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Native Hawaiian Education Council Needs Assessment Recommendation Report September 2015 NU‘UKIA VISION I lāhui na‘auao Hawai‘i pono, I lāhui Hawai‘i pono na‘auao. There will be a culturally enlightened Hawaiian nation, There will be a Hawaiian nation enlightened. ALA NU‘UKIA MISSION Ma ka ‘uhane aloha o ke Akua e koi ‘ia ka ‘Aha Ho‘ona‘auao ‘Ōiwi Hawai‘i, e ho‘olauka‘i, e ana loiloi, e hō‘ike mana‘o, a e ho‘omau i ka ‘ike po‘okela o ka ho‘ona‘auao ‘ōiwi Hawai‘i. In the spirit of Aloha Ke Akua, the Native Hawaiian Education Council will coordinate, assess and make recommendations to perpetuate excellence in Native Hawaiian education. NĀ MANA‘O ALAKA‘I GUIDING PRINCIPLES E aloha Akua, aloha ‘āina, aloha ‘ohana, aloha ‘ōlelo, aloha kanaka i na‘auao kākou ma ka paepae ‘ike mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i. Through our spirituality, love of homeland, family, language and community, our enlightenment will come grounded in our cultural wisdom. © 2015 Native Hawaiian Education Council. All rights reserved. 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report September 2015 735 Bishop Street, Suite 224 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 Phone: (808) 523-6432 Email: [email protected] WWW.NHEC.ORG 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report 2014-2015 Native Hawaiian Education Council Members PROVIDERS CONSUMERS Brandon Keoni Bunag, Ed.D, Chair Chelsa-Marie Clarabal Hālau Kū Mana New Century Public Charter School Lāna‘i Island Council T. Kamuela Chun Daniel Cup Choy University of Hawai‘i Community College, At-Large Consumer Member Achieving the Dream Program Clarence DeLude Paula De Morales O‘ahu Island Council Kahua/PDM & Co Kahealaniakealo Faria Sherlyn Franklin Goo Ni‘ihau Island Council Institute for Pacific Education and Culture Maggie Hanohano Manu Ka‘iama, Treasurer At-Large Consumer Member University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies Aunty Betty Jenkins Nā Kupuna Keiki Kawai‘ae‘a, Ph.D. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Ka Haka ‘Ula O Rebecca Kapolei Kiili, Vice Chair Ke‘elikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language Maui Island Council Wendy Mow-Taira Ka‘iulani Pahi‘ō Windward Community College, Hawai‘i Island Council Education Talent Search Kainoa Pali Larson Ng, Ph.D. Moloka‘i Island Council University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education Dirk Soma Nāmaka Rawlins Kaua‘i Island Council ‘Aha Pūnana Leo REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Lisa Watkins-Victorino, Ph.D, Secretary; Chair for 2015-2016 Native Hawaiian Education Council 1 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report Table of Contents Section Description Page I. Executive Summary 3 II. Background, Context and Report Roadmap 6 III. 2011 Needs Assessment Report 8 IV. 2014 Community Needs Report 10 V. 2014 Needs Assessment Data Report 13 VI. Ka Huaka‘i 2014, Native Hawaiian Educational Assessment 21 VII. State Public Charter School Commission 22 VIII. Summary of Proposals Awarded 25 IX. Native Hawaiian Education Vision and Goals 27 X. NHEC Island Councils 29 XI. Culture Based Education Values, Guidelines, Methodologies and 33 Frameworks XII. Observations of Federal Education Policy and Advocacy 37 Activities XIII. Observations of State and In-State Education Policy and 51 Advocacy Activities XIV. Observations of Health and Housing Policy and Advocacy 59 Activities XV. Council Recommendations 62 XVI. Appendices A The Native Hawaiian Education Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program B Community Profiles C April 2015 Correspondence to Congressional Delegation re: Native Hawaiian Education Reauthorization Act D A Summary Report of the 2014 Native Hawaiian Education Summit Native Hawaiian Education Council 2 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report Executive Summary Oriented from a systems perspective, recommendations are organized and presented for specific the United States Department of Education and general Native Hawaiian education stakeholders, constituencies and collaborators. I. Recommendations to the United States Department of Education 1. Prior Priority Recommendations (A) Reaffirm Priority Populations for Education Service Focus (B) Maintain Education Priority Funding Criteria in Schools or Communities (C) Re-examine Previously Designated Priority Communities for Progress and Continuing Education Service Priority (D) Integrate Priority Strategies/Services 2. Policy Recommendations (A) Advance Higher Education Act Reauthorization Priorities that Support Native Student Admissions, Supports and Persistence (B) Advance the Schatz Native Language School Study Amendment as Part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization. (C) Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (D) Integrate and Align Policy Priorities for Native Communities via both the Elementary and Secondary Education and the Higher Education Acts. (E) Implement the Native Hawaiian Education Reauthorization Act Council Composition Changes in a Manner to Preserve the Native Hawaiian Education Island Community Voice. 3. Culture Based Education Recommendations (A) Support and Learn from the Native Hawaiian Education Council Common Indicators System and Framework Cohort Field Testing Project. (B) Leverage Hawaiian Culture Based Education Values, Guidelines, Methodologies and Frameworks. Native Hawaiian Education Council 3 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report Executive Summary 4. Native Educators and Administrators Recommendations (A) Enhance Educator and Administrator Capabilities and Prevalence in Native Learning Settings. (B) Enhance Educator and Administrator Capabilities to Address Poverty’s Impact in a Range of Education Settings. (C) Support Indigenous Leadership Development. 5. Families and Communities Recommendations (A) Embrace Families and Communities as Education Partners. (B) Increase Availability of and Access to a Range of Early Childhood Education Programs. (C) Fund Efforts to Ensure Safer Learning Environments for All Students. (D) Accelerate Family, School and Community Collaborations. 6. Education Research Recommendations (A) Coordinate and Advance a Native Education Research Agenda. (B) Study and Gather Empirical Evidence of the Impact of Culture or Place Based Education on Student Learning, Growth and Achievement 7. Systemic and Community Collective Impact Recommendations (A) Initiate Developmental Evaluation of the Collective Impact of Native Hawaiian Education. (B) Contribute Education Program Evaluations to Community Collective Impact Studies. 8. Native Hawaiian Education Program (NHEP) Implementation Recommendations (A) Align NHEP Awarding and Funding with Council Needs Assessment Recommendation Reports. (B) Leverage the Education and Community Based Knowledge, Expertise and Capabilities of the Council. Native Hawaiian Education Council 4 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report Executive Summary II. Recommendations to the Greater Native Hawaiian Stakeholders and Constituencies in the State of Hawai‘i 1. Adopt the Native Hawaiian Education Vision and Goals to Guide Priorities. 2. Support Implementation of Policies and Improvement Efforts of the State of Hawai‘i, Department of Education System. 3. Support Improvements in the State of Hawai‘i, Department of Education’s Public Charter Schools and Systems. 4. Support the State of Hawai‘i, University of Hawai‘i System’s Efforts. 5. Coordinate and Advance a Native Hawaiian Data Consortium, Beginning with Education Data. 6. Map and Assess Fiscal Education Resources, Community by Community. 7. Support Integrated Education, Health and Housing Resource Opportunities. Disclaimer Policy priorities, blueprints, position statements, or any related verbiage included in this report as detailed from various data sources do not represent the Council’s position or endorsement. Native Hawaiian Education Council 5 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report II – Background, Context and Report Roadmap Background and Context The Native Hawaiian Education Act (NHEA or ‘the Act’) established the Native Hawaiian Education Council (NHEC or ‘the Council’) and Island Councils (Part B, Sec. 7204) “in order to better effectuate the purposes of this part through the coordination of educational and related services and programs available to Native Hawaiians, including those programs receiving funding under this part.” In essence, the Council provides leadership and guidance from the Hawaiian community primarily to the U.S. Department of Education and more broadly assists to amplify family and community stakeholder voices regarding Native Hawaiian education. The mission of NHEC—as delineated under the NHEA, Sec. 7204—is to ‘Assess, Evaluate, Coordinate, Report & Make Recommendations’ on the effectiveness of existing education programs for Native Hawaiians, the state of present Native Hawaiian education efforts, and improvements that may be made to existing programs, policies and procedures to improve the educational attainment of Native Hawaiians. This report represents a culmination of the Council’s activities and creates a high level recommendation tracker that will be used in subsequent years to monitor the progress of action in response to the recommendations. The Council operates in multiple contexts as illustrated simply in the following picture where context or cultural elements include language, values and practices. Native Hawaiian Education Council 6 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report II – Background, Context and Report Roadmap Report Roadmap The Council’s 2015 Needs Assessment Recommendation Report is a compilation and scan of many data points and elements collected both over time and from immediate