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Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,
HE'E News
Mahalo to those who came to the last HE'E Planning Meeting. Notes for the meeting are on HE'E's website at this link here. Some members asked about what issues HE'E is looking at for the next legislative session. There are two items that members have brought up recently as prospective issues to review, one is re-looking at the Family-School Leave bill (please see link to 2013 legislative session history to SB562 here) and the other is supporting legislation to allocate monies for air conditioning for DOE schools. If your organization has any comment on these issues or if your organization would like to introduce other issues for the Coalition to review, please contact or send ideas to Cheri Nakamura at cheri@heecoalition.org. If there is enough interest in looking more closely at policy issues, we will convene a policy meeting sometime in November.
Upcoming HE'E Meetings
HE'E Quarterly Meeting: Monday October 21, 2013 from 4:00-6:00pm at The Japanese Cultural Center, 2454 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
Please mark you calendars for HE'Es Quarterly Meeting on Monday, October 21, 2013, from 4:00-6:00 pm. We are pleased to have Amy Kunz, Assistant Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer, Office of Fiscal Services of the Hawaii State Department of Education, as a guest speaker. Amy will give an overview of the DOE's budget and process and answer questions that you have regarding the DOE budget. In addition, we will be running a focus group for uMinca, a social enterprise. uMinca, Inc. is in the early stages of designing a semi-virtual "gaming" platform that seeks to dramatically increase the likelihood that underserved young people can achieve their goals in school and life. uMinca's "gaming" platform would provide young people with tools to help them track their real-life progress, guide them through simulated life scenarios that align with their interests and strengths to help them set goals for their future, and link them to relevant resources, including peer and community support, so that they can be better informed in making decisions to reach their life goals. uMinca would like to get the input of parents, teachers, counselors, particularly those who work with middle and high school student, to help inform the design of their product. Electronic invitations are being sent. Please RSVP to the invitation or email to cheri@heecoalition.org. We look forward to seeing you!
HE'E Planning Meeting: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from 4:00-6:00pm at The Learning Coalition (841 Bishop Street #301, Validated Parking at Ali'i Place, 1099 Alakea Street)
We will have key players in the Castle Redesign to give an update on their exciting initiative in the Castle Complex. Please save the date!
HE'E Member News
Dislecksia: The Movie: Wednesday, October 17 2013, 7:00pm
In honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, Assets School joins cities across the nation to host the screening of the documentary Dislecksia: The Movie, strengthening public recognition of dyslexia as a learning difference, not a learning disability. This documentary by renowned filmmaker and advocate Harvey Hubbell, and featuring individuals like actor Billy Bob Thornton, will take place at Kahala Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Q/A to follow. Click here to purchase tickets.
Other News
Microsoft YouthSpark Connections Conference: October 16, 2013, 4:00-7:30pm
Microsoft, in collaboration with the Brookings Institution, is exploring this urgent condition in an exclusive event series called Microsoft YouthSpark Connections. Join us as we examine the most current research on youth, education, and the opportunities to better meet the requirements of the labor market through education.
We invite you to participate in a discussion with prominent leaders from Honolulu education, government, and the civic community as they share their insights and perspectives to address this youth opportunity divide. Please see announcement and registration here.
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
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