Ask what your child likes about their school and what is missing  Inform your child’s school about what your child needs in order to be successful  Use the school’s social and emotional strategies at home  Ask your child what they are learning about mental health in school  Contact the school to request services for your child  Let the school know if your child needs help and/or services  — Read on www.wested.org/wested-bulletin/insights-impact/how-schools-and-families-can-partner-to-support-youth-well-being ..read more

While tutoring, chronic absenteeism and extra-learning time are shared priorities, some point to an “urgency gap” between educators and parents. — Read on www.the74million.org/article/experts-give-biden-high-marks-on-student-achievement-agenda-but-what-about-parents ..read more

Hawaii public school officials are arguing for more money to restore state budget cuts, cover inflation, continue students’ academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and insulate against coming “funding cliffs,” but some state legislators are pressing them to first trim spending on any obsolete and ineffective programs. — Read on www.staradvertiser.com/2024/01/22/hawaii-news/hawaii-doe-leaders-are-urged-to-cut-funds-on-obsolete-programs ..read more

Click on the following presentation for Superintendent Hayashi’s summary of the current information on the conditions in West Maui. https://tinyurl.com/MauiReport082423 ..read more

Misbehaving students top reason bus drivers quit – Honolulu Star-Advertiser.  Read at https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/14/hawaii-news/misbehaving-students-top-reason-bus-drivers-quit ..read more

Ways to help our Maui school community The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education has partnered with the Public Schools of Hawaiʻi Foundation to accept monetary donations in support of our Maui school communities impacted by the devastating wildfires. Donations can be made at http://pshf.org/donations-page. The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is collecting donations as well as sharing donation pages of teachers affected by the Maui wildfires. Your Rights for Continued Uninterrupted Access to Education  Families experiencing unstable housing have rights under the McKinney-Vento Act to ..read more

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education has partnered with the Public Schools of Hawaiʻi Foundation to accept monetary donations in support of our Maui school communities impacted by the devastating wildfires. Donations can be made at http://pshf.org/donations-page ..read more

New Hawaii BOE Chairman Brings Corporate Expertise To The Table – Honolulu Civil Beat.  Read at https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/new-hawaii-boe-chairman-brings-corporate-expertise-to-the-table ..read more

Hawaiian immersion school on Maui extends learning to parents – Honolulu Star-Advertiser.  Read at https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/07/hawaii-news/hawaiian-immersion-school-on-maui-extends-learning-to-parents ..read more

Budget cuts for public schools called a ‘travesty’ – Honolulu Star-Advertiser Read at https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/06/16/hawaii-news/budget-cuts-for-public-schools-called-a-travesty ..read more