He Moku, He Wa‘a, He Wa‘a, He Moku : Collaborating For The Future of Our Community

1. R e d a c t e d He Moku, He Wa‘a, He Wa‘a, He Moku:Collaborating For The Future of Our Community State of Hawai‘i Race to the Top Tier Two Interview August 10, 2010

2. Who We Are • Kathryn Matayoshi, Interim Superintendent of Education, Hawai‘i Department of Education • Tammi Oyadomari-Chun, Executive Director Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education • Alvin Nagasako, Executive Director Hawai‘i State Teachers Association • Ronn Nozoe, Acting Deputy Superintendent of Education, Hawai‘i State Department of Education • Chris Pating, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Implementation, Kamehameha Schools R e d a c t e d

3. Many Islands—One State, One District Kauai Niihau Molokai Oahu Maui Lanai Kahoolawe Hawai‘i

4. Why We Are Here • “He Moku, He Wa‘a, He Wa‘a, He Moku” • “an island, a canoe, a canoe, an island” • Ambitious Goals • Alignment & Coordination • Common Destination • Momentum R e d a c t e d

5. Why We Must Transform, Now In under a generation, the Hawai‘i economy has left behind its agricultural base and become a knowledge economy. By 2018, Hawai‘i will rank 10th* in the nation in jobs requiring postsecondary degrees. Remains of Waialua Sugar Mill Waialua, Hawai‘i, 2009 * Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, June 2010

6. Hawai‘i’s Common Destination: A Clear Theory of Change College & Career Readiness for Every Student Effective Teacher in Every Classroom and Effective Principal in Every School, Statewide Realigning People, Information, Resources & Authority: We’re Reorganizing Everything We Do to the Four Assurances Expecting More & Supporting More: We’ve Had the High Expectations and Rigorous Assessments; Now We’ll Have the Data and Aligned “Systems of Support”

7. The Case for Hawai‘i: Hawai‘i can reach the common destination betterand faster.

8. Hawai‘i’s Ambitious Goals for 2018  R e d a c t e d 100% proficient in reading and math by 2018 90% career- and college-ready high school graduation rate by 2018 62% college-going rate, with 25% more two- and four-year college degrees earned by 2014 Eliminate gaps in proficiency, graduation rate and college-going by 2018, especially for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders 8

9. New Statutes, New Policies: Hawai‘i’s Momentum R e d a c t e d Adopted the Common Core State Standards • Lifted the charter cap for new school start-ups • Cemented interagency data sharing in statute • Signed Agreement of Concepts with teachers’ union • Legislated alternative routes and performance contracts for principals 9

10. Hawai‘i’s Statewide Education Attainment Depends on Our Coordinated Effort 55 percent of working age adults will receive a two- or four-year degree by 2025 R e d a c t e d

11. Hawai‘i’s Aligned P-20 Leadership R e d a c t e d Common Education Agenda: MOA among Governor, Superintendent, University of Hawai‘i • Adopt Common Core State Standards • Adopt Career- and College-Ready Diploma • Conduct Achievement Gap Analysis • Solidify P-20 and Workforce Data Sharing 11

12. Our Promise: Every student, Every teacher and principal, Every communityfor long term sustainability R e d a c t e d

13. Our Promise: R e d a c t e d Every student

14. Expecting More, Supporting More: Every Student R e d a c t e d Expecting More • 100% proficient, reading and math; 90% career- and college-ready graduation rate • Common Core State Standards and Common Statewide Curriculum • Career- and College-Ready Diploma Common Statewide Curriculum: No Achievement Gaps Supporting More • Weighted student funding formula allocates resources by student need • Electronic “Gradebook” and College Access Portal • Early learning stipends and extended learning time • Relevance through STEM: New Tech, Robotics, FIRST, Creativity Academies, STEM Counseling Centers, Searider Productions • Response to Intervention tiered supports Personalized, Relevant Learning

15. Expecting More: Career- and College-Ready Diploma Common Core-based High School Graduation Requirements Aligned Career & College Entry Requirements Aligned Graduation and Entry Requirements • All students will complete: • 4 credits English including Expository Writing; 4 credits math including Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 (or Common Core equivalent) • 3 credits science include 2 lab courses • 4 credits social studies • Senior project Recommended for Classes of 2013-17 To be adopted as default for Class of 2018 in September 2010 by State Board of Education Cornerstone of the Common Education Agenda

16. Supporting More: New STEM Pathways R e d a c t e d Ensuring access to technology, math and science will develop interest in and engage students in relevant STEM experiences

17. Our Promise: Every teacher & principal R e d a c t e d

18. Teachers, Principals, Policymakers:Paddling Together to the Common Destination The collaboration among teachers (HSTA) and principals (HGEA) in Hawai‘i is one-of-a-kind. This is our way to achieve success for every student. R e d a c t e d

19. Great Teachers, Great Leaders (GTGL): Collaboration for Results GTGL Workgroup May 2010 Signed Agreement of Concepts • Interest-Based Bargaining • 2011- 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement • GTGL Workgroup • 2011-2014 • Advise on Implementation

20. Expecting More, Supporting More: Every Teacher, Every Principal R e d a c t e d Expecting More • Performance-based teacher evaluation, 50% based on multiple measures of student growth • Teacher tenure extended to 3-5 years requiring three consecutive ratings of effective or higher • Teacher evaluation system linked to employment and compensation • Principal performance contracts Five Year Tenure Track Requires Three Consecutive Ratings of Effective or Higher Supporting More • 12 month teaching contracts; 30 days of professional development • Comprehensive induction for first three years of teaching • Personalized professional development: PD360 and PDE3 • Data for School Improvement for teachers • School dashboards for principals Clear, Common Targets and Coherent Professional Development Systems

21. Expecting More: A Thoughtful, Realistic Plan for Teacher Performance-based Evaluation 50% based on multiple measures of student growth • 50% based on multiple measures of teacher growth Annual Ratings: Exemplary Effective Marginal Unsatisfactory • Online HSA • Interim/benchmark assessments • End of course exams • New measures: non-tested subjects • Multiple observations • Stakeholder satisfaction • Leadership and service to school

22. Expecting More: Linking Evaluation to Employment and Compensation Annual Ratings: Exemplary, Effective, Marginal, Unsatisfactory • System will be linked to compensation: • Effective novice teachers: cost of living increases and increases for PD • Exemplary teachers: new leadership positions with higher compensation, as well as increases, bonuses and other incentive payments System will be linked to employment: Exemplary and Effective teachers awarded tenure Marginal teachers get personalized PD plan Unsatisfactory teachers can be removed

23. Supporting More: Induction of New Teachers HIDOE will implement a new set of Induction Program Standards across all 15 complex areas Providing necessary support for the state’s new teachers Required Elements • Create three‐year pathway with multiple co‐teaching and observation opportunities • Pair each novice teacher with an experienced mentor teacher • Adhere to a maximum ratio of 15:1 for inductees to experienced mentor • Provide novice teachers with content‐specific support • Include 4 formative reviews per year and a formal comprehensive review • Contain an individualized professional development plan • Identify new teacher evaluators, with a description of support for those evaluators Adhere to a maximum ratio of 15:1 for inductees to experienced mentor Outcomes • Ensure new teachers become rated effective and are more equitably distributed  • Grow number of novice teachers becoming successful in their classrooms • Ensure only teachers gauged as at least “effective” are granted tenure • Improve overall teacher retention rates More effective teachers across the state and in Priority Schools

24. Our Promise: Every community R e d a c t e d

25. Expecting More, Supporting More: Every Community R e d a c t e d High Expectations • All students ready for kindergarten, ready for secondary school, ready for careers and college • Tracking of student progress on user-friendly parent/caregiver dashboards • Only Highly Qualified Teachers and/or teachers rated Effective will teach in the core subjects • Regular progress monitoring until Priority Schools meet targets or are forced to close P-20 Approach: All Schools and Providers in Region Collaborate for Results Supporting More • Pre-K stipends for priority school areas • Incentives for Highly Qualified, Effective and Exemplary teachers, especially in STEM • Utilizing technology to extend the reach of Effective teachers • Increased number of turnaround leaders and teachers • Deployment of regional human resource personnel to the Zones • Community-based, community-specific wraparound supports Conditions for Success: Inside and Outside the Schools

26. Every Community: Beginning in Hawai‘i’s Zones of School Innovation R e d a c t e d

27. Expecting More: Turning Around Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools In addition to the curriculum, assessment and data tools rolling out statewide, HIDOE will: Create the Office of Strategic Reform and identify turnaround partners to help evaluate the progress in Priority and Zone schools and provide “just-in-time” strategic technical assistance; Implement “Reform Action Plans” and provide community-specific operational, curricular, and family/student supports; and Monitor implementation and evaluate intervention efforts to identify successful practices that might be replicated in other schools and complex areas.

28. Supporting More: Wraparound Supports in the Leeward Zone • For example… • Pre-k stipends and demonstration projects for preschool through 3rd grade • Native Hawaiian Education Outcomes Council • Homeless student outreach • Prenatal outreach and coordinated services • Searider Productions and Makaha Studios

29. From Zones of School Innovation to a State of Innovation R e d a c t e d

30. Leveraging Short Term Resources for Long Term Sustainability Office of Strategic Reform: Special Executive Assistant for School Reform(SEASR) Clear Targets Cross-Functional Project Managers: Balanced Scorecard, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, Data, Career- and College-Ready Diploma and STEM Weekly Tracking Enables all DOE state office staff to identify and address barriers, especially cross-functional barriers

31. Every Student Every Teacher & Principal Every Community Our Promise: Everystudent,Everyteacher and principal,Every community for long term sustainability R e d a c t e d

32. Hawai‘i: A Proof Point for the Nation “He Moku, He Wa‘a, He Wa‘a, He Moku” R e d a c t e d We Are in the Canoe Together. Join Us.