First Meet and Greet A Great Success!!! Thank you ALL for attending our first Meet & Greet last weekend! We were thrilled to have such a great turn-out. The Poipu Beach Athletic Club was a gracious host despite the high numbers overflowing their restaurant! Thanks go to John Horwitz for sponsoring the pupus and refreshments!… Read more
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March 2018 Newsletter
Alaka’i O Kaua’i NEWSLETTER March 2018 Congratulations, Applicants! Congratulations to our early applicants who have officially enrolled as our founding students this August!! We did not have a need for a lottery by our January 12th deadline, and we are in the next stage of registration through our online system. Everyone who has applied through… Read more
December 2017 Newsletter
Patience is a Virtue You have not heard from us in a while because sometimes big steps take more time to accomplish. The past couple of months have been a waiting game as representatives and lawyers from all the players involved have been busy in securing a home for our school and negotiating the many… Read more
August 2017 Newsletter
Alaka’i O Kaua’i Charter School Newsletter August 31, 2017 Facility Update Big strides are happening in relation to our future home! We are currently in the midst of lease negotiations with a special property we hope to secure soon. Out of respect for the property owners and management, as well as the nature of negotiations… Read more
July 2017 Newsletter
Aloha Friends of Alaka’i O Kaua’i, Facility Update Our governing board has been very busy creating proposals for and having meetings with both county and state leaders. We are asking for help in securing a location, either temporary or permanent. We have been successful in getting some support in our search. We are also following… Read more
May 2017 Newsletter
Aloha, Friends of Alaka’i O Kaua’i, Thank you to those who attended our Town Hall meeting last Monday, May 8, 2017. We presented an informative summary of our last year and our main needs moving forward this year to open in 2018. The Garden Island newspaper reported on it here. We stressed the importance of… Read more
How Do You Create Higher Performing, Happier Classrooms?
“This playbook shares the findings of three researchers who set off to discover what K–12 schools can learn from the best-run organizations in America. Why are companies such as Zappos, Geico, and Google continually ranked among the best places to work if you want to be happy and successful? Could classroom teachers use similar strategies… Read more
Holiday Dinner and Dance Party at Trees Lounge – Sunday. December 11th
Join us for a Holiday Dinner and Dance Party to raise funds for Alaka’i O Kaua’i Public Charter school. Our school needs to raise a minimum of $200,000 to get us going before Federal funds kick in in August 2017. Our Eastside school will be a highly innovative free public charter school, focusing on project… Read more
Let’s find a home for Alaka’i O Kaua’i Charter School
Alaka’i O Kaua’i Charter School needs a home. Let’s help find it.
“Charter school still seeking land” – thegardenisland.com
Kani “DrB” Blackwell, acting chair, is considering all options, including yurts and portables, instead of the usual brick and mortar school buildings, Blackwell said.
“‘Exciting’ new model for education” – thegardenisland.com
About 100 attend celebration of Alakai O Kauai Charter School approval
“Alakai celebrates” – thegardenisland.com
LIHUE — Kani “Dr.B” Blackwell said the approval of Alakai O Kauai Charter School hasn’t sunk in.
“Lessons learned” – thegardenisland.com
The third time was the charm for Alakai O Kauai Charter School.