Michael and christina kishimoto education

  • Education ; Teachers College of Columbia University.
  • By Christina M. Kishimoto, Ed.D., Superintendent of Hawaii's Department of Education.
  • Christina Kishimoto, superintendent with the Hartford Public School District in Connecticut, will take the reins from interim Superintendent Jim Rice on July 1.

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    Chiefs for Change (CFC) CEO Michael Magee today announced that four new education Chiefs have joined the organization. Mike Magee said CFC’s board unanimously approved all four new members.

    “In the age of ESSA, student success depends on state and district Chiefs now more than ever,” John White, CFC Board Chair and Louisiana State Superintendent of Education said. “These four new members have demonstrated a deep commitment to equity and have implemented strategic, innovative policies and practices that we can all learn from.”

    “These leaders are focused on empowering students, families, teachers, and school leaders. These Chiefs will help us continue to advocate for students across the country, and we look forward to working closely with each of them,” Magee said.

    The four new members are:

    Mitchell Chester: Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts
    Eric Gordon: Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Ohio
    Christina Kishimoto: Sup

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    Kishimoto And Title IX

    How could Civil Beat miss this issue?(May 14, 2018)

    Your article on the positive evaluation of DOE Superintendent Christina Kishimoto (“School Board: Schools ‘Heading In The Right Direction’ Under New Leader”) omitted a very important issue which many feel she has sidestepped: the department’s failure to address long standing violations of the federal Title IX Act, also known as the Patsy Mink Education Act.

    This is puzzling since Civil Beat uncovered the egregious violations in an excellent piece of investigative journalism in February (“Female Athletes Get The Short End Of The Stick At Some Hawaii High Schools”).

    After the Senate Committee on Education hearing on April 16, ACLU attorney Jongwook Kim told me that, “It is ironic that Hawaii, where Patsy Mink comes from, is one of the worst states in the country for compliance with the Act that is named after her.”

    This has been going on for decades in Hawaii with parents’ complaints being igno

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    The principals’ union came out Thursday against renewing föreståndare Christina Kishimoto’s contract, saying she has failed to consult with them or provide klar guidance during the pandemic.

    The move followed on the heels of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, whose of board of directors voted unanimously to advokat against retaining her.

    But a Board of Education committee that was scheduled to discuss and make a recommendation on the issue Thursday instead deferred the matter when it ran out of time after considering other agenda items. It plans to meet again within two weeks regarding her contract.

    Testimony at the Human Resources Committee’s virtual meeting, which was largely from teachers, ran strongly against retaining Kishimoto, whose contract expires July 31. She has been superintendent since Aug. 1, 2017, when she was hired on a three-year contract that later was extended bygd a year.

    Kaneohe Elementary School Principal Derek &#