Just Announced! The HE‘E Director Search!

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Summary: The Hui for Excellence in Education (HEʻE) is a statewide coalition of diverse stakeholders committed to advancing excellence and equity in Hawaiʻi's public education system. Established in 2010 in response to school furloughs, HEʻE provides a platform for community and parent voices, fosters collaborative partnerships, and serves as a public resource on education policy. Through convening, advocacy, and analysis, HEʻE works to ensure that every keiki in Hawaiʻi has access to quality education.

HEʻE is recognized for: 

• Providing a platform for community voice, especially in educational policy discourse 

• Serving as a trusted informational and relationship resource 

• Engaging public systems as a partner and critical friend on education-related efforts 

Position Summary: The HEʻE Coalition Director serves as the network’s secretariat leading the coalition’s strategic direction, overseeing operations, building and maintaining critical relationships, and serves as the primary advocate and spokesperson for the coalition. This role requires a politically astute, relationship-oriented leader with a strong understanding of Hawaiʻi’s educational and policy landscape. The Director must effectively balance being both a critical voice and a collaborative partner to public institutions.  Interested candidates should submit the following to info@thelearningcoalition.org: 

• Cover letter addressing interest and qualifications 

• Resume/CV 

• Contact information for three professional references 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

Board of Education June 19th

You may attend in person or virtually

10am Finance and Infrastructure Meeting Key Agenda Items:

1. Update on Department of Education’s operating budget request for fiscal biennium 2025-27
2. Update on Department of Education’s capital improvement projects budget request for fiscal biennium 2025-27

11:30am Human Resources Meeting Key Agenda Items:

1. Department of Education executive leadership compensation study
2. Compensation adjustments for Excluded Managerial Compensation Plan employees in the Department of Education

1:30pm General Business Meeting We hope these two issues of concern will come up in the meeting, but they are not on the agenda. We will raise then with HI DOE leaders:

1. The district website is not functional for families- links to do not work! This is not on the agenda, but we will speak with HIDOE leaders about this failure.
2. We are concerned to learn of plans in case of federal funding cuts. We hope to learn more from the superintendent's report.

Key General Business Agenda Items: (click on blue links for details)

Report of the superintendent

A. Awards and recognitions for students, employees, and/or schools

B. Update on workforce housing: Lahaina project

C. Class of 2025 commencement

D. 2025 summer offerings for students

E. Update on federal funding

Report of the state librarian

A. Update on Institute of Museum and Library Services

B. Summer Reading Challenge 2025

C. New look for the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System

Other agenda items:

Report of the student representative regarding the Hawaiʻi State Student Council

Department of Education update on regional kitchens master plan

Proposed draft for Board policy regarding compensation philosophy for the superintendent of education and subordinate superintendents

Proposed draft for Board policy regarding compensation philosophy for the state librarian

Department of Education change to leadership reporting structure relating to operations

Contract for Bargaining Unit 6, Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association

Compensation adjustment for Department of Education employees excluded from Bargaining Units 3, 4, 6, and 13, Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association

Compensation adjustment for Department of Education supervisors of engineers and architects in Bargaining Unit 13, Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association

Compensation adjustments for Excluded Managerial Compensation Plan employees in the Department of Education

Action on findings and recommendations of investigative committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to paragraph 92-2.5(b)(1), Hawaii Revised Statutes), investigation relating to nomination of individuals to serve as members of the State Public Charter School Commission: Jill Baldemor, Keolani Noa, and Michael Sarmiento

Revision to School Community Council request for exceptions to collective bargaining agreements, statutory waivers, and waivers of Board policy, previously approved by the Board on April 10, 2025

Appointment of complex area superintendent for the Kapaʻa-Kauaʻi-Waimea Complex Area

We hope to see you at our in-person meeting on June 24th at PACT at 1300 Halona Street in Kalihi for lunch and Key Lime Pies- or join us by Zoom! Mahalo for all you do!

Deborah

director@heecoalition.org

Deborah Bond-Upson