| Solomon Elementary breaks ground for campus-wide renovations fueled by federal grant | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Solomon-Elementary-renovations.aspx | Solomon Elementary breaks ground for campus-wide renovations fueled by federal grant | 1SG Samuel K. Solomon Elementary broke ground today on a major renovation project to construct four new classroom buildings, a new playfield and new parking areas that will transform the existing campus and provide modern facilities designed to serve 1,100 students. | | |
| July 2017 Education Update | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/EducationUpdate/Pages/0717.aspx | July 2017 Education Update | Monthly newsletter distributed to schools and the Board of Education. In this edition: Hawai‘i's ESSA Plan is approved by the Board of Education, interim leadership named, heat abatement and air conditioning update, high-quality transition centers initiative launched and named for the late Mark Takai, design unveiled for Hawai‘i DOE's first vertical school, update from interim superintendent Keith Hayashi. | | |
| Banyan trees infected by gall wasp infestation to be removed at McKinley High campus | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/McKinley-Banyans.aspx | Banyan trees infected by gall wasp infestation to be removed at McKinley High campus | McKinley High School will begin work on Friday, July 7, 2017, to remove six Banyan trees on its front lawn that have been significantly damaged by an island-wide infestation of gall wasps. All removed Banyan trees will be replaced with Golden Trumpet trees. | | |
| Department addresses growing technology demands through IT initiative | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-IT-initiative.aspx | Department addresses growing technology demands through IT initiative | After seven years of progress towards upgrading its technology infrastructure, HIDOE opened its second data center at Hoʻokele Elementary School earlier this month. | | |
| Superintendent Matayoshi ends tenure celebrating Hawaii’s national innovation award | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Frank-Newman-Award.aspx | Superintendent Matayoshi ends tenure celebrating Hawaii’s national innovation award | The Education Commission of the States presented HIDOE with the 2017 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation today during its National Forum on Education Policy in San Diego. Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi was on-hand to receive the award presented with a Hawaii contingent also in attendance. | | |
| Department pursues expansion of Hawaiian education assessments | | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaiian-education-assessments.aspx | Department pursues expansion of Hawaiian education assessments | HIDOE has taken another step towards advancing Hawaiian language assessments for Hawaiian immersion students. In a collaborative effort with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Hawaiian language stakeholders, HIDOE is seeking federal approval for the expansion of the Kaiapuni Assessment of Educational Outcomes (KAEO) to Grades 5-8. | | |
