A national program aimed atcollege-and career-readinesskicked off another phase atKalaheo High School. TheNational Math and ScienceInitiative (NMSI) encourageshigh school students to enroll inAdvanced Placement (AP)classes and take AP exams. NMSI is focused on providing

exceptional math and scienceeducation in high schools on ornear U.S. military bases throughthe highly effective AP program.A $112,000 check was presentedto Kalaheo High School fromNMSI, thanks to a generousgrant from the U.S. Departmentof Defense Education Activity(DoDEA). The funds helpKalaheo expand its AP courseofferings and are also used forincentive rewards for studentswho achieve qualifying scores of3 or higher on select AP exams.In recent years, four Hawaii

high schools – Campbell,Leilehua, Mililani and Radford

– launched the NMSIComprehensive AP programwith support from ExxonMobil,DoDEA, and the Office ofNaval Research (ONR). In the2012-13 school year, theseschools showed a 65 percentcombined increase in the

number of students taking math,science and English AP exam.Additionally, those studentscombined for an 89 percentincrease (over two years) in APscores of 3 or higher, whichpotentially qualifies them forcollege-level credit.

NATIONAL MATH & SCIENCE INITIATIVE

Kalaheo High joins national AP programOpportunities

TEACHERS

The International ReadingAssociation’s awards programincludes honors for teaching,service to the profession,research and more; its grantssupport PD, graduate studiesand research. Details: www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx

SCHOOLS

Please post the Hawaii 3Rsflyer to encourage state tax filersto donate to school facilitiesprojects. Get it here: bit.ly/HI3Rs.Need a project funded? Visitwww.hawaii3rs.com.

Superintendent’s

EDUCATION UPDATEmarcH 2014

Hawaii State Department of eDucation @HIDOE808/HIDepartmentofEducationHawaiiPublicSchools.org

Six StrategiesFOCUS: EES

Teachers are encouraged to fillout a joint survey from the DOEand HSTA on progress with theEducator Effectiveness System.An email with the survey linkwas sent to teachers; the surveywill remain open until March 11.

Questions? Connect with yourEES rep on the DOE Intranet: https://intranet.hawaiipublicschools.org/sixstrategies/ees

Student emcees Nicole Hortizuela and Michael Madsen, Jr. fromCampbell High with the check NMSI presented to the original fourinitiative schools to celebrate their AP success. A check was alsopresented to the new initiative member, Kalaheo High.

On our websiteACCESS LEARNING

Moanalua Middle Principal LisaNagamine talks about the impactthe DOE’s digital pilot is havingon her school. bit.ly/Access808

Three Hawaii public highschools are preparing fornational competitions on themainland this spring aftertheir triumphs at statewidecontests. Once again, Maui High

was crowned HawaiiRegional Science Bowlchampion, capturing itsfourth consecutivechampionship. The teamwill represent Hawaii in theNational Science Bowlcompetition in April in

Bethesda, Md. Mililani High, the top

civics education team in thestate, heads to Washington,D.C. in late April for the“We the People: The Citizenand the Constitution” 2014national finals. Waipahu High won the

10th Annual LifeSmartsConsumer EducationCompetition held at the StateCapitol. The team willadvance to the nationalsApril 26-29 in Orlando, Fla.

COMPETITIONS

3 high schools headed for nationals in Spring

The Board of Educationapproved key policy changesaffirming Hawaiian educationshould be integral to Hawaii’s K-12 educational standards.Policy 2104 states, “Hawaii’s

public education system shouldembody Hawaiian values,language, culture and history as afoundation to prepare students ingrades K-12 for success incollege, career and communities,locally and globally.”

HAWAIIAN EDUCATION

BOE firms supportwith policy update

Our public schools share sixoverarching goals for our keiki:To be self-directed learners,community contributors,complex thinkers, qualityproducers, effectivecommunicators, and effectiveand ethical users of technology.Students can realize these

General Learner Outcomes whenthere are top-notch educationalsupports from early learning toK-12 to higher ed. This pipelineis the backbone of making ourkeiki college, career andcommunity ready. Which is why we proudly

stand with our partners in P-20

for the phase two launch of the55 by ’25 campaign: to unite theeducational pipeline andcommunity stakeholders to boostthe number college-degreeholders in the Islands.In this, everyone has a stake.

By 2018, 65 percent of the jobsin Hawaii will require somecollege, according to aGeorgetown University report.And according to the most recent

Census data, only 42percent of Hawaii’s adultshave a college degree — analarming 23 percent gap. There also are a host of social

benefits to increasing collegesuccess: Less poverty, moreemployment, more self-directionand actualization — dreamingand achieving dreams. The 55 by ’25 campaign is

calling on parents to get moreinvolved, government to expandand invest in more academicprograms and initiatives, andbusinesses to provide moreinternships and incentives foremployees to complete college.

Of course, publicschools have a huge

role in this. The deeperstandards of the Hawaii

Common Core will beinstrumental in preparingstudents to be critical andcreative thinkers in an evolving,knowledge-based economy. Yourhard work to implement these inthe classroom will enrich thefuture of our state. We hope you’ll join the

campaign, too — all it takes isthe click of a button showingyour support.

Education Update is a monthly newsletter by the Department of Education’s Communications and Community Affairs Office,distributed to schools, the first Board of Education meeting of the month and posted online at HawaiiPublicSchools.org. We welcome

your submissions: 1390 Miller Street, Rm 312, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 586-3232; E-mail: doe_info@hawaiidoe.org.

Supt.’s Corner

Hawaii State Department of eDucation @HIDOE808/HIDepartmentofEducationHawaiiPublicSchools.org

‹‹‹ SMARTER BALANCED MATH

6th GraDe: can You SoLVe?

Two expressions are shown at left.

PART A: Apply the distributive propertyto write an expression that is equivalentto expression P.

PART B: Explain whether or notexpressions P and Q are equivalent forany value of x.

Answer below.

eDucation upDate › marcH 2014 › BacK paGe

MAR 31-APR 2

Science &enGineerinGfairThe HawaiiConvention Centerplays host to the57th Hawaii StateScience & Engineering Fair,featuring student projects anddemonstrations from the top finishers atdistrict fairs statewide. Details:www.hawaiiacademyofscience.org/science-fair1.html

A: 6x-18B: No, 6x-18 and6x-9 are different

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APR 5

Hit a Home runwitH SpinFor nearly 30 years,the Special ParentInformationNetwork conferencehas helped energizeparents and advocatesof special needs children withkey information and resources. At theUH-Manoa Campus Center. Programbrochure and registration info:bit.ly/2014SPIN

MAR 21-22

citiZenSHip enGaGeDThe Hawaii State Judiciary and theHawaii State Bar Association CivicEducation Committee host a two-dayteacher workshop for 25 secondarySocial Studies teachers on issues ofadvocacy and the public policyprocess. Presenters will includerepresentatives from the media,legislature, and advocacy groups.Register: http://bit.ly/HIcitizen

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN!

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EXPRESSION P

2(3x - 9)EXPRESSION Q

6x - 9

MAR 21

HiGH ScHooL Journo awarDSThe deadline to submit entries for theHawaii Publishers Association's 45thannual Hawaii High SchoolJournalism Awards is March 21.There are 20 categories, includingNews, Features, Editorial and severalonline categories. The awards will beheld April 23 at the Pagoda Hotel.Details: hawaiipublishersassociation.com