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Military Recruiter “Opt Out” Requests Due Sept. 15 ... submit to school offices no later than September 15. For questions, contact the DOE IRM Branch (808) 692-7290, option #5. (100827)

Statement by Interim Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi on Hawaii's Selection as a Race to the Top Phase 2 Winner ... The U.S. Department of Education awarded federal stimulus funds to ten Race to the Top Phase 2 winners: Florida, Georgia, *Hawaii*, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia. (100824)

Hawaii Shows Steady Progress on ACT ... The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement test that measures the skills and knowledge taught in high school that are deemed essential for college and career readiness. (100819)

InfoExchange 8/19/10 (PDF)...
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- Hawaii's Education Reform Plan and Race to the Top
- Military Recruiter "Opt Out" Requests - DUE DATE: Sept. 15
- DOE did not 'bungle' handling of summer lunch program by Randolph Moore, assistant superintendent of the DOE Office of School Facilities and Support Services
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School-by-School Results for 2010 Hawaii State Assessment ... available in Excel and Acrobat (PDF) formats. (100812)

Hawaii's Team Presents Education Reform Plan to USDE ... Tuesday, August 10, at 8:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. Hawaii time). Designed to “incentivize excellence, drive reform, and promote the adoption and use of effective policies and practices,” Race to the Top is supported by $4.35 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.. (100727)

InfoExchange
8/5/10 (PDF)...
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8/5/10 (HTML)
- Hawaii Chosen as Race to the Top Finalist
- Exemplary Educators
- Update: Teacher Recruitment
- DOE Issues RIF Notices
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Statement
by Interim Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi on Race to the Top Phase 2 Results ... Phase
2 finalists will travel to Washington, D.C., during the week of August 9 to
present their plans. “Over the past year, the focus on public education in
our state has strengthened Hawaii’s commitment and responsibility to its students.
With Hawaii's selection as a finalist, we are one step closer to maximizing
the opportunities for our public school system.” (100727)

DOE
Welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author Ron Clark ... Tuesday,
July 27, 2010, 8:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m., McKinley High School
Auditorium. Known to many as "America's Educator," Ron Clark is the
2000 Disney American Teacher of the Year, a New York Times Bestselling author,
the subject of a television movie, and the founder of The Ron Clark Academy.(100726)

16th
Annual Hawaii Advanced Placement Summer Institute begins July 19 ... in
which Hawaii public school teachers, counselors, and principals will explore
analytic skills fundamental to academic success and interact with colleagues
from local private schools and the mainland. (100719)

InfoExchange
7/15/10 (PDF)...
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7/15/10 (HTML)
- Celebrating Student Achievement
- Hawaii State Assessment: Proficiency Scores Climb
- Adequate Yearly Progress: More Schools Meet Performance
Targets
- Hawaii's Public High Schools and AYP: New Reporting Requirement
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