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Hawaii Public School Calendar 2010 – 2011
Jul 25th
2010-2011 Official School Calendar for Hawaii Public Schools
- SY 2010-11 Student Calendar Students
(4 non-instructional days) (easy-print, low-res. version) - SY 2010-11 10 month Teacher Calendar
(6 furlough days) (easy-print, low-res. version) - SY 2010-11 12 month Teacher Calendar
(10 furlough days) (easy-print, low-res. version) - SY 2010-11 10 month HGEA Calendar
(6 furlough days) (easy-print, low-res. version) - SY 2010-11 12 month HGEA Calendar
(13 furlough days) (easy-print, low-res. version) - SY 2010-11 12 month UPW Calendar
(13 furlough days) (easy-print, low-res. version)
The 2010-2011 calendar will follow a 1-2-1 year-round model with a one-week fall break between the 1st and 2nd quarters, a two-week winter break separating the 1st and 2nd semesters, and a one-week spring break between the 3rd and 4th quarters. The teacher work day between student semesters is January 3, 2011.
The 2010-2011 teacher work year runs from July 27, 2010 through May 27, 2011. The student instructional year starts on August 2, 2010 and ends on May 26, 2011.
| 7/12/10… Calendars for non-charter schools should be posted by September 2010. According to the 2010-11 official school calendar, the first day of school for students (excluding multi-track and charter schools) is Monday, August 2, 2010. This date may vary by school due to professional/collaboration day scheduling. (For school year 2010-11, each school has one (1) professional/collaboration day.) For more information, please contact your child’s school. |
EUTF Insolvent and Faces Deficits on Health Insurance Plans
Apr 16th
Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Insolvent
Yahoo Finance has reported that the EUTF is losing more than $1 million a month and may not be able to afford to pay doctors for medical bills within a few months unless something is done within the three weeks left in this year’s legislative session, Lingle warned. The EUTF covers 161,000 employees, retirees and dependents.
Lingle made the request Tuesday in a letter to legislative leaders urging them to take action because the trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund haven’t voted to raise health insurance premiums by 26 percent after they levied a 24 percent increase last year. In her Weekly Radio Address she stated “The Trust fund is insolvent, its governance is unsustainable and necessary cost-cutting measures are either not being enacted or are in danger of being repealed by the Legislature.”
The employee trustees on the board would prefer the government pay to keep the EUTF afloat rather than raise premiums again, even though the state is facing a projected $1.3 billion deficit through June 2011.
The Hawaii Employees’ Retirement System pension fund is also in trouble. Hawaii was listed recently in “15 Public Pension Chiefs Whose Funds Are Zooming Towards Collapse.” Keep in mind, the private sector deems defined-benefit pension plans to be “critical” if the funded portion of the plan is less than 65 percent. In 2006, Hawaii was rated at 65% funded.
2008 Actuarial Funding Ratio: 67.5%
2008 Actuarial Value of Liabilities: $15.7 Billion
2008 Actuarial Value of Assets: $10.6 Billion
2008 Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liabilities: $5.1 Billion
Head of Fund: Chair of the Board of Trustees Jackie Ferguson – Miyamoto
If state lawmakers fail to enact fundamental reforms in the area of public employee pensions, the long-term financial health of the states could be compromised – and taxpayers will certainly be left on the hook.
Much of the current data regarding liabilities in public employee pensions was taken before the recent economic downturn, and the study’s authors warn the problem is much worse today since stock market losses have not been fully realized in many official government pension statistics. Other estimates with recent data place the unfunded pension liabilities at $1 trillion nationally.
A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that the funding status in public pension funds is worse than reported (Novy-Marx and Rauh, 2009). These pension systems are likely to experience signifi cant funding shortfalls in future years, even if the economy recovers and financial markets stabilize. These funding shortfalls will impose a heavy burden on future generations.
The most important finding in the NBER study is the prospect of future underfunding in state pension plans based on more realistic discount rates. Using a 15-year amortization period, the NBER study estimates conservatively that there is a 50 percent chance of underfunding greater than $750 billion; a 25 percent chance of underfunding greater than $1.75 trillion; and a 10 percent chance that underfunding will exceed $2.48 trillion.
Hawaii Furlough Schedule 2010-2011
Apr 11th
Hawaii Public School Furlough Dates and Schedules 2010-2011
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 UPDATE – Governor Linda Lingle, BOE Chairperson Garrett Toguchi, and Interim Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi announced ALL seventeen “Furlough Fridays” scheduled for the 2010-2011 school year will be eliminated from the public school calendar, returning nearly 171,000 children back to the classroom.
******** JULY 2010 – to see the new 2010 – 2011 Calendar, click HERE *******
State furloughs are difficult and will require us to work together as a community to provide alternative learning opportunities and experiences for our students. To see the new 2010 school calendar with a list of furlough days, click here.
May 26, 2010 – Last day for students **
May 27, 2010 – Last day for teachers
FURLOUGH SCHEDULE 2010
Teachers on a 10-month class cycle are scheduled for 17 furlough days on Fridays:
Oct. 23, 30
Nov. 6, 20
Dec. 4, 11,18
Jan. 15, 29
Feb. 5, 12
March 5, 12
April 23, 30
May 7, 14
Note: Furloughs are not scheduled for holidays or other paid nonwork days, or for professional development days during which students do not attend class.
FURLOUGH SCHEDULE 2011
To see the new 2011 school calendar with a list of furlough days, click here.
School year 2010-2011 furlough dates are scheduled on (as of March 8, 2010):
- Students and 10-month teachers (17 days):
Aug. 27; Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 29; Nov. 19; Dec. 10, 17; Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11; Mar. 4, 11; Apr. 15, 29; and May 6, 13. - 12-month teachers (21 days):
July 16, 23; Aug. 27; Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 29; Nov. 19; Dec. 10, 17; Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11; Mar. 4, 11; Apr. 15, 29; May 6, 13; and June 17, 24. - 10-month HGEA (included and excluded) employees (17 days):
Aug. 27; Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 29; Nov. 19; Dec. 10, 17; Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11; Mar. 4, 11; Apr. 15, 29; and May 6, 13. - 12-month HGEA (included and excluded) employees (24 days):
July 16, 23; Aug. 27; Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 29; Nov. 19, 26; Dec. 10, 17, 23, 30; Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11; Mar. 4, 11; Apr. 15, 29; May 6, 13; and June 17, 24. - Superintendent’s Leadership Team (21 days):
Aug. 27; Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 29; Nov. 19, 26; Dec. 10, 17, 23, 30; Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11; Mar. 4, 11, 18; Apr. 15, 29; and May 6, 13. - May 26, 2010 – Last day for students **
May 27, 2011 – Last day for teachers -
2010-2011 HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Independence Day (observed)……………………….July 5, 2010
Statehood Day………………………………………….August 20, 2010
Labor Day……………………………………………..September 6, 2010
Election Day………………………………………….November 2, 2010
Veterans’ Day ……………………………………..November 11, 2010
Thanksgiving Day ……………………………..November 25, 2010
Christmas Day (observed) …………………December 24, 2010
New Year’s Day (observed)……………….December 31, 2010
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day ……………January 17, 2011
Presidents’ Day……………………………………..February 21, 2011
Kuhio Day (observed) ……………………………….March 25, 2011
Good Friday…………………………………………………April 22, 2011
Memorial Day ……………………………………………….May 30, 2011
King Kamehameha I Day(observed) ………….June 10, 2011
* Jan. 3: Teacher work day between student semesters
** Commencement Exercises: No sooner than May 20, 2011
*** For all teachers – Intersessions: Oct. 4-8; Recesses: Dec. 20 – 31 and Mar. 14-18
Hawaii Furlough Schedules 2010-2011
TSUNAMI WARNING STATE OF HAWAII – LIST OF FLOOD ZONES
Feb 27th
TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII – FIND FLOOD ZONES
To find your flood zone, go to the City and County of Honolulu Planning and Permitting Department. Here the public has the ability to interactively look up information on digitally processed maps such as zoning, property boundaries, tax assessment, ownership records, sewer hookups, demographics, flood zones, and much more. Use the HoLIS Interactive GIS Web Map and Data Services.
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
624 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 8.8 MOMENT
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED
BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010
FORECAST WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AND AMPLITUDES CREST TO TROUGH.
HILO 1105AM HST 2.5 METERS
HONOLULU 1137AM HST 0.5 METERS
KAHULUI 1126AM HST 2.2 METERS
NAWILIWILI 1142AM HST 0.9 METERS
HALEIWA 0.5 METERS
KAWAIHAE 0.6 METERS
THESE ARE ONLY ESTIMATES…ACTUAL VALUES MAY DIFFER.
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Hawaii Education Matters March October 23 Against Friday Furloughs
Nov 18th
Friday Furloughs Protest – Hawaii Education Matters March at Capitol October 23
Hawaii parents have started a petition at The Petition Site, Hawaii Education Matters.
“We, the people of Hawaii, are calling upon the Governor, Legislature, Department of Education, Board of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association to find the resources and funding necessary to keep our schools open, our teachers working and our students engaged and educated. Stop Furlough Fridays. Educate, protect, and respect the children of Hawaii.”
As of this morning, October 12, they had 9% of their goal of 5,000 signatures. Hawaii has the reputation of having one of the worst school systems in the United States, with average test scores well below median scores in the US. Almost half of Hawaii’s children were considered “disadvantaged” in 2002. Five years later, the scores for eighth graders were scarcely improved, with only 1 in 5 meeting proficiency.
The most recent data at the National Center for Education Statistics’ website shows Hawaii lower than the national average for every category and subject. Even without canceling any days, Hawaii has a long way to go.
Hawaii Vote School Furloughs
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