HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON LOWER & HIGHER EDUCATION

Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair

Rep. Mark J. Hashem, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lynn DeCoite

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson

Rep. David A. Tarnas

Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Val Okimoto

 

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

TIME:

10:00 am

PLACE:

Via Videoconference

 

A G E N D A

Please note that committee members will participate remotely via videoconference.  

The State Capitol is closed to the public during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  

Proceedings will be livestreamed tohttps://www.facebook.com/hawaiihouseofreps/ 

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to inform the public and update the Committee on (1) the Department of Education’s and complex areas’ school re-opening plans; (2) the status of devices and resources available to teachers, and current staffing issues related to continued distance and in-person learning; (3) the plans for coordinating student groupings and movement on campuses; and (4) the effectiveness of communication with students’ parents and within the DOE administration. 

 

       I.          REPORTS (30 minutes) 

A.     Hawaii State Department of Education 

a.      Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Superintendent 

b.      Phyllis Unebasami, Deputy Superintendent 

c.      Heidi Armstrong, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Student Support Services 

d.      Cynthia Covell, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Talent Management 

     II.          QUESTION AND ANSWER (1 hour) 

   III.          CLOSING 

 

No public testimony will be accepted. 

 

For further information, please call (808) 586-6210.  

 

 

 

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Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House