Proposed School

What type of charter school will it be?

HART will be a blended learning, flex model school

Basic characteristics:

1. Brick & mortar site
2. Online learning
3. Offline activities based on student needs/styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic/tactile)
4. Small-group instruction, group projects, and individual tutoring
5. Highly-qualified, credentialed teachers & other adults provide face-to-face support
6. Individually customized learning plans
7. College prep (advanced work and opportunity to excel)
8. Internships & career readiness

For more information on Blended Learning see:

http://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning-model-definitions/#sthash.p65gPuU8.dpuft

Who may attend?

Students who live in Hawaii may apply

Students in grades 7-12 may apply

Target enrollment is 100 students

If there are more applicants than the school has space, a lottery will be held.

Who would benefit from this type of school?

Campus-based, full time students

Students who wish to learn at home full or part time with a learning coach

Students who travel a lot

Students with medical conditions

Special needs students

When does the school plan to open?

Applying to open school in August 2015

Where will the school be located?

The proposed location for Hawaii Arts Repertoire & Tech (HART) is Kealakekua, Hawaii in the Kona District of the Big Island. The Kona District, which is divided into North and South, spans from Kona International Airport to beyond Honaunau National Park. 

The area is considered by many as part of old Hawaii, boasting Kona coffee, macadamia nuts, and tropical fruits as well as historical sites, antique shops, and artist galleries.

The measurement of students who qualify for free or reduced cost lunches is an indicator of financial need driving decisions for HART’s school site location. The percentage of students attending schools in the area qualifying for free and reduced lunch in 2013-2014 ranges between 62% and 92%. The highest concentration of students who receive either free or reduced cost lunches attend Honaunau Elementary school which is six miles from HART’s proposed site in Kealakekua.

Why a new charter school?

Kealakekua is home to a K-8 public charter school serving 230 students in the 2013 school year. The students exiting the local public charter intermediate school have little options for high school: the nearest charter high school is seventeen (17) miles away. Both the public charter high school and the public charter intermediate schools are functioning at capacity with students on waiting lists to attend. And, although there are two traditional public high schools within fourteen (14) miles of Kealakekua, the waiting lists at the area charter schools are testimony to the need for alternative, free public schools of choice.

HART seeks to help fill the need for alternative free public education to the students of the Kona District by increasing the area’s charter school capacity. 

For more information about the area see gohawaii.com



Kona District and Big Island Districts