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For the first time Hawaii high school students had an exclusive opportunity to use one of the world's most powerful telescopes for their original research projects. Maunakea Scholars of Kapolei High and Waiakea High were awarded highly competitive telescope observing time based on the merits, creativity and viability of their proposals in March. Story: bit.ly/MKscholars Superintendent’s EDUCATION UPDATE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | APRIL 2016 Statewide, 10 percent of the Class of 2015 earned college credits from the University of Hawaii while attending high school, up four points and more than 400 students from the Class of 2013 — a highlight of the latest College & Career Readiness Indicators report. The increase in dual-credit participation and college preparation is a boost toward Hawai‘i’s “55 by ’25” education goal of 55 percent of adults holding a 2- or 4- year college degree by 2025. High school students who graduate with college credits are more likely to enroll, persist, and succeed in higher education. The top five schools with the highest percentage of students completing dual- credit, up from Class of ’13 results: (1) Waipahu High: 32%, up from 13%, (2) Kailua High: 18%, up from 5%, (3) Kaimuki High: 16%, up from 6%; (4) Farrington High: 15%, up from 3%; (5) Waianae High School: 15%, up from 4%. Story: bit.ly/CCRI15 /HIDOE808 /HIDepartmentofEducation HawaiiPublicSchools.org /HIDOE808 [email protected] CONNeCT Opportunities EDUCATORS Through the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program, K-12 teachers and educators can apply for grants to engage in 2- to 8- week collaborative projects abroad. The grant award funds travel costs, lodging, meals, local transportation, and related costs. Teachers may travel to Botswana, India, Mexico or Vietnam. Summer program application due April 18, fall program due May 9. www.fulbrightteacherexchange .org/new-short-term-program /how-to-apply-short-term The GenCyber Hawaii program provides summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the K-12 level — to help promote safe online behavior, increase diversity and interest in cybersecurity and related careers, and improve teaching methods for delivering cybersecurity content in K-12 computer science curricula. https://gencyber-hi.org SCHOOLS The Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is accepting Artists in the Schools (AiTS) grant applications for the 2016- 17 school year. All public schools may apply for grants of up to $6,000 per school for artist residencies. Schools must contribute 10 percent of the grant amount received, in cash, towards residency expenses. Due May 1. sfca.hawaii.gov /grants-programs/artists-in-the- schools/ LEILEHUA HIGH STUDENTS MAKE MARK WITH ART Nine HIDOE students who earned top recognition in the Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards have gone on to earn medals in the national competition — and they're all from Leilehua High. Story: bit.ly/LHSSAA16 FOUR QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL SEAPERCH Congratulations to Ewa Elementary, Highlands Intermediate, Ewa Makai Middle and Radford High for their first-place finishes in the 2016 SeaPerch Oahu Regional Qualifying Competition for underwater robotics. Story: bit.ly/SeaPerch16 STUDENTS SPREAD PONO THROUGH CAMPUSES The annual E Ola Pono campaign rewards student-led efforts to increase peace, kindness and belonging. As a cultural response to bullying and other negative behaviors, student groups actively “Grow Pono” to create a more welcoming and safe environment for everyone. Story: bit.ly/EOlaPono16 “Winning is not the goal, but improvement is.” — Larry Taguba, Leilehua High art department head Success Stories TOP STrive Hi SCHOOlS: MATH GrOWTH Kanoelani El 80% Momilani El 79% Voyager PCS 76% Mililani High 75% Pearl City El 74% Roosevelt High 74% Kekaha El 73% Likelike El 73% Aliamanu El 72% Nimitz El 72% Full results online bit.ly/StriveHI14-15release JUSTYN AH CHONG Kapolei High’s Jamie Valdez streams data from CFH Telescope for her project on quasars. CCRI REPORT More seniors earn Early College credit Maunakea Scholars peer into the stars CTE AWARD HIDOE has secured a $100,000 grant to develop a detailed career readiness action plan to grow economic opportunity for youth. Story: bit.ly/NSYgrant
Transcript of Superintendent’s EDUCATION UPDATE Forms/APR2016.pdf · provides summer cybersecurity camp...
For the first time Hawaii highschool students had an exclusiveopportunity to use one of theworld's most powerful telescopesfor their original researchprojects. Maunakea Scholars ofKapolei High and Waiakea Highwere awarded highly competitivetelescope observing time basedon the merits, creativity andviability of their proposals inMarch. Story: bit.ly/MKscholars
Superintendent’s
EDUCATION UPDATEHAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | APRIL 2016
Statewide, 10 percent ofthe Class of 2015 earnedcollege credits from theUniversity of Hawaii whileattending high school, up fourpoints and more than 400students from the Class of2013 — a highlight of thelatest College & CareerReadiness Indicators report.
The increase in dual-creditparticipation and collegepreparation is a boost towardHawai‘i’s “55 by ’25”education goal of 55 percentof adults holding a 2- or 4-year college degree by 2025.
High school students whograduate with college creditsare more likely to enroll,persist, and succeed in highereducation.
The top five schools withthe highest percentage ofstudents completing dual-credit, up from Class of ’13results: (1) Waipahu High:32%, up from 13%, (2) KailuaHigh: 18%, up from 5%, (3)Kaimuki High: 16%, up from6%; (4) Farrington High: 15%,up from 3%; (5) WaianaeHigh School: 15%, up from4%. Story: bit.ly/CCRI15
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OpportunitiesEDUCATORS
Through the FulbrightDistinguished Awards inTeaching Program, K-12teachers and educators can applyfor grants to engage in 2- to 8-week collaborative projectsabroad. The grant award fundstravel costs, lodging, meals, localtransportation, and related costs.Teachers may travel to Botswana,India, Mexico or Vietnam.Summer program application dueApril 18, fall program due May 9.www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/new-short-term-program/how-to-apply-short-term
The Gencyber Hawaii programprovides summer cybersecuritycamp experiences for studentsand teachers at the K-12 level —to help promote safe onlinebehavior, increase diversity andinterest in cybersecurity andrelated careers, and improveteaching methods for deliveringcybersecurity content in K-12computer science curricula.https://gencyber-hi.org
SCHOOLS
The Hawai'i State Foundation onCulture and the Arts is acceptingArtists in the Schools (AiTS)grant applications for the 2016-17 school year. All public schoolsmay apply for grants of up to$6,000 per school for artistresidencies. Schools mustcontribute 10 percent of the grantamount received, in cash,towards residency expenses.Due May 1. sfca.hawaii.gov/grants-programs/artists-in-the-schools/
LEILEHUA HIGH STUDENTSMAKE MARK WITH ARTNine HIDOE students whoearned top recognition in theHawaii Regional Scholastic ArtAwards have gone on to earnmedals in the nationalcompetition — and they're allfrom Leilehua High. Story: bit.ly/LHSSAA16
FOUR QUALIFY FORNATIONAL SEAPERCHCongratulations to EwaElementary, HighlandsIntermediate, Ewa MakaiMiddle and Radford High fortheir first-place finishes in the
2016 SeaPerch Oahu RegionalQualifying Competition forunderwater robotics. Story: bit.ly/SeaPerch16
STUDENTS SPREAD PONOTHROUGH CAMPUSESThe annual E Ola Ponocampaign rewards student-ledefforts to increase peace,kindness and belonging. As acultural response to bullyingand other negative behaviors,student groups actively “GrowPono” to create a morewelcoming and safeenvironment for everyone. Story: bit.ly/EOlaPono16
“Winning is not the goal, but improvement is.” — Larry Taguba, Leilehua High art department head
Success StoriesTOP STrive Hi ScHOOlS:MATH GrOWTHKanoelani El 80%Momilani El 79%Voyager PCS 76%Mililani High 75%Pearl City El 74%Roosevelt High 74% Kekaha El 73%Likelike El 73%Aliamanu El 72%Nimitz El 72%
Full results online bit.ly/StriveHI14-15release
JUSTYN AH CHONGKapolei High’s Jamie Valdezstreams data from CFH Telescopefor her project on quasars.
CCRI REPORT
More seniors earnEarly College credit
Maunakea Scholarspeer into the stars
CTE AWARD
HIDOE has secured a$100,000 grant todevelop a detailedcareer readiness actionplan to grow economicopportunity for youth.Story: bit.ly/NSYgrant
The Hawaii DOE and Board ofEducation are launching a reviewand extension of the 2011-2018Strategic Plan, which was lastupdated in 2012.
With the completion of theRace to the Top federal grant andpassage of the new federaleducation law, the Every StudentSucceeds Act (ESSA), now is theright time to reconsider strategiesand indicators for success.
The three overarching goals ofthe Strategic Plan will remain:student success, staff success,and successful systems ofsupport. Together with statewidestrategies to help inform andguide efforts, we’re committed toensure quality education for all
students, supportinnovation, and buildleadership at the schooland community level.
Over the past five years, we’veexperienced great progress in ourpublic school system and ourschools. To help students reachtheir aspirations, we are taking aclose look at lessons learned andongoing challenges. Although ourmission remains the same — toensure that all students reach theiraspirations from early learningthrough college, career, andcitizenship — we can improveand employ innovative strategiesto help all students succeed.
When we say our mission is tosupport student aspirations, we’re
talking about their goals,not just ours. Our juniors
take the ACT each year. Overthe past three years (Classes of2014, 2015, and 2016), 84 percentfinished the student aspirationssurvey as part of the exam, andthey have made it clear they havehigh expectations for themselves:
• 47 percent expect to completea four-year degree (BA/BS);
• 30 percent expect to completea graduate degree (MD, MA, JD,PhD, MBA);
• 13 percent expect tocomplete a two-year collegedegree (AA).
• Another 3 percent want to geta technical or vocationalcertificate.
That’s 90 percent of studentstaking the survey who expect togo to college. This bodes well forthe future health of our stateworkforce.
We encourage you to join us inthis close look at studentaspirations and how to getstudents where they want to go.We soon will be sharing detailswith staff via memo and email,along with the website:bit.ly/DOEBOEstratplan.
Education affects us all, andwe are seeking your feedbackand participation in the process.Your support and input is greatlyappreciated.
Education Update is a monthly newsletter by the Department’s Communications Office, distributed to schools, the first Board of Education meeting of the month, and posted toHawaiiPublicSchools.org. We encourage submissions! Send to: 1390 Miller Street, Rm 312, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 586-3232; Email: [email protected].
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Don’t Miss This! EVENTS, DEADLINES & FUN STUFF
APRIL ›››
TSUNAMi AWAreNeSS MONTHJefferson Elementary and the HawaiiEmergency Management Agencykicked off the month with an evacuationdrill and educational assemblyhighlighting the importance of tsunamipreparedness. Across the state, 24public schools are located in TsunamiEvacuation Zones. To find out if youlive, work or play within a tsunamievacuation zone, visit scd.hawaii.gov.Add your events to #Prepareathon:https://community.fema.gov.
APRIL 16
HAWAii STATe HiSTOrY DAYThis year-long education programinvigorates the teaching and learning ofhistory in grades 4-12 by promoting atheme-based, research-centered modelfor history and civics education.Students present their projects in adisplay, performance, documentary,essay or website project. History Dayculminates in the presentation andevaluation of top projects. At WindwardCommunity College. Learn more:hi.nhd.org
Supt.’s Corner
APRIL 16
SPiN’S 30TH reUNiONFor 30 years, the Special Parentinformation Network conference hasgiven families the opportunity to meetand connect with other parents andprofessionals and receive valuableinformation. It’s all about renewingpartnerships, making new friends, andpreparing for the challenging job ofparenting and advocating for childrenwith disabilities. At the Univeristy ofHawaii-Manoa Campus Center. Learnmore: http://spinhawaii.org
APRIL 20-23
lOUiSvilleBOUNDRobotics teams fromKea’au Elementary,Pukalani Elementary,Waialua High & Intermediate, MolokaiMiddle, Highlands Intermediate, KohalaHigh and Pearl City High will be rockingthe veX robotics Worldchampionship in Kentucky, competingwith teams from around the world. Goodluck, kids!
APRIL 22
2016 SOlAr SPriNT eXHiBiTiONNineteen schools with student teamsbuild solar-powered cars that racehead-to-head across the Kapolei HighSchool tennis courts — an excellentshowcase of technology andengineering know-how among talentedstudents and educators. Competitionbegins at 8:30 a.m. Mahalo to theHawaiian Electric Company forsupporting STEM learning opportunitieslike this in our schools!
