Governor Sanford B. Dole Middle
School
Middle School
School Status and Improvement Report
Grades
6-8
School Year 2002-03
Focus On Standards
This School Status and Improvement Report has been prepared as part
of the Department's education accountability system to provide regular,
understandable accounts of our schools' performance and progress, as
required by §302A-1004, Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
Contents
Focus on
Standards
p. 1
School
Description
p. 1
School Setting
p. 2
•
Student Profile
•
Community Profile
Standards
Implementation
•
•
Certified Staff
•
Facilities
Vital Signs
•
School Quality
Survey
•
Student Conduct
•
School
Retention or
Completion
•
Statewide Testing
Other School
Information
School Description
overnor Sanford Ballard Dole Middle School services students from
the Kalihi area on the western end of Honolulu. The school has
adopted the middle school philosophy which resulted in the
development of a curriculum and instruction focused on student centered
teaching and learning with a strong emphasis on literacy and higher level
thinking processes in all of the content areas. Every faculty member
teaches in his/her area of expertise, offering the students in-depth content
knowledge and quality instruction which inevitably ensures the academic
challenge that Dole has committed to provide for our students. To enrich
this qualitative curriculum and instruction, there is extensive use of
technology, gifted and talented classes, a video/closed circuit group, a
school-to-work enterprise and newly renovated classrooms. In 1997, Dole
Middle School received a six-year accreditation with special
commendations on the positive and caring climate of the school.
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p. 3
Summary of
Progress
School Resources
This report describes the school and its setting as well as providing
information about the school's administrators, teachers, students and
facilities. It also includes a summary of the school's improvement plan,
the Standards Implementation Design (SID), that focuses on
implementing the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards.
p. 4
pp. 5-7
p. 8
School Address:
Governor Sanford B. Dole Middle
School
1803 Kamehameha IV Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
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School Setting
Student Profile
School year ending
Fall enrollment
Number and percent of
students enrolled for the
entire school year
Student Ethnicity, School Year 2002-03
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
829
828
Native American
0
0.0%
Black
3
0.4%
Chinese
4
0.5%
815
760
753
480
91.7%
90.9%
58.9%
642
647
661
77.4%
78.1%
81.1%
Filipino 353
43.6%
Hawaiian 13
1.6%
12.1%
Part-Hawaiian 98
Number and percent of
students receiving free or
reduced-cost lunch
Number and percent of
students in Special
Education programs
117
132
118
14.1%
15.9%
14.5%
Japanese 10
1.2%
Korean
1
0.1%
Portuguese
2
0.2%
Hispanic 16
2.0%
Samoan 206
Number and percent of
students with limited
English proficiency
174
177
168
21.0%
21.4%
20.6%
25.4%
White
7
0.9%
Indo-Chinese
6
0.7%
Other 91
11.2%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
n = 810
Community Profile
Farrington Complex
Total population
Based on the 2000
U.S. Census
School
State of
Community
Hawai`i
46,537
1,211,537
Percentage of population
aged 5-19
22.1%
20.6%
Median age of population
35.8
36.2
Community Educational Attainment Level
12.3%
College
Graduate
26.2%
22.6%
Some College
Number of families
Percentage of families with
children under 18
9,013
43.4%
29.9%
287,068
45.0%
33.9%
High School
Percentage of families with
children headed by a single
mother
26.4%
18.3%
4.2
3.42
$44,822
$49,820
Percent of households with
Public Assistance income
17.1%
7.6%
Percent of families with
children living in poverty
22.8%
11.2%
Average family size
Median household income
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28.5%
Less than High
School
Graduate
0%
31.3%
15.4%
10%
State of Hawai`i
20%
30%
40%
50%
School Community
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School Status and Improvement Report
School Year 2002-03
Standards Implementation
Summary of Progress
School Vision
Governor Sanford Ballard Dole Middle School develops responsible, healthy, and productive citizens.
School Mission and Purpose
Our school provides students with a standards-based education in a safe, disciplined, and supportive
environment
School Guiding Philosophy
Dole Believes:
•
All students are capable of making gains within a standards-based curriculum.
•
Families and the community influence children
•
Middle school students have different needs from elementary and high school students.
Our Core Values:
•
Offer challenging curriculum that engages adolescent students.
•
Work to meet the academic needs of every individual child.
•
Provide programs and instructional methods that develop the General Learner Outcomes in our
students: Self-Directed Learner, Community Contributor, Complex Thinker, Quality Producer,
Effective Communicator, and Effective and Ethical User of Technology.
•
Provide support to meet the diverse social, emotional, and physical needs of adolescents.
•
Actively solicit participation from administration, teachers, staff, parents, students, and community
partners.
•
Provide a disciplined and orderly school environment.
General Learner Outcomes
At Governor Sanford Ballard Dole Middle School, we strive to develop adolescents who have:
the ability to be responsible for one's own learning.
the understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together.
the ability to be involved in complex thinking and problem solving.
the ability to recognize and produce quality performance and quality products.
the ability to communicate effectively.
the ability to be effective and ethical users of technology.
Findings From Self Study Process
Despite the many problems that seem to confront the school as a learning site, the faculty and
staff pull together to make the school a safe place for all students. The certified staff is qualified and
experienced and there is a positive home/school relationship. The School believes in the partnership of all
role groups for the ultimate success for all at the school. Dole Middle School has also made a firm
commitment to literacy and to the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards. Teachers have made the
standards the core of the curriculum and are ensuring that the standards are integral to everything that is
taught. Alignment and assessment to the standards are an integral part of instruction in delivering quality
education to our students. The attention to the affective domain of our students is important and the
school continues to excel in this area. From the results of the Stanford Achievement Test, there has been
small but steady gains in reading and math over the last few years. Test scores are skewed in the low
average stanines and the school shows a need to move more students into the stanine 5-9 range. The
school is planning for additional professional development in the areas of reciprocal teaching and
differentiation to enhance schoolwide literacy strategies. In addition, the school is developing a plan to
provide support services during school and after school hours for students identified as “gap” or well
below proficiency in English and math. Our school action plan focuses on implementation of schoolwide
literacy strategies in all content areas, continued curriculum alignment, and use of multiple
assessments/evaluation to determine how students are performing in relation to the standards.
Schoolwide assessments in reading, writing, and math provide data to assess our progress. In addition
to our emphasis on schoolwide literacy strategies, Dole is actively seeking parent and community
involvement through community meetings held at Dole and at various community centers. In the
SY2003 -04, Dole’s PTSA will sponsor the first Dole graduation for eighth grade students.
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School Resources
Certified Staff
Teaching Staff
Students per Teaching Staff
*
53.0
Total Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Regular Instruction, FTE
49.1%
26.0
Special Instruction, FTE
18.9%
10.0
Supplemental Instruction, FTE
32.1%
17.0
Teacher headcount
53
Teachers with 5 or more years at this school
35
Regular Instruction
16.3
Special Instruction
11.2
* Regular instruction includes both regular and
supplemental teaching staff and does not include
mainstreamed special education students. Therefore,
these figures do not indicate class size.
Administrative and Student Services Staff
Teachers' average years of experience
10.8
Teachers with advanced degrees
Administration, FTE *
3.0
Librarians, FTE
1.0
Counselors, FTE
4.0
16
Professional Teacher Credentials
Fully licensed
94.3%
50
Provisional credential
1.9%
1
Emergency credential
3.8%
2
Number of principals at this school
in the last five years
2
* Administration includes Principals, Vice-Principals,
Student Activity Coordinators, Student Services
Coordinators, Registrars, and Athletic Directors
Adequacy of School's Space
Facilities
School Year Ending 2003
Classrooms available
51
Number of classrooms short (-) or over (+)
7
School facilities inspection results
State Standard
Administration
79%
Library
105%
Cafeteria/
Auditorium
133%
Classrooms
101%
Score
1
2
Grounds
2
Building exterior
2
Building interior
3
3
Equipment/Furnishings
2
Health/Safety
2
Sanitation
2
Total
13
For each category:
1 = Unacceptable; 2 = Satisfactory; 3 = Very Good
For Total:
6-8 = Unacceptable; 9-15 = Satisfactory;
16-18 = Very Good
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0%
100%
200%
School facilities are considered inadequate if below 70%; marginal if
between 70% and 99%; and in excess of state standard if above
100%. School population is placed into size categories and is used
in formulas to determine State standards for space. Graph does not
display capacity exceeding 200%.
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School Status and Improvement Report
School Year 2002-03
Vital Signs
School Quality Survey
The School Quality Survey is conducted every two years. The first 6 dimensions correspond to those in
the Standards Implementation Design. The last 3 dimensions fulfill reporting requirements of Chapter
§302A-1004 Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Percent of Positive Responses
School Quality Survey
Teachers
Dimensions
Standards-Based Learning
Parents
1
School State
Students
1
School State
1
School State
2001
88%
n/a
87%
n/a
63%
n/a
2003
90%
83%
66%
66%
57%
55%
2001
66%
n/a
69%
n/a
39%
n/a
2003
78%
69%
58%
59%
38%
44%
Professionalism & System
Capacity
2001
63%
n/a
89%
n/a
58%
n/a
2003
77%
52%
65%
65%
64%
54%
Coordinated Team Work
2001
66%
n/a
68%
n/a
49%
n/a
2003
86%
65%
46%
47%
45%
47%
2001
72%
n/a
73%
n/a
2003
87%
71%
56%
58%
2001
79%
n/a
72%
n/a
50%
n/a
2003
86%
65%
45%
44%
44%
43%
2001
76%
n/a
64%
n/a
52%
n/a
2003
83%
72%
46%
53%
47%
49%
2001
40%
n/a
68%
n/a
53%
n/a
2003
60%
51%
55%
56%
44%
46%
2001
67%
n/a
66%
n/a
40%
n/a
2003
70%
73%
54%
57%
38%
44%
2001
65%
n/a
18%
n/a
81%
n/a
2003
70%
74%
23%
23%
86%
85%
Quality Student Support
Responsiveness of the System
Focused & Sustained Action
Involvement
Satisfaction
Student Safety & Well Being
Survey Return Rate
There are no student
items for this
dimension
1
State figures are summaries of comparable school level results.
State figures for the 2001 SQS are not available.
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School Retention or Completion
Student Conduct
Attendance and Absences
Suspensions, School Year 2002-2003
School Year
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
State
Standard
Average Daily Attendance: %
Non-suspended:
720
Suspended:
95
Class A:
29
Class B:
81
Class C:
22
Class D:
1
88%
These 95 students were
responsible for these 133
suspensions.
12%
(higher is better)
92.4%
94.3%
94.5%
95.0%
Average Daily Absences: in days
(lower is better)
12.5
10.2
9.8
9
22%
61%
17%
1%
0.0%
Examples of class of
suspension:
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
Class A: Burglary, robbery, sale of dangerous drugs
Class B: Disorderly conduct, trespassing
Class C: Class cutting, insubordination, smoking
Class D: Contraband (e.g. possession of tobacco)
School Retention
The retention figures for elementary schools include students
in all grades except kindergarten who were retained (kept
back a grade) and for middle and intermediate schools the
retention figures are only for eighth grade students who
were not promoted to ninth grade.
Retention
2002
2003
Total number of students
294
306
Percent retained in grade
3%
6%
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School Status and Improvement Report
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Vital Signs
Statewide Testing
Highest Grade Tested:
8
HCPS II Reading
HCPS II Mathematics
80%
80%
Percent Proficient
100%
Percent Proficient
100%
60%
41%
40%
38%
35%
32%
60%
40%
19%
20%
20%
0%
16%
14%
11%
0%
2002
2003
2002
School
2003
State
Figures are based on total number of students in the highest grade tested at this school. State figures are summaries of
comparable school level results.
HCPS II Writing Test
2001-02
Writing
Dimension
Stanford Tests, 9th Edition
2002-03
School
State
School
State
Meaning
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.3
Voice
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
Clarity
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.2
Design
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.2
Conventions
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
Overall
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
Below
Average
National
Norm Group
23%
77%
Reading
26%
74%
Mathematics
27%
73%
State
This School
Writing is scored on 5 dimensions from a low of 1 to a high of 5. The
figures show the average score for the highest grade level tested.
State figures are summaries of comparable school level results.
Average
and Above
Highest Grade Tested: 8
Reading
33%
67%
Mathematics
32%
68%
The Stanford Achievement Test is a national normreferenced test with a range of 9 stanine levels. Scores
in stanines 1 to 3 represent the Below Average
category, and scores in stanines 4 to 9 represent
Average and Above Average categories.
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Other School Information
Governor Sanford B. Dole Middle School was accredited in 1997 by the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges for a period of six years with a mid-term review.
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