We talked about that master schedule and what does that intervention mean? Right. So um asked about that walk to map. Not every school structure would support that but and not every school structure maybe wants that. So we want to think about what is that master schedule dedicated time for look like. We want to continue to leverage edge planner. Edge finder is a very powerful tool for us that we continue to learn more and more about. So as I mentioned with the focus group, the focus groups completely for us intervention groups. We've been testing it out this year with our reading interventionist and we've seen that it's aligned the teachers to see progress that kids are making and then see if they need to regroup because one thing we're really good at as teachers is making a group. But we aren't all really good at progress monitoring and regrouping.
Yes. >> Um and there were a lot of requests for many different things. Some that are more doable in the short term, some of them that are more longer term projects. >> Yeah. Um but for this budget, do we have a sense and I know part of what we committed to is getting updates in terms of those requests as to how they're being fulfilled. For this budget, um how are we looking in terms of fulfilling the ones that were presented to us earlier this year? Yeah. So um some of the programs have some of that equipment in their budget already that was requested. Uh and then there's a lot of money a lot of requests that are not in the budget. Um so we're looking at ways in which we can try to fund those requests. So a few of the ways we're looking at is we're reviewing this year's budget to see if there's any dollars that are going to be left at the end of the year that we could then fund some of those requests.
Is there anyone else wishes to speak on HB 1688? [clears throat] Aloha. I'm Theodore Metros. Oh, aloha. Hi. Um, Thank you for your patience as well today. Sure. I just want to say that uh, this is a special exemption that I don't believe is any longer needed. I mean, we're talking about losing our income tax deductions. We're talking about raising our weight wages for cars. Uh, this tax exemption is really unnecessary at this point. Why are they getting this special treatment? There's uh, ample opportunity to tax them. This is a locked-in market. The justification for doing this taxation has long since passed. This is actually an area where the state has the ability to collect some revenues rather than trying to tap all these new venues. Uh, the airlines oppose the taxation and yet they are first in line to ask for tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel costing hundreds of millions of dollars, but they don't want to cover their own uh, business operation.
So utilizing these tools to help us with that um because the the assessments are already providing professional learning focused on the how of a small paper. How do I actually do it? How do I make it happen? And so when we think about some of our content area specialist we are so grateful for middle level content area folks. out of our pedigogy. They're running a small gift with our um middle school students and then identifying and aligning the training for our curricular resources to identify them aligning to our maps which would invol as well. um middle school or we only see that >> I'd say the only the primary limitation right now is that very often our targeted English language instruction block overlaps direct with the math you teach and that is true across levels on I think it's important to know that's not because we chose it's a structural problem having this conversation the challenge is that our literacy is not and so when you look at that pull out the state model we could adjust the model and 90 when it's going to be out for us but we don't have that choice the state required model so in order to comply with the state required model that is kind of what problem that causes some other content area >> now I All of these mess are there's some determinist That's that's the fun.
So we're in that process right now. Meeting I've met this week with three of the CTE coordinators to take a look at their budgets. We're going to look Today we looked at the IT budget. So we're looking at all the budgets to see um to see if there's going to be funds left, which we feel like there will be some money left in order to fund some of that. We're also looking at our our capital improvement budget uh which is right now balanced I think was somewhere around $900,000. And we have a request for another million in this budget. Uh which that's money that we could possibly use for some of those requests. We'll we'll leverage that based on what we have going on for projects now that have to be completed versus what will be left from that. And um and then we're also looking at um other other grant opportunities that we can put in for to help fund some of the project.
Thank you. Okay. Thank you very much um, for your attendance. I uh, can speak to some uh, consideration uh, for support for the airlines and just to let you know as well uh, in Hawaii um, pretty much I think Hawaiian Airlines when they built the uh, construction uh, facility for maintaining um, their aircraft uh, at that time uh, we talked about the state um, DOT and airports allowing them to to actually rebuild or build an aircraft maintenance building and one of the things was discussed was that maintenance for the aircraft can be anywhere in the United States and if they so choose they could have their maintenance um, and reconstruction of an aircraft uh, elsewhere and one of the decisions we decided to support is because there are other airlines that also come in to Hawaii their aircrafts, but also to maintain um, their um, the use of uh, the facility at Hawaiian and Alaska under the jurisdiction right now that they can use the facility and make sure that the jobs are created and increase actually we increased workers um, on the maintenance facility as well and so hopefully uh, other airlines have been using uh, the facilities for maintenance of their aircrafts instead of probably doing it uh, in Las Vegas or California that the opportunity is here in Hawaii.
identify really a lot of kids who are both struggling and math and not one of these. >> As you might imagine, students that are learning a new language, particularly if they have just joined us in middle school are absolutely struggling. Math is very much is contextual. It's about making sense. It's about communicating. And so many of our students who are in that pre-emergent basic and even intermediate language development stage are also they're the students that teachers would like to have during those small group time and anecdotally we hear from teachers quite often small group right now these guys are all gone and they really need to be here >> so knowing that and understand that that exists I'm not familiar with solutions that we know it's one of the things for it's not saying that we're not just so high in that initial conversation like there's no obvious answers but it's not something going to go outside.
The biggest I think the biggest project other than our buildings is a machine shop's looking for about a $1.1 million to uh replace uh some older equipment with new equipment uh and some new equipment that's brings them up to speed with technology. So that's our biggest request, so we're looking at how we're going to fund that, but we are very much interested in trying to to make that happen. So it may take 2 years, we may be able to do half of it this year and half the next year. All right, thank you. I'm not going to keep letting you talk cuz then you're going to go all day talking about all the good things you want to do. Thank you. >> agenda, so Thank you. But thank you. Thank you so for that. >> We have a motion, we have a second. Any further discussion on the budget?
Um, just to add that um, did so. Hopefully um, things will continue to work out for the aircrafts uh, maintenance program in Hawaii. Anyone else wishes to speak to HB 1688?
Is there a potential for another curious for a different time in the day that isn't math? different. >> That is really talked about with that system. One of the challenges is like our current calendar. So now we are aware of that. Meanwhile, president. I'm sorry. I was just Like I mean like outside school hours if you look at another question some of us have not incentives when you think about something that's there but to recognize the growth. So there are all sorts of like external rewards that the students are getting because of the progress they're making and so it hasn't it hasn't um gone that we have schools have been very very intentional action and bring together to really talk about what can we be Um, so I wanted to revisit the walk to nap because through a podcast I heard about the walk to reading.
Cheryl, please. >> Ms. Thurston? Yes. Mr. Jones? Yes. Mr. Medina? Yes. Mr. Mercedes? Yes. Mr. Talbot? Yes. Ms. Ferris? Yes. Mr. Hayden? Yes. Donations, I'm sorry. >> want to give them one. See Mr. See Vice Chair >> No, I just want to say I just want to say we're going to give you >> I just want to give you we're going to give you a report an update on the Yeah. all those requests. We've a formal update with a list of all the requests and where we plan to fund those requests from next meeting. >> that you'll do that. Yeah. >> Yeah. Next meeting I want you to know that we're going to have that for you next meeting. Thank you. I don't see any donations. I don't see any articles. Public participation, I don't see any. That brings us to Anne Marie. Thank you for your patience.
Hearing none, let's proceed to HB 1691 and this is authorizing supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a motor vehicle to an insurance company after paying payment of damages from the result of a total loss insurance settlement to be signed electronically. Okay. City and County of Honolulu. Good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair, and committee members. Megan Johnson of the Department of Customer Services, City and County of Honolulu. I will stand on our written testimony in support of this measure and I'm available for questions. Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh, on Zoom uh, Copart Inc. uh, Mark Binder. Aloha and good afternoon. I just wanted we have written testimony I'd like you to refer to and to respect your time and to be short. I just want to say that this is a benefit to consumers as well as to the business community. We ask that you respectfully support this bill as described in our testimony with an amendment setting the effective date to July 1st, 2027.
Um, and I was like, yeah, that makes sense. and you know essentially getting kids because even if we're looking at the same draft obviously most of these kids are in the few that are in the yellow higher proficiencies and there may be students even there might be some fifth graders who are in those higher proficiencies as well. Um, but it just seems I'm remembering back to once asking my daughter like, "What would you like better about school?" What are your suggestions? She goes, "I'm like it if they let us pick our classes." And then that just kind of brought up a flash of like the college course schedules when you go through and you pick your classes. And I'm thinking like obviously we've got sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who are at all these different levels. Unfortunately, many on the lower levels of their their math competencies and so like the thought the wondering the kind of out of the box thinking was obviously this will take some kind of systemic change but yeah so doing like something like a lot of math some of these kids are going to have to go to you know more basic instruction and so yeah maybe a sixth or seventh grader is going to be down with some fourth graders and um but on the same token you There might be some fifth graders who are at eighth grade level and how can we meet these kids where they're at by giving putting them in a class with a teacher who's teaching what they need to know, not what's above their learning grade or below their learning grade.
Early childhood education. We're getting a a report on it. I'm going to actually introduce her. Good. >> If that's okay. Ms. Lindsey, you can proceed. >> Before before you do that, Lindsey, just tell me before she does that. I just want to say something. The superintendent isn't done again. No, this is to in reference to Anne Marie coming up. I wanted to give them a a understanding of what's happening a little bit and I know that Lindsey will do that, but I just want to tell you that this is something we have to vote on, but we don't plan on voting on it tonight because we need you to understand it and you'll get some documentation. We'll vote on it the next school committee meeting. So it will require a vote because there's going to be some we changes to the program that you need to approve and be okay with.
This um, date was requested by one of the counties and so we're willing to uh, respect that request. Thank you for the time and I can answer any questions. And I I I guess I assume that it was to give them time to get their um, process uh, going and managing the change. Yes, that was my understanding. Correct. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh, Hawaii Insurance Council. Thank you, Mike. Or Mark. And this is not Mike. Mike Onofri. Hawaii Insurance Council. Okay. Uh, American Property Casualty Insurance Association uh, in support. Is there anyone else wishes to speak to HB 1691? Okay. Let's proceed then to HB 16 and this is relating to traffic safety and this requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down and mark and make a lane change if possible and safe uh, to do this uh, and it prohibits the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load carrying area on roadways and for those that did um, hear this measure prior like the Senate version uh, the Senate version did not have the use of the pickup truck into this measure um, but this is the House measure and we'd like to hear from the Attorney General's office.
So, um, again, this is this is something that's more of a big would require more of a big systemic adjustment, but when I'm thinking walk to math and getting to getting what you need, it might not be in your seventh grade classroom, you know, with your kids. But, um, you know, but who knows? It might only take one or two months of long to math to get caught up to be able to move up. But um you know we're we're in different times if we're looking at our graphs and we've got the best swap the majority of our kids in the red. So you know eighth grader might not be at eighth grade math and how do we get them caught up with the sixth grade before we try to expect them to to pass something that they're not. That's my my wondering my thought on their own for something.
So we just present Anne Marie's going to present it to you tonight and then the next meeting we'll vote. Please. I don't want to add on more things and just more things to like the next meeting. I mean if we're already I mean I'm just saying in terms of procedure. I mean if we're getting the presentation tonight um and getting the info and if there's concerns then we can vote on it at the next meeting. Um if not I mean I'm one person >> vote on it tonight if you're comfortable. Yes. >> I'll leave it to the committee, but it might be if we're getting the presentation now then Yes. it would only make sense. Yeah. If you're comfortable voting tonight feel like you have enough information, you have your questions answered and someone wants to motion to vote it tonight, that's fine, too. But typically you need you typically want some time to review it, but either way is fine.
Aloha. Thank you. Thanks, Michael. Thank you. Uh, good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair, and committee member. Uh, Michael Moy I'm a deputy attorney general. Uh, the department supports this bill which requires drivers to slow down when approaching a stationary vehicle, but I have to apologize. I have a mistake in my written testimony that was submitted to the committee. HD2 already includes the term vehicular warning signs. So, please disregard my recommendation to add that term to HD2. Uh, the department does recommend that the duty to slow down be simplified to increase enforceability. Um, the department's recommendation uh, regarding the requirement to change lanes if possible and safe and to stop if necessary on page two line 19 through page three line 10 is to have HB 1692 HD2 match the language of the companion bill SB 2026 SB2. >> Senate version, yes. Okay. But but you still stand on your amendment recommendation for Yes.
>> One last question we received. looking at data there is a trend that black students are not since the end of the year to now the middle of the year and are not on track. What can we do to close this gap that we have ting available? So in response we did a lot of research and reaching out to schools and yes tutoring is available. Um again I ting happens during the school day and that is at gateway and stuff. It happens but it is only offered for April students this year. After school tutoring has also been offered at Excellencia, Kennedy Academy and Monista at different points throughout the school year. We wanted to highlight that at Excellencia. Um first of all, transportation is provided which is often a barrier to after school participation. Um these teachers were selected to provide targeting to to provide tutoring to a targeted group of students in sixth grade eighth grade.
Okay. Thank you. >> Lindsey, jump in, please. >> [laughter] >> Good evening. It's my pleasure to introduce Anne Marie Gratton, who serves as both the director of our daycare and the lead teacher for our early education and care program. In her first year as director, Anne Marie has effectively led the daycare and established it as a reliable option for our families. As a result of her leadership, our infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms are now fully enrolled. What makes this even more impressive is that she has achieved this while continuing to support and mentor our high school students each day. Her ability to balance these responsibilities with professionalism, care, and commitment is truly commendable. We are incredibly proud of the work she has done and the impact she continues to make on our students, families, and school community. Please welcome Anne Marie. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for having me.