>> Yes, remember it's always an open opportunity to all of you as well. um you know and it's actually these delegates um really are your voice to the larger uh CSBA association you know they will be voting on various advocacy funding efforts uh on your behalf so if that's something that you do have potential future interest in you know um it really is a very uh critical role >> we we're like wink wink for next year. Okay. Well, I think we have consensus for um Trustee Grassy, Trustee Jubis Flame, Trustee Mirrorhead, and Trustee Spiser for our vote. >> So, you take a um I'll take uh Trusty Boak as motioning those four. Do we have a second? >> I'll second it. >> All those in favor? >> I I Any oppose? Seeing none, Great. So, now we're on to board policy 450, comprehensive safety plan.
We respectfully urge uh you to pass Senate Bill 2754 and I am available for any questions. Mahalo for uh the opportunity to testify. >> Thank you and in support on Zoom. >> Aloha Chair Kim, Vice Chair Kani. Oh. >> Um, >> go ahead. >> Aloha, Chair Kim, Vice Chair Kadani, and members of the education committee. My name is an and I'm a public health student on Aahu. Thank you for letting me testify in strong support of SB 2754. I grew up attending Havaii public schools and never learned how to follow bills, present testimony, or talk with lawmakers. To fill in this gap, I searched for opportunities and joined Havaii Youth Food Council and Coalition for a Tobaccaf Free Havi Youth Council. Hawaii DOE schools didn't teach me how to do what I'm doing now, reading a bill and presenting testimony. I learned these skills actually from joining advocacy groups that I looked for on my own.
Uh uh we previously had contracted with Kahim Mahala for 48 beds. uh when that um uh they stopped providing services to uh adults then that was added to 48 patients of the census at the state hospital. We do currently have a contract uh with one facility on the mainland um uh and uh uh some of the work with DCR and how they're contracting. We are looking for uh other uh opportunities. Um at this time we are not transferring any more people to the mainland. We have seven patients there currently. Uh but it is an option to look for additional facilities. >> And do you have oversight over these facilities or are we going to be facing or are facing the same issues before when we outsourced from prisons to these private companies that abuses and other things were happening which the state was then liable for?
All that is just phenomenal and that's what we need to be hanging from instead of like running our head into the walls wishing those things would go away, they're not. So, we have to get out there and be the be in the forefront pushing our programs, what we offer. Junior high is a key time in terms of getting a student into a school system. It's hard to move in high school. You don't want to move in high school. So, great job with what you guys are doing. I kind of roundabout into that. Just it was super cool to hear what you guys were saying tonight. We really appreciate it. Keep doing what you're doing innovative-wise at the junior high and then selling things like our farm stop. I was at the farm stop last week. Savannah and her people fixed me a lunch and it was phenomenal and we have to just keep pushing those things.
Um I would like to do the same thing with the ad program and try to funnel those students this way. Um one of those being adding integrated a one at the middle school level. That would mean that when students get to Anderson um as a freshman, they're jumping into integrated ACT 2, which is a biology course, which means those students are then going to be required because they need two years of science with us to hop into our higher level sciences like a chemistry, horiculture, and farm management. Um that's going to do two things for us. Increase enrollment in those courses. Um but also hopefully increase and sustain our science level courses um and uh state testing because those students are going to have a wider breath of knowledge when it comes to science. they're going to have chemistry under development by their sophomore year and uh hopefully that will improve our test scores as well.
Um, aren't all teachers like clad or we clad authorized? It doesn't come with like your credential now. >> Mo most of the time. Yes, it does. Yeah. But like we need to make sure that they have that as part of their program and they have that authorization if they're going to be teaching the design. Yeah. the the correct. Okay. Um here we go. Um 9B enrollment ADA reports. So actually I just updated this a little while before the meeting. That's why I noted that they were on the agenda. I put updated to uh 211 because we did have an increase. I did this report last week um on Monday or Tuesday. So has changed since then uh where we were up at um we're up at Oak Elementary by 12 and then Wasuma Elementary um was down two and Oak Creek Intermediate was up three I believe and then Bliss was up one.
Yes. Thank you. It is recommended the board review and adopt board policy 0450 comprehensive safety plan for first reading waving the second reading due to the CDE mandate for districts to revise and upload uh this uh policy revision by March 1, 2026. And so what this does is this incorporates two things. There have been two new laws um that are requiring school districts. One to include in the safety plan all of our training and regulations around um child safety, you know, our mandated reporting requirements um and those and things of that nature. And so that is now a component to this. The second piece is everything related to immigration enforcement on site and what our procedures and pro protocols are for that. That also has been added to the comprehensive safety plan requirement. Do >> I have a motion to approve? >> I'll move to approve the comprehensive safety plan through a first reading and waving the second reading.
It's beneficial to have civic education programs in school like Puno school democracy program which teaches kindergarteners to be civically engaged so that students can shift from being a spectator to being a participant in our evolving intercultural society. I urge you to support SB 2754 so we can care about public health. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Anyone else wishing to testify on this measure?
Is that situation occurring or has it occurred with these contracts? Uh so uh as part of our current contract there are provisions for oversight um uh regular um meetings uh uh there was on-site visit uh we would certainly look to see if that needed to be strengthened in any future contracts. Um so uh the point is well received with the responsibility for the state. >> I would like to see any complaints that have come from this and how they're being handled and what other things have come up with these contracts. >> Okay sir. >> Okay. Thank you chair. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. Okay. And right um are you are you ready? Okay. We are going to recess the the last remaining bill for HHS. Um >> and are you ready? >> And we are we're going to call in the HHS TRS joint hearing.
So, culture, engagement, recruitment. Just as a district, we need to keep doing that. So, that's all I got. Thank you. We're going to have to change the order, though. By the time it [laughter] By the time it gets down here, we're sort of out of stuff and everything. So, great job again on the junior high presentation. Um like I said earlier, you could feel it. You know, it's not just coming out of your mouths. You could actually feel what's going on at the junior high. So, we really do appreciate that. Savannah, you're doing a great job. >> [laughter] >> Keep it up. I'm seeing you all over the place. You're very active. You do a great job saying what all is going on. So, very proud of you. So, keep that up. So, um going to kind of short just a little bit. So, the next work session will be Wednesday, March 5th, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
So I do ask the board uh to remove that line item off of there if you do choose to approve this. >> So board members, this is a generic statement. We don't specify teachers. We don't specify departments. We are just doing a generic here for the layoff that's between Mr. booth and principles and he is supposed to negotiate with them and not us. So this motion is to just it's a resolution so they can move forward in doing the changes. There's no specific thing in this just they want to make those changes. So then it comes back to us if there's any layoffs any moves that stuff comes back to us later. So what he's talking about might be a good idea, but this that's not this motion. We have speaker that's a whole different Oh. >> Oh, thank you for letting me speak really quickly.
Um and you can also see the ADA new enrollment report. I actually found that was really encouraging to see the um 94% on um two of the sites because usually it had been last year I look back at this time was 91%. >> And then 93 the earlier in the year so it is coming up um as well as OES last year when I look back I think it was 89 or 90 and now it's up to 91. So just seeing the um attendance rates coming up a little bit is good. Hopefully with the increase in in enrollment and the attendance rates, maybe that'll help with our P2 uh number that goes into the average being a little higher than P1. >> Am I understanding um actually this was on your slide that we've like our um ADA has gone down like a hundred in the last five years.
>> I'll second it. All those in favor? I >> I. >> Any oppose? Okay. Motion carries. All right. Next up is board policy 1340, access to district records. It is recommended the board review and adopt board policy 1340, access to district records for first reading, waving the second reading again due to CDE mandate. um that this be uh revised and uploaded to our website uh policy access by March 1st, 2026. And um for this one uh this is also uh in relation to recent changes uh protecting student information as a result of immigration law change. >> A motion. I'll move to adopt this board part policy uh pertaining to access to district records through a first reading and waving the second reading. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> I.
hearing none. Uh questions, members, I have a question um I guess for um KI. So this grant funding, how is you you said that it would be sustainable funding. So how sustainable would that be? So sustainable funding would uh mean that uh a trust fund would be created um so that uh going forward uh any initiatives can be sustained in terms of like short-term funding which typically happens now say there's a grant program comes through that may provide funding for maybe two to three years and then once that funding is done it's up to like the schools to continue the program but where is the funding going to come from to uh to continue that, right? >> So, uh with this structure, there is a a trust fund created uh funds can be uh or money can be put into that trust fund via you know um through legislatively or through uh private funds uh to continue programs so that schools have the opportunity uh once they're engaging in these civics programs to continue them going forward.
Um >> Senator, there's three bills, not just >> I understand. >> But I think I'm first, right? >> Yes. Oh, I meant in the HHS agenda. You said there is one more bill. >> Oh, sorry. >> It's okay. One, three. Hey, what the heck? [snorts] >> No, no, no. We called two out of order. >> So, we only have one left. >> Okay. Um, it Are you ready? Do I need to gavl out? We're We're >> We're doing a recess [laughter] recess on HHS. >> Yes. Let's gaval out chair and then I can count you in for the next uh >> Yes, please count us in. >> Okay, going live in 5 4 3 2 1. >> Calling the HHS TRS joint hearing. First up, we have SB 2936 um relating to parking for disabled persons. First up, we have Dainty Baragus, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities in support.
The next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Brown. First of all, I'd like to start off with um a big thank you to our junior high. I appreciate the leadership uh the three of you bring on a daily basis. Also, um you have with you um one of your teachers who's also our association president and a counselor. And I know that I was watching them while you were speaking and they're very proud of you and what's going on at the junior high as well. So, thank you for all you do for our kids and our staff in um really focusing on academics in a very intentional way, attendance, um programs, and just making school engaging and fun. I mean, it's just a great place to be. You um I'm going to say this, are the heartbeat um of the district.
I just wanted to um say that as a parent in this district at this school and with a daughter um two that's gone through the uh FFA program and one that is currently deeply entrenched in the FFA program. I so appreciative of Mr. Whitmore and I really want you guys to hear from a different perspective. While he has these amazing ideas, I don't think he even can explain to you how much he does here. And I'm eternally grateful. I know how much he does because my daughter's never home and she's always with Mr. Whitmore out of town and at at all these things. And there is a need, I think I brought it up a couple years ago, for more a advisors at Anderson High School. It's a wonderful program. It's one of those very positive things when we don't get to talk about the positive very much.
Well, I didn't ask that ahead of time, so I'm sorry you don't have time to prepare that. On your side, for the English language learners, >> there's 800 like >> the numbers there, and it looks like we've lost like a hundred students in the last 5 years. >> Yeah, we had 890 students um in 201920 and then we had 840 ADA at that time. So now, yeah, I was going to say, so now we're around 770 students, let's say, and then the average ADA is around 730 or 740. So yes, it's around 100 plus. >> That's a lot of kids who've gone in 5 years, and we haven't really I mean, we're just now having to cut programs. So I guess I'm grateful that we didn't have to do it a little bit sooner. >> It's statewide though where the enrollment is decreasing at all all district.
Any opposed? Seeing none, the motion passes. And next up is um new board policy 1445, response to immigration enforcement. It is recommended the board review and adopt the new board policy 1445 response to immigration enforcement for first reading waving the second reading again due to the CDE mandate uh that this be revised by March 1, 2026. So, if you recall, and I'm just going to do a little backwards mapping here, last board session, we did um an update for our our existing immigration policy. So, that policy was again in this consent agenda now to be deleted because with the new law, it is completely transformed that board policy. And so this is a new policy that is replacing the immigration policy that we had before. Um, so it has a new code of 1445 and has all the mandates now that have been approved through California state legislation that talks about um what you referenced uh board president H earlier about uh no access on sites, our notification requirements to staff and families if ICE were to report to a site.
Right? So it's long-term sustainability for these programs instead of like say if we have to rely on maybe federal funding for a particular program that runs as I said like maybe two three years once that funding is gone then uh how does the program sustain itself from that point on >> so what if yeah what if there's no funding then no funding coming in what do >> yeah so if and and that's where we the pace commission can step in working with uh you know folks that we reach out to to uh collaborate on uh if there are funding sources that we can look at uh we can engage with we work with um programs like I civics civics now national coalitions uh that we can collaborate with in terms of where are the possibilities for funding coming in particularly for civics education >> so when you say civics education is it just it's not only for the teachers it's correct right so part to train the teachers as well as the students.