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Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,
Legislative News
Please see HE'E's legislative update as of February 22, 2013. Please also see Allen Awaya's (from Senator Tokuda's office) most recent legislative update and hearing update.
By My Voice! Hawaii is urging action! Three early learning bills -- H.B. 853, 862 and 864 -- have not been scheduled for a hearing before the House Finance Committee. It's important that these bills are heard by the committee by next week or these measures won't move ahead in the legislative process.
Email House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke today! Urge her to schedule a hearing.
- Click here to send Representative Luke your message.
- Fill in your E-mail, Name and other required information.
- Add to the message box to make it your own or leave as is.
- Press "Send Message."
HE'E News
Honolulu Magazine reporter Tiffany Hill has asked for feedback for a second article she is writing concerning Special Education in our public schools. Her questions for the article are listed here. Please let me know at cheri@heecoalition.org if you would like to speak with Ms. Hill. We encourage input from Coalition members to express their views!
Governor Abercrombie's Office is asking for assistance for nominations for appointment to Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. They are looking for individuals who represent the following roles:
Hawaii Island Secondary Teacher
Oahu Secondary Educational Officer
Oahu Elementary Educational Officer.
Please encourage individuals to apply and send nominations as appointments need to be vetted and made by April 1. Here is the site for applications: http://governor.hawaii.gov/about/boards-and-commissions/ Here is the HTSB site: http://www.htsb.org/
Upcoming HE'E Meetings
Our next HE'E Planning Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, from 4:00-5:30pm. We will continue our legislative update as action items discussed at the last meeting. Please RSVP to cheri@heecoalition.org Agenda will be distributed prior to meeting.
Our next HE'E Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, from 4:30-6:30pm at a location to be announced. We plan to have guest speakers Chad Miller from the The University of Hawaiʻi Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and April Goodwin, Core to College Alignment Director at Hawai'i P-20 Partnerships for Education. Mr. Miller will speak about the Philosophy for Children (p4c), which has been implemented at both Kailua High School and Waikiki Elementary School. Ms. Goodwin will talk about P-20's campaign on College and Career Readiness in Hawaii. Please save the date!
Upcoming Member Events
Castle Complex Education Summit: Family-School Partnership Initiative Saturday, March, 9, 2013 from 8:30am-1:00pm
Castle Complex invites you to the upcoming Castle Complex Education Summit 2013 to launch the Family-School Partnership Initiative. This initiative is an effort to improve how families and schools work together for student success. We're looking for people with good ideas to work with our schools to create campuses that are friendly and can partner with them. It's being held at the Castle High School cafeteria on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 8:30 am-1:00 pm. Please see flyer here.
Special Parent Information Network (SPIN) Conference will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 8:30am to 3:30. Please see flyer here. Register by March 8, 2013. For more information, please call SPIN at 586-8126 or email to spin@doh.hawaii.gov
Paipai O Ko'olau at Windward Community College
Paipai O Ko'olau is a project to increase college enrollment and graduation for the Ko'olaupoko and Ko'olauloa communities. Working with community partners to identify individuals who can benefit from college, Paipaio Ko'olau will provide scholarships and academic support to 50 students each year over the next four years, nurturing them from admission to graduation. The project is supported by a grant from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation. Please see informational flyer here. Please contact Sarah Inouye at 808-235-7326 for more information.
Other Events
Senator Chun Oakland, Representative Takashi Ohno and Councilmember Carol Fukunaga are hosting a Community Town Hall on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 from 6:00pm-7:30pm at Lanakila Elementary School. This will be a great opportunity to talk story with area legislators about issues affecting our community such as transportation, affordable housing, homeless solutions and other issues. Please join if you are available! Please see flyer here.
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