Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

Faculty and Staff Updates Aloha! Thank you everyone for all of your flexibility and dedication to your students during our first week of SBA interim testing!  It’s a busy time and with so much going on it was great to see everyone chipping in and lending a hand to help in whatever areas we found ourselves short.  Whether that was wiping tables, staying out for yard duty, proctoring testing or teaching/subbing in resource and homeroom classes-our village came through and got things done!  I saw many of you from our custodians, cafe, and office staff to our teachers lending those extra hands when we needed it most! Did you know what an outstanding art teacher Mr. Rankie is??  All of your help is noticed and appreciated!   This week should be equally as busy and we thank you ahead of time for helping us succeed!   Thank you for completing your fire drills with students.  Here is the documentation form.   In case you missed the email (sent Monday, Jan...

Faculty and Staff Updates Aloha!   COVID UPDATES (from Faculty Meeting 1/18/2022) CVS / HES Testing Return to School/Work Criteria Attestation of COVID-19 Vaccination Booster - Effective Monday, January 10, 2022, the Department’s COVID-19 testing and vaccination status tracking in the electronic, human resource system (eHR) will be available to accept vaccination boosters. While proof of the vaccination booster is not currently required to be considered fully vaccinated, this information is necessary to determine appropriate quarantine and isolation requirements in accordance with the Return to School/Work Criteria.   GRADES 3-5:  Please see an important email from Ashley Shinn from 1/13/2022 with information for the SBA Interim Testing .  Testing will be starting Tuesday, January 25.  This will impact all grade levels for resource days , as the start of resources will be delayed while the support team assists with the administration of the test.  The end ...

Faculty and Staff Updates Aloha!   From Principal Rankie: (Email January 12, 2022) Covid Guidance - The Department's Return to School/Work Criteria flyer has been updated as of today, January 11, 2022, to reflect the interim guidance for K-12 schools the state Department of Health just issued.   Attestation of COVID-19 Vaccination Booster - Effective Monday, January 10, 2022, the Department’s COVID-19 testing and vaccination status tracking in the electronic, human resource system (eHR) will be available to accept vaccination boosters. While proof of the vaccination booster is not currently required to be considered fully vaccinated, this information is necessary to determine appropriate quarantine and isolation requirements in accordance with the Return to School/Work Criteria.   Please see the attached memo (in email) for more information on how to upload your vaccination status in eHR. If you need help in finding a location to obtain a booster shot, please let me kn...