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While stressing the importance of in-person instruction, the DOE said it needs to offer an array of learning opportunities, including a virtual option.

The interim superintendent, meanwhile, apologized for the recent failure of dozens of schools to report the number of Covid cases as required by law.

The interim superintendent stressed the importance of maintaining in-person instruction for students' academic and emotional growth.

A scramble to establish a Hawaiian language immersion distance program this year for families concerned about Covid-19 only began after parents complained.

The application window for an interim deputy superintendent role officially closes Friday at 11:59 pm.

Home » Latest News, Newsroom » HIDOE NEWS RELEASE: NĀNĀKULI ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL NAMED 2021 HAWAII NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL HIDOE NEWS RELEASE: NĀNĀKULI ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL NAMED 2021 HAWAII NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom NĀNĀKULI — The Hawaii Elementary and Middle School Administrators Association (HEMSAA) today named Principal Lisa Ann Higa from Nānākuli Elementary as Hawaii’s 2021 National Distinguished Principal (NDP)....

Nanakuli principal receives national recognition for her leadership in education Nanakuli Elementary principal named 2021 Hawaii National Distinguished Principal. (Source: Hawaii DOE) By HNN Staff | April 29, 2021 at 7:44 PM HST - Updated April 29 at 7:44 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii elementary principal received a big surprise during a staff meeting this week. Nanakuli Elementary School principal, Lisa Ann Higa, was named Hawaii’s National Distinguished Principal of ...

Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders - Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders The issue drew heated discussion from some board members over the “optics” of leadership pay raises in the current economic climate. Reading time: 4 minutes. The Hawaii Board of Education voted 5-3 to approve pay increases for the state’s 15 complex area superintendents on Thursday but deferred on similar proposed increases fo...

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii Senate bill would require the state Department of Education to...

February 3, 2021 at 9:05 am (AP) — Educators and childcare workers across Hawaiʻi have become eligible and started receiving coronavirus vaccinations. Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that their status as frontline, essential workers allows educators to begin receiving vaccine shots under Tier 1-B of the state’s distribution plan. Hawaiʻi education department Deputy Superintendent Phyllis Unebasami says 18,200 education workers filled out online forms saying they want to be vaccinate...