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2. Cases that cannot be resolved through the informal hearing will be referred to the Area Superintendent DoDDS-P.

Change Of Sponsor Information top
Any change of address, phone number, or emergency contact should be filed with the Counseling Center. It is very important to keep this information current.

Family Education Rights And Privacy Act top
The President of the United States signed this act into law on 21 August 1975. School records open for parental inspection are defined as "any and all official records, files, and data related directly to a student." These would include the following information: completed academic work, level of achievement (grades, standardized achievement test scores and the like, interest inventory data, family background, and verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior). Along with the right of parents to inspect school records, goes the provision that they may also inspect all instructional materials used in federally supported progress programs designed to explore or develop new or unproved teaching methods or techniques. The following items of information will be maintained on each student at Kubasaki High School:

Registration card (DS Form 600)
Permanent Records Folder (DSP Form 400, DS200)
Pupil Personnel Service Referral Form
Test Information
Health Record (DSPA Form 122).
The official responsible for the records is the school principal. Only authorized personnel with a "need to know" will be permitted access to this information without parental consent.

A "Transfer of Permanent Record" form will be provided when you notify the school of a rotation/withdrawal date.

When a Request for Records from another school is received, a form, signed by the parent, will give the school permission to release student records to that school.

KBHS Parent Center top
The Kubasaki High School (KHS) Parent Center is a place that is set aside for the purpose of making school accessible and helpful to family members and encouraging involvement in their children’s learning. It is a place that contains resources and scheduled activities to provide parents with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable their children to learn, to complete their education, and to become contributing members of society. The KHS Parent Center is a place that will have numerous resources such as educational materials, activities, supplies, and training for family members to use with children.

Our Parent Center’s goals are:
-To provide a place where parents can participate in a variety of training programs
-To make a variety of resources available for use by parents and families
-To foster relationships between families for the purpose of helping each other by sharing successes
-To provide a meeting place for parents and teachers to discuss ways to help children sharpen learning skills
-To provide a tutoring-friendly atmosphere for volunteers to help children learn study techniques and to provide the volunteers/children with helpful resources
-To provide a place where parents will always feel welcome; a place of belonging and a creative place, not bound by rules of the past, thus enabling families to build new programs and activities
-To provide a symbolic statement for the learning community which emphasizes the importance that parents/families have to our school’s learning climate and to the development of children who value life-long learning.

Non-Sponsored Activities top
DSM Manual 2000.1, Administrator's Guide, states that the school cannot have a role in providing funding, sponsoring, or providing released time for an overnight class trip. Further, day trips will not be school-sponsored unless they have educational value, which relate especially to DoDDS education objectives. "Overnight" secondary school class trips (or overnight sleep-overs on campus) are not considered to be a school function. Such an activity is not an approved activity for DoDDS-P schools. Parents or other community groups sponsoring such social trips must accept full responsibility for the event. School or class funds may not be expended for the activity. Therefore, according to the explicit guidance above, such social activities as senior trips, "skip" days, and trips to the beach will not be school sponsored. While this institution takes full responsibility for school sponsored programs; it cannot be held accountable when the participation is in non-school activities. We hope that parents closely examine social activities to determine who is involved in the planning and participation and who is responsible for the sponsorship needs. Please call the school if you have a question regarding the sponsorship of programs involving our teenagers.

Parent-Teacher Conferences top
Parents and teachers have, as their first concern, the welfare and development of students. For this reason, it is important for parents and teachers to work together to help each student. At Kubasaki High School, report cards are to be picked up by the parent and student on a designated day at the end of the first marking period. At this time, open conferences are held. (Report cards are mailed for Quarters 2, 3, and 4.) Parents may see those teachers they wish to see as well as those teachers who have requested a parent conference. Throughout the school year, parents may schedule conferences as they feel necessary. It is requested that parents call the school Counseling Center for teacher’s conference at 645-6888.

Parent/Teacher/Student Organization (PTSO) top
Kubasaki High School has an active Parent/Teacher/Student Organization that is held on the second Tuesday of every month at 1800 in the Library Media Center (LMC). All parents, teachers, and students are invited to join and attend.
Contact PTSO

Police Investigations top
The school cooperates very closely with military police officers in investigations of break-ins, vandalism, etc. If the need arises to have local military police officials meet with students, the parents will be notified in order to secure parental permission.

Reviewing School Records top
Parents must request an appointment with the Counseling Center or other school official to review records. Counselors or school officials will explain and interpret all information that parents wish to review. For more information visit
http://www.dodea.edu/students/transcripts.cfm

Kubasaki High School is required to maintain records for a period of four (4) years after a student graduates, and for a fifth year at the Area Director’s Office.

Requests may be mailed or faxed to the appropriate office and should include the following information:
Kubasaki contact information

• Full name under which enrolled at time of attendance
• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Name of school and year of graduation or last date of attendance
• A daytime telephone number
• Address transcript/record should be mailed to
• The requestor must sign the request letter because of the Privacy Act
• Requestor may call DoDEA Records Center at (706) 545-8246/4785 to inquire into the status of a request.

In the event Kubasaki High School closes (or after four years after graduation), please send requests to:
DoD Dependents Schools, Pacific
PSC 556 Box 796
FPO AP 96386-0796

If it has been more than 5 years since the student has attended or graduated, the student should contact Prometric (formerly ETS).
Prometric
DoDDS Program
1260 Energy Lane
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Customer Service Representatives:
Telephone: (651) 603-3012 and (877) 471-9860
Fax: (651) 603-3008

School Advisory Committee (SAC) top
Department of Defense Instruction 5105.49 mandates the creation of local School Advisory Committee (SAC) for each school in DoDDS. The purpose is to further the concept of participation in school affairs by members of the school community. It is the policy of the Department of Defense to encourage professional employees advisory committees, to promote the vitality of these committees, and to preserve their integrity and independence of action. The SAC consists of elected parents, students, and teachers who are interested in Kubasaki High School. This committee advises the school administration on matters which impact on the quality of education in the school. The SAC meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1500 hours in Room 403.
Contact SAC

School Improvement Plan Committee (SIP) top
This committee supports the DoDEA strategic plan by addressing and overseeing the implementation of Kubasaki’s identified strategies and interventions. These strategies and interventions have been established by the faculty and staff (and are overseen by the SIP committee) to increase student achievement. The strategies and interventions are reviewed annually. The committee is made up of teachers, administrators, and community members.

Continuous School Improvement  CSI (formerly SIP)
 KBHS MISSION STATEMENT Kubasaki High School will provide an exemplary education that inspires and prepares all DoDEA students for success in a dynamic, global environment.

Guiding Principles
Students

• set and attain goals and tasks successfully
• recognize that the opportunity for learning comes at all ages whether at work, home, school, or play
• believe they can make the world in which we live a better place by giving of themselves/talents even in the smallest ways.
• respect and understand other cultures-diversity, multi-lingual
• Problem Solving

Goal 1:
Goal Statement: All students will improve their abilities to solve problems by applying mathematical concepts across the curriculum.

Essence of the goal: Students will make mathematical connections across the curriculum.

Goal 2:
Goal Statement:  All students will improve their written communication across the curriculum.

Essence of the goal:  Students will improve in the appropriate applications of conventions of grammar and usage in both written and oral formats.
Contact SIP Committee

Travel/Extended Leave top top
Parents are encouraged to plan family trips to coincide with school vacations. If extenuating circumstances cause parents to remove a student from school for an extended period of time, students must submit to school administrators an "Pre-Excused" form which will be signed by all teachers one week before the absence. For additional information see "Attendance."