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BoE Approves Amended Strategic Plan
By Andrew Walden @ 12:17 AM :: 6356 Views :: Education K-12

Department's student centered Strategic Plan gets Board approval

The Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the update and extension of the Strategic Plan with amendments. The plan will be used to guide the Department and its schools from 2017-20 with implementation starting next year.

News Release from Hawaii DoE, 06-Dec-2016

​​After receiving 13 progress updates over the past 11 months, the Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) today voted unanimously to adopt the u​pdate and extension of the Strategic Plan with amendments to the plan. The Plan will be used to guide the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) from 2017-20 with implementation starting in the 2017-18 school year.

"I'm proud of the hard work put into this Plan, which is based on valuable and collective feedback gathered over the past eight months," said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi.

"Hawaii's public school students are at the heart of this plan. Our priority is to ensure that all of our decisions revolve around making sure we are supporting their college and career goals. The Department is tasked with serving all of Hawaii's children no matter their background and this plan was drafted with each and every one of their needs in mind."

The Plan was adjusted to meet new shifts in federal accountability and current needs towards supporting student achievement. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) law provides states with more flexibility and Hawaii will take advantage of this by using the newly adopted Strategic Plan to guide the preparation of the state's ESSA plan. ESSA is a reauthorization of federal elementary and secondary education law, replacing the prior reauthorization known as No Child Left Behind.

Some of the notable shifts in the updated Plan are:

  • Student success is the foremost focus.
  • A commitment to closing the opportunity and achievement gaps to attain equity and excellence in our public education system.
  • A shared direction for public education with flexibility in implementation in our diverse communities given a variety of strengths, opportunities, and needs.
  • A focused set of statewide indicators to track our progress with three-year targets.

The Department is finalizing the Strategic Plan as amended by the Board.

About the Strategic Plan

Starting in spring 2016, HIDOE conducted two community outreach phases, which garnered more than 1,200 participants at 108 focus groups statewide; 2,573 online survey responses; and hundreds of attendees at HIDOE and BOE hosted community meetings on Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai. The draft plan was viewed more than 4,000 times. For more information and to view the Strategic Plan, visit www.hawaiipublicschools.org. ​

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LINKS:

HAWAI’I BLUEPRINT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION – DRAFT

Provide input for Hawai’i Blueprint for Public Education Draft here.

HAWAI’I DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW

The Department of Education is conducting a review of its 2011-2018 Strategic Plan.  Join this important conversation here.

COVERAGE:

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