Schools and Education

There are approximately 254,000 school-age dependents of military members assigned to installations in Hawaii. All children between six and eighteen years of age must attend school; however, kindergarten and junior kindergarten are not mandatory in Hawaii.

Hawaii State Law requires all students to meet health examination and immunization requirements before they may attend any public or private school in the state.

Physical Examination: Medical records showing that a licensed physician has examined the child within one year of school entry date.

Tuberculosis Clearance: This examination must include a negative Tuberculin Skin Test with the result indicating the millimeter reading (which must be performed in the United States).

Immunizations: All immunizations must meet the minimum ages and intervals between vaccine doses. Visit http://hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/immunization/index.html for more information on inoculations required by the State Department of Health. Required immunizations (kindergarten through grade 12):

DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus-acellular, pertussis) or DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
Polio—IPV (inactivated poliovirus vaccine) or OPV (oral poliovirus vaccine)
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)—Two doses of measles vaccine are required, with at least one of the two being MMR vaccine.
Hib (Haemophilus influenza type B)—Children under 5 must have received at least one dose of Hib on or after 12 months of age.
Hepatitis B—Required for school attendance for all students born after Dec. 31, 1992 and for 7th grade attendance.
Varicella (chickenpox)—Two doses of varicella vaccine are required if the first dose is administered on or after the 13th birthday. A documented history of varicella (chickenpox), signed by a U.S. licensed MD, DO, APRN, or PA, may be

substituted for the varicella vaccine requirement. Students entering 7th grade need the varicella immunization. Private and Religious Schools
Hawaii has at least 150 private schools with over 100 on Oahu. Tuition at these institutes ranges from about $3,000 to $15,000 for day students. Many of the schools have waiting lists and require entrance tests and interviews prior to admission.

Private and Religious school resources:
Hawaii Association of Independent
Schools (HAIS) http://www.hais.org

Hawaii Catholic Schools
http://www.hawaiicatholicschools.net

Hawaii Lutheran Schools
http://hawaiilutheranschools.org 


K12 Academics http://www.k12academics.com/national-directories/national-schools-directories

Private School Review
http://www.privateschoolreview.com

Homeschooling in Hawaii
Hawaii Board of Education regulations include Compulsory Attendance Exceptions recognizing homeschooling as a viable and legitimate alternative for child education. This regulation allows parents to homeschool their children by informing the DOE with a notice of intent using a DOEForm 4140 or a letter containing:

child's name
address
phone number
birth date
grade level
signature of parents

This notice of intent acknowledges, as a matter of record, the parent's intent to homeschool and allows the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE) to assist parents in their educational efforts. Basic homeschooling requirements include but are not limited to:
narrative progress report and report card
testing for students in grades 3, 5, 8 and 10

Homeschooled children may participate in the statewide testing program at the local public school or parents may arrange for private testing at their own expense. Parents without a college degree are permitted to instruct their own children at home.

NOTE: Parents do not enroll the student in school if home schooling, nor fill out Impact Aid cards as they do not apply to home-schooled children. Birth certificate, proof of residency, TB clearance or Form 14 physicalexaminationform are not required. The home-schooling parent is responsible for the child's total education program as a home-schooled child cannot enroll in selected courses, e.g., music or foreign language. For information on Hawaii content and performance standards visit http://standardstoolkit.k12.hi.us/index.html.

A student who wants a high school diploma can obtain one by achieving a satisfactory GED test score, which is administered by various community schools. The diploma reflects high school equivalency through adult education.

Families are required to notify the principal if the homeschooling program is terminated or if another educational program is initiated. For more information, contact the principal

at the local school where you live (once in Hawaii) or visit http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/homeschool/index.htm. Homeschooling Resources
Home School Legal Defense Association
http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/HI/default.asp

Homeschooling in Hawaii
http://www.homeschoolinginhawaii.com

Hawaii Homeschool Association
http://www.hawaiihomeschoolassociation.org

Christian Homeschoolers
http://www.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org

A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/hawaii.htm

Charter Schools
Charter schools are public schools operating independently from the Department of Education and provide an alternative to regular public schools. The direction of each publicly funded charter school is determined by its board. Twelve of Hawaii's 31 charter schools are located on Oahu. To learn more about the charter schools in Hawaii, visit http://www.hcsao.org/hicharters/profiles.

Public Schools
The statewide school program in Hawaii is among the tenth largest in the United States. The Hawaii school district consists of 288 schools (255 regular, 2 special, and 31 charter) on seven islands, with over 178,000 students, almost 118,000 of them on Oahu. Approximately 14,000 of the 25,000 school-age dependents of military members assigned to Oahu attend public schools.

One high school and all of the elementary and middle schools that flow into the high school are grouped into a complex. Two to four complexes are grouped into one of the 15 complex areas, each with a superintendent. The complex areas are then grouped into districts. To view the schools in each complex, visit http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/mapoahu.htm.

For the school years 2011-2013, all public schools, except Charter schools and multi-track public schools, are required to implement a school year of 180 instructional days, which includes 915 student instructional hours for elementary school grades and 990 student instructional hours for secondary school grades.

Requirements for registration
Birth certificate or proof of age.
Documents from the previous school: A release from the last school attended which includes an unofficial transcript or latest report card and IEPs for students with special needs. Since most schools don't release official permanent student records until requested by the new school, parents or guardians should hand-carry copies of report cards, promotion certificates and other materials that might be helpful in expediting the enrollment and placement of students in proper courses.

Student Health Requirements (http://www.doe.k12.hi.us/register/schoolhealthreqts.htm):
1. Physical Examination: The school will accept out-of-state records that meet the State of Hawaii requirements for the physical examination, tuberculosis examination, and immunizations but you are encouraged to take out-of-state physical results and shot records to a base/post clinic to have them transcribed to Hawaii FORM14 (found at http://doe.k12. hi.us/register/index.htm).
2. Tuberculosis Clearance
3. Immunizations: A signed statement from a physician indicating student has begun a vaccination series and is waiting for the next dose in the series is acceptable for conditional admission. All immunizations must meet the minimum ages and intervals between vaccine doses. Visit http://www.hawaii.gov/health/ family-child-health/immunization/school-health/index.html for more information on inoculations required by the State Department of Health.

Proof of current address: Rental/lease agreement, mortgage document or current real property assessment, current utility bill (water, electric, gas or telephone), or military housing assignment document. Documents must have parent/guardian's name.

Legal documents: Power of Attorney if not living with parents.

Other: Inhaler and EpiPenConsentform (found at http://doe.k12.hi.us/register/index.htm).

School Calendars
All public schools, except charter and multi-track schools, follow a single school calendar and begin during the last week of Jul. Each school is allowed to use up to one half-day each week for teacher collaboration. Visit your school's website for a current school year calendar. The calendar for school year 2011-12 should be available at http://doe.k12.hi.us/calendars1112/index.htm after Board of Education approval.

School Transportation
School bus service policy changes went into effect Jan. 2010. Eligible families may elect to participate, and cost varies from annual to monthly payments. Visit your school for bus application forms, schedules and routes. More information can be found at http://doe.k12.hi.us/busmaps/info/index.htm.

The city-operated carrier, called "The Bus," is available to students (up to age 19 with a valid high school ID) for $1 a ride. Monthly passes are $25 and Annual passes $275. Visit http://www.thebus.org/Fare/youthFare.asp for more information.

Kindergarten and Junior
Kindergarten eligibility
Children who are five years of age by Aug. 1 may be enrolled in kindergarten. Children who are born from Aug. 2 through Dec. 31 may be enrolled in junior kindergarten. For more information, contact your child's school or call the Early Childhood Education Specialist at (808) 832-3303, ext. 249.

Graduation Requirements
High School Diploma: The High School diploma shall be issued to students who have met all graduation requirements by demonstrating mastery of essential competencies.

Board of Education (BoE) Recognition Diploma: The Board of Education Recognition Diploma is awarded to students with grade point averages of 3.0 and above who successfully complete additional required coursework (see credits), including the Senior Project. For students who meet the requirements, the BoE Recognition Diploma is awarded:

Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.5
Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.5+ to 3.8
Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.8+ and above.

Certificate of Completion: The Certificate of Completion of an Individually Prescribed Program (IPP) shall be issued to a student with a disability who completes all the requirements set by the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Visit http://graduation.k12.hi.us for more information on the types of diplomas awarded and the requirements for each.

District Offices
Once you have found a place to live on Oahu, contact the appropriate district office to learn the school(s) your child(ren) will be attending.

Honolulu District Office (808) 733-4952
Central Oahu District Office (808) 627-7478
Leeward District Office (808) 692-8000
Windward Oahu District Office (808) 233-5700

Geographic Exception
If you know where you will be living but are still in temporary quarters, you may request a Geographic Exception in order to register your child(ren) at the school in the area of your future quarters. More information is available at http:// doe.k12.hi.us/ge/index.htm.

Family Support Services and Parent-
Community Networking Centers (PCNC)
The Parent-Community Networking Centers (PCNC) serve to create supportive partnerships among the home, the school and the community for the purposes of supporting student success and building a sense of family and community. The PCNC are school-based centers for families, volunteers and community to identify their strengths, collaborate, make decisions and create partnerships as a part of the Comprehensive Student Support System. The parent involvement program and goals of the PCNC are embedded in the school's Standards Implementation Design action plans, and serve through a network of relationships among partners, to ultimately support parents and their children's success in school. Contact your school for more information or visit http://familysupport.k12.hi.us.

Learning Centers
Hawaii Learning Centers, similar to mainland magnet schools, were initiated in the spring of 1987. They offer Hawaii high school students who have special interests and talents with creative and innovative educational opportunities and choices.

Each focuses around a central theme with a special interest curriculum, while providing academic courses to meet graduation requirements. The learning centers are open to all public school students interested in these special emphasis programs and who meet requirements of the individual centers.

Most learning centers offer after-school opportunities in addition to in-school programs. Many also provide exploratory programs for students in elementary and intermediate feeder schools.

Visit http://doe.k12.hi.us/programs/learning centers.htm for more information on Hawaii Learning Centers.

Electronic Schools
The Hawaii Department of Education offers an online electronic school. The "E-School" can be accessed on the Internet and offers students the opportunity to earn high school credits through the use of multimedia technologies. The E-School also provides incoming students with an opportunity to learn more about Hawaii's history prior to their arrival in Oahu. For more information on Hawaii's E-School and for a listing of available courses, visit http://www.eschool.k12.hi.us.

Education Initiatives in Hawaii
USPACOM Military Child Education Longitudinal Study: This 3-year study will examine families' attitudes about educating their children in Hawaii, whether public, private or homeschooled; how parents chose their children's school; what they heard about the schools prior to coming to Hawaii and whether those perceptions change over time. Visit https://www.hawaiikids.org and http://community.apan.org/pop/w/wiki/pacom-education-study.aspx for more information on the study.

Joint Venture Education Forum (JVEF): Established in 1999 by Sen. Daniel Inouye, the JVEF is a cooperative venture between the military community and the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE) to improve educational opportunities for military dependents in public school system. JVEF is comprised of public school educators and leaders from military commands, government, community and business. The Executive Board is co-chaired by the HQ USPACOM J1 Director and the Hawaii Superintendent of Education. The Board is comprised of 25 Standing Members representing the Military Components/Bases, Coast Guard, National Guard, DOE, State Legislators, Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Parent Teacher Student Association, principals of military impacted schools and parents. JVEF has 5 strategy groups (Communications and Information, Textbooks and Technology, Resources and Maintenance, Transition and Citizenship, and Curriculum Programs) working to ensure military impacted schools benefit from Senator Inouye's earmark of $5,500,000 each year. Since its inception, JVEF has invested more than $58 million in Hawaii public schools. For more information about JVEF visit http://www.pacom.mil/web/site_pages/staff%20directory/j1/j14jvef_about.shtml 

Hawaii Families for Educational Choice: HFEC is a non-profit educational service organization that strives to increase public knowledge about alternative education. Visit http://www. hawaiiedchoice.org for more information.

Hawaii Board of Education Step Up Hawaii: Step Up! is a community-wide campaign that promotes college and career readiness for Hawaii's high school students. Visit http://www.stepuphawaii.org/node/52 or contact the Board of Education at (808) 586-3349 or BOE_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us for more information.

Hawaii School Guide: The overall vision of HSG is for the education opportunities available to Hawaii's residents to be transparent and accessible and to help parents make the best possible education choices for their child(ren). Visit http://www.hawaiischoolguide.com.

Hawaii P-20 Partnership for Education: P-20 aims to improve the quality and equity of Hawaii's educational pipeline, from early childhood through postsecondary education, and to prepare a highly skilled workforce for Hawaii industry. Visit http://www.p20Hawaii.org for more information.

Hawaii 3R's: This organization was founded in 2001 by Sen. Daniel Inouye to help reduce the repair and maintenance backlog in Hawaii public schools. Visit http://www.Hawaii3rs.com for more information.

School Liaison Officers: Each branch of service provides military members on Oahu School Liaison Officers (SLO) to be advocates for military families and to serve as the link between the military communities and Hawaii Public Schools. For assistance regarding your transition to Hawaii and educational issues, contact your School Liaison officer.

Air Force (808) 449-1577
Army (808) 655-9818
Coast Guard (808) 842-2011
Marine Corps (808) 257-8826/8897
Navy (808) 474-1999 ext. 6228

Federal Impact Aid
Since 1950, the federal government has been paying a share of the cost of educating each child who lives on or whose parent/legal guardian is employed on federal property. These funds, authorized under the Public Law 103-382, provides a partial reimbursement to the State of Hawaii and other school districts affected by federal activity for local tax losses resulting from tax-free federal installations. The amount received is based on the number of federally-connected students identified in the Federal Survey conducted annually in Sep.

While most of the federally-connected students are dependents of the military or of federal employees, the program allows for students who live in certain Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) rental units or whose parents work at certain federally-leased properties. The Hawaii DOE receives over $50 million each year in Federal Impact Aid. This money is placed in the Hawaii DOE general fund for use by any school.

Student Online
Achievement Resources (SOAR)
SOAR is an innovative program that makes it easy for parents to play an active role in their children's education. SOAR is designed for military families, and is easily accessible worldwide. Students take an assessment aligned to state standards, and SOAR directs them to individualized tutorials to improve skills where needed. Parents can monitor their children's progress from anywhere, and are provided with resource materials. Sign up at http://www.soarathome.org for this great resource.

Tutor.com
Tutors are online 24/7 and eligible military families in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy can take advantage of this military family program to get help with more than 16 subjects. Visit http://www.tutor.com/military.

Troops to Teachers (TTT)
Established in 1994 by DoD, the primary objective of TTT is to help recruit quality teachers for schools that serve low-income families throughout America. TTT helps relieve teacher shortages, especially in math, science, special education and other high-needs subject areas, and assists military personnel in making successful transitions to second careers in teaching. For more information, call (719) 287-3050, e-mail hawaiittt@Hawaii.rr.com or visit http://www.proudtoserveagain.com 

Other Education Links
Accountability Research Center Hawaii
http://arch.k12.hi.us

Hawaii Education Matters
http://www.hawaiieducationmatters.org

Hawaii State Legislature
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Hawaii Parent Teacher Student Association
http://www.hawaiiStatePTSA.com 

Higher Education
Education opportunities are abundant both on and off base. A trip to the education office will reveal the numerous options. Some of the schools offering programs include the following:

University of Hawaii System
UH was established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaii is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls nearly 60,000 students from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit http://www.hawaii.edu.

Our 10 Campuses:
UH Manoa: The largest and oldest UH campus is located in a residential valley above Waikiki. Manoa offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees; a strong, vital research program; and nationally ranked NCAA Division I athletics.
UH Hilo: The Big Island of Hawaii is a natural living laboratory of active volcanoes, deep oceans, the world's best telescopes and a rich cultural landscape. UH Hilo bachelor's and master's degree programs take advantage of it all. UH West Oahu: With the lowest university tuition in Hawaii, this four-year institution offers high-quality education, personalized attention and classes during the day, evening, weekends and online. In spring 2011, a new campus in Kapolei is scheduled to open.

UH Maui College: A tri-island college, Maui provides comprehensive opportunities, special programs and two bachelor's degrees on Maui. It operates the UH Center on Maui, education centers in Hana and on Lanai and Molokai and a pioneering television network that reaches rural areas.

Hawaii Community College: Located in Hilo and administering Kona's UH Center at West Hawaii, this Big Island community college offers more than 30 associate degree, certificate and non-credit programs ranging from health services and hotel operations to business and trades.

Honolulu Community College: Located near downtown Honolulu with additional facilities for aeronautic, marine, automotive and heavy equipment programs, this innovative community college offers a strong liberal arts curriculum in addition to a wide range of vocational and technological programs.

Kapi'olani Community College: On the slopes of Diamond Head, just minutes from Waikiki, UH's largest community college started the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, promotes an international focus and provides programs in business, hospitality, health, legal education and arts and sciences.

Kauai Community College: A primary resource center and gathering place for the island's residents and visitors, this community college in Lihu'e offers business, hospitality, health, early childhood education and liberal arts courses and administers the UH Center on Kauai.

Leeward Community College: This community college overlooking Pearl Harbor provides comprehensive opportunities from professional studies to liberal arts. Community outreach includes cultural activities on the main campus and an education center serving Waianae.

Windward Community College: At the base of Oahu's Koolau mountains in Kaneohe, this supportive community college specializes in creative arts, environmental sciences and Hawaiian studies. It is home to the Office of University Partners, offering bachelor's degree programs with classes on the Windward campus through partnerships with baccalaureate institutions.

The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa: This professional college offers over 20 business degree programs designed for full-time and part-time students. Undergraduate majors include Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management and Management Information Systems. This College also offers a part-time MBA, full-time MBA (with options in country-specific MBAs), Master of Accounting, Master of Human Resource Management and various dual master's degrees in nursing, financial engineering and civil engineering.

This college is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is consistently ranked among the best international business programs in the nation by U.S. News and is accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit http://www.shidler.hawaii.edu.

Hawaii Pacific University
HPU is the largest private university in the State of Hawaii, with campuses in downtown Honolulu and Kaneohe and Education Centers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Schofield Barracks, Tripler Army Medical Center, Sand Island Coast Guard Station, MCBH Kaneohe Bay and MCBH Camp Smith. HPU also has online programs and flexible course schedules to improve access to educational programs for military service members, their families, Veterans, and U.S. Government civilian personnel. HPU is a participant in the Post 9/11 GI Bill's Yellow Ribbon Program. More information at http://www.hpu.edu/military.

• Hickam (808) 543-8053
• Schofield Barracks (808) 687-7093
• Tripler Army Medical Center (808) 544-1493
• Kaneohe Marine Corps
Base Hawaii (808) 544-9313
• Camp Smith (808) 544-9318
• Pearl Harbor (808) 687-7081

HPU courses are also taught at Sand Island.
Windward Community College: Mainly a liberal arts transfer institution in the UH system offering the associate in arts degree and 12 academic certificates, and includes the Employment Training Center, where students develop the skills necessary for entry-level employment.

Wayland Baptist University: WBU offers both bachelor's degrees and vocational education programs.

Central Michigan University: Master's of science in administration is offered.

University of Oklahoma: OU offers fully accredited, in-residence master's degree programs at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Chaminade University of Honolulu: Associate's and bachelor's degrees.

For more specific information, contact your base education office:
• Hickam (808) 448-0920
• Schofield Barracks (808) 655-0800
• Fort Shafter Army
Education Center (808) 433-4184
• Tripler Army
Education Center (808) 433-4184
• Pearl Harbor Navy
College Office (808) 473-5705
• Marine Corps Base
Hawaii (808) 257-1232/2158

Hawaii State Department
of Education JROTC
Program Manager
JROTC Hawaii Multiple School Units

Air Force
Aiea High School (Oahu) (808) 483-7324
Kailua High School (Oahu) (808) 266-7917
Kaiser High School (Oahu) (808) 394-1228
Moanalua High School (Oahu) (808) 831-7904

Army
Baldwin High School (Maui) (808) 680-1370
Farrington High School
(Oahu) (808) 832-3585
Hilo High School
(Hawaii) (808) 974-4021 ext. 2263
Kahuku High School (Oahu) (808) 293-8910
Kaimuki High School (Oahu) (808) 733-4912
Kapaa High School (Kauai) (808) 821-4401
Kealakehe High School
(Hawaii) (808) 327-4300
Konawaena High School
(Hawaii) (808) 325-4525
Leilehua High School (Oahu) (808) 622-6565
Nakakuli High School (Oahu) (808) 668-5848
McKinley High School (Oahu) (808) 594-0474
Puhahou School (Oahu) (808) 944-5864
Roosevelt High School (Oahu) (808) 587-4600
Saint Louis School (Oahu) (808) 739-4803
Waianae High School (Oahu) (808) 697-7012
Waimea High School (Kauai) (808) 338-6810
Waipahu High School (Oahu) (808) 677-6640

Marine Corps
Castle High School (Oahu) (808) 235-9130

Navy
Campbell High School (Oahu) (808) 680-1370
Kalaheo High School (Oahu) (808) 254-7918
Radford High School (Oahu) (808) 421-4214
Waiakea High School
(Hawaii) (808) 974-4849