HE‘E Coalition

Hui for Excellence in Education

HE‘E Meeting Notes, Planning Team Notes ·

Planning Team Meeting Notes 1/10/12

HE‘E Planning Meeting

January 10, 4:00-6:00pm

The Learning Coalition Office

841 Bishop Street, Ste 301

 

Theme: Legislative Issues 2012

Guest Speakers: Kate Stanley, Senior Adviser for Governor Abercrombie, Senator Jill Tokuda, Chair of Senate Education Committee

 

Attendees:

  1. PJ Foehr
  2. Ann Davis (HEM)
  3. Debbie Berger (TLC)
  4. Zach Dilonno (PPS)
  5. Mary Weir (FACE)
  6. Patrick Zukemura (FACE)
  7. Karen Muronaka (FACE)
  8. Jeanne Schultz Afuvai (HIPA)
  9. Calvin Endo (Hawaii PTSA)
  10. Christina Simmons (PACT)
  11. Jennifer Dang
  12. Chris Jackson (Head Start)
  13. Diane Tanbangay (YMCA)
  14. Susan Rocco (SEAC)
  15. Wendy Kekahio (McREL)
  16. Melly Wilson (PREL)
  17. Gordon Miyamoto (DOE)
  18. Caroline Hayashi (GSH)
  19. Jennifer Ryan (DOH)
  20. Carl Ackerman (PUEO)
  21. Cary Miyashiro (Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union)
  22. Pamela Young
  23. Cheri Nakamura (HE‘E)
  24. Kathy Bryant (HE‘E)

Agenda:

4:00-4:10pm Welcome

4:10-4:30pm Kate Stanley – Governor Issues

Tammi Chun, Terry Locke, Kate Stanley working with Legislature

  • Race to the Top and NCLB Waiver
  • HSTA Contract Implementation
  • BOE Appointments (3 Oahu, Kauai, At Large)
  • Early Education
    • Health Strategies (Obesity, Diabetes, DOH)
    • Early Learning Council-Expansion of 4 year olds’ opportunities (Junior Kindergarten)
    • Charter Schools

4:30-5:00pm Jill Tokuda—Senate and House Issues

  • Charter Schools—From July to December, Charter School Task Force met and reviewed statue. There will be accountability, lines of authority (weak charter schools could close). Re-codify 302B and Bill for Implementation. Informational Briefing 1/11/12 9:00am
  • Early Education

If Junior K is phased out this year, 5500-6000 kids will fall through the cracks. These are kids that are late born.

  • Early Learning Office will figure out a way to implement Keiki First Steps for 4 year olds and determine cost
  • 12 month delay of phase out of Junior Kindergarten (2013-2014)
  • Statutory Clean Up – 302A (not including Special Education)
    • Informational Briefing 1/19/2012 9:00am for DOE
  • Instructional Hours
  • Budget: Bus Transportation Informational Briefing on 1/27/2012
  • 21st Century Schools-Public School Land Trust
    • HB1385 or Act 55
    • HIPA Symposium on 1/14/2012  “21st Century Schools, Facilities Matter”
  • Safe Schools – Bullying

There will be a comprehensive look that will probably come out of Judiciary committee not Education committee.  Legislature allowing BOE to implement school wide policy. Keiki Caucus working on additional bullying legislation.

5:00-5:15pm HE‘E Member Priorities

SEAC

  • Budget: Special Education advocates watching DOH, DHS
  • SEAC: Dyslexia Report-1 year extension
  • Autism Parity in Health Insurance SB744 and HB821
  • West Ed Report

Hawaii PTSA

  • SCR 145 report-Parent Engagement Policies

Health and Wellness

  • Question: Will there be another try at a sugar beverage tax for education?

Answer: Maybe for the Department of Health but not for DOE. A case needs to be built for Education

  • School Lunch – National directive to move school lunch prices to cost. $6mm shortfall. BOE looking at USDOE and USDA

5:15pm Meeting Adjourned