THE SENATE
               THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

                  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
               Representative Ken Ito, Chair
          Representative Tom Okamura, Vice-Chair


          NOTICE OF JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 24, 1999

        TIME:    2:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 329
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


An informational briefing will be held to discuss the development
of an accountability system for Hawaii's schools.  The panelists
are Dr. Paul Hill, Director of the Program on Re-Inventing Public
Education, Washington; Dr. Kay McClenney, Vice President of the
Education Commission of the States, Colorado; and Dr. Paul
LeMahieu, Superintendent of Education, Hawaii.


If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to
participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the
disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the
hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.


_____________________________          ____________________________
Representative Ken Ito                 Senator David Y. Ige
Chair                                  Chair