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Informational Briefing to the House Committee on Education Senate Committee on Education & Military Affairs April

Informational Briefing to the House Committee on Education Senate Committee on Education & Military Affairs April 18, 2005. The Reinventing Education Act of 2004 enables the Transformation of Public Education. Improved Student Achievement. Empowerment. Accountability. Streamlining.

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Informational Briefing to the House Committee on Education Senate Committee on Education & Military Affairs April

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  1. Informational Briefing to the House Committee on Education Senate Committee on Education & Military Affairs April 18, 2005

  2. The Reinventing Education Act of 2004 enables the Transformation of Public Education Improved Student Achievement Empowerment Accountability Streamlining

  3. Empowerment

  4. Accountability

  5. Streamlining

  6. A LOT has happened in thepast 10 months!! Milestone Principals July 1, 2005 Communities De-linking Pilot Schools Weighted Student Formula

  7. Act 51 Status Report • Performance contracts for principals • Under negotiation with union • Hawaii Principals Academy • Training for principals and school community councils is underway; training will accelerate this summer and fall • School Community Councils • Draft handbook posted Feb 14 on the web; final version will be printed this spring • Non-pilot schools are organizing now for operation at the start of SY 2005-06 • Training will be critically important

  8. Act 51 Status Report • 22 pilot schools • Submitted their academic and financial plans for SY 05-06 in Jan/Feb • Staffing options explored at Campbell High School • Lessons learned • Cultural change is the greatest impact • Data driven decision making provides more focus • Development of Academic and Financial Plans requires a different skill set for principals • Alignment with Strategic Planning throughout the DOE • Frequent and consistent communication is required • Sharing experiences provides networking and mutual support • Business – Parental Partnerships are key! • Principals meet regularly every six (6) weeks for training and sharing

  9. Act 51 Status Report • Interagency Working Group provided leadership in initiating the de-linking efforts. • “De-linking” from DAGS • 207 positions and funds will transfer from DAGS to DOE on July 1, 2005 • Central services employees will stay intact as a work unit in the DOE • Neighbor island DAGS will continue to provide services to DOE after July 1, 2005 • DOE post-7/1/05 organization structure and services delivery systems are designed

  10. Act 51 Status Report • “De-linking” from DHRD • Work teams are preparing for 7/1/05 transfer of functions including recruitment, examination and classification • DOE is establishing and will operate a civil service personnel system based on the present DHRD system • DOE has requested 24 new positions including positions to handle DAGS workers comp cases, for its HR staff effective 7/1/05 • DOE has asked DHRD: • To continue providing personnel training, benefit administration, and labor relations services • To allow a phase-in of the transfer of other personnel management functions over 3-12 months beyond 7/1/05

  11. Act 51 Status Report • Single school calendar effective SY 06-07 • Over 127,000 ballots collected and scanned • BOE Ad Hoc Committee recommended a schedule of fall-winter-spring-summer breaks of 1-3-2-7 weeks • Tentative student start/end dates for SY 06-07 are 7/27/06 and 6/7/07 • DOE is now consulting and conferring with bargaining unit representatives

  12. At Least 70% of the DOE Budget to be Expended by Principals

  13. Act 51 Status Report • Weighted student formula • Committee on Weights recommended: • 0.23 for ESL students • 0.10 for economically disadvantaged students • 0.20 for grades K-2 • No change in existing formula for SpEd students • Supplements for small schools • More study on gifted/talented, transient/mobile, and “at risk” students • More study on allocations to small schools, middle schools, and combined schools • 48% unrestricted to schools, 24% categorical to schools • DOE recommends: • 1.0 for grades 3-12 • 0.2 for ESL • 0.05 for military students • $200 per student supplement for geographically isolated schools • Some schools will have more $$, some less.

  14. Act 51 Status Report

  15. Act 51: Status of Appropriations

  16. Act 51: Status of Appropriations

  17. Act 51: Status of Appropriations

  18. Act 51: Status of Appropriations

  19. Reflections The Devil is in the Details! • There is constant tension between empowering schools and directing them to comply with external requirements. • Change is impacting all levels in the DOE, from the classrooms to the Office of the Superintendent. • Reinventing public education is a work-in-progress. • Changes in practice take time! Categorical funds Lump Sum - WSF

  20. Questions?

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