On Our Way December 1999 We are embarking on a journey and we will voyage together.
Rigorous standards are our guiding star.
Success requires making standards the active pursuit of each of us-students, teachers, administrators, parents, business and community members, and political leaders. The Plan begins with the substance of learning-meaningful content and performance standards. Standards enable students to grow and become critical thinkers who can solve problems, productive citizens who can work with others, independent, curious seekers who can take charge of their own learning, and confident self-believers who can recognize and produce quality work. This strategic plan describes an assessment and accountability system that measures and reports how well all students are attaining the Hawai i Content and Performance Standards. The Hawai i Assessment Program of Outcomes will judge students' performance against the content standards.