Resources

This year the Hawai‘i State Public Charter School Commission held its annual information sessions on April 14-16, 2026, providing a wide range of important topics relevant to charter school leaders and educators across the state. Each...

Help on legal and policy considerations for schools and governing boards, to be able to review their admissions and enrollment policies and practices.

Jacy Yamamoto, Interim Director of the Monitoring and Compliance Branch at the Hawai‘i Department of Education shares annual reporting requirements for charter schools and public schools under Hawaiʻi law and Board of Education policies.

Charter schools are required to adopt policies and procedures that require employees to report to appropriate authorities, acts that have been committed or will be committed, which involve crimes.

Each Hawaii public charter school is governed by its respective governing board. The governing board is responsible for the financial, organizational, and academic viability of the charter school and implementation of the charter.

HGEA is the state’s largest public-sector labor union. If you are involved in creating and processing personnel positions at your school, this information session is for you. HGEA will review who should be HGEA members and how members...

Kupu Kaniho and Brikena White from the Hawai‘i State Department of Education reviews common compliance gaps related to timely evaluations and re-evaluations, IEP development and implementation, service documentation, progress...

Susan Chang from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation (HDOT), will provide schools with practical guidance on transportation compliance requirements for charter schools operating buses, vans, or other student transport...

These guidelines reflect the responsibilities of the Commission and Governing Boards to inform effective development, implementation, and oversight of virtual and blended models of instruction and assure these learning environments...

Join HSTA Executive Director Andrea Eshelman and Chief Negotiator Colleen Bird to learn about collective bargaining laws, the HSTA Master Agreement, and how charter schools can engage in supplemental contracts for their teachers.