Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,

  

HE'E News

A big Mahalo Amy Kunz, Assistant Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer, Office of Fiscal Services of the Hawaii State Department of Education, and Christi Tran, Trent Ward and Tom Pyun of uMinca, Inc. who presented at the last HE'E Quarterly Meeting on October 21, 2013.  Thank you also to members who attended to meeting and gave valuable feedback!   Amy's presentation is posted here. For further discussion on and follow up on Amy's presentation will take place at the next HE'E Planning/Policy Meeting, on November 13, 2013.  We will keep in touch with uMinca on their development of the game platform and keep everyone informed.  

 

Upcoming HE'E Meetings

HE'E Planning/Policy 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 St. See map here.*For those needing special accommodations to The Learning Coalition, please contact cheri@heecoalition.org

 

In the first hour of the meeting, we will have key players in the Castle Redesign to give an update on their exciting initiative in the Castle Complex. In the second hour of the meeting, we will discuss topics for policy advocacy and the upcoming legislative session. Please RSVP at cheri@heecoalition.org. We look forward to seeing you!  

 

Other News

KINDERGARTEN AGE HAS CHANGED!

The Hawaii Executive Office of Early Learning (EOEL) has created materials to publicized to providers and the public about the upcoming Kindergarten age change for Hawaii Public Schools.  Starting August 14, 2014, your child must be 5 on or before July 31 to enter kindergarten. Please see poster for general public here, flyer for families here and flyer for providers here. For more information please go to the Hawaii EOEL website at this link

 

US Senator Brian Schatz Family Issues Summit: Saturday, November 9, 2013, from 1:00-4:00pm
Please join U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, University of Hawai'i Windward Community College, and University of Hawai'i Maui College  for a Hawaii Family Issues Summit on Saturday, November 9, 2013.  

 

Saturday, November 9, 2013

12:30 p.m. - Registration Opens

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Summit

University of Hawai'i Windward Community College

Hale Akoakoa Room 101

45-720 Keaahala Rd.

Kaneohe, HI 96744

 

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, along with community leaders, will present a panel discussion on issues affecting Hawai'i families. Learn more about equal pay, caregiving for our keiki and kupuna, early education, and college affordability. Following the panel presentation, attendees are invited to join our presenters in breakout sessions to further the discussion and create a forum for feedback.

 

Panelists include:

  • Amy Agbayani, Director, Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED), University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • Cathy Betts, Executive Director, Hawai'i State Commission on the Status of Women
  • GG Weisenfeld, Ed.D., Director, Executive Office on Early Learning

This event is free, open to the public, and handicapped accessible. 

Space is limited; please RSVP by November 6, using this online form.

  

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 

  

Mahalo,

Cheri Nakamura 

Coalition Director