Kamehameha Schools Association Of Teachers And Parents

AWARDED ENRICHMENT GRANTS TO K-12 STUDENTS AND GROUPS FOR CURRICULAR, CO-CURRICULAR, AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES; FUNDED UNIFORMS AND BREAKFASTS FOR FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL NEED; PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O, STATEMENT 1)

ENRICHMENT GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENT CLUBS, ATHLETIC TEAMS, AND ELEMENTARY GRADE LEVELS FOR CURRICULAR, EXTRA-CURRICULAR, AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 3,200 DAY AND BOARDER STUDENTS. ALL KAMEHAMEHA STUDENTS ON THE KAPALAMA CAMPUS MAY APPLY FOR ENRICHMENT GRANTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS, GRANT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL. EACH UNIT'S COUNCIL CONSISTS OF ELECTED PARENT REPRESENTATIVES, SCHOOL FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. THESE COUNCILS REVIEW GRANT APPLICATIONS AND RENDER AWARDS BASED ON THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSAL.

FUNDED PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE PARENTS AND ENCOURAGE THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CLASS PICNICS, SPIRIT NIGHT, AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS. TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS OF THE KAPALAMA CAMPUS RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM KS ATP, A $4 PER STUDENT FUND WAS CREATED (THE AMOUNT WAS RAISED FROM $2 TO $4 IN FY 2008). TYPICAL USES OF THESE MONIES INCLUDE VARIOUS ATP ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MOVIES AND CLASS PICNICS. THESE FUNDS ARE ACCESSED VIA THE PARENTS AND ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE. IN ADDITION, KS ATP PROVIDES SEVERAL SERVICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING SPIRIT NIGHT AND SUNSET ON KONIA.

PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL NECESSITIES SUCH AS SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES TO INDIGENT STUDENTS IDENTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS. INDIGENT STUDENTS MAKE UP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE STUDENT BODY. THE KOKUA AND MAKANA FUNDS SERVE STUDENTS WITH INDIGENT BACKGROUNDS WHO HAVE SPECIAL OR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEEDS. THE FUND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ASSISTANT TREASURER WHO IN TURN RECEIVES REQUESTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESPECTIVE PRINCIPALS, VICE PRINCIPALS, AND COUNSELORS. TYPICAL USES FOR THE FUND INCLUDE GRANTS TO NEEDY STUDENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD DRESS WHITES, SHOES, SCHOOL UNIFORMS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, OR TO PAY MINOR OUTSTANDING TUITION BALANCES AT YEAR END. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE RECIPIENTS ARE ON FULL FINANCIAL AID, FINANCIAL AID LIMITATIONS DO NOT COVER THESE TYPES OF EXPENDITURES.