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SCC MInutes 10/30/19

10/31/2019

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September SCC meeting CANCELLED.

10/18/2019

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AugustĀ  2019 SCC Minutes

10/18/2019

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April 2019 SCC Minutes

4/22/2019

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March SCC Minutes

3/28/2019

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Honaunau Elementary School
School Community Council (SCC) Meeting Agenda/Minutes
DATE: 3.27.19

Call to Order
Meeting Called to order @ 4:30

Present: Noreen Kunitomo (Admin), Lori Lynch (Classified), Jasmin Kiernan (Community), Christopher Pike (Certificated)

Review Agenda
Agenda provided and approved at 4:35

Old Business
  • Health and Wellness Parent Engagement events - April 3 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm.
  • Family Wellness Night 3 is scheduled for April 3 with several sessions - Zumba, Yoga, Hularobics, Go Noodle
  • Includes refreshments at the end of the event

New Business
  • Big Island Dance Council Grant:  Will provide K-2 students 4 sessions of Creative Dance by Jenna Acia.
    • Possible: Hip Hop dance for 3-5
  • Artist in the School Grant with Dan Kelin has been submitted to provide 10 sessions of Readers Theater for 1st, 3rd and 5th graders next school year 2019-20.
  • Review CNA and prepare for Academic Plan
  • Review of “Perceptions” and “Implications” Data
    • Reviewed Tripod Data, noted that scores in all categories are continuing to improve overtime.
    • Communications with parents: what is the best way to reach and engage them?
      • Social media? Facebook, twitter, instagram?
      • Many of our parents are active on social media
      • Need to be aware of and follow DOE social media policy
      • Includes a site with translation service (Spanish, Marshallese, and more)
      • Follow up with Mr. Justin (tech coordinator) and possible inclusion in budget
    • Engaging parents in the primary level
      • Working with parents at PACT time (alongside West Hawaii Community Health Center)
      • Having teachers set and share goals with students and parents has been appreciated by some parents in school
      • Utilizing Class Dojo
        • PD for Class Dojo
        • Can the PD be done at the BOY (so teachers can have it set up with parents when the school year starts?)
        • Schoolwide usage was proposed for SY2019-20

Public Testimony
None

Upcoming Events
  • Family Wellness Night 3                      4/3
  • Career Day                                           4/12
  • ILT Summit - Student Leadership Presentations    4/16
  • Spark and Inspire (Health Center Presentation    4/16
To the Superintendent+Partners)
  • Holiday: Good Friday - No School                            4/19

Next Meeting
April 17, 2018 @ 4:30 pm

Adjournment
Adjourned at 5:35

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February SCC Minutes

3/28/2019

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Honaunau Elementary School
School Community Council (SCC) Meeting Agenda/Minutes
DATE: 2.27.19

Call to Order
Meeting Called to order @ 4.35pm

Present: Noreen Kunitomo (Admin), Lori Lynch (Classified), Jasmin Kiernan (Community), Lei Keanaaina (Classified), Mari Matsuoka (Parent), Kylie Matsuoka (SLT), Malika Loftus (Parent), Hala Medeiros (Parent)

Review Agenda
Agenda provided and approved at 4.40pm

Old Business
  • Health and Wellness Parent Engagement events -  Feb 6, Mar 6, April 3 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm.
    • Family Wellness Night 1: Wed. February 6, 2019
    • Kirsten Kahaloa, the West Hawaii Blue Zones Project Community Engagement Lead delighted us with a cooking demonstration.  She also provided us with information about how we might be able to live longer like a centenarian - a person who is 100+ years old, spoke about upcoming incentives and ended the night with treats
    • Demonstration - Just Chili’n (vegetarian chili) & ABC Salad made of apples, beets and carrots.
    • Recipes were provided for the family engagement challenge
    • Attendance: 23 students and 15 parents.
    • Evidence of participation for a chance to qualify for the grand prize is due on March 1, 2019.  Participating families were asked to prepare a meal, submit a selfie/snapshot of the family in action as well as a journal about their experiences.
    • Family Wellness Night 2 is scheduled for March 6 with Chantal Chung of Ma’ona Garden

New Business
  • Dan Kelin with Artist in the School is working with the Kindergarteners, 2nd and 4th graders

  • Spirit Week activities Dress up, Book Trust Book Distribution and Rotary Club assisting with Literacy event
  • Field Day Event - Mini Olympic events
  • Challenges of Flu Season
    • High # of absences - 50% of teachers and 40-45  students absent each day for the past week
    • Parents sending students to school - guidelines for parents: CDC recommends...keep child at home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical attention.  Fever should be gone for 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medicine
  • Lions Club of Kona
    • Small  Business Job Fair at the Old Airport Pavilion 3.2.19 from 8:00 - 12:00
    • 5th Annual Health Fair at Konawaena Elementary 3.9.19 from 8:00 - 2:00
      

Public Testimony


Upcoming Events
  • Wear Green for “Green Eggs & Ham”            2/28
  • Wear red, white or black for Cat in the Hat           3/1
  • End of Quarter Field Day Event 8:15 - 10:15        3/15
  • Spring Break - No School                3/18-3/22

Next Meeting
March 27, 2018 @ 4:30 pm

Adjournment
Adjourned at 5:30 pm

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December 31st, 2018

12/31/2018

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Honaunau Elementary School

School Community Council (SCC) Meeting Agenda/Minutes

DATE: 11.28.18

Call to Order Meeting Called to order @ 4:40

Present: Noreen Kunitomo (Admin), Christopher Pike
(Certificated), Lori Lynch (Classified), Mari Matsuoka (Parent),
Jasmin Kiernan (Community), Kylie Matsuoka & Mahinalani
Medeiros (Students)

Review Agenda Agenda provided and approved
Old Business ● Tupperware fundraiser complete

○ Still waiting for results, will be a small amount of
funds raised

New Business ● Welcome new staff: Apple Dowdle PreK PPT, Marcia

Draeger and Gabriella Magana, Translators
● Nicole - Lei Keanaaina, returns as PCNC
● Parent Conferences
○ Scheduling from office was great for teachers.
Teachers were flexible and scheduled morning
conferences however due to a few challenges they
need need to plan more efficiently on coordination
efforts.
○ Translators were fantastic!
○ Suggestion: could we do morning conferences from
7:00-8:30 with the students in an activity block?

● Book Fair a success
○ Sales = $2514.36 a small decrease from last year
($3089.06)
○ A Must Read! We're All Wonders by RJ Palacio
○ A story of hope, empathy, difference and kindness.
Learn what it is like to live in Auggie's world. Let's
make a difference! "Look with kindness and you will
always find wonder"
○ Many students buying Graphic Novels, sign of
increased engagement
○ Book Clubs in 3-5
■ Increased engagement, student choice,

sparks the love of reading, students can read
at their own pace and not rushed

○ Parents reading to classes
■ Dr.Seuss week (Week of March 2)
■ Can we get more parents to come in and read
to the kids?
● Some that speak spanish can come in
and read a dual language book
● A couple families per grade level
● Read once a month?
● Can the high schoolers come back and
read to the kids as well?it can be their
volunteer hours for the scholarship

● Fire Fighter’s Safety Guide
○ 5 students were able to successfully answer
questions from the safety guide activity booklet.
○ Importance of reviewing the activities and information
with child and to practice safety protocols regularly
○ Students must be able to communicate with service
providers when help is needed
○ Knowing their contact information - address, phone#
is important!

● Honaunau Foundation Scholarship
○ $1000 Scholarship
○ 60 hours of service - 30 of 60 hrs at/for Honaunau Elem
○ Need assistance getting the word out
○ Student Leaders to attend Konawaena Scholarship Night -
Dec 5 at 5:30pm

■ Kylie, Sophia, and Mahina
■ Mr. Pike offered tol help with speech/coaching
● Family Engagement Workshops - Program Implementation Guide
○ HMH - Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt Family Engagement
○ Workshops focus on activities to increase parent
engagement and involvement with schools
○ Priority to start with PreK and Kinders - importance of
attendance and Literacy

Public Testimony None

Upcoming
Events

● Imiloa Field Trip Gr 2-3: 11/29
● GEMS Grade 5 12/4
● Konawaena Scholarship Night 12/5
● Path Bike Rodeo Gr 3-5: 12/7
● Off Campus Evacuation Drill: 12/12
● Holiday Crafts Family Night: 12/14
● Bike Give-Away 12/21

Next Meeting December 19, 2018 @ 4:30 pm
Adjournment Adjourned at 5:30pm
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November 2018 SCC Minutes

12/31/2018

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Honaunau Elementary School

School Community Council (SCC) Meeting Agenda/Minutes

DATE: 11.28.18

Call to Order Meeting Called to order @ 4:40

Present: Noreen Kunitomo (Admin), Christopher Pike
(Certificated), Lori Lynch (Classified), Mari Matsuoka (Parent),
Jasmin Kiernan (Community), Kylie Matsuoka & Mahinalani
Medeiros (Students)

Review Agenda Agenda provided and approved
Old Business ● Tupperware fundraiser complete

○ Still waiting for results, will be a small amount of
funds raised

New Business ● Welcome new staff: Apple Dowdle PreK PPT, Marcia

Draeger and Gabriella Magana, Translators
● Nicole - Lei Keanaaina, returns as PCNC
● Parent Conferences
○ Scheduling from office was great for teachers.
Teachers were flexible and scheduled morning
conferences however due to a few challenges they
need need to plan more efficiently on coordination
efforts.
○ Translators were fantastic!
○ Suggestion: could we do morning conferences from
7:00-8:30 with the students in an activity block?

● Book Fair a success
○ Sales = $2514.36 a small decrease from last year
($3089.06)
○ A Must Read! We're All Wonders by RJ Palacio
○ A story of hope, empathy, difference and kindness.
Learn what it is like to live in Auggie's world. Let's
make a difference! "Look with kindness and you will
always find wonder"
○ Many students buying Graphic Novels, sign of
increased engagement
○ Book Clubs in 3-5
■ Increased engagement, student choice,

sparks the love of reading, students can read
at their own pace and not rushed

○ Parents reading to classes
■ Dr.Seuss week (Week of March 2)
■ Can we get more parents to come in and read
to the kids?
● Some that speak spanish can come in
and read a dual language book
● A couple families per grade level
● Read once a month?
● Can the high schoolers come back and
read to the kids as well?it can be their
volunteer hours for the scholarship

● Fire Fighter’s Safety Guide
○ 5 students were able to successfully answer
questions from the safety guide activity booklet.
○ Importance of reviewing the activities and information
with child and to practice safety protocols regularly
○ Students must be able to communicate with service
providers when help is needed
○ Knowing their contact information - address, phone#
is important!

● Honaunau Foundation Scholarship
○ $1000 Scholarship
○ 60 hours of service - 30 of 60 hrs at/for Honaunau Elem
○ Need assistance getting the word out
○ Student Leaders to attend Konawaena Scholarship Night -
Dec 5 at 5:30pm

■ Kylie, Sophia, and Mahina
■ Mr. Pike offered tol help with speech/coaching
● Family Engagement Workshops - Program Implementation Guide
○ HMH - Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt Family Engagement
○ Workshops focus on activities to increase parent
engagement and involvement with schools
○ Priority to start with PreK and Kinders - importance of
attendance and Literacy

Public Testimony None

Upcoming
Events

● Imiloa Field Trip Gr 2-3: 11/29
● GEMS Grade 5 12/4
● Konawaena Scholarship Night 12/5
● Path Bike Rodeo Gr 3-5: 12/7
● Off Campus Evacuation Drill: 12/12
● Holiday Crafts Family Night: 12/14
● Bike Give-Away 12/21

Next Meeting December 19, 2018 @ 4:30 pm
Adjournment Adjourned at 5:30pm
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October 2018 SCC Minutes

12/31/2018

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Honaunau Elementary School

School Community Council (SCC) Meeting Agenda/Minutes

DATE: 10.24.18

Call to Order Present: Noreen Kunitomo (Admin), Christopher Pike (Certificated), Lori
Lynch (Classified), Jazmin Kiernan (Community), Hala Medeiros (Parent)
Mahinalani Malama Medeiros (Student Leadership Team)

Review
Agenda

September 2018 Minutes approved
Old Business ● Tupperware fundraiser ends October 30.
New Business ● Unity Day

○ Student Leadership team held a sign waving event to
support unity, anti-bullying efforts, and inclusiveness
○ Students developed a unity tree, where students wrote a
message of how they are going to be part of a united school
environment
○ Cars still speeding past our school, will do future sign waving
to support slowing down by our school
■ Sign waving quarterly and if possible once a month

● Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

○ Watched the Nadine Burke Harris TED Talk on Trauma
Informed Care
○ Group discussed the video, its connections to our lives, and
how it impacts our school
○ Bringing behavioral health services to Honaunau
School/WHCHC school clinic is in the works

● Consolidation Rumors
○ Concern: community is beginning to hear rumors about
combining/consolidating Honaunau and Hookena due to the
small sizes of both schools
○ Right now, consolidation is a conversation as an option
○ Big island has some of the oldest schools in the state.
Honaunau is the 9th oldest school in the state.
○ The reality is that the state is Big Island schools are not
funded equitably as Oahu schools.
○ We are looking for community support as this process starts
to become more visible and prevalent
● CNA feedback needed at next meeting!

Public
Testimony

N/A

Upcoming
Events

● Picture Retakes 10/30 at 8:00
● Honaunau Guided Visit 11/1
● Parent Conferences 11/5-11/9
● Election Day- No School 11/6
● Veterans Day- No School 11/12
● Thanksgiving Break 11/22-11/23
● Imiloa Field Trip Grade 2+3 11/29

Next Meeting Nov 28, 2018 @ 4:30
Adjournment Adjourned @ 5:35
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September 2018 SCC Monthly Minutes

9/19/2018

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Honaunau Elementary School
School Community Council (SCC) Meeting Agenda/Minutes
DATE: 9.19.18

Call to Order
Present: Noreen Kunitomo (Admin), Christopher Pike (Certificated), Lori Lynch (Classified), Mari Matsuoka (Parent), Hala Medeiros (Community)

Review Agenda
May 2018 Minutes Approved        

Old Business
  • Distribute Friday Morning Presentation Schedule - share updates
    • Student Leadership Team will be the emcees for presentations (role models/exemplars for presenting)
    • SLT interviews are being conducted this week
  • Counselor met with upper elementary students to discuss the issue of bullying
  • Roots of Empathy program (Changing the World Child by Child)
    • Evidence based program developed in 1996 by Mary Gordon
    • Program supports developing empathy for young students - “ the value of and how to best nurture empathy and social literacy in all children and reduce aggression and bullying
    • Starting in 2nd Grade with Mrs Berry
    • Students watch how babies/young toddlers interact and learn empathy through child development

New Business
  • Review SCC Roles & Responsibilities
    • Participate in collaborative opportunities, communicate school issues and advocate for the school
    • Focus this year: Achievement and Literacy and how to connect literacy to the home
  • Official Enrollment Count (OEC): Enrolled as of 8.20.18 133. 140 was the projected count, We were 7 short of our goal. Required to return $26,127
  • Impact - loss of a half time teacher
  • Tupperware Fundraiser
    • Open to anyone, even people on the mainland! Please share with family, friends, aquaintances
    • Can we get the tupperware fundraising packet in Spanish?


  • Supports for ELL parents
    • Purchased Rosetta Stone licenses, offering EL parents to learn English
    • Rosetta Stone will also be available to teachers to learn spanish (2 licenses)
  • Growth Mindset: All to learn that “mistakes help us grow” and to understand “the power of yet”.
  • Importance of Literacy & Parent Engagement - We need to encourage parents to get engaged in their child’s education.  Looking for suggestions
  • Traffic Congestion
    • Traffic is backed up to the highway
    • Drivers are speeding up the hill
    • Part of challenge is the limited parking
    • In the Bulletin the school listed things to consider…
      • Take advantage of the FREE bus transportation
      • Join afterschool programs
      • Consider arriving later - 2:20 - 2:30

Public Testimony
Less P.E.? Students saying we have less P.E. than the past
  • Teachers are doing more energetic/lively activities in the classroom
Issues with heat: Difficult for students to function
  • School purchased fans for each classroom and is pilot testing the use of portable AC units in classrooms with a larger student count.

Upcoming Events
  • Picture Taking                    9/19/18
  • Garden Market Friday                9/21/18
  • WHCHC on campus                 9/21/18
  • Aquaponic Garden Workday            9/22/18
  • Deposit Day                    10/5/18
  • Oct Break - No School                10/8 - 10/12
  • Parent Conferences                11/5-11/9   

Next Meeting
Oct 24, 2018 @ 4:30

Adjournment
Adjourned @  5:20

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