Two, we have we have a teacher a tech teacher who is only certified to teach technology and that was one of the three CTE positions at Fox Creek. Um and they uh you know in the scheme of things they could keep one and I deferred to the principal on the choice of which one which position to keep. Um the the teacher in the other position u has already been um uh cons already moved in you know for next year has already been moved into except for signing the paperwork. Uh all all the p you know everything's done but the paperwork for that person to have a position. And then one other uh uh CTE position where the teacher has um temporary certification and if that person chooses to get you know regular certification in some area um we'd find a position for that person. So it's it really boils down to two individuals uh tough.
If that's not locked and secured, um, that liability issue really makes teachers uncomfortable." Um, so we appreciate that part of that. And we're available for questions. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, Lisa Bender comments. Uh, we have Mia Nishiguchi oppose on Zoom. >> Not present on Zoom. Chair >> not present on Zoom. Uh we have several others uh one other in support and 2 46810 in opposition. Is there anyone here wishing to testify on this measure? Please come on up and and identify yourself. Aloha Chair Kim, Vice Chair Kadani, and members of the Senate Education Board. My name is Nina Lrei. I'm a junior at Milani High School. You have my written testimony, but I'm here in opposition of bill HB1559. Firstly, I wholeheartedly agree that my generation lacks a gener a regular attention span and that phones may be can be a major issue in distracting a student during instructional periods.
One of them has been with us for over 20 years. Um uh and that's probably that's really difficult. Uh but of the 22 positions it it you know those are two folks that that right now there's nothing viable for them. Doesn't mean there wouldn't be in the future but there certainly isn't now. >> Are are they are they pretty much lateral salary wise? >> Yes, very much so. >> Okay. So what what you're saying then is the all the positions we've talked about that everybody has been reassigned to a new position. So basically only two people would be losing a a job here not 20ome >> everybody everybody either has been or could be. So for instance there are two parap positions that are going away that have individuals in them. Uh we have lots of open parap positions right now. we wouldn't transfer them into those right now, but I will guarantee you in the last 20 years we've opened school with, you know, or gotten ready to open school with open pair of positions.
Personal devices, however, have already been restricted in many schools. This bill is unnecessary, redundant, and could harm student education. This bill puts students who use their devices in an effective and studious way at an unfair disadvantage. More moreover, all high schools use social media accounts to engage their students in activities, deadlines, and schedule changes. Taking away these crucial social and communication tools is unreasonable, particularly when the school itself encourages their use. Doesn't the DOE already have a ban on cell phone use? Yes, they do. So, what is what need is there to suddenly have a complete ban on personal devices throughout the entire school day? So, not only is this bill redundant, but it limits our freedoms during our personal break time. >> Um, >> I agree with you. >> Am I allowed to >> um What was your name again? >> Nina Lo prestige.
And so, you know, so there's there are absolutely opportunities for those folks. And um uh so, you know, the two positions that I see, the two people in positions that I see right now that we don't have some opportunity for them are those two tech positions. the two tech. >> But I thought the tech position you had referred her to get to check with her transcripts and all that stuff. See if she >> I know that's already been done. That person's already that person's already set up to be in a math position at Fox Creek. >> Perfect. >> So okay, that one's already covered. >> That one's covered. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So that the 20-year employee that we have is not going to doesn't have a job >> would not have when this position's eliminated. Not with our district. >> Okay. That's sad. That >> it's very sad.
>> Nina Liy. Okay. And I don't know that we have your testimony, so perhaps you can share it with us after. >> Yeah, >> I emailed it to you guys. >> Okay. >> Um, but yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, thank you. >> Good job. Good job, Dad. Anyone else wishing to testify on this measure?
>> Yeah. And and there's no position that that that person could be. >> No. nor the nor the teacher who has only the only the technology CTE cert I I I can see with just you know one certification that that where that's very limited and stuff >> but um but the other one >> it's tough. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, this was all agreed to by principles and your directive staff. Okay. Um, I need a motion then. Oh, excuse me. Are there any other questions?
Uh, hearing none, we are open for questions. I'd like you, E-hide, if you can come back. >> So, as you pointed out, there are some things in the bill that has not been covered by the policy. Is that something that you folks will look at as you do your rules? >> There are. We we have to craft the implementation guidelines. Um but we do foresee those guidelines will allow flexibility um among the schools to suit their specific circumstance. >> Okay. So you folks are allowing each school to to decide how they're going to handle this or are you going to have some general gueneral guidance across the board so that there's no issue on you know one school's not doing as enough as other schools are. L elementary is pretty straightforward. It's the the secondary we would probably see more variation, but what will be consistent among all of the schools is that cell phones will not be used during instructional time and and it could be unless it is part of an instructional activity.
Sheila, do you have any questions? >> No, I do not. >> Okay. Um, I I do have one question. Are there any type of administrative jobs that we could be looking at maybe limiting to a part-time position rather than a full-time position >> because >> well we already one of one of the moves here is to uh combine uh an assistant principal position so we will be sharing one between Sunrise and Diamondback. >> Okay. >> Uh both of those individuals um uh Mr. Aean has already resigned from the position at the middle school. one of those two assistant principles will be selected for the assistant principal ship at the middle school and the other one will remain in that uh in that split position. >> Um uh but we are in spite of whatever you see in the press >> we are not administrationheavy >> and um uh so at this point no there's no place else.
>> Okay. And how do we safeguard these devices from not disappearing somewhere after they've been taken? And that in um what we're thinking at this point that would be at the discretion of the school um how they would store the phones. Um I I'll give an example why a oneshot um method it would be difficult. So some of the schools that use the pouches they have one ingress and egress or two to the school. So, it's very easy for them to um see the students as they walk in and then the pouches are distributed and when they leave other schools there's multiple access points. So, a um method such as that would not work for them. >> Okay. Well, and I don't know what because I'm alone in this, but I would hope that the DOE would have maybe several options, but not just everybody just do whatever they want at each school.
>> Jen does three jobs, Kate does two jobs. >> Yeah. Uh, Amanda does has four hats that she wears. Um, uh, and I have a couple. >> Yeah, I was just thinking of a new one that was put in this last year. That's why I was questioning. >> We don't have any new administrative. We have we have a new coaching position, but we don't have administrative. >> I Well, I guess it was a coaching type position, >> but that's so that we can maintain what we've been doing for three years. >> And uh, and we need to do that. you know, we've invested heavily in what's going on in the classrooms. Um, and um, and and I will tell you that never even came up in the discussion from principles or anybody. That position never came up as a, you know, a consideration because they all recognize the value of that position.
So there need to be certain things like you know in safeguarding you can safeguard it in in you know three different ways or whatever they have a choice but I think there needs to be some kind of systematic options that parents can understand um you know each of the schools choose instead of something off the wall like you know putting them in a shoe box and putting it away underneath the desk or something you know >> understood and that will be a point of consideration when we craft the implementation guidelines. Okay. And when do you expect that um guidelines to be done in ready for public? >> May 2026. >> Okay. So, in month and two months. Yes. >> Okay. Members, any other questions? Senator >> Question. Thank you. Um I think in reading the testimony, there was a lot of concerns and comments based on like the three-month forefeiter.
>> Okay. Any other questions? I would just like to uh comment that last uh last week when we first looked at this, it was like, oh my gosh, um but I just have to commend you and everybody else that helped work on the project with you uh for coming up with such an amazing plan that, you know, hopefully we'll be able to um meet the fiscal needs and and minimize the impact to our our precious teachers. So anyway, just thank you for doing such a wonderful job and I I thank you also on behalf of all the teachers and staff as well. >> Thank you. It was it's difficult. >> Okay, I need a motion to >> I would like to Oh, I'm sorry. >> I would like to make just a quick comment. And it goes along with Fred. As an employer, I totally understand the situation.
Uh that seemed kind of excessive. Do you see that to be a part of the solution that might keep these kids accountable? >> No. >> Yeah. >> No. I we're we at this time we weren't planning on putting that into our implementation guidelines. >> Okay. Do you think that there is an appropriate forefeiter time period that would fit or >> I I'll I'll give an example of what's widely used on the mainland. And we've done a lot of research on this from um school systems who already have these policies in place statewide. And a a common example would be the first time um the teacher just says, "Put the phone away." And if that's a done deal, it's it's over. It's done. Everybody moves on. Teachers also, we've heard, don't want to be the phone police. So, if that doesn't happen, then many schools have administrative support where the teacher just informs the administrator and then an administrator comes and addresses the issue.
I've had to do this myself. And I want to say thank you for everybody really taking the time before we just voted on this and and for all the hard work that went into it. >> We're definitely nashing of teeth. >> Yeah, definitely. >> Sleepless nights. >> Yeah. I need a motion to approve the uh yeah, the budgetary planning pro proposal. It's not anticipated anymore. I'll make a motion that we approve the proposed um hang on. Fiscal year 27 budgetary planning proposal. >> I'll second the motion. >> All those in favor? I Melinda Subasi. I Fred Rushton. >> I Charlene Diaz. >> I barziki. >> I Sheila Barnett. >> Okay, that that was >> Yeah. >> Okay. I item 2.2 employees recommended for renewal for school year 2627. >> Madame President and board members, um this is the list of current employees. um who are being recommended for renewal for next year um in the in the positions that they are uh that they are currently um in which they currently reside other than one that has already uh been approved for a move.
>> Okay. What are some of the consequences if they don't follow the rules? >> Um, a common one is the administrator take the takes the phone, it is then in the office, the student can come get the phone at the end of the day. The second infraction that that happens for the student, and this is just in general, and this isn't what I'm saying is necessarily going to be in our guidelines, but we're learning from it, is the administrator then takes the phone, and the parent has to come and pick up the phone, and then there's a conference with the parent and the student explaining the rationale of this. >> Okay? And then that's at the principal's discretion, not the complex area superintendent, the district area. This is all within the school within school personnel. Yes. >> So when you say administrator, you're referring >> principal or vice principal.
So um I recommend that you approve this list. I need a motion to approve the employees. >> Why is that one person salary and >> changing a job? >> Oh, >> yeah. >> Changing roles. >> Okay. >> She moved from teacher to coach, right? >> No, the other way. Coach to teacher. >> Teacher. Okay. >> I knew there was a change. Um, >> I need a motion to approve uh employees to recommend the employees be given contracts. >> Okay. >> And work agreements. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> I make a motion that we accept the employees recommended for renewal for the school year 2026 27. >> I'll second that motion. >> All those in favor? I Melinda Sabraski. >> I Fred Rushton. >> I Charlene Diaz. Hi Barb Ziki. >> Item two. >> Hi Sheila Berna. >> Oh, I'm so sorry Sheila. She he Fred forgot to poke me.
Okay. Thank you. Thank you, chair. >> Okay. So hopefully something will be in there. So there's at least a little bit of teeth in it. Yes. That's reasonable. >> Yes, we do want we um do want teeth and we also don't want the teachers to have to bear the burden of being phone police. It's very distracting. >> Any other questions? Not. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other for anybody else? No. Okay, let's go on. We are on House Bill 2012, House draft 1. Uh, [clears throat] establishes and appropriate funds for the Department of Education to establish and implement a 2-year community literacy labs pilot program. Kitayashi for the Department of Education. Aloha, Chair Kim, um, Senator Dory and Senator Hashimoto, Terry Ushiima from the Department of Education.
It's all Fred's fault. 23. >> I'll poke you when I get back. >> 2.3 possible um renewals of of uh school year 2026 27 based on the adopted budget planning. Madame President and board members, uh I included this list based on the possibility that you changed uh any of things in the pro in the uh proposal or in the um uh the proposal. Since you did not, there is nothing to do on this item. Closing items then item 3.1, future topics. Do we have any future topics? >> I don't Um, yeah, I guess not. 3.2 time, date, location of future meetings. Our next meeting is March >> was today. So, the next meeting is April 9th >> at 5:30 >> for for a workshop in six for a regular meeting. >> So, everybody got that? Anybody have problems with it? Julie, you got a problem with that?
Uh, we stand on a written testimony and we are available for any questions you may have. >> Okay. So, I need you to explain what they're standing on so the public understands and the people here who don't have this information on front of it. >> Sure. Um the department supports the intent of this bill and um this bill provides highnee communities with afterchool literacy supports. If this measure um does move forward, our recommendation is to scale the pilot from five sites to two sites and extending the timeline to three years to ensure the program is strategically planned, properly staffed, and integrated into existing school-based literacy frameworks. Okay, thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Stacy Aldrich for the public library system. >> Okay, thank you. Um testifying [clears throat] for Teach of America Pa Kalo Vardy not here. Okay. in support. Milan Akaka Manfrey for Teach America as well also in support.