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Hawaii Department of Education

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The Hawaii school district or the Hawaii State Department of Education, is the only statewide public education system in the United States. Established by Kamehameha III on October 15, 1840, it is the oldest school system west of the Mississippi River and the only system established by a sovereign monarch. The Hawaii State Department of Education is a single, statewide school district with 289 schools (256 regular, 2 special, 31 charter) plus 11 adult education schools on seven islands.[1] Approximately 180,000 students attend school in Hawaii, and the department employs about 13,000 teachers.[2] The DOE formulates policy for the public schools and the Hawaii state library system.

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Hawaii school district websites

The good

  • Budget documents are available.[3][4]
  • Meeting agendas and meeting minutes are available.[5]
  • Contact information is available for all appointed board members. There are no elected officials for the Hawaii Board of Education.[6]
  • A database of current contracts is available.[7]
  • Audits are available dating back to 2002.[8]
  • Reports on student academic performance are available.[9]
  • Temporary and contract personnel must undergo background checks.[10][11]

The bad

  • There is no information available on taxes or tax rates.
  • No information is provided for open records requests or public records access.


Leadership

The board is made up of nine members appointed by the governor and there are no publicly elected members of the board; students elect one non-voting member from their number to the board. The board hires the Superintendent and the State Librarian. The Superintendent in turn appoints four (4) assistant superintendents responsible for various departments. The superintendent also appoints fifteen Complex Area Superintendents who oversee and support the school complexes. Each complex consists of a high school and the elementary and intermediate/middle schools that feed into it. The Complex Area Superintendents are based in administrative offices located in seven geographical districts: Honolulu, Central, Leeward, and Windward on Oahu; and Hawaii, Maui (including Molokai and Lanai) and Kauai (including Niihau) on the Neighbor Islands.[12]

School Board

Title Location Name Phone Email
Chairman At-Large Donald G. Horner (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Vice Chairman Hawaii Brian J. De Lima (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member Maui Wesley P. Lo (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member At-Large Keith Amemiya (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member Oahu Cheryl Ka\'uhane Lupenui (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member At-Large Kimberly Gennaula Hagi (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member Kauai Nancy Jo-Yamakawa Budd (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member Oahu James D. Williams (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Member Oahu Charlene Cuaresma (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Non-Voting Member Student Angelica Wai Sam Lao (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us
Military Liaison Col. William Morrison (808) 586-3334 boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us

Teacher Contracts

The teacher salary schedule for 2010-2011[13] provides information about teacher contracts for the Hawaii Department of Education.

Teachers must meet minimum requirements to be placed on probation contracts; teachers who do not meet licensing requirements can be hired on a temporary, year-to-year basis for a maximum of three years. Probationary teachers must complete four consecutive semesters, and achieve tenure on the first day of the fifth semester. . To be eligible for hire on probation, teachers must have an effective date of employment and a Hawaii State teacher license issued on or before the twenty-fourth working day of a semester, may not have more than 23 days of unpaid leave in a semester and must be on paid status at the end of a semester.

Salary Schedule 2010-2011

Years of Teaching Experience Prior to DOE Class II – Bachelor\'s Class III – Bachelor\'s + 30 or Master\'s Class IV – PhD or EdD
Steps
No SATEP* 1 $32,713 $35,329
SATEP** 5 (0-4 yrs) $43,157 $46,609 $55,575
6 (5-6 yrs) $44,452 $48,008 $57,243
* No SATEP: Teachers who have not completed a state-approved teacher education program (SATEP).
** SATEP: Teachers who have completed a state-approved teacher education program (SATEP).

Administrative Officials

Department Name Title Contact
Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support (OCISS) Bellino, Joyce Y. Assistant Superintendant OCISS joyce_bellino@notes.k12.hi.us
Ogawa, Wendy M. Private Secretary OCISS wendy_m_ogawa@notes.k12.hi.us
Aono, Lynell Secretary lynell_aono@notes.k12.hi.us
Hong, Geri Ann Education Specialist geri_ann_hong@notes.k12.hi.us
Oshiro, Denise Secretary denise_oshiro@notes.k12.hi.us
Office of Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs
Sue Uyehara Director Sue_Uyehara@notes.k12.hi.us
Office of School Facilities and Support Services
Randy Moore Assistant Superintendant OSFSS n/a

Unions

The Hawaii State Teachers Association is the primary teacher union operating in Hawaii. It has been in existence since 1971 and is an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA).. For the 2003 tax period HSTA had: $5.92 million in total revenue, $6.21 million in total expenses and $8.60 million in total assets.[14]

List of local Hawaii school unions:[15]

Teacher Unions Exposed reveals that 100% of Hawaii teachers are members of the union.[16]

Budget

See also: Hawaii state budget
Hawaii's education costs are 23% of the state budget

The Hawaii Department of Education operates on a biennial budget set by the Hawaii State Legislature. The 2011-2013 budget request shows that the DOE requested $1.814 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-12 and and $1.789 billion in FY 2012-13. Hawaii's charter schools are funded under "EDN 600" and their funding is managed by the e Charter Schools Administrative Office. The two budgets are separate.

The U.S. Census Bureau ranks Hawaii 11th in the nation for per student spending.[17] According to Kidscount.org, Hawaii spends more than $12,457 per student in the public schools, taking into account only funds budgeted for the Department of Education directly. Pensions and benefits for district employees are budgeted through the Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance.


School choice

The state of Hawaii has 31 public charter schools that serve over 7,600 K-12 students and employ more than 1000 public employees. They are open to all students who wish to attend and are paid for by the taxpayers.[18]

Hawaii is subject to state and federal performance standards and as a group, outperformed traditional public school students on the 2003-04 Hawai'i State Assessment and SAT tests. 67% of charter schools met the 2005-06 SAT honor roll criteria, up from 40% in 2003-04[18]

Below is a list of current charter schools in Hawaii:[19]

Island School Grades Enrolled Total Enrollment
Hawai'i Connections K-12 323
O'ahu Education Laboratory, a Hawai'i K-12 426
O'ahu Hakipu'u Learning Center, a Hawai'i 7-12 85
O'ahu Halau Ku Mana 6-12 130
O'ahu Halau Lokahi K-12 253
Hawai'i Hawai'i Academy of Arts & Science (HAAS) K-12 405
O'ahu Hawai'i Technology Academy K-12 237
Hawai'i Innovations 1-8 167
Hawai'i Ka 'Umeke Ka'eo K-7 205
O'ahu Ka Waihona o ka Na'auao K-8 524
O'ahu Kamaile Academy Pre K-6 712
Hawai'i Kanu o ka 'Aina K-12 197
Kaua'i Kanuikapono Learning Center K-11 44
Kaua'i Kawaikini K-12 79
Hawai'i Ke Ana La'ahana 7-12 79
Hawai'i Ke Kula 'o Nawahiokalani'opu'u Iki Laboratory K-8 137
Kaua'i Ke Kula Ni'ihau O Kekaha Learning Center K-12 37
O'ahu Ke Kula 'o Samuel M. Kamakau K-12 104
Maui Kihei K-12 426
Hawai'i Kona Pacific K-4 96
Hawai'i Kua o ka La K-1, 6-12 82
Moloka'i Kualapu'u Elementary K-6 375
Kaua'i Kula Aupuni Ni'ihau A Kehelelani Aloha (KANAKA) K-12 59
O'ahu Lanikai Elementary K-6 330
O'ahu Myron B. Thompson Academy K-12 583
Hawai'i Volcano School of Arts & Science K-8 147
O'ahu Voyager K-8 231
O'ahu Wai'alae Elementary K-5 412
Hawai'i Waimea Middle Public Conversion 6-8 357
Hawai'i Waters of Life K-12 153
Hawai'i West Hawai'i Explorations Academy 6-12 178

Academic performance

In 2011, the Hawaii Department of Education joined 40 other states in requesting a waiver from the United State government from accountability measures in No Child Left Behind.[20]

According to Watchdog report, "Complete College America says less than two out of three of Hawaii’s students will graduate from high school and only 40 out of 100 graduating students will go on to college. Only 10 out of each of those 40 students will make it through their freshman year of college. Out of the 100 students, 3 percent will graduate “on time” from a four-year college and 4 percent from community colleges, the report says."[21]

Editorial Projects in Education Research Center reveals that nearly half of Hawaii’s 13,425 9th graders dropped out of school in 2009. Dropout rates continues at 16.7 percent in 10th grade and 34.3 percent in 11th grade.[21]

In 2009, Hawaii students’ average score on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP) was lower than those in 43 states/jurisdictions. Still NEAP scores have steadily climbed for years, but scores only account for 10th grade in up, giving a skewed view of the state's academic performance, which has steadily climbed for years.[22]

State Budget Solutions’ Education Study: “Throwing Money At Education Isn’t Working”

State Budget Solutions’ examined national trends in education from 2009-2011, including state-by-state analysis of education spending, graduation rates, and average ACT scores. The study shows that states that spend the most do not have the highest average ACT test scores, nor do they have the highest average graduation rates. A summary of the study is available here. Download the full report here: Throwing Money At Education Isn’t Working.

See National Chart to compare data from all 50 states.

State Spending on Education vs. Academic Performance 2012

State 2011 Total Spending[23] 2011 Education Spending[24] 2011 Percent Education Spending 2012 Total Spending[25] 2012 Education Spending[26] 2012 Percent Education Spending 2010 Avg. ACT score[27] 2011 Avg. ACT score[28] 2012 Avg. ACT score[29] 2010 Graduation Rate[30] 2011 Graduation Rate[31]
Hawaii $13.8 billion $3.2 billion 23.1% $13.6 billion $3.4 billion 25.0% 21.6 21.3 21.3 75.4% 76.0%

Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Hawaii government sector lobbying

The Hawaii Board of Education belongs to the National School Boards Association, a government sector lobbying association.[32] It does not have registered lobbyists and has stated that it does not lobby in a way that needs to be disclosed. [33]

Additional reading

External links

References

  1. ↑ HI DOE about
  2. ↑ About Us - Hawaii DOE
  3. ↑ Budget Reports
  4. ↑ Budget and Race to the Top Overview
  5. ↑ Meetings
  6. ↑ Board Members
  7. ↑ Contracts
  8. ↑ Audit Reports
  9. ↑ School Reports
  10. ↑ Substitute Teacher Information
  11. ↑ Teacher Application
  12. ↑ About, Organization
  13. ↑ Teacher Salary Schedule 2010-2011
  14. ↑ Center for Union Facts,"Hawaii State Teachers Association," retrieved December 16, 2009
  15. ↑ Center for Union Facts,"Hawaii teachers unions," retrieved December 16, 2009
  16. ↑ Teacher Unions Exposed
  17. ↑ US Census Bureau
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 [1]
  19. ↑ HI Charter Profiles
  20. ↑ Hawaii Reporter, Oct 17, 2011: 41 States - including Hawaii - Submit Requests to the U.S. DOE for a NCLB Waiver
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Watchdog, Hawaii state assessment isn’t tracking with student success, July 27, 2010
  22. ↑ Hawaii Reporter, National Reports: Hawaii State Assessment Isn’t Tracking With Student Success, July 27, 2010
  23. ↑ USGovernmentSpending.com "Alabama Government Spending Chart - Total Spending" Aug. 4, 2012
  24. ↑ http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1997_2017ALb_13s1li111mcn_20t USGovernmentSpending.com "Alabama Government Spending Chart - Education Spending"Aug. 4, 2012
  25. ↑ USGovernmentSpending.com "Alabama Government Spending Chart - Total Spending" Aug. 4, 2012
  26. ↑ http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1997_2017ALb_13s1li111mcn_20t USGovernmentSpending.com "Alabama Government Spending Chart - Education Spending"Aug. 4, 2012
  27. ↑ 2010 ACT National and State Scores "Average Scores by State"
  28. ↑ [http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2011/states.html 2011 ACT National and State Scores " Average Scores by State"]
  29. ↑ [http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2011/states.html 2011 ACT National and State Scores " Average Scores by State"]
  30. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
  31. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
  32. ↑ State Associations of School Boards at National School Boards Association
  33. ↑ Hawaii FOIA response

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