CSAO Update 10/21/11
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CSAO Update
www.hcsao.org Introduction Welcome to another CSAO Update. As a reminder, to contact certain people within our office or at the schools, you can visit the CSAO’s website for direct contact information for each of our staff members as well as a directory of charter schools (or our new printable school directory). If you need to contact someone at the Department of Education, including Sean Murakami or Lorna Leocadio (who do not work for the CSAO but the Public Charter Schools Programs Office), the DOE has a directory that they update often. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to these updates, you have a topic that you would like to be covered in an upcoming update, or you would like to unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected].
As we mentioned in last week’s CSAO Update, Hawaii will be applying for a waiver from the requirements of ESEA. In exchange for exemption from certain requirements of NCLB, Hawaii public schools will be required to meet the requirements and rigor as agreed in the assurances contained in Hawaii’s application. As such, it is imperative
that charter school stakeholders get deeply involved in the application process to preserve the flexibility necessary for charter schools that are using alternative methods of assessment for success. Get involved today! If you have any questions, please contact Michael Moscati at [email protected].
ESEA Waiver
October 21, 2011
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Supplemental Budget Official Enrollment Count HSTA Letter Regarding Supplemental Agreements Charter School Headlines
Community Kitchen Delivers Lunch to Kanuikapono Students
Tech Tips
“There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.
~Author Unknown
Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force The Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force (CSGTF) Working Group had a meeting today to discuss local school boards, the current Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the “Bin” items that have been accumulating during the life of the CSGTF. The discussion will continue at the next Working Group meeting on October 26 at 1:00 pm in the State Capitol, room 225. The CSGTF has scheduled additional meetings. The next meeting is on November 2 at 10:00 am in the State Capitol, room 225. As a reminder, for additional information on the CSGTF, visit the CSGTF website.
On October 18, 2011, the CSAO submitted the supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2012-‐13 to the Department of Budget and Finance. Details regarding the specific items included in this request were emailed to all charter school principals and business managers. On October 17, the CSAO and HCSN hosted a webinar to discuss the elements of the budget request with interested individuals. The CSAO plans to post a copy of this webinar on its website shortly. The budget request is composed of three elements: A request for additional operating per pupil funding above the amount in Act 164 (2011 budget act) equal to $2,725,342, a needs based facilities request equal to $10,287,846, and CIP requests equal to $34,247,000.
Supplemental Budget
The CSAO is working on finalizing the October 15, 2011, Official Enrollment Count (OEC). A few issues remain with certain schools, so the count is not finalized yet. However, the tentative OEC is 9,330 students. This compares to the projected enrollment count of 9,745 (a difference of 4.45% between projected and tentative actual enrollment counts).
HSTA Letter Regarding Supplemental Agreements The CSAO has contacted the Attorney General’s office regarding the letters sent by the HSTA regarding supplemental agreements and requesting detailed information concerning the impact of budget cuts, etc. The recommendation is to give no response if you do not wish to negotiate a supplemental agreement at this time. We are awaiting additional information concerning the appropriate response and plan for those who do wish to negotiate a supplemental agreement at this time. We will keep you informed.
Charter School Headlines Here are some headlines about charter schools from this past week: National Headlines Parents and Lawmakers Urge Senate to Take Up Charter School Program – West Orange Patch (New Jersey) School Change Must Come from Outside – Philadelphia Inquirer Lessons from New Orleans – New York Times The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform – Wall Street Journal Loss of Grant Funding Hits Oregon Charter Schools Hard – Education Week In Quest for Quality, Charter Advocates Push Careful Planning – Gotham Schools (New York) Newark Charter and District Schools Share Space and Visions – But Not Technology – NJ Spotlight Sensible Reforms for the State’s Charters – Philadelphia Inquirer Better Charter School Oversight Needed – Detroit News (Michigan) Guest Commentary: Aim for Quality, Not Quantity, on Michigan Charter Schools – Detroit Free Press Charter Schools – The Smart Answer to Public Education – The Hill NAPCS Report Documents Charter School Growth – Washington Post
Official Enrollment Count
Community Kitchen Delivers Lunch to Kanuikapono Students
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement reported in a news clip in their regular e-‐newsletter about a program that has a community kitchen delivering lunches to the students of Kanuikapono Learning Center. Here is article: A community kitchen developed by the Anahola Hawaiian Homes Association, Kauai Community College (KCC), and the State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands began delivery of lunches to the students of Kanuikapono Public Charter School. Chef Randy Siverman, a homesteader in Anahola develops the menu and prepares the lunches every morning. "This kitchen is such a blessing," said Aunty Lorraine Rapozo, President of the Anahola Hawaiian Homes Association (AHHA). "It's a dream come true to have a facility right here in our homestead, and by working with many partners, it is a reality." The community kitchen was built through funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provided to KCC and AHHA to fill a community need while connecting community colleges to community based projects. Completed in 2010, the kitchen is located at the Anahola Marketplace, where a dozen Kauai vendors are open five days a week. "The marketplace is becoming an important center of commerce for our rural town," Rapozo said. "Our homestead members and families set goals for our association, and it's truly great to see them come true. Being able to do something for our local school and the keiki there, is a highlight." AHHA is an association of Anahola homesteaders founded 29 years ago to promote the quality of life of the Anahola community. For more information on the Anahola commercial kitchen, marketplace or other AHHA projects, please contact the Anahola Marketplace Office at 808.855.2108 or email [email protected].
I’m sure the basics could fill a book, but here are a few to get you started. All of these are things that certain friends, family, or coworkers, over the years, did not know.
Clip, save, and pass along to...well, you know who they are!
* Double-‐click a word to highlight it in any document, e-‐mail or Web page.
* When you get an e-‐mail message from eBay or your bank, claiming that you have an account problem or a question from a buyer, it’s probably a “phishing scam” intended to trick you into typing your password. Don’t click the link in the message. If in doubt, go into your browser and type “www.ebay.com” (or whatever) manually.
* Nobody, but nobody, is going to give you half of $80 million to help them liberate the funds of a deceased millionaire…from Nigeria or anywhere else.
* When someone sends you some shocking e-‐mail and suggests that you pass it on, don’t. At least not until you’ve first confirmed its truth at snopes.com, the Internet’s authority on e-‐mailed myths. This includes get-‐rich schemes, Microsoft/AOL cash giveaways, and–especially lately–nutty scare-‐tactic messages about our Presidential candidates.
* You can hide all windows, revealing only what’s on the computer desktop, with one keystroke: hit the Windows key and “D” simultaneously in Windows, or press F11 on Macs (on recent Mac laptops, Command+F3; Command is the key with the cloverleaf logo).
* Enlarging text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it’s the Command key and plus or minus.
* You can also enlarge the entire Web page or document by pressing the Control key as you turn the wheel on top of your mouse. On the Mac, this enlarges the entire screen image. * The number of megapixels does not determine a camera’s picture quality; that’s a marketing myth. The sensor size is far more important. (Use Google to find it. For example, search for “sensor size Nikon D90.”) * Tap the Space bar to scroll down on a Web page one screen full. Add the Shift key to scroll back up. * When you’re filling in the boxes on a Web page (like City, State, Zip), you can press the Tab key to jump from box to box, rather than clicking. Add the Shift key to jump through the boxes backwards.
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