Hawaiʻi’s charter schools are tuition-free public schools of choice open to all, serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Each charter school offers a different learning environment; some offer blended learning, others focus on Hawaiian language immersion or arts integration, and others offer project-based learning or a Waldorf model of learning.

Unlike traditional public schools, charters are operated and managed by independent governing boards. They operate under a performance contract with the State Public Charter School Commission. If you’re interested in learning more about Hawaiʻi’s charter schools, please connect with the charter school commission.

特许学校委员会

的使命 州公立特许学校委员会 is to authorize high-quality public charter schools throughout Hawaiʻi. The Commission approves quality applications for new charter schools and monitors the performance and legal compliance of existing charter schools. The major responsibilities of the Charter School commission include:

• 为特许学校和特许学校系统的发展、成长、进步和成功提供援助和支持；
• 通过分析并就特许学校问题提供建议来确定特许学校和特许学校系统的需求；
• 担任特许学校和特许学校系统的倡导者，并代表他们与教育委员会、州长和立法机关进行沟通；
• 充当特许学校和州政府机构之间的联络人、渠道商、调解人和推动者；以及
• 制定并执行特许学校系统的整体预算，并向特许学校分配和分配州和联邦资金。