U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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Native Hawaiian Education Program

Goal 8: To assist the Native Hawaiian population to achieve challenging standards through supporting supplemental programs that meet their unique needs.
Objective 1 of 3: NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS WILL ENTER SCHOOL READY TO LEARN AND ACHIEVE TO HIGH STANDARDS.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Children's school readiness: An increasing percentage of Native Hawaiian children will improve on measures of school readiness and literacy.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Predicted statewide enrollment for Native Hawaiian students in kindergarten:1999-2000
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
1999
3,986
 
2000
4,325
 
Status: Unable to judge.

Explanation: Based on grantee performance reports there has been a positive trend toward preparing Native Hawaiian Students to enter school. There is not a uniform tool to measure school readiness in Hawaii since the Department of Education discontinued the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Testing at Kindergarten entry.   		Additional Source Information: Grantee performance report.

Frequency: Annually.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: The performance measures that are currently available do not measure the quality of the program or student outcomes.

 

Objective 2 of 3: TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING AND HAVE ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT MEET THE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS.
Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Professional development: Teachers participating in the program will report improved knowledge, skills, and abilities in addressing the unique educational needs of Native Hawaiian students.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of Teachers
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
1998
500
 
Status: Unable to judge.

Explanation: The program performance indicators were included in the application package for new grantees in 1999.   		Additional Source Information: Grantee performance reports, Native Hawaiian-Based Education Centers; Native Hawaiian Data Books.

Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: The currently available measures of performance do not measure the quality of the professional development activities.

 

Objective 3 of 3: NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
Indicator 8.3.1 of 1: Undergraduate enrollment and completion: Increasing percentage of Native Hawaiian students will attend and complete postsecondary institutions in comparison with historic trends for the Native Hawaiian population.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of Native Hawaiian Students
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Total Enrollment (Community Colleges) Number of Students Enrolled Number of Degrees Enrolled
Total Enrollment (Community Colleges) Number of Students Enrolled Number of Degrees Enrolled
1998
16.70 4,118 781
     
Status: Unable to judge. No previous target set.

  		Additional Source Information: Grantee performance report.

Validated By: No Formal Verification.

 

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