2009 BOE Vote Tracker
In this space we intend to track all of the year’s “hot” issues, from drug testing for teachers to school closings, all the way into the 2009 budget process. We’ll give you the facts from all sides and tell you who is voting for what and why.
Anti Harassmant Policy Approved
Additional Reductions and Restrictions to Education Budget
Design Guidelines for New Schools
DOE Schools Move to a 1-2-1 Single
Board Vote on Funding for Random Drug Testing
Board Approves New High School Graduation Requirements
Board Action on Implementation of Pay Raises for Substitute Teachers
Board Approves Realignment of Resources to Support Schools and Student Achievement
“Philosophy of Education Hawaii’s Public School Policy” Ammended
October 11th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I also have a daughter who graduated from Kaimuki and got into and graduated from the University of Southern California. Okay, so that’s a private university, but she got a nice financial aid package there. The point is, she had great teachers at Kaimuki (and Jarrett Middle and Aliiolani Elem.) and also she was involved in outside activities. She was, and is, a well-rounded individual, and being in public school contributed to that.
September 21st, 2008 at 3:39 pm
The Board votes are usually posted in the minutes, but the minutes aren’t on the website until the next meeting when the minutes are approved. The podcast can be heard though right after the meeting, so take a look at their website under Media link. I think the JV vote was at the sept 4 meeting??
http://info.boe.k12.hi.us/Info_Site/Podcasts/Podcasts.html
September 20th, 2008 at 12:05 am
i was trying to find out the tally on the vote to keep or cancel junior varsity sports. i could not find it on the BOE website. this will determine who i vote for on the BOE
September 5th, 2008 at 3:28 am
I really take offense from people commenting that private schools are better than public schools. Just tonight I was watching “Night Show” with Andy T. on channel 5 and he said something about being in public school that is why he is slow in computing age or something. Comments like this are not very funny although he is trying too hard to be funny.
It has become our “personal” mission to prove the public wrong about their impression on public schools. My daughter goes to a public school (Niu Valley Middle School) and she is really doing excellent. She is a member of the Hawaii Youth Symphony and straight A student. She is a regular singer of national anthem at UH Stan Sheriff Center since she was 8 years old. I really do not undertand why people think that sending their children to private school will guarantee a successful life for them. I takes a village to raise a child – although there are really rooms for improvements in lifting the standards of our public schools. We need to make sure that we have quality teachers that will teach in the classroom who are passionate about teaching not treat teaching as just one way of earning money. I must admit that I have seen and encountered “junk” teachers in Hawaii’s public school system.
The school public teachers should always send homeworks regularly, if possible everyday. I believe that people in Hawaii like sending their kids to private school because it is like a status symbol for them. In other states, specifically, California, there is no difference in perception between public and private schools. As a matter of fact, majority of the children where we came from go to public school which is better if not the same quality as private schools.
Thank you and hope that the public school system will prove the public perception wrong.
Sincerely,
Jessie Fernandez