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Hawaii Public Schools
Hawaii State Department of Education

News

NAEP 2011: Hawaii celebrates gains in Grade 8 Science... Hawaii was the only state to make significant gains in all 2011 NAEP assessments: grade 4 and 8 mathematics, grade 4 and 8 reading, and grade 8 science. (120510)
National Teacher Appreciation Week is
May 7-11, 2012 ... (120507)

1. Watch video: Mahalo Hawaii Teachers!
2. BOE/DOE Teacher Appreciation Week Resolution
Hawaii's Top High School Principal and Middle School Principal for 2012... Randiann Porras-Tang, principal of Waialua High and Intermediate School, has been named the 2012 MetLife /National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Hawaii High School Principal of the Year and Kaimuki Middle School Principal Frank Fernandes has been selected as the 2012 MetLife /National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Hawaii Middle School Principal of the Year. (120507)
Hawaii Retains $75 Million Race to the Top Grant... The U.S. DOE has acknowledged Hawaii has taken steps in the right direction, and we will continue to move forward on all of our deliverables," said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. "A transformational change is taking place in Hawaii's public schools. This change is focused on creating a better learning environment to boost student achievement. (120504)
DOE Receives High-Tech Donation to Support its Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program... from Hawaii Business Roundtable (HBR) to support the department's teacher evaluation pilot program for the 2012-13 school year. (120424)
DOE Receives First Ever STEM Carts Through Public Private Partnership to Boost Hawaii's Race to the Top Initiatives... The Hawaii 3R's program obtained a donation of $50,000 from AT&T to purchase two STEM carts which will be sent to Kau High & Pahala Elementary, and Pahoa High & Intermediate. (120420)
Hawaii Celebrates Major Breakthrough on Educator Evaluations ... "Today's Board decisions provide clear direction and fully promote our efforts to implement a method of measuring and supporting the performance of our teachers and principals to transform public education for Hawaii's students," said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. (120417)
DOE Expands its Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program to Improve Educator Effectiveness... adding 63 schools that volunteered to join the pilot program, bringing the total number of schools to 81 in the next school year. (120417)
NAEP 2011: Hawaii's Public School Students Shine... Hawaii only state to show both math and reading gains in grades 4 and 8. Hawaii public schools today celebrated marked improvements in its mathematics and reading scores, as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released "The Nation's Report Card" spring 2011 state-by-state results. (111101)
- More: View Superintendent's NAEP message (video)
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