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Reinventing Education Act for the Children of Hawaii
REACHOur Goal. Our Children. Our Future.
Despite our efforts to date….
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2002 2003 2004
Reading Proficiency
Third Grade
HS Freshmen Retained
14000, 86%
>2000 , 14%
Promoted
Retained
The Transformation of Public Education – What is it?
Empowering Principals and
Schools
Community/Business
Partnerships
Meaningful Feedback to
Parents
ReducingBureaucracy
Act 51 brings together a myriad of strategies….
The Reinventing Education Act of 2004 enables the
Transformation of Public Education
Empowerment Accountability Streamlining
Improved Student Achievement
Empowerment
Our principals and communities will have greater reach – more authority, more decision-making ability and more control over funds.
Empowerment
• Weighted Student Formula
- Fair and equitable way to distribute
funds to schools based on student characteristics.
Empowerment
• Principals in Charge
- Principals spend 70% of DOE
operating budget
- Hawaii Principals Academy
National Board Certification Incentive Program
- Provide yearly salary bonus and fee reimbursement
70% of Operational Dollars to Schools30%
70%
PrincipalsOther
70% of Operational Dollars to Schools30%
70%
PrincipalsOther
Empowerment
• Putting Students First- REACH Funding
$2.5 million to buy new mathematics textbooks and supplies $2.14 million to hire 75 elementary school teachers to reduce class size in grades K-2 $460,000 to fund a 12-month student activities coordinator in each public high school $100,000 to fund programs that support parents in working with students who need additional help to succeed in school
Empowerment
• School Community Councils
- Enable shared decision-making
- Focus on student achievement
- Review and recommend approval of the
Standards Implementation Design (SID)
Academic and Financial Plan
School Community Councils
- Provide opportunities for discussions on
school improvement
- Participate in the selection and evaluation
process of principals
- Request waivers to Board of Education
policy
- Develop and revise school level policies
Streamlining
When our schools reach for resources, they will get them quickly and easily.
Streamlining
• Key functions to be transferred to the DOE– Construction of new school facilities– Repair and maintenance– Civil service recruitment and screening– Labor relations for civil service staff– Background checks– School health aides– Control of federal funds and grant monies
Streamlining
• New School Calendar
- All public schools will adopt a single school calendar by 2006-2007
Accountability
With greater reach, comes greater responsibility.
Accountability
• Performance Contract for Principals
• Educational and Fiscal Accountability Trend Reports- How money is being spent- How student performance measures up- Overall quality of education in Hawaii’s
public schools
22 Pilot Schools
Oahu:Aiea High Campbell HighEnchanted Lake ElementaryHale Kula ElementaryHokulani ElementaryHonowai ElementaryKahuku High & IntermediateKalihi Uka ElementaryKapunahala ElementaryKawananakoa MiddleMililani MiddleSalt Lake ElementaryWaipahu HighWashington Middle
Hawaii:
Hilo Intermediate
Kaumana Elementary
Keaau Middle
Kealakehe Elementary
Maui:
Kula Elementary
Lanai High & Elementary
Kauai:
Kalaheo Elementary
Kamakahelei Middle
How can you help?
• Become a member of the School Community Council.
• Attend Board of Education Meetings.• Submit legislative testimony to the
appropriate House and Senate committees on education-related measures.
• Volunteer at a school in your community.
Board of Education
Breene Y. Harimoto, Chairperson
Herbert S. Watanabe, First Vice-Chairperson
Denise Matsumoto, Second Vice-Chairperson
Lei Ahu-IsaShannon K. AjifuMary J. CochranMargaret CoxTroy HashimotoCec Heftel
Karen Knudsen
Shirley A. Robinson
Laura H. Thielen
Garrett Toguchi
Randall M.L. Yee
Patricia Hamamoto, Superintendent of Education
Clayton J. Fujie, Deputy Superintendent