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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CARRY ON ITS WORK TO BETTER ENGAGE COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHEREAS, community engagement is essential to moving educational and learning initiatives in Hawaii forward; and
WHEREAS, the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, enacted in 2015, helps to develop and grow local educational innovations, including partnerships between local leaders and educators; and
WHEREAS, the federal Every Student Succeeds Act places emphasis on providing assistance to state educational agencies and community based organizations that support student academic achievement; and
WHEREAS, public-private partnerships with community groups have made a positive impact in public schools throughout the State in many areas, including language education, STEM education, scholarships, and technological educational resources; and
WHEREAS, many community organizations in the State are willing and able to help the Department of Education by providing real life skills and educational, hands on, experiential learning opportunities as partners and community resources that support Hawaii's public school teachers and their students; and
WHEREAS, every public school student in Hawaii deserves the opportunity to access a safe, quality after-school program that supports student health, safety, and overall well-being as well as their learning and growth by creating a seamless learning day in ways that connect students to their families, community, and the aina, and reflect the diversity of Hawaii's student population; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2017, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education is urged to carry on its work to better engage community groups in the education of children and youth in Hawaii's public schools; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, and Director of the Community Engagement Office of the Department of Education.
Keiki Caucus; Department of Education; Community Groups; Every Student Succeeds Act