Hawaii School Chief Stands By Full Reopening Despite Calls For Distance Learning Options - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii School Chief Stands By Full Reopening Despite Calls For Distance Learning Options
Christina Kishimoto’s remarks to the Board of Education provided more context on her pledge to fully reopen schools next year without a distance learning option. Reading time: 6 minutes.
Hawaii’s school superintendent on Thursday reaffirmed her decision to resume in-person learning at all schools in the fall, telling Board of Education members that lagging student performance this past year necessitates a return to standard instruction.
Outgoing school chief Christina Kishimoto said full distance learning will not be offered as an option by the time the new school year begins Aug. 3, although individual schools may offer the alternative in limited circumstances.
Summer School Offers Kids A Last Chance To Catch Up Before New School Year - Honolulu Civil Beat
Summer School Offers Kids A ‘Last Chance’ To Catch Up Before New School Year
Federal relief money enabled Hawaii to offer summer school for free this year to help students overcome pandemic-related setbacks. Reading time: 8 minutes.
As Hawaii’s schools prepare to fully reopen in the fall, the pressure is on for educators to bolster kids’ academic and social skills to make up for a disrupted and truncated school year that left many students struggling with their studies and mental health.
That means no rest for many public school administrators and teachers who will be offering summer school for free to students for the first time thanks to federal relief dollars aimed at stemming the learning loss and making sure kids are ready to get back to the classroom.
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The measure (HB 613) would push the state DOE to use federal CARES funds for teaching positions cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But school Superintendent Christina Kishimoto says that would not be the best use of the money. My recommendation to the Board of Education for these one-time funds is to provide solutions to address unmet needs for public school resources to address severe learning gaps, provide for health and safety measures related to reopening schools, and offset critical shortfall areas, which goes beyond the staffing component, Kishimoto said. We agree school leaders, teachers and staff are an important component to an effective education system, and believe these positions need to be secured through permanent positions and permanent funding, not one-time relief funds.