Posted on 12:52 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Tags: kathryn matayoshi, no child left behind, strive hi performance system
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education (HIDOE) has received federal approval for a new Strive HI Performance System designed to ensure all students graduate college- and career-ready. The redesigned school accountability and improvement system approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) replaces many of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act […]
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Posted on 11:58 pm, Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Tags: no child left behind, pahoa high & intermediate, west hawaii explorations academy
MEDIA RELEASSE Six schools with successful appeals met Adequate Yearly Progress, raising the final total to 139 out of 286, or 49 percent. Since the preliminary AYP results were announced July 17, the following schools’ AYP status has changed from “not met” to “met:” Kalani High, Pahoa High & Intermediate, Mokapu Elementary, Sunset Beach Elementary, […]
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Posted on 4:37 am, Friday, September 7, 2012. Tags: department of education, esea flexibility, no child left behind, ronn nozoe
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education (DOE) has filed its application for ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Flexibility with the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). “Hawaii’s ESEA Flexibility plan will drastically improve our accountability system and provide a rigorous alternative to the current No Child Left Behind one-size-fits-all approach,” said Deputy Superintendent Ronn […]
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Posted on 11:45 pm, Saturday, July 28, 2012. Tags: kamana beamer, no child left behind, waimea middle school local advisory panel
MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Middle School’s newly appointed Local Advisory Panel (LAP) will begin discussion and input on the school’s vision and values when meeting from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, July 30 in Classroom K-04. Also on the agenda will be a report from Student Leadership, a review of the school’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) performance […]
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Posted on 8:36 pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Tags: doe, kathryn matayoshi, no child left behind
MEDIA RELEASE In a year of unprecedented improvement, Hawaii’s public school students in every grade increased their scores in both reading and math in the 2012 Hawaii State Assessment, according to data released Tuesday by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The gains helped 17 more DOE schools achieve Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, under […]
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Posted on 4:33 pm, Thursday, September 22, 2011. Tags: mazie hirono, no child left behind
Congresswoman Mazie Hirono has released the following statement: To bring the best paying jobs to Hawaii, we need to have the best educated workforce. So I wanted to pass along some good news about action taken last week at home in the islands and in our nation’s capital to strengthen schools and provide our keiki […]
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Posted on 10:43 pm, Sunday, August 28, 2011. Tags: no child left behind
MEDIA RELEASE Four schools with successful appeals and two schools with cell modifications met Adequate Yearly Progress, raising the final total to 116 out of 286, or 41 percent. Since the preliminary AYP results were announced on July 15, the following schools’ AYP status has changed from “not met” to “met:” Hanalei Elementary, Kula Aupuni […]
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