Approaching the Next Charter Application Cycle

HART Friends is excited to be making application in the 2014/2015 cycle. Please follow our progress as we work towards creating a new free public charter school for the students of west Hawaii. We do not anticipate large changes to our application in the area of school program design. However, we have identified several key aspects to our facility planning which will be addressed. As always, please feel free to contact us with any ideas or assistance you may wish to supply.

HART Start Raised $7,800

Thank you to all who supported our (Rockethub) HART Start Fundraiser. We raised $7,800 to help fund the proposal of HART to the State Charter School Commission.

Submitting Written Testimony in Support of HART

It's simple, just email the Charter School Commission and tell them why you support HART!

Written testimony must be submitted / received by noon on March 12, 2014

Regarding:       Charter School Commission March 13, 2014 General Meeting

Agenda Item:   Agenda Item III: Testimony on Charter Application for Proposed Charter School,

Hawaii Arts Repertoire & Tech (HART)

The preferred method of submitting written testimony is by email to commission.mail@spcsc.hawaii.gov.  

You may use this as a template for your email, complete the form to be scanned and email, or mail to:  

State of Hawaii, State Public Charter School Commission

1111 Bishop Street, Suite 516

Honolulu, HI  96813

WebEx Your Support to the Public Hearing about HART March 13, 2014

JOIN US!

Thursday, March 13, 10:00AM – Noon

Honalo Business Center Suite #8

79-7266 Mamalahoa Hwy

The community is invited to learn about

Hawaii Arts Repertoire & Tech (HART),

a proposed new charter school for the Kona area,

and have an opportunity to give public testimony on

HART’s application (via WebEx) to the Charter School Commission.

If you desire to give public testimony at our location,

please plan to be present by 10:00AM.

Otherwise, please consider giving written support by emailing

Commission.mail@spcsc.hawaii.gov by noon on March 12, 2014

Support HART Agenda Item III, Hawaii Arts Repertoire & Tech.

For more information, contact us at

NewHawaiiCharterSchool@gmail.com

See the Charter School Commission’s website

www.chartercommission.hawaii.gov

Follow HART at HawaiiCharterSchool.blogspot.com

Let Your Voice be Heard at the Public Hearing

On March 13, 2014 the Charter School Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed charter schools. Our supporters are asked to help by letting their voices be hear on that date. Please contact Denise Mc Andrews at NewHawaiiCharterSchool@gmail.com for details on how you can participate in the public hearing.

Public Hearing March 13, 2014

Follow us for information on how you can let the State Public Charter School Commission know you support HART.

Application submitted to the State Public Charter School Commission

On January 6, 2014 HART Friends submitted its application to the State Public Charter School Commission; a document which included a 60 page application and over 240 pages of attachments including a petition with over 100 signatures.  Thank you for all who helped make this possible.

Donate Now to the HART Start Campaign!

HART Start Campaign

See what our HART Start campaign is all about!

Thank you in advance for your consideration of making a donation to help with the development of a new charter school proposal. Your support makes a difference in our chances of being accepted by the State of Hawaii and will allow us to do the good work of planning a great school. Mahalo!

Focus group with Marshallese high school students grades 9-12.

December 2013 Update

Addition of 6th grade and increase in target size
HART Friends Board recently met and approved increasing first year capacity and to add grade 6 to the school's proposed plan. This is great news for parents of current 4th grade students who will be entering grade 6 in the 2015-2016 school year. This decision was based on the fact that area charter school wait lists are the heaviest at grade 6. HART Friends wants to help with this problem by providing more charter school seats for students, especially where the need is great. If approved by the State, HART will open to grades 6-10 in it's first year and add grades 11 and 12 in years 2 and 3.

Charter application and activities update
We are seeking 300 signatures of community members or those meaningfully interested in seeing a new charter school in the Kona area. We also continue to collect survey data. Please click on the links for the survey and the petition on the home page of this blog. HART's application is due to the State by January 6, 2014. We are on track to submit by the first week of the new year. Please stay posted!

PETITION & SURVEY

Let your name be counted as one who wants to see HART become a reality!
Show your support, sign our petition.
Then, click on our survey to tell us what you want in a new charter school.

Mahalo!

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Effective schools create an environment where innovation, creativity, and change thrive.

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change. To create is to make something that has never existed before...Adaptability to change is all about vulnerability." Brene Brown

Why Creativity is Important

Sir Ken Robinson

This video addresses the fundamental economic, cultural, social and personal purposes of education. Sir Ken Robinson argues that education should be personalized to every student's talent, passion, and learning styles, and that creativity should be embedded in the culture of every single school.

Why-Creativity-Now A-Conversation-with-Sir-Ken-Robinson

Survey Question

Please complete the survey and let the development team know your interests in enrolling students for the potential school in the 2015-2016 school year. Thank you.

HART is...

a blending of art and technology. 

"H" for Hawaii as it is unique in its people and cultures.

"A" for Art because it is a field of study whereby students can create and creation is the highest form of cognitive development (seen on the new "Bloom's" taxonomy below and here). Excellence in creativity is what will make our students stand out in the 21st century.

"R" for the *Repertoire (range or number) of creative arts in which students will have experiences.

"T" for Technical tools which students will use to prepare themselves for work and higher education.

Repertoire (rpr-twär) the range or number of skills, aptitudes, or special accomplishments of a particular person or group (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/repertoire).

School Development Activities

The prospective school is in the pre-charter application phase. At this time, the school development team is collecting input from prospective students and their families, community leaders, educational entities, local businesses, and experts; interviewing prospective, new development team members; researching funding sources; creating a non-profit corporation; setting up a temporary office; and communicating with the State Public Charter School Commission. If you or someone you know would like a development team member to speak to your group, club, or association about the prospective new charter school, please contact the Development Team through this blog or directly at NewHawaiiCharterSchool@gmail.com. Mahalo!