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 to https://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