Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: 3rd graders (and educators) are rocking the state

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From: "Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto" <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: February 25, 2019 at 4:31:46 PM HST
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: 3rd graders (and educators) are rocking the state
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VIEW EMAIL ONLINE 3rd graders (and educators) are rocking the state We are rapidly approaching one of my favorite activities of the year — Read Across America Day on Friday, March 1. I love that it celebrates reading with in-classroom events, decorations and dress-ups and, in particular, that it honors Dr. Seuss books because of the whimsy and delight his stories and artwork inspire. So many of us became reading lovers because of him! I look forward to reading to a few classes this week. However, in an effort to reach all students, here's a recording of me reading one of my favorite books, "Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood." Feel free to watch this with your students, click here. When it comes to language arts and literacy, there's a lot to celebrate in Hawaii. We've made 3rd grade literacy a focus because it's predictive of readiness for more complex work in the upper grades, and it spotlights where we need to bolster early childhood educational supports. Literacy also holds the key to understanding all subjects. As such, it's an indicator in our Strategic Plan and will continue to be a data set to track into the future. The statewide data show that our 3rd graders are on a positive trajectory when it comes to literacy: Hawaii saw a 7-point increase, year over year, in the percentage of 3rd graders reading near, at or above grade-level on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA). At 73%, I have great confidence we'll exceed our statewide target of 76% by 2020. Our 3rd graders who are meeting and exceeding the achievement standard for English Language Arts on the SBA has jumped 7 points from our first SBA assessment three years ago to 53%. They're helping to drive across-the-grades increases in language arts achievement. (Incidentally, our 3rd graders are also up 5 points in mathematics over that time.) Again, these results reflect our students' greater knowledge and capability with more challenging learning standards under Common Core. From a skills standpoint, our students are more prepared for upper grades and post-secondary. But I must note, the achievement here is rooted in the increased collaboration among our teachers and a commitment by schools and Complex Areas to implement innovative ways to engage our students and provide teacher collaboration time. There are bright spots across the HIDOE that reflect this. Take Keaukaha Elementary in Hilo. Their drive to spark a love of reading, starting in the 2016-17 school year, included daily SURF (silent uninterrupted reading for fun) and grew to include a lip-sync battle and a student project showcase of their favorite books. In three years, 3rd graders at Keaukaha went from 17% meeting/exceeding the SBA language arts achievement standard to 43% last year. That kind of growth doesn't happen because of running testing drills. It happens when kids love learning and they can demonstrate what they've learned. Achievement comes from love of learning. The more we cultivate this, the more children will rise. FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIN     ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to all Hawai'i DOE staff. unsubscribe

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Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: Prioritizing health and wellness in our schools

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 10:17 AM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Prioritizing health and wellness in our schools
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VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Prioritizing health and wellness in our schools As adults, we know that our mental and emotional well-being are closely tied to our physical health. We've experienced the positive effects that a well-balanced meal and a dose of physical activity can have on our minds and bodies when preparing for a particularly busy or stressful day. For students, research continues to show a strong link between healthy eating, physical activity and improved academic achievement of children and adolescents. On the contrary, students who are physically inactive, who have unhealthy dietary behaviors, and who use tobacco or other drugs are linked with poor academic performance. Our schools are the ideal place to model healthy behaviors for growing and maturing students. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers have found that certain factors in a school environment can positively influence the health of students and boost academic achievement — including academic performance, education behavior and cognitive skills and attitudes. Those factors include access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity. Designed to help our schools carry out this important effort with fidelity, our Wellness Guidelines track school-level implementation in the areas of health education and nutrition promotion, nutrition guidelines, physical education, physical activity, professional development, and community outreach and engagement. The guidelines implement the Board of Education's Health and Wellness policy, which requires the Department to provide learning environments and programs that educate and expose students to sound wellness practices, health-enhancing behaviors and good nutrition. It's encouraging to see that overall many of our schools are doing excellent work. The annual Safety and Wellness Survey found our schools had an average School Wellness Score of 81 for the 2017-18 school year, meaning 81 percent of wellness guidelines were met. Nearly one-quarter of our schools scored 90 percent or higher. These 58 schools will be awarded "Excellence in Wellness" banners to recognize their accomplishments. The survey also highlighted the challenges in some of our schools, where: 64 percent of schools reported selling or providing foods outside of the meals program that do not meet Smart Snacks standards; and 42 percent of schools reported selling or providing beverages that do not meet nutritional guidelines. Clearly, there's a lot to celebrate and sustain while we continue to make improvements. HIDOE's goal is for all schools to be in compliance for the 2019-20 school year. I encourage school leadership to empower their students to take an active role in shaping what it means to be a healthy school. Think about engaging your student leaders by encouraging them to use the Wellness Guidelines implementation checklist to assess their school's "health" and to recommend next steps. While students work on school-level goals and peer education, teachers and leaders can partner with parents to design parental education approaches and fun health and wellness goals for staff. Health and wellness is an important partnership between home and school. FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIN     ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to all Hawai'i DOE staff. unsubscribe

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Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: Celebrating Hawaiian Language Month

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From: "Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto" <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: February 11, 2019 at 11:14:38 AM HST
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Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Celebrating Hawaiian Language Month
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VIEW EMAIL ONLINE O ka lono o ka pule: E Ho'olaule'a i ka Mahina 'Olelo Hawai'i ʻAuhea ʻoukou, he leo hoʻohialaʻai keia e kukala aʻe nei i lono mai ka Mahele Hoʻokaʻaʻike mai e hapai ana i mua o ʻoukou he papahana wikio no na aliʻi nona ka inoa e pili pu ana i kekahi o na inoa kahua kula e ku nei ʻano.  Ma nei nowelo ʻana no keia mau meʻe aliʻi i ʻikea ai na haʻawina koʻikoʻi e aʻo aku ai i ka kakou mau haumana. Ma loko o kekahi ʻolelo noʻeau — I ka wa ma mua, ka wa ma hope — e aʻo ai kakou a pau no ke koʻikoʻi o ka ʻike ma mua a me kona pilina i ke ao nei.  Ma nei Pepeluali ʻo ka Mahina ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi, e hoʻike ʻia ma ka papahana wikio ʻo Na Aliʻi ke kulaia ʻana o ke Kula Waena ʻo Central, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hale aliʻi o ke aliʻi wahine kiʻekiʻe Luka Keʻelikolani nana i hoʻomahuahua i na papahana hoʻonaʻauao ma Hawaiʻi.  E nana i ka wikio e aʻo ai e pili ana i na hana hoʻohanohano a ke kula ʻo Central e malama ai no Keʻelikolani, a e aʻo pu no kona aloha nui i ka ʻike kuʻuna i ʻike ia e ulu aʻe ai na haumana, he mau mea ʻolelo palua, a me na limahana.  Ua laha no ke aloha ʻolelo ma kekahi mau kahua kula ma Hawaiʻi i na la a pau o ka makahiki, aka ʻo Pepeluali no ka Mahina ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi.  He wa kupono keia e ku ai ko kakou noʻonoʻo ʻana no ke kulana koʻikoʻi o ka ʻolelo Hawaiʻi i ko kakou nohona nei no kakou pakahi a pau o ka ʻohana ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao.  He lamaku malamalama na Kula Kaiapuni Hawaiʻi e ulu ai ko kakou mau kaiaulu, a he mahalo piha i ka paʻu mau ʻana o na kula no ko lakou hoʻola mau ʻana i ka ʻolelo ma ke ʻano he ʻolelo ola ʻoiaʻiʻo o Hawaiʻi a me ka hoʻolakolako pu ʻana i na wa a me na wahi e naʻauao ai na haumana Hawaiʻi ma ka ʻolelo ʻoiwi o nei ʻaina.  E kaomi ma ʻaneʻi e ʻike ai i keia hoʻolaha ma ka ʻolelo Pelekania. (Click here to view this message in English.) FAFSA Cash for College Challenge Update Our high schools are competing in the FAFSA Cash For College Challenge, where $40,000 in prize money will be split among senior classes with the highest completion rates and largest gains.  As of Jan. 25, Anuenue School is in the lead, followed by gains from Molokai, Lanai, Roosevelt and Kailua. Overall, 44 percent of seniors have completed their applications so far and the rest have until June 30. I ask our all our high school counselors, teachers and staff to continue pushing our seniors forward to reach our 70 percent goal. Keep tracking our progress at Hawaii's FAFSA Data Dashboard.  FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIN     ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to all Hawai'i DOE staff. unsubscribe

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Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: Celebrating diversity and empowering multilingual student voice

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 11:58 AM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Celebrating diversity and empowering multilingual student voice
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VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Celebrating diversity and empowering multilingual student voice Our haumana and staff represent an array of cultures and languages. Roughly 8 percent, or 15,000 public school students, have been identified as English Learners (EL). This video shows the eclectic mix of student voices we must help amplify through our Department's multilingual efforts. When students' identities, histories, cultures, and languages are woven into their education experience, they build a stronger connection to the curriculum, engage on a new level and contribute to the learning environment. This commitment to honor our keiki and their ohana's home language bring Na Hopena A'o to life in our schools. This is why I'm excited for our upcoming inaugural multilingualism symposium, "Our Languages, Our Future," on March 2 at Farrington High School. The purpose of this fully booked conference is to foster collaboration across each level of the Department and create a dialogue around how we can continue to innovate and move this important work forward. Attendees will hear from keynote speaker Dr. Aída Walqui, director, WestEd Teacher Professional Development, who will introduce five principles that guide quality learning for language learners and how to prepare them for a complex future. The conference will also feature breakout sessions by presenters from schools, universities and the community that will highlight innovative classroom and school practices to structure and sustain opportunities to incorporate students' languages and cultures into the classroom. Mahalo to our Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design and Office of Student Services for co-sponsoring this event. HIDOE, with policy support from our Board of Education, has made tremendous strides in multilingualism in education with the adoption and implementation of several language policies: a revised Ka Papahana Kaiapuni (2014), Seal of Biliteracy (2015) and Multilingualism for Equitable Education (2016). We must continue to build upon this work. This school year we are focused on strengthening our statewide EL Program to support HIDOE's mission by providing a standards-based education through supplementary instructional and acculturation activities. Students identified as EL must be encouraged to continue developing their home language while learning English, which provides benefits such as gaining content knowledge in familiar languages, a greater proficiency in multiple languages and an affirmation of student identity. For students who want to learn an additional language, the Department's World Languages Program consists of instruction in 11 languages including American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Hawaiian, Ilokano, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Samoan, and Spanish, at the elementary and secondary school levels — many of which are heritage languages for our students.  In addition to enabling students to be college, career, and community ready in a global society, these classes allow students to establish an educational culture that recognizes and values the wealth of linguistic and cultural diversity of their surroundings. As new technologies continue to open doors across the world, multilingualism and multiculturalism has rapidly grown in importance. The study of world languages and the celebration of cultural diversity enables students to communicate, and prepares them to become contributing global citizens. FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIN     ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to all Hawai'i DOE staff. unsubscribe

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