How do we develop the workforce of the future? knowing what we're facing. We've got AI. We have a change of advanced manufacturing uh approach. How can we look at this and how can we grow and develop together? So, we have all of these different programs that we're supporting, but we wanted to pull it together and make sure that it was going to be a fit for the students of the future. We saw the talent for today. That's that's incredible. And thank you for your shout out to Bistown. We also support this town. Um but that was actually what what the approach was going to be. We wanted to develop that together and it wasn't about you know how much funding can you provide what can you do here what can you do there how can we do it together and that is the secret of success in Chandler it's because we're doing it together so we have the opportunity now to work on career literacy career awareness I guess I have to pick up the new language there um and when we had the opportunity through our semiconductor education pathway program we jumped on we wanted to bring the the experience in a fab into the classroom.
Um the recommendation and you discussed this at the last meeting was to move forward with 95% group. Um that was by far the top choice amongst the group. Um in terms of the overall cost, I know I have that on one of these upcoming slides. So, we're looking at $77,926 for the year one adoption. Um, that's a higher cost in year one because of the print materials that are associated with it. And then we're looking at about $27,000 per year moving forward. Um, to give some context to that, we have previously been using foundations. Um, foundations we we have a yearly purchase price as well as some print. We actually print with the Kyne District at the moment. Um, that runs us on an average of about 19,000 a year. So, it is a little more than we've historically been spending. Um, but just to give some context, that $27,000 is not moving from zero to 27.
>> Gotcha. Okay. Um, and then the other question that I've got is what are the current lunch and breakfast prices? Because you've got in here what they're going to go up to, but I'm curious. I don't recall seeing what they >> right here. So, they're currently 375 for lunch and we currently don't charge >> for breakfast. >> All right, cool. That's what I need. Thank you, >> Mr. Harmon. I'm a person who likes options. So, um, while I understand and I totally appreciate us always operating self-sufficient with our child nutrition program, I also think going from a paid breakfast from zero to $2 can be a bit much and a bit straining on some of these families. Um, it's 200% increase. Um, so and I I really believe that, you know, our district made that commitment to try to keep those breakfast free for so long because we understand the importance of kids having breakfast because if they have empty stomachs, they're not going to learn.
I send the same person out first and then a different second person. That way they're going to be like, "Oh, >> you got to feel like Deacon's in the zone. You just keep giving them the ball >> essentially." Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Essentially, but at the same time, but at the But at the same time, uh you um Oh, what what's the word? At the same time, you want to make sure to keep them on their toes as well. So, you might send out someone else entirely. I'm not sure. >> And you don't fatigue could play a factor. >> Yes. >> Yep. Oh, look at that. Blazing Saber this whole time was Izzy's mom. That's absolutely incredible. >> Oh, there we go. >> That's absolutely awesome. >> Shout out. Absolute shout out. And I want to give another shout out to our favorite sponsor. Just kidding.
Um, with the literacy crisis in the United States, we try to incorporate literacy into every content area to make sure students are continuously reading. We try to make it fun with community partners with read with dogs. We had the therapy dogs come in and so our students could read with them. And um, we con connect our novel studies to outside the gardening club. So we read Charlotte's Web and then connected that to gardening. So all the students were very excited to bring in more like literature to read about those specific topics that we were learning in class. So just kind of um putting the spark back into the children's minds and you know eyes for the love of reading. Not just you have to read in school but you have to to learn to love it. You know I want the kids we want the kids to learn to love to read.
And let's really focus on uh the revenue coming in, the expenses that we need to to handle who what other expenses are being handled outside of our organization. Uh and then really creating a true P&L for this and and then being able to hopefully put some money aside uh to for repairs. >> Yeah. Well, to Mark's point, then have a realistic expectation. Yeah. My expectation is >> just doing the simple doing the very quick math. It's $100,000 give or take per year you'd have to be saving. >> Correct. >> To do this and that there's zero possibility you're going to do that >> correct when there was only $128,000 in rental revenue last year. Is that right, Chris? That number sound right? >> Wow. And if you remember, you know, because we were here when it all came to be, >> remember at first they had No, but there was a different kind of plan because it was kind of unique for the area.
Goal three, improved attendance. So if you don't come to school, it's hard for you to learn, right? Um, so as district we track attendance and then we do what we can to encourage and support and you know um I guess I would say when it's a problem we address the problem. So we our goal was at least 92% of uh attendance at an average monthly um statistics. Um we do have an attendance team that meets weekly. We track the daily attendance and we just like the district does we send letters at five absences, 10 absences and 15 absences and then kind of beyond 15. But one of the things that's been really effective this year has been actually contacting the parents and having parent meetings. They come in and you know every parent has been grateful actually for the call because I I think our goal is to ask them how can we help you not to judge you.
Goal three, improved attendance. So if you don't come to school, it's hard for you to learn, right? Um so as district, we track attendance and then we do what we can to encourage and support and you know um I guess I would say when it's a problem, we address the problem. So we our goal was at least 92% of uh attendance at an average monthly um statistics. Um, we do have an attendance team that meets weekly. We track the daily attendance and we just like the district does, we send letters at five absences, 10 absences, and 15 absences and then kind of beyond 15. But one of the things that's been really effective this year has been actually contacting the parents and having parent meetings. they come in and you know every parent has been grateful actually for the call because I I think our goal is to ask them how can we help you not to judge you how can we help you what what is it we can we can do um and since in I can say in every single one of those cases that people that have come in to meet with me it's improved dramatically so the the personal touch does make a big difference um the other thing we post the average monthly attendance in the board in the way.
So Deb is kind of overseeing the whole implementation of it and doing a phenomenal job. But everyone else is really the hands on the ground making it come to life. So I couldn't be more thankful for everyone in the work that they're doing. So I greatly appreciate them. Um So and with that we are almost at the tail end of the hiring process too. So we had some great internal candidates and they're finishing that process up. So I think that will soon be concluded and we'll be able to announce the teacher there and then we'll be able to manage whatever backfill has to occur from there. So really excited about that that our own staff want to be a part of you know building that program out. That was that was really nice to see. So that will conclude soon and I'll be able to give the board an update on that.
So, what what could happen since this is passed is we may get guidance coming down the pike from Sacramento as to as to a change we might have to make. Maybe we won't, but as currently we're doing just what's in our board policy, which is what Michelle has addressed. And so, this is So, Diana's concern is very valid, but it hasn't just yet. Am I over speaking that in any way? It's all right. I think we have the proper safeguards in place. We're okay for now, but but it's something to watch out for. Well, the the updated policy says in the event that a student's parent or guardian is detained or deported, the superintendent or designee shall release the student to the person's person or persons designated in student's emergency contact information or to any individual who presents the caregiver's authorization affidavit on behalf of the student.
Okay. Uh Chair votes I, vice chair's excused, Senator Hashimoto. Hi. Uh Milwaki I, and Senator O I is excused. Recommendation is adopted. Thank you, members. Okay, same recommendation for committee on education to pass as is. Chair votes I. For SR 25 pass as is, chair votes I, vice chair votes I. Senator Kukana. Hi. Senator Hashimoto. Hi. Senator before. Measures adopted, Madam Chair. Okay, thank you. And that That concludes everything. Concludes side. >> Call to order the Committee on Education. We are on the 103 agenda on Senate Concurrent Concurrent Resolution 140, Senate Resolution 132. This is urging the Department of Education and University of Hawaii at Manoa to adopt energy savings performance contracting pursuant to Section 36-41 Hawaii Revised Statutes as a primary strategy to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure modernization, improve energy efficiency statewide. Um Um K. Hayashi for the Department of Education. Good after Good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair, members of the Committee.
So, we have VR headsets that were being are being funded through the Intel project. So, we can give them that clean room experience without actually having to go into a clean room. Lots of opportunities to get that experiential learning and that's really what it's about. We need them to see that advanced manufacturing isn't the manufacturing of the past. It is something unique and different today. And so as we grow, as we develop as a community, I really am very very grateful for this partnership because it's grown so much more even just over the last few months. And so we're very proud to be a participant with the school district. Thank you for the opportunity. >> I just shared with her she'd like to go start her anniversary. She like, but she's staying. Uh I want to just conclude before we get to our last slide which is questions and we are running a little bit late here but I just want to conclude by saying this has been a long process a good process.
It's moving from 19 that we were already spending to 27 for a more updated, more comprehensive approach. Um, again, we get those soft cover student additions and some of those manipulatives uh to support that. And that average yearly cost comes out to be about 34,000. Um, that was the comparison for Wilson Foundations. And then the other piece is Spalding. Um, this is the main supplemental piece at our Combs Traditional Academy. Um, no direct cost for materials there. The $21,000 is probably high. Um, because that's based on training new staff, but I just built it to look at the possibility of two new teachers every year. Um, if we don't have that many new teachers, we don't have to retrain folks. Um, but historically that's been a little bit of a struggle for our traditional academy um, and not being able to provide that training to folks.
Um, but I'm I'm wondering if before we vote on this, if I could get some numbers like what would be what if we tiered this and only increased the bre breakfast to $1 for the next year and then the following year. um tiered it out a little bit just to see how that would bring us close to the costs um that we would recoup. Um and then it would get us on track to where we would be able to, but it would at least be not such a huge f, you know, a a huge increase to some families. I I know we have a lot of families that do qualify for free and reduced and I appreciate that. But I also know that there's families out there that wouldn't qualify, but having that extra money for those lunches and breakfasts um could be somewhat burdensome somewhat.
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Um so I think I our next steps uh we in the last two to three years we have implemented heity and UFly with um K through um two with fidelity. Third grade we use um youly and he just as I said we pinpoint those different deficits to pull lessons from the kindergarten through 2 grade curriculum that our students need. Our prek classrooms are even doing UFI and integrity. So, they are preparing even earlier for um those foundational skills and we're going to continue to focus on those through our MClass and pro progress monitoring our students to make sure that they're understanding the skills and um the different standards that they need to. And then we need to stay um a strong emphasis on that I read readiness. We really want our kids to be able to pass that and and get over that hump to move on to fourth grade.
There was this feeling that we would get these huge sponsors that might come in and name the fields and >> all the signs and everything and that that there would be a lot more income than >> Yeah, there were a couple factors, right? We were the first to have turf fields. Um and then Hopington built some of them. um holy like so there are you know there are organizations that have added to their uh community fields where they no longer needed ours >> which makes sense but we also again I want to be clear if if we could just break even every year and really support our community >> programs and our school programs I think that's a win because I think right now um there's this sense and feeling that um youth programs and school programs are sometimes at at odds with each other in terms of the timing and and it's just communication and I think we can get some of this fixed.
How can we help you? What what is it we can we can do? Um, and since in I can say in every single one of those cases that people that have come in to meet with me, it's improved dramatically. So the the personal touch does make a big difference. Um, the other thing we post the average monthly attendance in the board in the hallway. Um, and the winning class gets recognized at our all school meeting. Um, we also recognize perfect attendance quarterly and we announce it at morning uh, Monday meetings, monthly meetings. But we tell people we're not asking you to come to school sick. We're asking you to come to school if you're not sick and you think, well, maybe I don't really want to go to school today. We're asking them to sort of tough it out and and be there. I meet with the students that I'm worried about and we talk about what strategies we can have to help them.
Um, and the winning class gets recognized at our all school meeting. Um, we also recognize perfect attendance quarterly and we announce it at morning uh, Monday meetings, monthly meetings. But we tell people we're not asking you to come to school sick. We're asking you to come to school if you're not sick and you think, well, maybe I don't really want to go to school today. We're asking them to sort of tough it out and and be there. I meet with the students that I'm worried about and we talk about what strategies we can have to help them. And again, I think the conversations are making a big difference. Um, and we also meet with those students and sometimes have incentives to improve attendance. Challenges we still have tardy students. We tardy if you're after 8:45 and we'll have kids now they're walking in at like 8:50 as opposed to 10:30.
During one of our March meetings the board had approved the discontinuation of the kindergarten assessment waiver process. Since that time we have had approximately five folks who have contacted me um two of which were folks who are interested in like what some of the folks who came up for public comment shared the opportunity to go to a magnet school. So if you were accepted into or approved to go to a magnet program the sending district is responsible to do the waiver for you to be able to actually go. And then a few folks from here in Brookfield contacted me as well. I did have a couple of meetings with some of those individuals and some were via phone or email. So I just wanted to share that and and just remind everyone that as we discussed at a previous board meeting that last year when we had over 30 plus applications out of that five students successfully passed the waiver and a few of those do require additional supports right now to be successful in school.