Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: The Power to Change Hawai'i for the Better

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:24 PM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: The Power to Change Hawai'i for the Better
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>

VIEW EMAIL ONLINE The Power to Change Hawai'i for the Better Public education is a nexus of change for Hawai'i. Throughout this past year, I've spoken about the power and promise of the Hawai'i DOE at our schools and forums, before the Legislature, with business and community leaders. Our power comes from our our core mission of equity, excellence and innovation for all students; and our promise is in our delivery of that mission by ensuring access, engagement, and voice for all students. As more schools and our overall educational system operate as a Learning Organization, scaling capacity to deliver meaningful, innovative and rigorous educational experiences that build college, career and community readiness for our haumana (based on their passions and interests!), the more we will see a thriving, sustainable state grounded in the values of HA. The promise of public education to provide equitable access to quality learning is the great hope of our society. In order to malama Hawai'i, we have to malama our public education system. This week our nation celebrates Public Education Week, a campaign designed to facilitate deliberate conversations and meaningful work toward bolstering our schools to best support the students we serve. (I'll be keeping an eye out for our educators who are sharing the public school love! Use #PSW19 and #PublicSchoolProud and #HI4PublicEd.) It's more than a celebration, however, it's a call to action. For the next several months, we will be engaging our staff, families, communities and partners in a conversation around our collective will to deliver on the promise of public education in a set of empowerment promises to our haumana in a 2030 Strategic Promise Plan. There is urgency around this work. Homelessness and affordable housing. Transit. Preserving the environment. Growing the strength and impact of our cultural heritage and native language. Economic development and the future of work. Clean food and water. We will leverage the cultural abundance, talent and energy of Hawai'i's public education system to meet the challenges we face and create the change we want to see through well prepared, empowered, and civically engaged young people. It is audacious and inspiring work that requires commitment from all our stakeholders to achieve. More information will be coming soon, but here are two opportunities to learn more: April 4 and April 18 Board of Education Student Achievement Committee meetings: I will be presenting the initial timeline and process, and on April 18 I will release five draft 2030 promise statements to kick off eight months of community conversations. Equity, Excellence, and Innovation: I encourage you, if you haven't already, to read the vision statement for this work that I shared in January. National Public Education Week is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the promise and power of public education in Hawai'i that has 179 years of rich history, and a future promise that is focused on student empowerment to malama Hawai'i — its people, its children, its communities, its resources, its history, its economy, its strategic global presence, its values, its voice, and so on! 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: Innovative projects will transform future learning

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From: "Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto" <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: March 11, 2019 at 3:19:41 PM HST
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Innovative projects will transform future learning
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VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Innovative projects will transform future learning Innovation is the key to HIDOE's progress and I'm proud to say that our schools are meeting the challenge at all levels. We recently awarded 14 School Design and three Computer Science Innovation Grants in the program's second cycle. Administered by the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Performance, the grants are committed to strengthening innovation and improving student achievement in our DOE and charter schools. Each of the awardee programs developed their proposals around our Learning Organization strategies of School Design, Student Voice and Teacher Collaboration, and provided a cohesive action plan with measurable outcomes. The projects' diverse array of topics impact and inform the collective work that we're all doing by trying new ideas at the classroom-, grade- and school-level. The grants serve as a proving ground where we can observe results, fully analyze why a program might be so successful at one school and determine if its positive results can be replicated at others. Truly successful programs may expand to other schools and augment or even replace our existing core organizational practices, advancing our entire system.  We have the collective skill, depth of teaching and administrative resources within HIDOE to cultivate and develop programs that can even serve as models for other school systems nationwide and across the globe. HIDOE's updated Strategic Plan for the next decade, currently in development, will be grounded in our pledge that great ideas are incorporated into our Learning Organization core practices and that HIDOE will continue to be a hub of innovation that will be constantly learning and improving for the benefit of our students. I want to congratulate our 17 schools and programs, who join projects well underway at 13 schools from the first cohort, on these transformative awards and thank them for these exceptional design ideas that will lead our way forward. School Design Innovation Grant Awardees Aiea High: ALOHA Culinary Innovation Program The Aspiring Leaders of Hospitality Academy (ALOHA) Culinary Innovation Program will give students theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to be competitive in the Hospitality Industry and prepare them for continued education and/or sustainable employment. August Ahrens Elementary: We Choose to Explore More Students will choose integrated electives each to explore an interest area with science, social studies and career connections linked to local high school career pathways for better college-career decision-making. Campbell High: Transition Center at JCHS Creates a Transition Center for students in Special Education to learn meaningful functional and independent life skills for competitive employment opportunities. Ewa Makai Middle: Hoʻowaiwai Ewa Makai (Enrich Ewa Makai) Establishes a large-scale aquaponics system integrated with NGSS framework, providing opportunities to develop a farm-to-table system and offer real-world experiences across disciplines, including STEM. Hauula Elementary: Reading, Writing, Researching and Remembering Endangered Animals in Hawaii Over the next two years, fourth grade students in English and Hawaiian programs will research, write, and illustrate 18 educational books on Hawaii's endangered animals in both languages. Hilo High: Focus on Transitions: Smaller Learning Communities to Reduce Grade 9 Retention Implements support system to ease 9th graders' transition into high school using a place-based, cultural approach with community resources to give hands-on experiences connecting them to the school and community, providing opportunities for academic success. Holomua Elementary: Imi Naʻauao (To Seek Knowledge) Transforms library into an innovative Makerspace with movable, adaptive furniture, 3D printers and other technology tools to put students on a pathway towards success for both academics and citizenship. Kainalu Elementary: Windward's Only Live Elementary News Program Seeks More Student Voice Utilizes multi-media production equipment for Windward District's only elementary-level, student-led live news program to promote student voice through media. Kaiser High: Sustained Transformation through Teacher Collaboration Assembles interdisciplinary course that engages in the community through a proposed partnership with the Pacific Asian Affairs Council. Kalaheo High: Kalaheo Sustainability Initiative Implements student-driven, zero food-waste initiative using compost generated to sustain native and produce gardens around campus. King Kekaulike High: Equity in Computer Science; Breaking the Mold Increases enrollment in CS classes, targeting females, minorities, and special needs students, while allowing equal access for all students to engage in a student-centered and rigorous curriculum. Kohala High: Igniting Learning Through Career Pathways Applies a dynamic instructional framework of authentic project-based learning activities framed around one essential question: How can we contribute to food sustainability in our community in partnership with the Farm to School initiative? Royal Elementary: Ko Makou Moʻolelo (Our Story) Every student will become a published author through classroom teachers working in tandem with a Hawaiian Studies class focused on developing student identity, their role in the community and culture of Hawaii, and service opportunities in the surrounding community. Waipahu High: Ready to Work A pilot to advance the way we prepare our students with disabilities for post-secondary careers and educational opportunities by providing industry-standard job training modules in high demand careers. Computer Science Innovation Grant Awardees Aiea Complex: Learning a Little "Bit" of Computer Science Design an Articulated Computer Science Program Structure; focused on developing a vertical alignment driven by the needs of the Aiea Complex that includes involvement of teachers, parents, community and students. Nanakuli High & Intermediate: Data Driven Instructional Cycle Framework Restructure DDIC framework domains: standards, assessments, data analysis and instruction to better map the computer science curriculum for our students towards improving achievement levels. Waiakea Elementary & Intermediate: Collaborating for 21st Century Success Collaborate to improve teacher understanding and integration of technology in the classroom to meet the scope and sequence of the K-8 Computer Science Framework and prepare its students with 21st century skills.  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: “Our Languages, Our Future” Symposium Wraps Up Month of Multicultural Celebrations

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 1:12 PM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: "Our Languages, Our Future" Symposium Wraps Up Month of Multicultural Celebrations
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VIEW EMAIL ONLINE "Our Languages, Our Future" Symposium Wraps Up Month of Multicultural Celebrations The Department's inaugural multilingualism symposium on Saturday, with the theme "Our Languages, Our Future," was a great success, bringing together educators from across the state to design innovative learning experiences that honor and celebrate students' languages and cultures. With the United Nations declaring 2019 the International Year of the Indigenous Languages, it's very timely for us to reflect on and advance our multilingual efforts. The symposium was a fitting conclusion to a busy February that included local and national cultural celebrations at our schools. At Kailua Intermediate, for example, Principal Jill LaBoy and her staff embraced Black History Month with the theme of "Honoring the past, inspiring the future." "I truly appreciate all of the efforts my school team put into organizing Black History Month at our school, especially Dr. Marcia Howard," Principal LaBoy shared. "The posters around campus of famous African Americans inform our students of people who have made an impact on our world. The daily vignettes in the morning bulletin take it a step further to connect the accomplishments of people of color in the past and present to how their contributions impact our world today. The messages and events of our school's Black History Month allow us to celebrate diversity, acceptance and unity." And the celebration doesn't end in February. The school will enjoy a performance by a West African Dance troupe and Polynesian dancers to showcase the similarities and differences between the cultures. To learn more about Kailua Intermediate's upcoming activities, click here. Meanwhile, Kailua High also plans to continue embracing and weaving cultures into their curriculum beyond February. English teacher Angelica Grimble says the effort is a year-long lesson for her students — not just something limited to February and Black History Month. "My juniors, during our American Dream Unit, explored the plight of African Americans by delving into the world of Harlem Renaissance poetry including Langston Hughes' poem, 'I, Too.' My AP Language & Composition class completed a rhetorical analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail,'" she added. "We did not do this because it is February. We did this because I want to teach my students how to embrace other cultures by understanding their rich history, struggles and victories." I applaud Principal LaBoy, Dr. Howard, Ms. Grimble and all of our HIDOE educators who used Black History Month, Mahina 'Olelo Hawai'i and our inaugural multilingualism conference as a platform to collaborate and foster student voice and learning. FAFSA Cash for College Challenge Update We're in the home stretch of our FAFSA Cash For College Challenge, which will reward a total of $40,000 in prize money among senior classes with the highest completion rates and largest gains in FAFSA applications. The contest ends March 15, so I encourage all of our high school counselors, teachers and staff to keep pushing our seniors forward to submit their applications now. As of Feb. 22, Molokai High has moved into the lead with nearly 80 percent of their FAFSA applications completed, followed by Anuenue School, Lanai, Roosevelt and Kailua. Great job! Overall, 49 percent of seniors have completed their applications. Keep tracking our progress at Hawaii's FAFSA Data Dashboard as we sprint to our 70 percent completion goal. 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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