No later than five days after the strike ends, all students will be assessed and parents will be notified if their child is in danger of failing a course. On the basis of that assessment, teachers will plan an intensive course of instruction to help students attain objectives. At the end of the school year, teachers will determine whether elementary students should be promoted and whether secondary students have passed the course. A. No Department of Education schools will participate in state sports tournaments. DOE officials say they are trying to maximize classroom time and that some sports tournaments could result in as many as four days away from class.
Field trips are also likely to be canceled.
Principals have been asked to give priority to instruction and assessments rather than to field trips and other activities. There will be no academic penalty for military students whose families will be moving in May and June. Their grades will be based on student work completed to date. All teacher professional development and training sessions are suspended, except those involving legal obligations. The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co .