The state Department of Education released their results from their new "Strive HI" system which is designed to better prepare students for success in college and in careers. The program credits schools for improvement in test scores, attendance, graduation and college-going rates, and works to close the achievement gap between high needs students and their peers. Ronn Nozoe, the Schools Deputy Superintendent, stated, "The Strive HI system really focuses on a continuum-of-improvement concept. No Child Left Behind was either ‘met' or ‘not met', that's it. It didn't give schools a whole lot of detail about what was working at their schools. Our system is built on multiple measures that allow us to have a very comprehensive and detailed look at a bunch of success factors that we believe are the most critical ones for student success, and measure them."
Under the Strive HI program, schools could earn a maximum score of 400 points. Manoa Elementary topped the list with 387 points.
To see where a school ranked, go to: http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/DOE%20Forms/StriveHIIndexReports/2013StriveHISchoolListFINAL.pdf
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-20-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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