Background
Kaiser-Botsai, Sharon Kay was born on August 9, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Peter A. Ley and Lorraine (Worthington) Burton.
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Sharon Kay Kaiser-Botsai
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Arizona, 1963; Master of Education, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1970; postgraduate, U. Hawaii, 1972-1988.
Career
Secretary, Donald M. Drake, San Francisco, 1964-1966;
teacher, St. Mark's Kindergarten, Honolulu, 1966-1973;
head teacher, Center Union Preschool, Honolulu, 1967-1977;
teacher, Waiokeola Preschool, Honolulu, 1974-1976, 77-88;
teacher staff instruction, Honolulu District Department of Education, 1989-1990;
teacher students of limited English proficiency, Kaahumanu School, Honolulu, 1990-1994;
teacher kindergarten, Palolo School, Honolulu, 1991-1997;
teacher kindergarten, Waialae Child-Centered School, since 1997. Private instructor in Hawaiian dance, 1977-1979. Workshop leader marine sea crafts Sea Grant Institute for Marine Educators, 1977, HAEYC Conference, 1979, 82, 84, 85, 86, chair workshops in music and creative drama, 1977, drama workshop, 1994, Drama National Conference workshop leader, 1982, multiple intelligences workshop leader, 1998.
Speaker Celebration of Life Station KHON-television, 1979. Workshop leader MECAP Conference, 1985. Member committee Improvement Symphony Performance for Preschoolers, 1977.
Art advisor, coordinator Sunday school program Waiokeola Church, 1973, speaker creative communication, 1984. Validator accreditation program National Academy for Education of YoungChildren, since 1986. Assistant to co-chair conference Hawaii Association for Education YoungChildren, 1987-1988.
Hawaii State Teachers Association representative Palolo School, 1993;lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Actress Presido Playhouse, San Francisco, 1962, Little Theatre, Honolulu Zoo, 1976. Instructor special education students Kaneohe Young Women’s Christian Association, 1967. Troop co-leader Girl Scouts United States of America, 1981-1984.
Board directors Zoo Hui, 1984-1986. Trustee, stewardship chairman Waiokeola Church, 1986-1988. Member Hawaii Association for Education of Young Children (First recipient PhyllisLoveless Excellence in Teaching award 1979), Delta Delta Delta.
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Connections
Married Hugh W. Kaiser, August 28, 1968 (divorced 1981). 1 child, Kiana; married Elmer E. Botsai, December 5, 1981. Children: Kiana, Don, Kurt.
