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Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,
HE'E Meetings
Mahalo to Randall Roth, Joan Husted and Marsha Alegre for presenting about the Hawaii Education Institute, an exciting new organization. HE'E members engaged in spirited dialogue and look forward to the Institute's progress. Three documents were presented at the meeting which are listed.
The Institute will function as an education think tank with an overarching goal of improving the quality of public education in Hawaii so that more children thrive and more professionals reach their full potential as educators. The Institute will conduct studies that are independent, objective and nonpartisan, focusing on principles and practices of effectiveness. It will also gather the perspectives and insights of principals and other administrators, teachers, parent groups and community leaders through surveys and focus groups; organize and promote public forums; and work directly with media to help ensure news coverage of public education issues that is predictably accurate, comprehensive and timely.
For more information about the Hawaii Education Institute, please contact Randall Roth (President) and Darrel Galera (Executive Director), whose contact are in the first document.
HE'E Planning Meeting: Tuesday October 21, 2014, 4:00-6:00pm at The Learning Coalition, 841 Bishop Street, Suite 301. (Validated Parking at Ali'i Place, 1099 Alakea Street) Please save the date for the October Planning Meeting which will be on Tuesday October 21, 2014 from 4:00-6:00pm. (Please note that it is not the 2nd Tuesday morning as normally scheduled) HE'E welcomes a presentation by The Hope Street Group on their State Teacher Fellows Program. For a description of the program, please see the link here.
HE'E News
Civil Beat Education Series-PLEASE JOIN US!
Civil Beat is hosting two new Civil Cafes in October that will focus on education issues. Please click on link from Civil Beat here.
Sponsored by the HEʻE Coalition and the University of Hawaii College of Education, the first education conversation is slated for Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Orvis Auditorium on the University of Hawaii campus in Manoa, called "Public, Private & Charter Schools - How Should Parents Choose?" the featured panelists are:
- Tom Hutton of the Charter School Commission;
- Phil Bossert of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, and
- Marguerite Higa of Parents for Public Schools.
A high school student will join the panel as well. Click here to sign up for the Manoa event.
The second forum - "Should Local Communities Have Greater Control Over Their Schools?" is set for Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Ewa Beach Public and School Library. The participants will be:
- Al Nagasako of the Hawaii State Teachers Association;
- Suzanne Mulcahy of the state Department of Education;
- Catherine Payne, the former principal of Farrington High School, and
- Frances Tapiz, a mother of four children in public schools.
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is a co-sponsor of this event. Click here to sign up for the Ewa Beach event.
The talks will last 90 minutes with the first hour being moderated by Civil Beat education reporter Alia Wong and the last 30 minutes open for questions from the audience.
These events are made possible by the generous support of the HEʻE Coalition, the University of Hawaii College of Education and the Hawaii State Teachers Association. These education Civil Cafes are free, and parents and educators are encouraged to attend and ask questions of the panelists.
Common Core Implementation in the Department of Education
Last school year HE'E staff worked with the Department of Education's Office of Strategic Reform to help give guidance and support to certain Complex Areas on Common Core outreach to parents, families and communities. We explored what parents and families were concerned about on Common Core and how Complex Areas could communicated effectively to community members about the shift to Common Core. One of the Complex Areas that we worked with was the Kailua/Kalaheo Complex, who chose to create a video to highlight the work of their schools on Common Core. Please take a look at the video here. The response to the video has been very positive. According to Complex Area Superintendent Suzanne Mulcahy, principals have shown it at opening of school year meetings, at PTSA meetings, at Back to School Nights, and other opportunities. It is a great way to share the work of the schools with the community.
2014 Children and Youth Summit: Friday October 10, 2014
HE'E has started to participate in Keiki Caucus and 2014 Children and Youth Summit planning meetings this year. Keiki Caucus members include state senators and representatives and a community resource group of children and youth advocates and providers, who assist the caucus with identifying priority areas for children and youth in Hawaii. Please see the schedule of Keiki Caucus meetings here.
The 2014 Children and Youth Summit, which will take place this year on Friday October 10, 2014 is an opportunity for youth to identify their priority areas and assist the Legislature in identifying key children and youth issues that need to be addressed in the 2015 Legislative session. We invite adults and students to attend. Please see invitation here. Please join us for this exciting event!
HE'E Member News
Hawaii International Dyslexia Association (HIDA) is offering a series of three of its most popular workshops, to be held in the Fall in collaboration with Wayland Baptist University Hawai'i Campus in Mililani Mauka.
The workshops will be held on Saturday mornings at WBU's campus in Central Oahu. A certificate of attendance will be issued upon request.
- September 6: When Children Struggle to Read
- September 20: Dyslexia Simulations (interactive workshop)
- October 4: Help/Support for Struggling Readers (an overview)
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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