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Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,
HE'E Legislative News
HE'E Coalition Voting Members reached over a 75% consensus on a position to support Governor Ige's nominees for the Board of Education (BOE), Hubert Minn (Oahu Member), Lance Mizumoto (At-Large Member) and Maggie Cox (Kauai Member); all three were approved by the Senate Education Committee on Friday, April 17, 2015. Congratulations to the newly appointed members who will be starting in June 2015. We will be missing the members who will be leaving the BOE in June 2015, Cheryl Lupenui (Oahu Member), Keith Amemiya (At-Large Member) and Nancy Budd (Kauai Member), who have given extraordinary service to the BOE. The Governor's Messages are posted below in our follow list.
HE'E News
HE'E sends a big Mahalo to David Moyer, Acting Director of the Data Governance and Analysis Branch of the Hawaii Department of Education, who introduced HIDOE's strivehischools.org, which is the Department's interactive data website. Thank you to all HE'E members and participants who came and interacted with the website! We encourage members to go to the site and learn about the interactive functions. Not only is there rich information about specific schools, but there are great visuals to aid understanding and also a function to compare schools around multiple indicators.
Department of Education Seeks Input Regarding School Calendar Models
The Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking public feedback on school calendar models through an online survey. Data from the short, three-part survey will be used to help guide calendar development for the 2016-17 school year and beyond. Public input will help ensure the calendar maximizes learning opportunities for students while meeting the needs of educators and families.
The survey is available at http://bit.ly/1CIq6ac through April 22, 2015
Until now, the DOE has developed the school calendar based on prior models, with input from educators. The 2015-16 school calendar was approved by the BOE in December 2014. A DOE School Calendar Workgroup of complex area and school staff met in school year 2014-15 to discuss challenges and opportunities with the school calendar. The workgroup identified clear tenets for calendar development such as completing first semester by winter break and - to the extent possible - having the same number of days in each quarter. We encourage HE'E members to take this opportunity to give input on the 2016-2017 school calendar. Survey results will be reviewed by the DOE's Office of Strategy, Innovation, and Performance to inform development of the 2016-17 school calendar.
HE'E Member News
Hope Street Group, a national nonpartisan nonprofit that connects teachers directly to policymakers, is currently accepting applications for the Hawaii Teacher Fellowship. The fellowship provides teachers with opportunities to meet leading policy makers and present them with solutions that elevate the teaching profession. Teacher Fellows stay in their classrooms full time, work with Hope Street Group 10-15 hours each month, and receive a $3,500 stipend for the twelve-month fellowship. Teachers with interest and experience in teacher leadership and education policy are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are due by May 1, 2015.
2015 Hawaii Afterschool Alliance Summit: Celebrating Out-of-School and Summer Learning Programs
Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Monday, May 18, 2015 ~ 9 am- 3:30 pm
The Hawaii Afterschool Alliance (HAA) is focused on the core components of afterschool and summer learning opportunities- engaged learning, school-community partnerships, and family involvement. Be part of the second annual HAA Summit. It will be a full day of exciting keynote speakers, networking events, and innovative, engaging workshops on out-of-school learning. This year's summit, Celebrating Out-of-School and Summer Learning Programs, brings together stakeholders from across the state to share ideas and best practices, explore new topics, and continue to build a network for high quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for youth. Attached please find the flyer and the registration form. More information to be posted at www.hawaiiafterschoolalliance.org. Please contact Paula Adams at paulaadams1602@gmail.com for questions.
HE'E Meetings HE'E Planning Meeting, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 4:00-6:00pm, The Learning Coalition, 841 Bishop Street (Validated Parking at Ali'i Place at 1099 Alakea Street). (Please note the day and time of this meeting differs from regularly scheduled Planning Meetings) HE'E welcomes presentations by two teacher groups, Learning First, a teacher advocacy group who seeks to put teachers at the center of education policy making, and Hope Street Group, leading the Hawaii State Teacher Fellowship Program. Learning First will introduce their policy paper entitled "A Teacher Perspective on Attendance Policy," and give an update on their Professional Development Policy Fellowship. Hope Street Group Teacher Fellows will introduce their work which centers on gathering teacher voice to influence state policy, and generate solutions to the challenges associated with the implementation of education reform. Please join us for this unique opportunity to hear from our teachers! Please RSVP to cheri@heecoalition.org if you can make it.
HE'E TRACKING OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS AS OF APRIL 19, 2015
We are entering the Conference period in the legislative session. Bills that did not pass out of their non-originating chamber will not progress any further this session. The bills that are still alive will be negotiated by the House and Senate during this Conference period. Things move quickly during Conference. Initial hearings only require 24-hours advance notice.
Any bill status can be looked up on http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
To submit testimony, please see instructions on Capitol webpage here.
We encourage members to attend and participate at hearings. If you have questions about the process, please contact cheri@heecoalition.org
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Hearing Date
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Bill
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Description
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Remarks
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4/21/2015, 2:00pm in Conference Room 309
| HB500 HD1
HE'E Position: Support
| Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. |
| 4/17/2015 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-21-15 2:00PM in conference room 309. |
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| GM782
HE'E Position:
Support
| Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, HUBERT P. MINN, for a term to expire 6-30-2018.
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| 4/17/2015 | S | The recommendation of the committee(s) on EDU is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s). |
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| GM783
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position:
Support
HE'E Testimony
| Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, LANCE A. MIZUMOTO, for a term to expire 6-30-2018.
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| 4/17/2015 | S | The recommendation of the committee(s) on EDU is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s). |
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| GM784
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position:
Support
HE'E Testimony | Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARGARET COX, for a term to expire 6-30-2018.
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| 4/17/2015 | S | The recommendation of the committee(s) on EDU is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s). |
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| HCR117/HR70
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position: Support
| Requesting the BOE to review whether
the student representative to the Board should be given voting rights |
| 3/30/2015 | H | Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and DeCoite, Lowen excused (2). |
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| SCR93/SR47
HE'E Position:
Support
HEā€™E Testimony
| Requesting the BOE to review whether
the student representative to the Board should be given voting rights
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| 4/10/2015 | H | Referred to EDN, JUD, referral sheet 49 |
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| HCR173/HR109
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming | Requesting the BOE and the DOE to develop a strategic plan to address chronic student absenteeism |
| 3/31/2015 | H | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Oshiro, Tokioka excused (2). |
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| HCR116/HR69
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming | Requesting that the Legislative Reference Bureau, in consultation with the DOE and UH Manoa, to prepare a study that examines and provides recommendations on improving the retention of teachers within the DOE |
| 3/30/2015 | H | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on EDN/HED as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen excused (2). |
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| SCR100
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony | Requesting that the Legislative Reference Bureau, in consultation with the DOE and UH Manoa, to prepare a study that examines and provides recommendations on improving the retention of teachers within the DOE
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| 4/10/2015 | H | Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 49 |
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| SB64 SD3
Support
| RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Description: Makes appropriations for positions and the continued implementation of the preschool open doors program and for subsidies for the program |
| 4/16/2015 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 638). |
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| SB822 SD1 HD2
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position
Support
HE'E Testimony |
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Clarifies the implementation schedule and calculation method for minimum number of days and student hours required for Department of Education schools in each school year. Applies the requirement for a 180 day, 1,080 hour school year to all school years beginning with the 2016-2017 school year. (SB822 HD1)
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| 4/17/2015 | H | Received notice of Senate agreement and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 639). |
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HB821 HD1 SD1
HE'E Position: Support
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RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
Description: Amends or repeals provisions of Chapters 302A and 302L, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as related to early childhood education, for housekeeping and other purposes.
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| 4/17/2015 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 616). |
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HB820 HD2 SD1
HE'E Position: Support
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
Description: Establishes the Executive Office on Early Learning Prekindergarten Program to be administered by the Executive Office on Early Learning and provided through Department of Education public schools and public charter schools.
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| 4/17/2015 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 616). |
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HB11
HD2 SD2
HE'E Position: Support
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RELATING TO TEACHERS.
Description: Authorizes an additional per year bonus for teachers who maintain current national board certification and teach at a school in a focus, priority, or superintendent's zone under the National Board Certification Incentive Program.
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| 4/17/2015 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 616). |
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| SB374 SD2
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony |
RELATING TO DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS.
Description: Replaces the running start program and jump start program with dual credit program; amends definition of "eligible student" to include all high school students; replaces standardized test to determine college readiness with an assessment approved by the college. Appropriates moneys.
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| 4/16/2015 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 638). |
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