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Kick off your week archives
Kick off your week archives
Archive page of Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto's Kick off your week communications.
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From 2019
Aug. 5
: Welcome back with our "Kick Off Your Year" video
June 4
: Aloha to School Year 2018-19
May 16
: Teachers collaborating unleash innovation
May 6
: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Apr. 15
: Fulfilling our promise of equity for public school haumana
Apr. 3
: Grade everybody or grade no on, but be fair to public schools
Mar. 27
: The power to change Hawai‘i for the better
Feb. 28
: Celebrating strides in literacy improvements
Feb. 13
: Hawaiian ali'i in our schools
Feb. 6
: Celebrating diversity, empowering multilingual student voice
Jan. 28
: Student Voice at the Capitol
Jan. 11
: Moving toward a 10-year HIDOE Action Plan
From 2018
Dec. 18
: Happy holidays!
Dec. 3
: Save the date: Teachers Conference
Nov. 21
: Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov. 5
: A day in the life of a principal
Oct. 16
: Kindness, acceptance and aloha
Sep. 20
: Financial briefing
Sep. 19
: More aid for our students
Sep. 19
: Bullying is not acceptable
Sep. 4
: Addressing chronic absenteeism
Aug. 31
: Uniting during Hurricane Lane
Aug. 6
: Priorities in the new school year
Jul. 10
: A new approach to employment
Jul.
: Guest column on the Kīlauea eruption
Jun.
: Planning for SY 2018-19
May 17
: Financial briefing
May
: Tracking college and career readiness
Apr.
: Updates on budget, key initiatives
Mar.
: Safety is the priority at our schools
Feb.
: Innovation in public school systems
Jan.
: New year, more transformation
