ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

Hoʻohou i ka papahana hoʻolālā: ʻAukake 22, 2016

Hoʻokahi i loko o ke ʻano o nā leka uila e pili ana i ka loiloi Hoʻolālā Strategic a me ke kaʻina hoʻonui.

Report lays foundation to boost student success

As a new school year begins, we are eager to share a summary report of the community input we received about how all of us in Hawaii can come together to support student success. From schools and classrooms to community organizations, parents, and employers, how do we ensure our keiki are empowered by their in-school and afterschool learning? How do we help them establish and achieve their aspirations for the future?

Please share the report with others in your circles — there is a mobile-friendly digital version and a printable Supporting Student Success (PDF) report, depending on your needs. Our statewide listening tour has entered Phase II with Hui Kaiaulu BOE to hone objectives and strategies to support the report’s community-driven definitions of student success. Meetings are listed below. Take a look at the Facebook galleries from the BOE community meetings held so far: in Waimea (Facebook) (Hawaii Island) and Wailuku (Facebook). We look forward to your ongoing input and participation!

MEETING SCHEDULE (all meetings are 5–6:30 p.m.):

  • Tonight, Oahu: Kailua High School College & Career Center, 451 Ulumanu Drive, Kailua.
  • Aug. 31, Oahu: Manoa Public Library, 2716 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu.
  • Sept. 1, Molokai: Kaunakakai Elementary School, 30 Ailoa St, Kaunakakai.
  • Sept. 14, Kauai: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, 4431 Nuhou Street, Lihue.
  • Sept. 15, Oahu: Waianae Public Library, 85-625 Farrington Hwy.
  • You can also attend regular Halawai o ka Papa Hoonaauao ma Honolulu no na mea hou.

In the public sphere

  • The New Teachers Project named the Hawaii Department of Education as one of two examples nationally for including community voice in the state strategic plan and the corresponding plan to the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) for federal funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Read about it on page 5 of their report.
  • Heluhelu i ka media release a joint letter by Hawaii’s Governor, Chair of the Board of Education, and the State Superintendent of Schools, asking for greater flexibility in the USDOE’s ESSA regulations.