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ESSER

Emergency funds have been allocated to help address impacts of the pandemic.

Revolving around the pillars of health and safety, accelerated learning, and social-emotional learning, the ESSER Educational Plan...

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Summer School

The list of summer school participants is updated regularly, please check for updates.

Supplementary instruction during the summer months for students who need it or those interested in accelerating their coursework. ...

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School Year 2022-23

How to Enroll

The process and documentation, including the Student Health Record, needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in our public schools must have documentation proving they are residents of the state and if necessary, documen...

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Job Opportunities

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Looking for qualified teachers and other professionals for schools, offices.

Welcome to the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE). Year-round, we hire an array of teachers, educational specialists an...

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School Food Services

School Food Authority proudly serving 100,000+ nutritionally balanced, affordable meals.

The Hawai‘i Department of Education's ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​School Food Services Branch is the School Food Authority proudly s...

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Special Education

The Department offers support and services to students with disabilities.

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Moving to Hawai‘i

About 11 percent of our students are military connected. Get resources here.

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Bus Transportation

The Department offers bus service to schools from many neighborhoods in the Islands.

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Strategic Plan

The governing document for Hawai‘i's public schools provides a common foundation of expectations and strategies for advancing public education.

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Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, March 8https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Hoohaaheo/Pages/March-8-2023.aspxHo‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, March 8Our monthly online publication to highlight bright spots from across the public school system. This week features new partnerships with wa‘a organizations and nominees for the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.
15 HIDOE principals honored as 2023 Tokioka 'Excellence in School Leadership' nomineeshttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023TokiokaExcellenceinLeadership.aspx15 HIDOE principals honored as 2023 Tokioka 'Excellence in School Leadership' nomineesPrincipal nominees for this year's prestigious Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award announced.
Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, March 1https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Hoohaaheo/Pages/March-1-2023.aspxHo‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, March 1Our monthly online publication to highlight bright spots from across the public school system. This week's issue features another round of DonorsChoose funding and a special message for #PublicSchoolsWeek.
HIDOE supports expansion of student vision program that provides no-cost eye care and glasses https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-supports-expansion-of-student-vision-program-that-provides-no-cost-eye-care-and-glasses-.aspxHIDOE supports expansion of student vision program that provides no-cost eye care and glasses More than three dozen students at Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary School received new eyeglasses under an expanded effort by Project Vision Hawai‘i and Vision to Learn to serve more public school students in high-need communities.
Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, Feb. 22https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Hoohaaheo/Pages/February-22-2023.aspxHo‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, Feb. 22Our monthly online publication to highlight bright spots from across the public school system. This week's issue includes the middle level education conference and upcoming summer school offerings.
National 'Busload of Books' tour stops at Kipapa Elementary to deliver over 600 bookshttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Busload-of-Books-at-Kipapa-Elementary.aspxNational 'Busload of Books' tour stops at Kipapa Elementary to deliver over 600 booksKipapa Elementary students received a donation of over 600 books from authors Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr, a husband and wife author/illustrator duo, who are promoting literacy across the country in their "Busload of Books" project.

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Civil Rights Compliance Branch (CRCB)https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/Offices/Pages/CRCO.aspxCivil Rights Compliance Branch (CRCB)The CRCB, in the Office of Talent Management, is committed to the Hawaii State Department of Education's overall compliance with Federal, State, departmental Administrative Rules, and Policies, which strictly prohibit any form of discrimination.
HIDOE COVID-19 Information and Updateshttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/COVID-19-Information-Updates.aspxHIDOE COVID-19 Information and UpdatesThis resource page provides updates to the public on confirmed COVID-19 cases in the HIDOE system.
Subject matter standardshttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/TeachingAndLearning/StudentLearning/Pages/standards.aspxSubject matter standardsBelow is a list of the standards that the Hawaii DOE use to ensure students are being exposed to rigorous and age-appropriate benchmarks of learning. Standards are not curriculum, but expectations of what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. Visit our Learning Design site to learn more about curriculum design aligned to standards.
15 HIDOE principals honored as 2023 Tokioka 'Excellence in School Leadership' nomineeshttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023TokiokaExcellenceinLeadership.aspx15 HIDOE principals honored as 2023 Tokioka 'Excellence in School Leadership' nomineesPrincipal nominees for this year's prestigious Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award announced.
Oahu Maphttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ParentsAndStudents/EnrollingInSchool/SchoolFinder/Pages/Oahu-Map.aspxOahu MapOahu is comprised of four districts — Honolulu, Windward, Central and Leeward — with nine Complex Areas, each with two or three Complexes. A complex is a high school plus the regional elementary and middle schools that feed into it.
Homeschoolinghttps://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ParentsAndStudents/EnrollingInSchool/Choosingaschool/Pages/Homeschooling-FAQs.aspxHomeschoolingThe Department has a legitimate interest in and responsibility for the appropriate education of all school age children in the State of Hawaii and recognizes homeschooling as an alternative to compulsory school attendance. Homeschooling is a parent-initiated educational alternative.

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