Updates for Week of March 18, 2024

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March 18-22, 2024

From Principal Rankie: (Check Email for Attachments 3/15/2024)


Please see the following information:


Bell Schedule

As previously mentioned, we are reviewing our current bell schedule and having discussions on how to potentially enhance it. If you are interested in discussing this further and providing feedback, please join one of the following workgroup meetings:


Wednesday, March 20 @ 1:30 pm

Friday, March 22 @ 9:30 am

Monday, March 25 @ 3:00 pm 

Please share with me if you are planning to attend so I can plan accordingly.


Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation Good Idea Grants 2024-2025

The Good Idea Grant Program is designed to enhance innovation in the classroom. Mini grants of up to $3,000 per teacher or team of teachers will be awarded by the start of the next school year. Teachers who will be working with students in a Department public school during the 2024-2025 school year are eligible applicants. Qualified first-time applicants are also given priority consideration.

Detailed instructions, selection criteria, and application forms can be found at the PSHF website at https://pshf.org/good-idea-grants/. To submit an online application, click on the “Apply Now” link to start the process. Deadline to submit a proposal is June 3, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (HST). All Good Idea Grant applicants and their respective principals will be notified by July 15, 2024, if a Good Idea Grant application has been approved, and checks for approved amounts will be mailed directly to teachers.

If you are interested, please speak with an administrator. 


HPU HPU Economics for Hawaiʻi Teachers

HPU will be running a free online PD course to help teachers of all subjects and grade-levels bring more economics into their classroom. The course runs over the summer vacation, on Tuesdays 5:15-8:10pm June 4th-July 23rd 2024, and provides 3 graduate credits which are eligible to count towards HIDOE salary reclassification. Furthermore, all teachers on this course will receive a 100% scholarship from HPU.

 

See the provided link for further details and enrollment instructions. 

Economic Education Center For Excellence at Chaminade University prepares K-12 teachers to teach economics and personal finance at their grade levels. It also offers full scholarships for DOE teachers and provides ready-to-adopt lesson plans. You can find more information about the program and annual reports on the EECE website.  Current funding allows support of up to 30 teachers for this summer’s program. Please see the flyer here for more information.


Have a great Spring Break and take some well earned time to yourself!


With Gratitude,

Bryan





March 25, 2024:  No School for students (Teacher PD Day)

March 26, 2024:  No School Kuhio Day Holiday

March 27-28, 2024:  Career Days

Mar 28: Family Engineering Night

March 29, 2024:  No School, Good Friday Holiday

April 5, 2024 Report Cards go home


After School Tutoring

-February 27th-April 25th 

-Tuesdays/Thursdays

-2:15 – 3:00 pm 

No tutoring sessions during the week after Spring Break (March 25-29).

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