| Red Hill Elementary teacher named Milken Educators of Hawaii’s 2023 Teacher of Promise | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Red-Hill-Elementary-teacher-named-Milken-Educators-of-Hawaii’s-2023-Teacher-of-Promise.aspx | Red Hill Elementary teacher named Milken Educators of Hawaii’s 2023 Teacher of Promise | Red Hill Elementary special education teacher Ritela “Sheila” Sproule was honored with the 2023 Teacher of Promise award and a $2,000 cash prize. | | |
| Hawai‘i public schools experiencing 'exceptional' academic recovery | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-schools-exceptional-academic-recovery.aspx | Hawai‘i public schools experiencing 'exceptional' academic recovery | National research suggests Hawai‘i public schools have been effective at increasing the speed at which students are recovering from pandemic learning loss. | | |
| HIDOE targeting fall opening for Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kulanihakoi-High-Mar-2023-Update.aspx | HIDOE targeting fall opening for Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus | HIDOE is working diligently to be able to physically open the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus to South Maui students in August 2023 for the upcoming school year. | | |
| HIDOE Traffic Safety Fair to train young drivers | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023-Traffic-Safety-Fair.aspx | HIDOE Traffic Safety Fair to train young drivers | HIDOE's driver and traffic safety education program, in collaboration with DTRIC Insurance and Par Hawaii, will be holding the HIDOE Traffic Safety Fair at the Aloha Stadium lower parking lot on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. | | |
| A Day in the Life of Dr. Michael Ida, 2023 Hawai‘i State Teacher of the Year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-Dr.-Michael-Ida,-2023-Hawaii-State-Teacher-of-the-Year.aspx | A Day in the Life of Dr. Michael Ida, 2023 Hawai‘i State Teacher of the Year | Get a glimpse into a day in the life of our 2023 Hawai‘i State Teacher of the Year. | | |
| Class of 2023 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023-Graduations.aspx | Class of 2023 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled | High school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2023. Commencement guidelines continue to reflect less restrictive COVID-19 requirements across the state. | | |
| 15 HIDOE principals honored as 2023 Tokioka 'Excellence in School Leadership' nominees | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023TokiokaExcellenceinLeadership.aspx | 15 HIDOE principals honored as 2023 Tokioka 'Excellence in School Leadership' nominees | Principal nominees for this year's prestigious Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award announced. | | |
| 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-.aspx | HIDOE 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. | | |
| National 'Busload of Books' tour stops at Kipapa Elementary to deliver over 600 books | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Busload-of-Books-at-Kipapa-Elementary.aspx | National 'Busload of Books' tour stops at Kipapa Elementary to deliver over 600 books | Kipapa 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. | | |
| Helemano Elementary School counselor honored nationally as 2023 Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Helemano-Elementary-School-counselor-honored-nationally-as-2023-Hawai‘i-School-Counselor-of-the-Year.aspx | Helemano Elementary School counselor honored nationally as 2023 Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year | Helemano Elementary School’s Brittnie Caraulia was recently recognized as the 2023 American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year. | | |
| Sponsors sought for Summer Food Service Program to provide meals for children during summer break | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023-Summer-Food.aspx | Sponsors sought for Summer Food Service Program to provide meals for children during summer break | The USDA's Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is seeking sponsor organizations on all islands to help provide children in low-income communities with free meals during the summer months. | | |
| Board of Education approves first phase of 6-year strategic plan | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Board-Approves-First-Phase-of-6-Year-Strategic-Plan.aspx | Board of Education approves first phase of 6-year strategic plan | Phase II of the plan will consist of the implementation plan, which includes the strategies and metrics that the Department and Board will use to reach the goals. | | |
| Daniel K. Inouye Elementary’s Esther Kwon receives prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 prize | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023-Milken-Educator-Award.aspx | Daniel K. Inouye Elementary’s Esther Kwon receives prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 prize | Esther Kwon, assistant principal at Daniel K. Inouye Elementary, has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award, regarded as the "Oscar Award of Teaching." | | |
| 87 Hawai‘i public school educators earn, renew NBCT certification | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/83-HIDOE-educators-earn,-renew-NBCT-certification.aspx | 87 Hawai‘i public school educators earn, renew NBCT certification | The Department celebrated 87 of its public school teachers statewide who have earned or renewed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification. | | |
| 4 complex area superintendents appointed to oversee schools in Leeward O‘ahu, Windward O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Maui districts | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/CAS-appointments-january-2023.aspx | 4 complex area superintendents appointed to oversee schools in Leeward O‘ahu, Windward O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Maui districts | The Hawai‘i State Board of Education approved the Department’s recommendation to appoint four complex area superintendents to oversee the schools in the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko‘i-Maui,
Castle-Kahuku, Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa, and Pearl City-Waipahu complex areas. | | |
| Opening of Kūlanihākoʻi High School campus delayed | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kulanihakoi-High-Opening-Delayed.aspx | Opening of Kūlanihākoʻi High School campus delayed | The opening of the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus in Kīhei is being delayed and the school will continue to operate at its temporary location at Lokelani Intermediate School until further notice. | | |
| 2 Hawai‘i educators recognized for expanding student access to computer science | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Code.org-names-two-Hawai‘i-educators-as-CS-Leaders.aspx | 2 Hawai‘i educators recognized for expanding student access to computer science | Two HIDOE educators have been named CS Leaders by Code.org for their work in establishing or expanding access to computer science for students. | | |
| Assistant superintendents appointed to lead HIDOE’s offices of curriculum, student support services and talent management | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/AS-appointments-december-2022.aspx | Assistant superintendents appointed to lead HIDOE’s offices of curriculum, student support services and talent management | The Board of Education approved the appointments of assistant superintendents to lead talent management, student support services, and curriculum and instructional design. | | |
| Campbell High student-designed ornaments decorate the 100th National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C. | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Campbell-High-student-designed-ornaments-for-100th-National-Christmas-Tree-display.aspx | Campbell High student-designed ornaments decorate the 100th National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C. | Festive hand-drawn Christmas tree ornament designs by 24 Campbell High students are representing Hawaiʻi in the 100th National Tree display in Washington D.C. | | |
| HIDOE and Hawaii 3R's to partner in school playground repair and maintenance initiative | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-and-Hawaii-3Rs-to-partner-in-school-playground-repair-and-maintenance-initiative.aspx | HIDOE and Hawaii 3R's to partner in school playground repair and maintenance initiative | The Department announced today an $18 million partnership with the nonprofit Hawaii 3R's to improve and replace public school playground equipment across the state. | | |
| HIDOE awarded nearly $5 million to begin electrifying school bus fleet | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/electric-school-buses.aspx | HIDOE awarded nearly $5 million to begin electrifying school bus fleet | HIDOE has received a $4.99 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin electrifying school bus fleets across the islands, replacing traditional diesel-powered models over the next two years. | | |
| HIDOE awarded $5M in DoDEA grants to support military-connected students | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/DoDEA-grants.aspx | HIDOE awarded $5M in DoDEA grants to support military-connected students | HIDOE has received three grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will focus on enhancing college and career skills in the Campbell, Kapolei and Radford complexes and world language learning opportunities in the Kalāheo complex for military-dependent students at select schools over the next five years. | | |
| Kūlanihākoʻi High announces school mascot and colors | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kūlanihākoʻi-High-mascot-colors.aspx | Kūlanihākoʻi High announces school mascot and colors | Kūlanihāko‘i High School has selected its mascot — the manta ray — and school colors of silver and black. Its student body and extracurricular teams will be the Kūlanihāko‘i Rays. | | |
| 2022 ‘Nation’s Report Card’: Hawai‘i fourth-graders outperform peers in reading and math amid national pandemic learning declines | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2022-Nation's-Report-Card.aspx | 2022 ‘Nation’s Report Card’: Hawai‘i fourth-graders outperform peers in reading and math amid national pandemic learning declines | Known as "The Nation’s Report Card," the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an assessment program of the National Center for Education Statistics that provides comparable results across states on select subjects. | | |
| Kalani High’s Michael Ida named 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023-HSTOY.aspx | Kalani High’s Michael Ida named 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year | Veteran Kalani High School math and computer science teacher Michael Ida was named the 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year in recognition of his dedication to improving student learning and uplifting the teaching profession through advocacy and collaboration. | | |
| HIDOE and the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Japan sign education collaboration agreement | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-and-the-Hiroshima-Prefectural-Board-of-Education-Japan-sign-education-collaboration-agreement.aspx | HIDOE and the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Japan sign education collaboration agreement | The new agreement comes as Hiroshima and Hawaii celebrate the 25th anniversary of their sister state relationship. | | |
| 2021-22 Strive HI performance data reflect positive progress in HIDOE student academic recovery and acceleration | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2021-22-Strive-HI-performance-data-reflect-positive-progress-in-HIDOE-student-academic-recovery-and-acceleration.aspx | 2021-22 Strive HI performance data reflect positive progress in HIDOE student academic recovery and acceleration | The data — reflecting the first full school year of in-person learning following the pandemic — show gains in academic performance across core subject areas and improvements in student success indicators. | | |
| Niu Valley Middle School opens new World Language Center | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Niu-Valley-Middle-School-opens-new-World-Language-Center.aspx | Niu Valley Middle School opens new World Language Center | Niu Valley Middle School (NVMS) celebrated the opening of their new World Language Center in front of students, staff, community members and government partners. | | |
| HIDOE recognizes 2020 and 2021 Employee and Team of the Year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-recognizes-2020-and-2021-Employee-and-Team-of-the-Year.aspx | HIDOE recognizes 2020 and 2021 Employee and Team of the Year | The Department named its 2020 and 2021 Employee and Team of the Year award winners, recognizing employees for their outstanding and continued contributions to education and the students of Hawai‘i. | | |
| State Board of Education letter to families to provide input | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/BOE-Letter-to-families-september-22-2022.aspx | State Board of Education letter to families to provide input | The State Board of Education invites parents and families to provide input on the priority areas the Board must focus to improve the state's public education system. | | |
