Superintendent’s EDUCATION UPDATE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | MAY 2019 New contracting method expediting repairs

The Hawai‘i State Department using JOC. Construction comple- design, bidding and construction of Education (HIDOE) is more tion ranged from eight days to 23 phases for HIDOE projects. quickly working through back- days. By comparison, the tradi- Over the last three months, HI- Opportunities logged roof repair projects at tional design-bid-build method DOE has procured more than $2 schools utilizing a new contract- takes on average seven years to million in roof repair construction EDUCATORS ing method to expedite common move through the appropriation, work. repairs. All HIDOE employees are The Department successfully invited to participate in a completed several roofing proj- survey for the adoption of ects in recent weeks using a meth- the National Health Educa- od known as Job Order Contract- tion Standards: Achiev- ing (JOC), a key part of HIDOE’s ing Excellence (NHES). Future Schools Now initiative. The HIDOE is advancing The JOC method allows the the adoption of the NHES Department to contract sever- and projecting to present to al vendors through competitive the Hawai‘i State Board of bidding to perform commonly Education in the school year encountered repair projects at 2019-2020. The survey will fixed prices over the life of a mul- be available until June 5. tiyear contract, rather than having http://bit.ly/2XQVbfG to bid out individual repair jobs. Eight school roof repair projects The Good Idea Grant took on average 34 days to move Castle High’s auditorium roof restoration took 31 days to move through the Program from the Public through the procurement process procurement process. Schools of Hawai‘i Founda- tion is designed to enhance innovation in the classroom and challenge teachers to Ala Wai El’s Kwee named national LifeChanger of the Year think creatively and boldly. Grants up to $3,000 each will Lori Kwee, a fourth grade educating students. At the begin- student bullies had to leave the be awarded to support inno- teacher at Ala Wai Elementary ning of each school year, she asks school because of family circum- vative programs that strive School, was named a national her students two questions: “What stances, her students organized to increase student interest 2018-2019 LifeChanger of the are you interested in? What are a farewell party. They produced and academic achievement. Year Grand Prize Finalist during you curious about?” These two video clips, wrote letters, and Apply by June 14. http://pshf. an assembly questions shape the instruction made a Lego statue in his honor. org/grant-program/ held in her her students receive. The bully became their friend. school’s cafe- For the 2018-19 school year, “The value of the process to teria. Kwee has themed her instruction provide meaningful opportuni- Apply for a $2,500 or $5,000 Kwee re- around anti-bullying. She estab- ties for our students to activate grant from the NEA Founda- ceived a lished a safe classroom environ- their voice can’t be measured,” tion Learning & Leadership $5,000 prize, ment where students could talk said DeBusca. “Lori has elevated Grants. The NEA Foundation which will be about bullying without fear of student motivation to levels that provides grants to support Kwee awarded as punishment, retribution, criticism go beyond an assignment, grade, public school teachers, public a $2,500 individual prize and a or embarrassment. Two of her or even the school day. It’s just education support profession- $2,500 donation to Ala Wai Ele- students even admitted they were amazing how her instruction has als, and/or faculty and staff mentary School. The award was bullies themselves, and they were inspired teachers, students, par- in public institutions of higher presented by National Life Group able to see the negative impact ents, and myself.” education. Apply by June 1. representative Mallorie Manosh, their actions had on others. Kwee was selected as a https://www.neafoundation. as well as Kwee’s principal and Through this process, students LifeChanger of the Year winner org/for-educators/learn- nominator, Michelle DeBusca. learned about forgiveness, for- out of more than 832 educators ing-and-leadership-grants/ Kwee is being recognized for giving their bullies, and forgiv- and school employees nation- her ground-breaking approach to ing themselves. When one of the wide.

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More students graduate with honors SCHOOL DESIGN TEACHER COLLABORATION STUDENT VOICE

More than one fourth of the Honors Certificate program was and demonstrating more rigorous graduates in the Class of 2018 introduced in 2016, the same year learning in greater numbers,” said statewide earned a Hawai‘i State that graduation requirements for all Superintendent Dr. Christina M. Department of Education’s (HI- students were made more rigorous Kishimoto. “I want to especially DOE) Honors Recognition Certifi- with the implementation of Board congratulate them, as well as our cate, completing a rigorous course of Education Policy 102-15. Even educators, extended support staff, of study to prepare them for college with the enhanced graduation re- families and communities who and career. To receive an Honors quirements, the on-time graduation support them. These results vali- Recognition Certificate, students rate for the Class of 2018 increased date the work of our ongoing part- must meet all of the requirements to 84 percent from 82 percent for nership with UH to ensure students HIGH-IMPACT STRATEGIES for a Hawai‘i high school diploma the Class of 2013. are prepared for opportunities after bit.ly/HIDOE-strategies with a minimum cumulative grade The Class of 2018 also includ- high school.” point average of 3.0 and complete ed more students who took the For more than a decade, UH of other efforts designed to boost additional, rigorous requirements Advanced Placement (AP) exam and HIDOE have collaborated student achievement and success in such as earning additional credits in high school; 35 percent for the to strengthen alignment between higher education. in math and science and meeting Class of 2018 compared with 27 high school and college, so that “We are thrilled to see that Ha- or exceeding performance-based percent in the Class of 2013. High more students make a successful wai’i’s public high school gradu- assessments. school completers who scored at transition to postsecondary educa- ates are more prepared for college The recently published College least a 3 on an AP exam increased tion. The collaborative efforts have than ever, and I encourage these and Careers Readiness Indicators by five percentage points for the included reviewing and revising high school graduates to consider Report (CCRI) released by Hawai‘i Class of 2018 from the Class of placement policies at UH campuses which UH campus will help them P-20 Partnerships for Education 2013. The AP exam is designed to to allow students to be placed into meet their career goals. We had shows a steady increase in the num- measure students’ mastery of AP college-level courses based on their the largest ever first time freshmen ber of students who have earned the courses and can earn students col- achievements in high school. Tak- enrollment at the University of Ha- HIDOE’s Honors Recognition Cer- lege credits. ing dual-credit courses that allows wai’i at Mānoa in history, and we tificate; 28 percent in the Class of “Given the opportunities and high school students to earn both hope that trend continues for all 2018, up 10 percentage points from the right supports, our students are high school and college credits of the UH campuses,” said David 18 percent in the Class of 2016. The driving their success and attaining while in high school, and a number Lassner, president, UH System.

SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Several schools are spotlighted in College and Careers Readiness Indicators Report by Hawaii P-20, including:

HONOKA’A HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL • Increased college enrollment to 44 percent for the Class of 2018 from 33 percent for the Class of 2013. • Increased enrollment in college-level English courses to 74 percent for the Class of 2018 from 38 percent with the Class of 2013. • Decreased enrollment in below college-level math and English courses to 4 percent for the Class of 2018, from 46 percent for the Class of 2013. PHOTO: Hawai‘i P-20 TOP: A higher percentage of students are completing high school on KAISER HIGH SCHOOL time and earning honors certificates. BELOW: The percent of completers • More than half of the Class of 2018 earned a HIDOE Honors taking an AP exam has steadily increased and participation in dual credit Certificate. has tripled. • 58 percent of students in the Class of 2018 took AP exams, an increase of 26 percentage points from the Class of 2013. • Increased four-year college enrollment to 58 percent for the Class of 2018 from 44 percent for the Class of 2013. WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL • Increased the number of students takin g dual credit courses to 31 percent for the Class of 2018, from 8 percent for the Class of 2013. • Leads the state with the highest increase in high school completers earning six or more dual credits. • Increased enrollment in college-level math at UH by 25 percentage points, from 34 percent for the Class of 2013 to 59 percent for the Class of 2018. MAY 2019 ‹ PAGE 3

Success Stories MILILANI MIDDLE BREAKS GROUND ON NEW CLASSROOM

MILILANI, OAHU – Con- “They will provide struction on Mililani Mid- our students enhanced dle School’s New Classroom learning opportunities Building project launched in and resources to prepare a groundbreaking ceremony them for the local and with students, parents, staff and global challenges of the community members. The new 21st century.” three-story structure will house 15 classrooms to serve Mililani Middle’s nearly 1,900 students. SUPERINTENDENT When complete, the new facility DR. CHRISTINA M. KISHIMOTO will provide the expanded class- room capacity needed to allow of life,” said Senator Donovan the school to adopt a single-track Dela Cruz. “We appreciate the school year to replace its current Department of Education and multi-track calendar. From left to right: Kahu Kordell Kekoa, City & County of Honolulu Manag- City and County of Honolulu for “The new classrooms will be ing Director Roy Amemiya, Senator , Representative prioritizing this project for the a significant expansion and- al Lauren Matsumoto, Senator Michelle Kidani, First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige, community.” low Mililani Middle to accom- Governor , Principal Elynne Chung, Representative Ryan Ya- The new three-story building modate its entire student body,” mane, Representative . will provide 15 classrooms (five said Superintendent Dr. Christina per floor) and over 34,000 square Kishimoto. “They will provide feet of space, along with a new our students enhanced learning parking area and utilities on the opportunities and resources to campus’ west side. It will be built prepare them for the local and over approximately one acre of global challenges of the 21st cen- land, previously owned by the tury.” City & County of Honolulu’s De- Mililani Middle School current- partment of Parks and Recreation, ly serves 1,866 students in grades that was formerly part of the adja- 6 through 8 who come from five cent Mililani Mauka Community elementary feeder schools in the Park. The new building is antic- Mililani Complex. Since its open- ipated to be ready for use by the ing in 1998, the middle school spring of 2021 at an approximate has operated on a year-round, The new three-story building will provide 15 classrooms (five per floor) construction cost of $14 million. multi-track calendar to allow the and over 34,000 square feet of space, along with a new parking area and “Now in our twenty-first year, large number of students equita- utilities, on the campus’ west side. the multi-track calendar has ble access to classrooms, teachers served us well and has allowed us and facilities. Students are divid- ed into four groups called tracks to stay a step ahead of population that allow instructional time and growth in the Mililani communi- breaks periods at regular intervals ty,” said Principal Elynne Chung. to be distributed among the tracks “When our new building is com- independently throughout the pleted, moving to a single-track year. These different instructional calendar will help us to ease the schedules currently allow three- transition between the elementa- fourths of the student body to be ry, middle and high school lev- in school at any given time. els by keeping our students on a “The new classroom facilities regular schedule throughout their will expand students’ academic academic development.” opportunities here at the state’s Mililani Middle is currently the largest middle school and help state’s largest middle school and The new facility will provide the expanded classroom capacity needed has the eighth largest enrollment them to achieve their potentials,” to allow Mililani Middle to replace its current multi-track calendar with a said Senator Michelle Kidani. single-track school year. among public schools statewide, “The single-track calendar will following seven high schools. also assist parents by keeping daily schedules, extra-curricular enable the transition to a single Two other public schools, Kapolei children on the same timetable, activities and family trips.” track calendar and provide Mili- Middle and Holomua Elementary, making it much easier to plan “Additional classrooms will lani families with a better quality are also on multi-track calendars. EDUCATION UPDATE › MAY 2019 › BACK PAGE

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Supt’s Corner DR. CHRISTINA M. KISHIMOTO With recent positive news standard of quality, we week to 23 days. repair and maintenance list into around our efforts to expedite reflect the respect that Over the last three categories, showing where our school repairs, I thought it’d be we have for community, months, we’ve procured greatest needs are. a good time to provide some our haumana, and our kumu. more than $2 million in roof With added transparency, we updates on our Future Schools Here’s a status update on construction work under JOC, will be able to improve equitable Now initiative. This initiative is where we are with the three and we have at least a dozen access to quality learning spaces a great example of our strategic strategies: more roof repair projects lined up through data-informed decision commitment to modernizing the Job Order Contracting: for the summer. making about project priorities. business side of our education Streamlining how we contract This will be our new normal. Facilities Master Plan system to create efficiencies that repair services to fast-track CIP Project Tracker: Guide: Integrating a data- and improve work-life experiences. priority projects. Increasing stakeholders’ access community-driven facilities study In November we announced a We began using this new to project details with an online into our planning and budgeting multi-strategy effort to modernize contracting method in January database that provides real-time process for capital projects. and streamline our facilities for school roof repairs, and we’ve information. This work is still under maintenance program. We called already successfully completed This database started as an development and I look forward it Future Schools Now to convey eight projects in record time. internal tool for our facilities to sharing a final report soon. the urgency of modernizing Under JOC, these projects team and Complex Area staff to We’ve created a resource page all of our public schools to took on average 34 days to move track and monitor CIP projects on the HIDOE website to provide foster innovation and world- through the procurement process from start to finish in real-time. information and updates on class learning. By adopting this while construction ranged from a It can also break down our Future Schools Now.

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