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Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,
We are looking forward to the fall, preparing for the upcoming legislative session. We will be looking at policy advocacy ideas in the September Policy/Planning meeting as well as inviting policy makers to share their ideas in the October Planning meeting. Already, a workgroup made up of HE'E members and representatives of the BOE and DOE have convened to work on the recommendations made in Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR)79. We are also keeping watch on the progress of the ESEA Flexibility Application as well as the progress of the Department's Strategic Plan. We also want to congratulate Calvin Endo of the Hawaii State PTSA for being selected as a Champion of Change, a national recognition by the White House for someone who has made a difference in the community. Calvin was one of twelve PTA members nationally that was chosen.
DOE seeking ESEA Flexibility Letters of Support
The Hawaii Department of Education will be submitting the ESEA Flexibility Application on September 6 and is seeking letters of support from the community. HE'E will be drafting a letter of support but we also strongly encourage members to write their own letters from their respective organizations if they should be in support of the Application. Members who attended the HE'E Lunch with Stephen Schatz as well as Richard Wenning's Growth Model Presentation and Q&A with Stephanie Shipton may remember some of the highlights of Application. If you should need a sample letter of support we can provide one but fully customized letters are always preferred. Letters of Support may be sent to NCLBFLEX@notes.k12.hi.us by September 5, 2012.
Upcoming HE'E Meetings
September 11, 2012, 9:00am-11:00am at The Learning Coalition Office-HE'E Policy Meeting: We are pleased to have HE'E member Good Beginnings Alliance give a presentation on their education policy priorities. We also invite other HE'E members to introduce policy ideas to the policy team, which is the first step in the process to potentially recommend idea to the full coalition.
October 9, 2012 10:00am-12:00pm at The Learning Coalition Office-HE'E Meeting with Policy Makers: We are pleased to have Senator Jill Tokuda, Kate Stanley from Governor's office present their views for the upcoming session to the Coalition. It is also a chance to share our views with policy makers.
The Learning Coalition Office is at 841 Bishop Street Suite 301. Validated parking available at Ali'i Place at 1099 Alakea Street.
October 15, 2012, 10:30am-12:00pm at Japanese Cultural Center-Guest Speaker Dr. Malbert Smith of MetaMetrics: Dr. Smith will be speaking about the Lexile Framework and how it relates to the Common Core State Standards. A special thank you to HIDOE for their generous support on this presentation.
Japanese Cultural Center is at 2545 South Beretania Street. Validated parking will be available.
HE'E News
HE'E Growth Model Presentation on Olelo- The video " Hawaii Growth Model: Ep - 1" is now available on our Olelonet views page. Find the link to the video here.
HE'E' on Olelo Voter Viewpoint-The video on Olelo Voter Viewpoint Education panel discussion, with HE'E's Kathy Bryant along with Joan Husted, Stephen Schatz, and DeeJay Mailer, is available on Olelo's website at this link here.
Congratulations to Calvin Endo as a Champion of Change!-Mahalo Calvin for listing your participating in HE'E as an example of how you serve your community! See article here. Link to local mention of the Washington Champions of Change event can be found at the link here.
HE'E Member News
Parents And Children Together through generous funding from The Learning Coalition has been working on the first formal positive deviance project ever done in Hawaii. This project is located in the Ka'u Complex on Hawaii Island, working with the Marshallese community of Ocean View, Naalehu Elementary School and Ka'u High/Pahala Elementary to improve Marshallese student attendance rates. A recent newsletter giving an overview of the project activities is here.
Regional Education Laboratory of the Pacific (REL Pacific)
The Regional Education Laboratory of the Pacific (REL Pacific), operated by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning's Pacific Center for Changing the Odds, is committed to understanding the needs of the region including Hawai'i, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. To do this, we employ multiple avenues to engage stakeholders and develop an ongoing, two-way system of communication. We want to know about your educational successes, challenges, issues, priorities, or needs. REL Pacific can also answer questions and respond to research and technical assistance requests. We can also refer other requests and inquiries to relevant federal agencies and programs. We welcome input from educators, administrators, parents, community members, and other stakeholders and value the opportunity to partner with you. Contact us at RELPacific@mcrel.org, 877.768.9222, or (+1) 808.664.8177. To learn more, visit www.mcrel.org/pcco.
DOE Windward District
The Windward District is hosting two parent programs this fall. "The Parent Project," which is a program designed for parents with difficult or out-of control adolescents, will run from October 10-December 12, 2012 (ten Wednesdays) from 5:30pm-8:30pm at the Windward District Office at King Intermediate School Room A-6. Please see flyer for details. "Loving Solutions, A Parent's Guide to Raising Tough Children Ages 5-10 Years" will meet from September 6 to October 18, 2012, every Thursday morning, from 8:15-11:00am at Pu'ohala Elementary School. Please see flyer for details. For more information on these programs, please contact Rosey Potts on 808-233-5667 or e-mail her at Rosey_Potts@notes.k12.hi.us.
Teach for America
Teach For America Hawai'i is a non-profit organization focused on expanding educational opportunities for children by recruiting and training top college graduates who commit two years to teach in Hawai'i's schools and continue to become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity for all children of the Hawaiian Islands. Started in 2006, Teach For America Hawai'i has grown to both the Big Island and O'ahu and is serving over 13,500 students this academic year. Through emphasizing Kama'āina recruitment to placing corps members from Wai'anae to Ka'u on Hawai'i Island, our current corps of 148 teachers and 135 alumni continue to work in Hawai'i, impacting education from inside and outside of the classroom. This year, we brought a record 96 new teachers to O'ahu and Hawai'i Island and many were hired by principals in historically harder to staff areas of our state. We are in a state of growth to serve the keiki of Hawai'i and are constantly looking to partner with and learn from other organizations. We are honored to be part of the HE'E family and look forward to the change that is possible for our children in Hawai'i. For more information, contact Alex Teece on 808.268.2695 or Alex.Teece@teachforamerica.org.
US Army
Operation Military Kids is hosting a seminar called "Ready, Set, Go! Training" for adults who have children or work with children that are affected by deployment. DOE schools, private schools, pre-schools, day care or after school programs, youth organizations, churches and sports coaches, etc., are welcome. Training is October 5, 2012, Friday, from 9:00am-12:00pm at Moanalua Middle School Cafeteria, 1289 Mahiole St. For more information, see flyer here.
Good Beginnings Alliance/Be My Voice!
Good Beginnings Alliance Executive Director Deborah Zysman welcomes two new staff members. Ku'ulani Keohokalole started at GBA in July. She is the Oahu Policy & Public Engagement Specialist. Keohokalole comes to GBA from the Kamehameha Schools where she was a Project Analyst. Crystal Kua is GBA's Communications and Fund Development Officer, who began Aug. 27. She was formerly the Information and Community Relations Administrator with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
Be My Voice! Hawai'i in conjunction with Good Beginnings Alliance held a news conference to roll out the results of a poll conducted by Ward Research to gauge public support for preschool for all 4-year-olds. The poll showed that three out of four registered voters supported a new revenue stream to finance a preschool program for 4-year-olds. For more information, go to www.bemyvoicehawaii.org. View the video of the story from the news conference via KHON2 News. Watch now.
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) has received a multi-year, multimillion dollar contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to operate Phase II of the Pacific islands Climate Change Education Partnership (PCEP-II). PREL, the College of the Marshall Islands, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and WestEd join a national network of regionally and thematically based partnerships devoted to creating effective, high-quality education programs and resources related to the science on climate change and its impacts. See press release here. For more information, contact Melly Wilson at wilsonm@prel.org.
We would like to continue to share upcoming events, great news, accomplishments or acknowledgements of the Coalition so please feel free to update me with the great work that is going on in the community!
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