Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,

Legislative News

Please see HE'E's legislative update as of March 8, 2013.  Please also see Allen Awaya's (from Senator Tokuda's office) most recent legislative update and hearing update.   

This week, there will be a House Education Committee hearing on SB238 on instructional hours on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 2:00pm in Conference Room 309.  HE'E's revised testimony is here. There will also be a hearing on SB1093 SD2, establishing a school readiness program and SB1095 SD2, establishing an early education program on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:00pm in Conference Room 309.  HE'E's testimony remains the same for both bills.  We encourage you to come to the hearings to participate in the process!

In the HE'E legislative update, please note that HB190 HD1, which establishes a truancy workgroup to examine truancy in elementary schools has crossed over to the Senate. In addition, the family-school partnership senate concurrent resolution has been listed as SCR49.  This is the third in the series of resolutions the Coalition has supported.  We will be drafting testimony in support. 

If you have any comments, please let me know at cheri@heecoalition.org.

HE'E Satisfaction Survey

We have prepared a satisfaction survey for our members and participants. You will receive a separate e-mail inviting you to take the survey. The purpose of the survey is to get some feedback from members regarding Coalition activities, administration, policy and procedures. It gives you an opportunity to let us know how we are doing.  It should take less than ten minutes of your time. Please provide comments - your input is invaluable to us!  

Upcoming HE'E Meetings

Our next HE'E Planning Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, from 4:00-5:30pm at The Learning Coalition, 841 Bishop Street #301 (validated parking at Ali'i Place at 1099 Alakea Street). We will continue our legislative update as action items discussed at the last meeting. Please RSVP to cheri@heecoalition.org  Agenda for the meeting is here. 

Our next HE'E Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, from 4:30-6:30pm at The Japanese Cultural Center at 2454 S. Beretania Street.  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.  We will be sending out an invitation shortly!

Upcoming HE'E Member Events

Early Learning Rally at Capitol on Thursday, March 14, 2013

INPEACE along with 5-6 organizations will have about 1,000 of their families and children at the Capitol on March 14, 2013. They will be in the rotunda from 9:30-11:30am and then do constituent legislative visits from 11:30am-12:30 pm. Please come and support! 

Smithsonian's Natural Museum of American History (NMAH) Let's Do History Tour, Thursday, March 14, 2013 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the UH Manoa School of Architecture Auditorium, Room 205.  

The Hawaii Council for the Humanities in partnership with the Institute for Teacher Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education invite you to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH) "Let's Do History Tour" on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at the UH-Mānoa School of Architecture Auditorium, Room 205, 4:00pm to 7:00pm.  The Tour will bring Smithsonian Museum interpreters to Honolulu to share excittng teaching techniques and free K-12 resources for teachers, museum and learning center educators, and graduate students. Please RSVP by March 11 to shoshino@hihumanities.org or call 808-469-4551. Please see flyer  here. 

Special Parent Information Network (SPIN) Conference will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 8:30am to 3:30pm. 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

HE'E meeting notes posted on http://www.heecoalition.org/resources/hee-meeting-notes/  

HE'E Email archives on http://www.heecoalition.org/resources/hee-email-newsletter-archive