| HIDOE launches ‘Ohana Help Desk to support students and families with distance learning | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Ohana-Help-Desk-launch.aspx | HIDOE launches ‘Ohana Help Desk to support students and families with distance learning | The ‘Ohana Help Desk will provide technology support statewide to public school students and their parents as schools offer more opportunities for online and blended learning. | | | string;#04-Aug-2020 | 2020-08-04T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| West Oahu’s new Honouliuli Middle School opens with dedication ceremony | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Honouliuli-Middle-School-Dedication.aspx | West Oahu’s new Honouliuli Middle School opens with dedication ceremony | HIDOE celebrated the opening of the new Honouliuli Middle School on Aug. 3. The first phase of the campus includes an administration building, library, cafeteria, classrooms, covered and open play courts, and a music building. The school will welcome approximately 180 sixth-graders for the 2020-21 school year. | | | string;#03-Aug-2020 | 2020-08-03T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| BOE approves Aug. 17 start date for public school students | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/BOE-approves-Aug.-17-start-date-for-public-school-students.aspx | BOE approves Aug. 17 start date for public school students | The Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) took action today to approve an Aug. 17 start date for Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) students. The delay allows for nine additional days of staff training before students return. Teachers reported back to work yesterday, July 29. | | | string;#30-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-30T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| Statement from Supt. Kishimoto on the proposed Aug. 17 start date for students | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-Conditional-Agreement.aspx | Statement from Supt. Kishimoto on the proposed Aug. 17 start date for students | HIDOE leadership has been working with the unions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure our students get the education they deserve and our employees have a safe work environment. A proposed start date of Aug. 17 for students will be brought to the Board of Education on Thursday. | | | string;#27-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-27T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| Severe Weather Update: Hurricane Douglas | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Severe-Weather-Update-Hurricane-Douglas.aspx | Severe Weather Update: Hurricane Douglas | HIDOE is working closely with county and state emergency response teams to monitor Hurricane Douglas as it approaches the islands. Please continue to check back here for updates on its impact to Department operations. | | | string;#26-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-26T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| Memo from DOH supporting HIDOE's Return to Learn plan | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Memo-from-DOH-supporting-the-reopening-of-schools.aspx | Memo from DOH supporting HIDOE's Return to Learn plan | Hawaii Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson lends his support to reopen schools and the Return to Learn plan. In a memo to Superintendent Kishimoto, he states, "I have also actively supported the opening of schools in Hawaii. The event at Kapolei Middle School last month to showcase was a good opportunity for me to show my support for all the DOE efforts to get ready for reopening." | | | string;#22-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-22T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| State moves forward with reopening of public schools on Aug. 4 | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/State-moves-forward-with-reopening-of-public-schools-on-Aug.-4-for-students.aspx | State moves forward with reopening of public schools on Aug. 4 | In a joint news conference, Governor David Ige, Hawai‘i State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park, Board of Education Chairperson Catherine Payne, and Hawai‘i State Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto confirmed the state’s plans to move ahead with school reopening for students on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29. | | | string;#20-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-20T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| Grab-and-Go school meals program wraps up with over 1.3 million meals served | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Grab-and-Go-wraps-up.aspx | Grab-and-Go school meals program wraps up with over 1.3 million meals served | HIDOE's Grab-and-Go school meals program wrapped up today after its final lunch service. Over 17 weeks of operation, the program provided over 1.3 million school meals for breakfast and lunch to children ages 18 or younger at nearly 80 public schools and community locations. | | | string;#17-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-17T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| Extracurricular programming to resume Aug. 19 at HIDOE schools | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Extracurricular-programming-to-resume-Aug.-19-at-HIDOE-schools.aspx | Extracurricular programming to resume Aug. 19 at HIDOE schools | Hawaii State Department of Education extracurricular and co-curricular activities are scheduled to begin in person on Aug. 19. All programming will be required to adhere to state and county declarations and follow health and safety protocols in the Department’s Return to Learn plan. | | | string;#17-Jul-2020 | 2020-07-17T10:00:00.0000000Z |
| HIDOE Distance-Learning Survey Insights and Findings | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-Distance-Learning-Survey-Insights-and-Findings.aspx | HIDOE Distance-Learning Survey Insights and Findings | The surveys focused on distance-learning experiences during the closure of school buildings following spring break. The feedback gathered from these surveys aimed to both help gauge the Department’s readiness for distance learning and inform future planning.
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