>> Yes, they do. So I believe at Copilan Community College they only offer uh Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and French. So Manoa of course Spanish Tagala Gilano etc etc. >> But those at the community college is that nonredit? >> They have a nonredit. Yes. Correct. And they're working to put to move it fully online and offer a series of courses. And also at Copy Line, what they're doing that's good is they have industry specific. They have a a course or series of courses focusing on the courts and another one for medical settings because just because you're bilingual doesn't mean you know all the terminology. If you don't know I don't know a lot of the medical terminology in English, let alone translating it in a different language. So that's also important. >> Okay. Thank you for that. >> Thank you so much. Um so what would this program what languages would this program target as the other uh community colleges do not?
And right now there's criteria that a student has to meet to be in that course. And we would like to open that up to more of a application basis where if students feel they're ready and the parents feel they're ready and of course the teacher recommendation from seventh grade feel like they're ready then we would have more students taking Spanish one and eighth grade. >> Okay. >> I think also um student achievement is definitely part of it. um you know when you look at our federal accountability report card which says whether or not we meet expectations and also um our state report card that gives us a letter grade um the sole deciding factor is one test I learn that's it uh it's I learn that's the factor um some attendance measures what I learned and and that is student achievement specifically in math, language arts, and if the new accountability model goes through sixth grade science now.
We're still refining a lot of that. And I would say it's still probably going to be kind of a a work in progress until, you know, it comes time to actually execute that plan. Um >> because wasn't >> Well, I'm sorry. Go ahead. Wasn't there discussion that we were going to see what the budget looked like if we didn't do the override? >> Right. >> Yeah. >> On both sides. Right. So, >> we'll have to because we'll have to have it for town meeting. >> Exactly. >> So, like this this budget is has a 2025 2026 recap and a 2027 override, right? And the percent changes and the dollar changes. Wouldn't it make sense to on this sheet put a 2027 budget without an override? Um yeah, I mean you would essentially just take the 2026 numbers on the expenditure side for general government, >> right?
Oftentimes people hear this term restorative practice and they think we're getting everybody in a circle all the time. That is the most formal version of a restorative practice. We talk about the need to develop relationships and we've done training with staff in the fall. It is important to have these effective statements and effective questions. I feel I do. What are you thinking? Engaging with kids. We know that we need to have relationships first in order to restore them. Right? So a lot of this stuff has been frontloaded with staff about building relationships, right? That is the important part of step one is building relationships and then once you have that relationship then you can work to restore it through a couple different avenues and different ventures. Um so you see all those things and we have a ton of interventions. We have the support room downstairs that continues to be utilized.
>> I don't exercise so I can't speak that like I think they're stations but you know I I know that it's in good hands with John Perosino. So >> well thank you to Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Anonymous or whoever it is that's donating this. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> When's the anticipated then? Um >> where when's the what? Once we get all this completed for >> uh the substantial completion if we do everything on time should be August 21st. >> Oh, okay. >> Is that the HVAC or the weight room as well? Like actual weights and >> that's the H that's the HVAC project. >> And then the weights presumably that wouldn't really take that much time to go get that put in. So is this a project that's done before school opens? >> Yes, it is. I would say that the >> Yeah.
Luok engages children through multicultural stories, movement and music every day and craft projects using a variety of media. It's a small school community, but very close, focused on the child's development. It engages students and builds a strong community with their fellow students, their family, and the community as a whole. bonds of family and um excuse me, bonds of family and community follow these students through high school and on into the whole community and I think they all benefit because of it. We are in the midst of a transition and I would like to introduce you to our executive director who has been on the job two whole days and this is Tim Drury. Thank you. >> Thank you. I'm I'm happy to be here. I'm I'm going to be honest. I'm 36 hours in. Um, I've I've met a lot of people, a lot of people I have not met.
Uh so it's a issue all over. Currently um my partner and I we also outfitting um leasing properties. We getting major issues. We were getting shot at. uh my wife, my grandkids, we getting shot at from poachers. We had uh three arrests already. They got convicted. The problem is right now the conviction was they supposed to owe $3,500 to us. The prosecutor told us that um >> It's out of his hands. So, we cannot There's no u >> Your time's up, Godfrey. Thank you very much for your testimony. >> I'm available for questions. Okay, thanks. Next is Nicole Galassi from the Hawaii Catelan's Council on Zoom. Thank you, Chair Gabbard, Vice Chair Richards. The Hawaii Cattleman's Council submitted testimony in support of this measure um because stronger measures are needed to deter trespassers and poachers. Many might think it's not an issue on big parcels of land, but put yourself in the boots of ranchers and farmers who are out there every day, often solo, and running into armed poachers.
>> Great question. So my my assumption because I saw that the bill came through the Filipino caucus is that you know u Phil Tagalog in and I ilo would be central but I think the idea is to open it up to a variety of of languages. I mentioned Spanish as an obvious example that are not offered uh typically at the community colleges. So if this uh does become accredited, uh do you see there being this being able to partner with the workforce after they graduate? You know, like Japanese, right? So they can go work in the >> Yes. So that I I believe that's the intent of the bill because they do mention that um a requirement is the uh the internship um that the students could complete during their studies so that they would have these sort of um articulated pathways into the workforce.
Um, so and we're not satisfied with that achievement. Um, and and we believe something like this can can help us continue to make that progress that we would expect to see. Can I ask a specific question on that before we go on? >> Yeah. >> When we're talking about, you know, I learn is math and language arts. >> And I understand when, you know, we go back if we want to to slide four. We don't have to. I know what's on it, but if you go back to slide four, we talked about where the board started with this. And the board started talking about how can we, you know, class sizes are a problem. >> We also started with the idea that reading, language arts is a problem. So, I appreciate you're doing things to try to accommodate some of those things, but then I hear that math is going down.
But like I'm, you know, I'm specifically looking at the top, right? prior year levy and then because the 56 the prior year levy on the 2027 override I guess I'm not understand what if the prior year levy for 202 or 2027 shouldn't that be the 2026 number right so I'm looking at the 2026 recap prior year levy wouldn't that be the 2025 number and then you'd put the two and a half increase. >> No. Okay. Tell me why. >> Because you'd use the 2026 number. >> Okay. In the recap. But if I would if I were to ask you to do a 2027 budget >> without the override, >> right, >> the 2027 number would match the recap of 26, right? And then you'd add the levy to it. >> So the levy is going to be 56915. That's that number is that two and a half%.
Uh we have great statistics on that. Our school counselors uh monitor there. Um we have a couple different wellness spaces. We do have uh the support room where students can go uh during the day which is different than the wellness room. They're two different spaces. Kids can get some support as well. Um so we're looking to find those times and spaces where kids can get the support they need to then go back to class and be successful. Um MTSS I talked about briefly before that process continues to be uh an ongoing work in progress. Um but it's Bianca's done a fantastic job coming on board and really uh revamping and improving some of the things that we're doing. Um, like I said, mental health and and and uh other outside schoolbased ser services. We work with um Civic, which is our school-based health center. They continue to be in here a couple days a week, and they are jam-packed full every day.
And and there's the proposal for starting is June 8th. So, it's a it's a pretty I would say um like conservative timeline, like a big chunk of time. Um the one piece that would happen after the HVAC that is not within like this purview is the the flooring, which is also being donated, and I don't have a timeline for how long that would take. >> Any idea what they have planned for the floor? >> For the what? >> The floor. >> I don't ask John to follow up. Okay, >> just so you know, you sound garbled right now, Mark. Okay. >> Um, all right. Any other questions about the wait room? Okay. Um, so I actually had there were two other items on here. the medical insurance is actually um in reviewing the planning committee um kind of bylaws and it's not actually really relevant to this this meeting.
Um, there are, uh, some amazing people so far that, um, are tackling some monstrous projects. Um, they've been without a director for about a week and a half. Um, the the ship is is flowing and heading in the right direction. Um, we've had um, a major move. We condensed down our campus from a full-size building to a half. And that all happened um with the leadership of the board and some of our teachers that have just taken the bulls by the horns and and and got it done. Um one thing I'll say um there's a strong sense of community. There's a strong sense of hey, we got this. We can do this together. Um the I want to do what's best for kids and and for the whole child. Uh that mentality in a Waldorf school is uh is what I'm looking forward to be a part of.
This continues to be a danger for our members, both men, women, young, and old. So, we're asking for help in deterring disrespectful disrespectful trespassers who put the food producers at risk of harm. Mahalo. >> Thank you, Nicole. Next is Jerry Euan with the Puuloa Rifle and Pistol Club on Zoom. >> Not on Zoom chair. >> He's in opposition. Andrew Namiki Roberts from the Hawaii Firearms Coalition on Zoom. >> Also not on Zoom. Chair >> also opposed. Uh Jason Walford on Zoom. >> Also not on Zoom. Chair >> opposed. Michael Rice on Zoom. >> Hello, Senator. um like Rice speaking in opposition to this bill. Um there seems to be a misunderstanding about this is that this is this would uh criminalize the misdemeanor level of this trespassing bill, which would be like on it would like if you simply went on a farmer's property, this is what it would fall under.
What are some of examples of those interest? >> Um, >> well, the possible areas I mentioned medical is one. Um, another one's the courts. Another one, uh, is social work. Um, and I I imagine I heard that there were 20 different testifiers. They probably have more examples of where there's a need. >> Yeah. Perfect. Okay. Thank you, Chair. >> Thank you. Questions. >> Amy, you had a question. >> Okay. >> The plan I would be to operate for credit as well as nonredit. It's not just high school kids that we're recruiting who have obtain the single bi literacy from but and some of these students already at the various campuses and there are also graduate students and PhD students who would benefit from this and enroll in existing um credit classes and also outreach and and Thank you. So I guess the question to University of Hawaii is that going to add any cost as far as if we go credit and nonredit >> if it's a quick answer you can answer there if not come forward and I guess there's costs on both sides but right now on the side of the university is there additional cost to deliver both?
We're we're losing a sixth grade math course. >> So, explain to me, and there's a give and take, and there's never a perfect system, but explain to me why if I learn as math and English, this is a positive thing to take away a math course. >> Yeah, it's a great question. You're asking the right questions. And we would tell you that um you know, when you at math. That is a heavier load on a kid um especially in sixth grade, right? So, um math relies heavily on working memory and so the kids are um experiencing a he heavier load in math. Um, and to be able to continue and and hold that attention for 90 minutes, it's really hard, especially for sixth graders. And so, um, what what we also notice is that, you know, in 2001, No Child Left Behind, you know, and the creation of standards and, um, the requirement of teaching specific standards.
>> Right. >> The the 2.7 is is a line item >> is the so we would take that out. >> Yeah. >> We would take that out and then there would be adjustments probably >> the excluded debt would be on this side $750,000 less than what you see. So I think you'll probably see a $3.5 million decrease. So when I see So I'm looking at this sheet under the 2027 override prior year levy is the top number. So is the 56915 what our 2026 levy is? Right. Am I am am I not making sense or >> No. No. No. Oh, it is the levy. >> Okay. So, the 56915 is what we have this year for 2027 for 2026 levy. >> Yeah. >> And then there's the 2 and a half right underneath that. >> And for 2027, yeah, you want to budget the two and a half and and what you think the new growth number is going to be.
When Sam comes in, she is here working all day. It'd be great if we can get her even more. Um, but then also the connection with Connect 4 is going to put us into communication with other local um community based services. They're going to help support our students as well. Um the link crew piece we've already talked about a little bit. Um working on some additional stakeholder forums. Um and then the co-curricular programming, student recognition opportunities. We've changed some of those things. We last year we brought the Latin honor system back on. Um we continue to do um other things here uh and continue to do some orientations and you'll see some of those things moving forward. Um the climate uh prevention proactive climate systems. Like I said, you see that last section of the first bullet talks about focus on classroom relationships being the most important piece in that restorative practices piece.
Um but I can share more during the board of ed meeting. So I'm actually going to I don't know if that requires some type of motion to remove that agenda item, but it's just not part of the planning committee. >> So >> I'm cool. I'm good. >> Is that official motion? Um >> I second. >> Great. Thanks all. Um the last thing I want to share with you, which is I would say facilities and maintenance adjacent peanut gallery, you got to stop talking. Sorry about that. Um is a transportation update um that I think all of us So our transportation team is moving from that bus depot um over to Um, the bus depot is moving from their temporary trailers over to Highland Avenue because DACO has opened their building. >> So that old Cheshire Glass facility is part of the bus depot. >> Yes.