• Sept. 8, 2021: Governor's proclamation related to accessing state properties, including schools
  
• Aug. 5, 2021: Governor's proclamation related to vaccination and testing mandate for state and county employees
  
• June 7, 2021: Governor's proclamation related to the COVID-19 emergency
  

Curriculum & Instructional Design

• Jul. 28, 2021: Distance Learning for SY 2021-2022 Guidance Update
• Nov. 19, 2020: Blended and Distance Learning Training for Schools - School Year (SY) 2020-2021(Revised 11/23/2020)
• Sept. 24, 2020: Distance Learning and Standards-Based Grading and Reporting for Quarter 1
• June 30, 2020: Learning Assessments for Opening School Year 2020-21 and COVID-19 Recovery
• May 26, 2020: Resolution of the Board of Education Regarding 2020 Summer School Programs - Adopted May 21, 2020
• May 8, 2020: High School Math Booklets for School Year 2020-21 - Alternate Plans
• Apr. 30, 2020: [Updated] HIDOE's Guidance to Long-Term School Closures
• Apr. 24, 2020: Statewide SWANK K12 Streaming until June 30, 3030
• Apr. 22, 2020: Statewide Credit Recovery Program for Students (Rev. 4/22/20)
• Apr. 10, 2020: CLSD Grant Updates (Application Timeline revised and Professional Learning Session #4 rescheduled)
• Apr. 3, 2020: Assessment Updates 
  
• Apr. 3, 2020: OCID SY 2019-20 Program Updates and Cancellations
• Mar. 24, 2020: Postponement of the 3rd Annual Hawaii Language Roadmap Multilingual Career Development Day
  
• Mar. 23, 2020: Cancellation - Hawaii State Future Farmers of American 2020 Convention
  
• Mar. 20, 2020: Ensure Continuity of Learning in the Event of an Indeterminate School Closure
  
• Mar. 13, 2020: Postponement of 2020 Annual Operation Driver Excellence and Traffic Safety Fair
  
• Mar. 12, 2020: Cancellation of Civic Sense 2020: A Forum for Hawaii’s Future
  

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Facilities & Operations

• Apr. 11, 2022: Use of School Facilities - Reopening Use of School Facilities
  
• Nov. 10, 2021: Use of School Facilities - Updated Interim COVID-19 Guidelines #6 (Replaced by April 11 memo)
  
• Oct. 13, 2021: COVID-19 Reimbursement Request Form for October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
  
• Aug. 18, 2021: COVID-19 Reimbursement Request Form for July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021
  
• Aug. 5, 2021: Personal Protective Equipment and Industrial Hygiene Questionnaire
  
• June 23, 2021: REVISED Hiring Freeze of School Food Service Personnel
  
• Apr. 19, 2021: Use of School Facilities – Updated Interim COVID-19 Guidelines #5
  
• Apr. 15, 2021: Use of City and County Facilities – COVID-19 Update and School Year 2021 – 2022 and Summer 2022 Requests to Indemnify County for Department of Education Sponsored Activities
  
• Dec. 11, 2020: Air Purifier Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Nov. 20, 2020: Delivery of Air Purifiers to Public & Charter Schools, Statewide - REVISED 11/18/2020
  
• Nov. 12, 2020: Charter School Funding for Personal Protective Equipment and Industrial Hygiene Supplies
  
• Nov. 12, 2020: Use of City and County Facilities – COVID-19 Update
  
• Oct. 29, 2020: Use of School Facilities - Updated Interim COVID-19 Guidelines #4
  
• Oct. 28, 2020: School Purchasing of Sprayers and Foggers Survey
  
• Sept. 30, 2020: Logistics Coordinator Guidance on Inputting and Monitoring Weekly Personal Protective Equipment and Industrial Hygiene Supplies Inventory
  
• Sept. 30, 2020: Distribution of 60 Operational Days' Worth of Personal Protective Equipment and Industrial Hygiene Supplies
  
• Sept. 15, 2020: Use of School Facilities – Updated Interim COVID-19 Guidelines #3
  
• Sept. 14, 2020: COVID-19 Reimbursement Request Form - September 1-30, 2020
  
• Sept. 9, 2020: Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT)
  
• Sept. 2, 2020: Appointment of State Office, Complex Area, and School Level COVID-19 Logistics Coordinators
  
• Aug. 25, 2020: Reimbursement Form for COVID-19 Related Expenditures
• Aug. 13, 2020: Disposable Mask Order for Schools
• Aug. 10, 2020: Personal Protective Equipment & Sanitation Supply Survey
• Aug. 5, 2020: Urgent Notice regarding school level Personal Protective Equipment Distribution
• July 27, 2020: Use of School Facilities Updated Interim COVID-19 Guidelines
• July 22, 2020: 2020 Fall Semester Student Transportation Guidance for Parents
• June 26, 2020: Cloth Face Masks and Face Shields
• June 23, 2020: Meal Service Operations for 2020 Fall Semester
• June 23, 2020: Student Transportation Guidance for the 2020 Fall Semester
• June 5, 2020: Personal Protective Equipment for School Health Assistants
• May 29, 2020: Additional Vendor List for Personal Protective Equipment and Cleaning and Disinfecting Supplies
• Apr. 20, 2020: School Bus Pass Refunds and Suspension of City Bus Passes
  
• Apr. 9, 2020: Clarification regarding Personal Protective Equipment Request Form
• Apr. 9, 2020: Personal Protective Equipment Request Form for State Offices
• Apr. 7, 2020: Personal Protective Equipment Request Form
• Mar. 20, 2020: Allowing Contractors Access to School Campuses during this COVID-19 Hiatus
• Mar. 18, 2020: Food Service Plan through the Extended Spring Break
• Mar. 16, 2020: COVID-19 - Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting of schools and offices during Spring Break 2020 and beyond
• Mar. 16, 2020: Use of School Facilities by Third Parties (Forms BO-1 and UOF) - Updated Guidelines due to COVID-19 Health Concerns

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Fiscal Services

• Dec. 18, 2020: Excess Vacation Carry Over Requests
• July 24, 2020: Paycheck distribution
• May 1, 2020: Consolidated Guidance on COVID-19 Related School Refunds
• Mar. 19, 2020: Important information about direct deposit

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Information Technology

• Oct. 23, 2020: Infinite Campus Blended Grouping Quarter 2 Updates
  
• May 11, 2020: COVID-19 Enrollment and Withdrawal Procedures
  
• Apr. 3, 2020: Digital Device and Application Guidance for Distance Learning
  
• Mar. 19, 2020: Technology Guidance and Resources During Emergency Situations

Strategy, Innovation & Performance

• Feb. 23, 2022: Reporting of COVID-19 Cases
  
• Oct. 27, 2020: Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC) Full Self-Study, Mid-Cycle, and Progress Virtual Visits for Spring 2021 Visits
  
• Oct. 12, 2020: Students Use of Audio and/or Video for Distance Learning Lessons
  
• Oct. 12, 2020: After-School Plus Program Reopening for School Year 2020-2021
  
• Sept. 25, 2020: Roster Verification for the Panorama Student Survey
  
• Sept. 24, 2020: Return to Learn Surveys and Data Collections
  
• May 6, 2020: Title I Fiscal Updates due to COVID-19
  
• Apr, 28, 2020: Optional Deferral of Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC) Full Self-Study Visits for the 2020-2021 School Year
  
• Apr. 20, 2020: Spring 2020 ACT Makeup Test Options
  
• Apr. 9, 2020: SCC Waiver/Exception Requests Deadline Extension for SY 2020-21
  
• Apr. 3, 2020: Assessment Updates
  
• Mar. 18, 2020: Cancellation of ACS WASC Mid-Cycle, Probationary and Special Progress Visits for the 2019-20 School Year
  
• Mar. 1, 2020: Cancellation of ACS WASC Full Self-Study Visits for the 2019-20 School Year

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Student Support Services

• Mar. 30, 2021: COVID-19 Self-Tests for Schools and Offices
  
• Oct. 12, 2021: Impact of COVID-19 Safety Measures on Standardized Assessment and Student Evaluation
  
• Oct. 5, 2021: Complex Area and School Level COVID-19 Response Positions
  
• Sept. 15, 2021: School Attendance Policy, Attendance Code Procedures and Accountability Updates
  
• Nov. 12, 2020: Hawaii Keiki Nurses Available to Help Address COVID-19 Impact
  
• Oct. 28, 2020: Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 19 – Firearm and Items Resembling a Firearm or Dangerous Instrument
  
• Oct. 15, 2020: Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s) Resources for Students with Disabilities
  
• Oct. 15, 2020: Revised School Attendance Procedures, October 2020
  
• Oct. 6, 2020: Learning Hubs Established to Support Distance Learning During COVID-19
  
• Sept. 28, 2020: Home-Hospital Instruction Services for Students
  
• Sept. 14, 2020: Homebound Placement and Provision of Services for Students with Disabilities
  
• Sept. 4, 2020: Substitute Teacher Request for Care Coordinators to Prepare for Facilitating Assessments
  
• Aug. 31, 2020: School Discipline During COVID-19 Pandemic
  
• Aug. 10, 2020: Contracted Direct Service Provider Training and Health and Safety Protocols
  
• July 31, 2020: Extended School Year Services for Students with Disabilities
  
• July 9, 2020: Evaluations and Assessments
  
• May 13, 2020: Graduation Guidance for Students with Special Needs During School Closures
  
• May 12, 2020: Procedures for Closing the School Health Room
  
• Apr. 28, 2020: School Discipline During School Closure
  
• Apr. 22, 2020: Final Grades, Report Cards, and IEP Progress Report Deadlines and Procedures for SY 2019-20
  
• Apr. 17, 2020: Provision of FAPE for New and Transfer Students During School Closures
  
• Apr. 17, 2020: 4th Quarter IEP Progress Reports Documentation Requirements for Students with Special Needs During School Closures
  
• Apr. 9, 2020: Documentation Requirements for Students with Special Needs during School Closures
  
• Apr. 3, 2020: COVID-19 Updated Guidance for Returning Travelers
  
• Mar. 30, 2020: Resources for School Counseling Programs during School Closure
  
• Mar. 30, 2020: Programming and Timelines for English Learners During School Closures
  
• Mar. 30, 2020: Resources for SEL, School Counseling, Mental Health, and Community Resources
  
• Mar. 27, 2020: COVID-19 Student Support/Related Services Personnel Who Perform Essential Duties
  
• Mar. 27, 2020: Programming and Timelines for Students with Special Needs During School Closures
  
• Mar. 20, 2020: COVID-19 Updated Guidance for Returning Travelers
  
• Feb. 14, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Communication Related to Student Exclusion from School
  
• Feb. 7, 2020: Department of Health issues coronavirus guidance
  

Talent Management

• Mar. 11, 2022: Update on Telework Program
  
• Mar. 10, 2022: Updated Administrative Leave for Classified Employees and Processing Retroactive Leave
  
• Feb. 24, 2022: At Home Covid-19 Tests – 2nd Update and FAQs
  
• Jan. 27, 2022: At Home Covid-19 Tests – 1st Update and FAQs
  
• Dec. 15, 2021: Modifications to Standards of Mentoring Practice, School Year2021-2022, Semester 2 Due to COVID-19
  
• Oct. 29, 2021: Additionally Approved Acceptable Tests for COVID-19 Weekly Attestations
  
• Oct. 8, 2021: Modifications to the Educator Effectiveness System for School Year2021-2022
  
• Aug. 27, 2021: New Employee COVID-19 Testing/Vaccination Status Attestation Form
  
• June 22, 2021: Update on Telework Program
  
• Jan. 25, 2021: Release Time for COVID-19 Vaccination
  
• Dec. 31, 2020: Leave of Absence Update for Classified Employees and a Reminder Regarding Quarantine Leave – COVID-19 for Certificated Employees Leave
  
• Dec. 17, 2020: Quarantine Leave - COVID-19 for Certificated Employees and Leave of Absence Update for Classified Employees
  
• Oct. 26, 2020: Completing School Year 2019-2020 Comprehensive Evaluation System for School Administrators and Guidance for School Year 2020-2021
  
• Oct. 15, 2020: Update on 14 Day Travel Quarantine
  
• Sept. 8, 2020: Standards of Mentoring Practice for SY 2020-2021 Due to COVID-19
  
• Sept. 9, 2020:  Supervision of Paraprofessionals for Distance Learning
  
• July 31, 2020: Update Regarding COVID-19 Personnel Management Guidelines Related to Spending Restrictions for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
  
• July 29, 2020: Updates to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave
  
• June 18, 2020: Live Webinars on Coping with COVID-19 and Beyond
  
• May 27, 2020: Traveling During COVID-19 Pandemic – 14-day Self-Quarantine Requirement
  
• May 22, 2020: Temporary Public Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic for the County of Honolulu and County of Hawaii
  
• Apr. 30, 2020: COVID-19 Personnel Management Guidelines Related to Spending Restrictions for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and Fiscal Year 2020-2021
  
• Apr. 27, 2020: EES Modifications to Complete SY 2019-20 Evaluations
  
• Apr. 14, 2020: Telework Locations During COVID-19
  
• Apr. 14, 2020: Standards of Mentoring Practice for Semester 2, Spring 2020 due to COVID-19
  
• Apr. 14, 2020: Revised 2020 Elementary School Talent Pool Recommendations
  
• Apr. 3, 2020: Revised Preparation of Project School List for School Year 2020-21
  
• Apr. 1, 2020: Families First Coronavirus Response Leave Act
  
• Mar. 25, 2020: 2020 Spring Semester Revised Deadline to Submit Academic and/or Professional Development Credits for Teacher Reclassification for School Year 2019-2020
  
• Mar. 25, 2020: Revised Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program Posting, Interview and Selection Dates for School Year 2020-2021
  
• Mar. 19, 2020: COVID-19 Personnel who perform essential duties for School Facilities and School Food Services

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