healthy!
Beginning after the Spring Break, our Learning Hub will be moved (again) from the Gym to the Choral Room and will be closed on Wednesdays. Students in all grade levels may attend the Learning Hub on their asynchronous days by invitation. If you would like your child to utilize the Learning Hub, please call your child's counselor.
The time has arrived for us to welcome the return of our 6th graders to in-person learning. From the beginning of the school year, we had planned to adopt a blended learning model in which students were taught in both a virtual classroom and in person. The pandemic put a hold on being able to implement that model as more became infected with the Coronavirus. Now, the infection rate on the Big Island is at a level acceptable for blended learning. Thus, we are planning to slowly transition our students back to campus on an A/B blended learning schedule. Read more on Return to In-Person Learning
Use the KMS Return-to-School Checklist to help prepare for in-person learning!
Use the Return to Campus Student Handout to help your child prepare for in-person learning! Let's work together to keep each other safe and healthy!
Beginning after the Spring Break, our Learning Hub will be moved (again) from the Gym to the Choral Room and will be closed on Wednesdays. Students in all grade levels may attend the Learning Hub on their asynchronous days by invitation. If you would like your child to utilize the Learning Hub, please call your child's counselor.
- Grade 6 Ben Blakemore 313-4823 or email Bennett.Blakemore@k12.hi.us
- Grade 7 Suzette Shigemasa 313-4810 or email Suzette.Shigemasa@k12.hi.us
- Grade 8 Kristen Bajo 313-4850 or email Kristen.Bajo@k12.hi.us
Community Eligibility Provision
Hawaii public schools are offering a food program to provide free meals to all students at select campuses that meet specific qualification standards. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows a school district, a group of schools or a single school with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged families to serve free meals to everyone even if they do not qualify for the free or reduced-price lunch reimbursement. View Flyer
Hawaii public schools are offering a food program to provide free meals to all students at select campuses that meet specific qualification standards. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows a school district, a group of schools or a single school with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged families to serve free meals to everyone even if they do not qualify for the free or reduced-price lunch reimbursement. View Flyer
Upward Bound Program Opportunity
Attention 8th Grade Students/Families!! The University of Hawaii at Hilo's Upward Bound Program is looking for applicants. Upward Bound is a free, year-round program which provides a variety of services and activities that assist high school students in pursuing their education and career goals. If you are interested in hearing more, please watch the video OR visit their website: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/upwardbound/
See the Upward Bound Info Night Flyer to attend a Wednesday Night Meeting
These info meetings are held every Wednesday at 5:30 pm through May 12, 2021.
Attention 8th Grade Students/Families!! The University of Hawaii at Hilo's Upward Bound Program is looking for applicants. Upward Bound is a free, year-round program which provides a variety of services and activities that assist high school students in pursuing their education and career goals. If you are interested in hearing more, please watch the video OR visit their website: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/upwardbound/
See the Upward Bound Info Night Flyer to attend a Wednesday Night Meeting
These info meetings are held every Wednesday at 5:30 pm through May 12, 2021.
School-wide Attendance Policy
New Attendance Policy Starting January 1, 2021. View the new Attendance Policy in the table below or download the file here.
Students on the A/B Blended Learning Schedule
Student will be marked present on virtual face-to-face (synchronous) class meeting days if there is evidence of participation including but not limited to:
- Attending virtual class meeting
- Phone call/email/text to teacher
- Completed assignment(s)
- Sign in on Blackboard
- Digital check-in such as a Google Form
Students on Ax or BX Blended Learning Schedules
Attendance will be marked following the A/B Blended Learning schedule (above) for M, T, Th, F.
Wednesdays - Students will be marked present if physically present in class or in school. Students will be marked absent if not physically present in class or in school, unless arrangements with the teacher have been made for the student to “attend” virtually either synchronously or asynchronously.
Wednesdays - Students will be marked present if physically present in class or in school. Students will be marked absent if not physically present in class or in school, unless arrangements with the teacher have been made for the student to “attend” virtually either synchronously or asynchronously.
Students in the Group C Always in-person schedule
Students will be marked present if physically present in class or in school. Students will be marked absent if not physically present in class or in school. Students must be present for more than half the school day in order to be marked as present for the day.
students in the group d learn from home program
Attendance will be taken daily (each school day). Students will be marked present if the student has checked in on the Learn From Home Attendance Google Form for the day. Students must check in on the LFH form no later than 5:00 p.m. in order to be counted as present.
Grab-N-Go Meals
Grab N Go (GNG) meals are available to all in the community under 18 years of age. FREE lunches will be distributed from Keaʻau Middle School Shipman Gym parking lot beginning Monday, October 12, 2020. You do not need to be a student at our school, the service is available to all children in the community. Thatʻs not all… along with a fresh lunch for the day, we will give you a breakfast meal for the next morning at the same time.
- When: Every weekday (excluding holidays)
- Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
News and AnnouncementsCovid Information 1/20/21
Translated versions of the 1st and 4th page are available at hawaiicovid19.com/resources and in our main office. Daily Wellness Check
Become familiar with the components of the Hawaii Department of Education Daily Wellness Checks for Students, Staff and Visitors. This Daily Wellness Check video reviews the specific symptoms and COVID-19 exposure to check for every day. Students, Staff and Visitors are asked to stay home and contact the school if they answer "yes" to any of the checks. Please be part of the solution to keeping our schools and community safe. Hawaii Keiki School Nurses
Nursing services are provided to students with no out-of-pocket expense to their families, and interpreters are available if needed. A complete list of HK nurses and their contact information is available at http://nursing.hawaii.edu/department/hawaii-keiki-nurses
KMS 20-21 Easy Schedule Flow Chart
Parent's Right to Request Teacher Qualifications
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides parent(s)/guardian(s) of a HIDOE student, the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teacher(s) and if the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so their qualifications. Bus and Lunch Program Information
Visit the Hawaii Department of Education Website for information on Bus Rates, Routes, and Eligibility also for information on the Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 19
Establishes a procedure for filing and resolving complaints of discrimination, harassment, and bullying against a student in any program, activity, or service of the department by employees, volunteers, or third parties. Soil Contamination and Fact Sheet
Kea'au Middle School tested positive for arsenic, and lead present in the soil. We are sharing the following information out of an abundance of caution and want to reassure you that exposure to these contaminants is preventable. Speak Now Mobile Application
Speak Now is a reporting tool that provides another mechanism for students to report incidents of bullying on DOE campuses, transportation, and during DOE-sponsored activities that they have either experienced or witnessed. The Speak Now app is available for download on Android and iOS devices. Speak now news article Annual Notification of Privacy Rights
Information regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Surveillance Cameras on Campus
Kea'au Middle School has completed the process of installing surveillance cameras on campus. Want to volunteer at the school?
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