Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: Update: Leaving Lotus Notes for Google

Teri Ann Lin    Wheeler Middle School

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 8:36 AM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Update: Leaving Lotus Notes for Google
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>

VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Update: Leaving Lotus Notes for Google Back in my Kick Off Your Week for Nov. 15, 2018, we announced exciting news that our long-anticipated move from the Lotus Notes platform to Google for Education was in the works. I'm happy to say that we're on schedule and that beginning on May 1, all HIDOE employees will have a Google (G Suite) account and a Gmail address ending in "@k12.hi.us". This move will help bring our digital work onto a common platform that can be shared among all offices, districts, schools and classrooms, and is accessible from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. As part of your new G Suite account, you'll have access to apps like Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Classroom, Sites, Tasks, Calendar, Keep, Hangouts, Chat, Groups, Jamboard, Forms and Collections, that will help us take group collaboration to new heights on a simpler, more user-friendly interface. A HIDOE Google migration site is now available at https://sites.google.com/k12.hi.us/gsuite/ with FAQs and contact information for assistance. Bookmark that page as more info will be posted to the site as the migration continues. User training schedules are coming soon, and in May we'll begin forwarding incoming Lotus Notes emails and migrating existing Lotus Notes emails, including your archived emails and other data. Any staff who have built their own Lotus Notes applications (other than email or calendars) are advised to contact our project team at LN_Google@k12.hi.us. This upgrade will be a major step forward for HIDOE and help to unify us on a common, shared platform. I want to give Asst. Superintendent Brook Conner and his entire technology team at OITS kudos for their hard work in making this important evolution a reality for the entire HIDOE system. This operational upgrade represents another major step in modernizing our business platforms and functions to reflect the quality and excellence that will support our work in the next decade. Our haumana and our employees deserve nothing less! There are many more upgrades to come... 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: Fulfilling our promise of equity for public school haumana

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 5:08 PM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Fulfilling our promise of equity for public school haumana
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>

VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Fulfilling our promise of equity for public school haumana Public education is a critical equalizer and HIDOE is making significant strides towards ensuring that all of our haumana have equitable access to quality learning opportunities. With the addition of 15 Equity Specialists — one each dedicated to each of our Complex Areas — schools now have access to support and expertise as never before. Additionally, the Civil Rights Compliance Branch has established two working committees: the Civil Rights Compliance Committee and the Gender Equity in Athletics Committee. And, just last week, training about the benefits and protections provided under Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act (Title IX) was launched.   Title IX training will continue through the end of the year and will primarily focus on three content areas: sexual harassment and violence, including LGBTQ issues; gender equity in programs and services, specifically gender equity in athletics; and how to conduct appropriate investigations of complaints under Title IX.    Beth Schimmelfennig, Civil Rights Compliance Branch director, shared her excitement about how the first sessions went last week, stating, "The training we received last week was excellent.  It is our hope that by the time we wrap up these sessions, we will have someone in each of our 256 public schools trained in identifying areas of concern and the steps that need to be taken to not only comply with Title IX laws, but to make sure we are fostering an environment where all of our students can thrive in academics and athletics."   It has been a long journey and there is still a lot of work to be done, but I would like to commend our staff and partners for their tireless efforts, as well as those who have spoken up working with the Department on accountability. We will continue to ask our school communities for their support in realizing the vision of Hawaii's late Congresswoman Patsy Mink, the courageous trailblazer who authored Title IX.    I have shared in multiple Kick Off Your Week messages, presentations and meetings with stakeholders my vision for equity, excellence and innovation that will guide our work as we begin to collect feedback for the Department's 2020-2030 Strategic Plan. We will have announcements from the State, Complex and school level in the coming months on how you can play a role in shaping the next decade of education in our public schools. 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: Educator Effectiveness System Adjustments for School Year 2019-20

Teri Ann Lin    Wheeler Middle School

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From: Hawaii DOE <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 2:18 PM
Subject: Educator Effectiveness System Adjustments for School Year 2019-20
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>

VIEW EMAIL ONLINE OFFICE OF TALENT MANAGEMENT Educator Effectiveness System Adjustments for School Year 2019-20 The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) works closely with educators annually to refine the Educator Effectiveness System (EES) to streamline and strengthen supports for improving teacher practice.   Based on feedback received from educators and the collaborative work of the Hawaii State Teachers Association-HIDOE EES Joint Committee, I am pleased to release the following information regarding improvements to EES for School Year (SY) 2019-20:   Tiered Comprehensive Evaluation Tracks for Emergency Hires, Probationary Teachers, Marginal, Tenured On-Cycle and Off-Cycle   To promote personalized professional growth through data, feedback, and reflection for all teachers regardless of experience and level of performance, EES will diversify the data collection, performance expectations, and support processes for new teachers, including those without teaching credentials, to ensure appropriate supports in the early stages of their career.   Five-year Comprehensive Evaluation Cycle for Tenured Teachers   Utilizing a rollout based on Social Security Numbers (last number of SSN), tenured teachers will be engaged in a comprehensive evaluation every five years, and focus on feedback and professional growth annually in all other years:   ·      Year 1: 2019-20 - Last SSN 2 & 4 ·      Year 2: 2020-21 - Last SSN 6 & 8 ·      Year 3: 2021-22 - Last SSN 0 & 9 ·      Year 4: 2022-23 - Last SSN 1 & 3 ·      Year 5: 2023-24 - Last SSN 5 & 7   Options for Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDP) to Promote Design Thinking and Action Research for Tenured Teachers in Off-Cycle Years   With a focus on School and Curricular Design, Student Voice, and Teacher Collaboration, EES will expand the ways in which tenured teachers may engage with their colleagues to transform practices, school culture, and teacher leadership to benefit student learning and aspirations. View a sample template here.   Teacher Focus on Student Growth   In an effort to eliminate the predictive nature of expected targets, EES will focus on student-centered growth that assesses what is valued in the school or Complex Area rather than on Student Learner Outcomes (SLOs). Teachers and administrators will have the flexibility to determine the appropriate assessments and measures of student growth.   Overall, these changes reflect the Department's continued commitment to simplify teacher evaluations while ensuring that educators are provided with feedback to inform practice and advance student learning and achievement. Further implementation guidance and details on these adjustments will be reflected in the SY2019-20 EES Manual.   Questions about EES adjustments may be directed to Office of Talent Management, EES Help Desk at (808) 586-4072. FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIn | Google+      ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to Complex Area Supts, Principals, Vice Principals, Teachers & Non-Classroom Teachers. unsubscribe

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