FY 2014 Native Hawaiian Education Program (word)



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FY 2014 Native Hawaiian Education Program

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Partners in Development

The Nā Pono No Nā ‘Ohana (Nā Pono) Project proposes to reach out to this isolated homeless and hidden homeless population by implementing a weekly mobile program to increase self-sufficiency, offer health and wellness services, increase understanding and proficiency in literacy, math/science and technology skills of both children and adults; improve parenting skills; increase high school graduation rates; and increase knowledge and understanding of Native Hawaiian Values and culture. Nā Pono on Wheel’s objectives are to serve at least 600 at-risk homeless and hidden homeless families.

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Children’s Defense Fund

Moloka’i Coral (Creating Opportunities for Rigorous Academic Learning) is a multi-layered project with services designed to prepare K – 12 students to enter the next level of education with the skills needed to succeed and increase cultural awareness, knowledge and native language mastery among Native Hawaiian youth. The project aims to improve achievement rates and increase the availability of future opportunities for students living and learning in underserved Moloka’i Island communities through: summer learning, academic enrichment, cultural enrichment, and school-year enrichment. The project will serve 1,304 high need Native Hawaiian student with in six schools on the island Moloka’i,

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Keiki O Ka Aina

Project Pūpūkāhi i Holomua, Unite to Progress proposes to create family-based education hubs in 7 underserved Hawaiian communities. Combining evidence based home visiting programs, family engagement programs and center-based preschools. This project will support Native Hawaiian children at risk for academic failure, special needs, economically disadvantaged, families affected by incarceration, and teen pregnancy. The Project expects to serve over 4,500 individuals; 1,300 Children; 2,885 Parent/Caregivers; and 343 Teachers in the following targeted communities: Kahuku (rural), Kaneohe, Kalihi, Waimanalo, Wailuku, Kona and ‘Ewa/Kapolei.

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Marimed Foundation for Island Health Care Training

The ‘Oihana Holomoana Project goal is to create a PK-12 educational pipeline to empower more Native Hawaiian youth to successfully transition to post-secondary education and well- paid career pathways in the maritime industry while engaging in life-long learning and teaching. The project proposes to integrate literacy, field-test a culture-based math, science and Hawaiian culture, refine high school vocational training and support post-secondary achievement to perpetuate traditional Hawaiian voyaging culture. A multi-method approach will be used integrating project-based and small group learning, Hawaiian-culture-based, and student and teacher education. ‘Oihana Holomoana will serve approximately 290 students (110 in PK-3, 130 in grades 4-8, and 48 in grades 9-12) from four Hawaiian focused charter schools and one Hawaiian language medium preschool located in three school districts on the island of O‘ahu.

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Children’s Defense Fund

The Hawaii KOA (Knowledge, Opportunity, Achievement) Project will provide summer learning, academic interventions, career / postsecondary readiness and cultural enrichment to prepare at-risk Native Hawaiian students to succeed in diverse career paths in which they are chronically underemployed, including STEM, aviation, health care, tourism management and design. Daily instruction in Hawaiian Language and Native Hawaiian Culture supported by Literacy Coaches who will work with struggling early readers, grades K – 3, using validated interventions to improve school readiness and success of high-need Native Hawaiian students. Hawaii KOA will improve the quality and diversity of services offered to Native Hawaiian to serve 5,962 high needs and Native Hawaiian students enrolled in two partner school complexes (Kealakehe and Kohala) along the Kona and Kohala Coasts of Hawaii.

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Partners in Development

The Pili A Paʻa Project proposes an innovative teacher development program based on an urgent need to raise student achievement for Native Hawaiian students and eliminate the achievement gap that exists between Native Hawaiian students and their peer group at state and national levels that will allow access to high demand occupations in which Native Hawaiians are currently underrepresented. The goals of Project Pili A Pa‘a focus on two areas: 1) building teacher skill in instructional delivery and 2) increasing the accountability for teachers to assume roles as instructional leaders who utilize data to make informed decisions about what will work for students. The project estimates serving 840 students in grades K-12.

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Partners in Development

Ka Pa‘alana Homeless Family Education Program (Ka Pa‘alana) proposes to provide comprehensive family education programming to homeless Native Hawaiian families on the Leeward Coast of O‘ahu to break the cycle of generational poverty by implementing an intensive and integrated family education program that is infused with timeless Native Hawaiian culture and values: Over a period of three years, Ka Pa‘alana ‘Ike Mālama will serve approximately 2,710 at-risk/homeless Native Hawaiians by preparing 975 at-risk/homeless children living along the Leeward Coast for formal education and equipping 985 at-risk/homeless adults with effective care giving skills through Parent Education and workforce readiness through Adult Education. The Home Visiting Specialist will conduct 750 home visits.

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Kawaiahoa Church

The “E Lauhoe” project proposes culturally-appropriate STEM education with emphasis on research, development, assessment of an early childhood educational model for Native Hawaiian children. Teachers and staff will receive professional development to improve their abilities to provide Hawaiian and English language STEM instruction. A rigorous culturally-, linguistically-, and age-appropriate STEM curriculum, suitable for the dual language environment will be developed. Parents will receive trainings on how to use STEM vocabulary in everyday life. “E Lauhoe plans to create a Hawaiian and English bilingual STEM Curriculum and a Teacher Manual for students from 15 months to age 5, and Hawaiian/English early reader booklets for children and parents which can be used at home and in experiential settings. The expected outcome is demonstrated increased levels of literacy and STEM knowledge for 160 family members/parents to support their children’s learning.

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Partners in Development

Project Tūtū and Me: Pā Ka Lā (Grandparent and Me: To shed light) objectives are: (1) to provide a quality educational foundation for young children; (2) to provide educational support to their caregivers; (3) to enrich the relationship between caregiver and child; (4) to provide opportunities for professional development; (5) to partner with community organizations and agencies; (6) to develop educational materials and resources, and (7) to analyze, quantify and track the program’s impact. The program will serve families living in 28 targeted communities on five islands in the State of Hawai‘i by preparing children to be ready for school and equipping caregivers to be their child's first and foremost teacher with assessment results that demonstrate its effectiveness. Project will also pilot a Tūtū and Me home visiting model in two targeted rural communities. The goal and expected outcome of the project is that Native Hawaiian children will enter school ready to learn and succeed. The project’s will serve 2,800 children and their caregivers.

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University of Hawaii

The goal of Project Ho‘oku‘i is to increase enrollment of Native Hawaiian students in postsecondary education o through the provision of interventions to help high school students enroll in two dual enrollment programs and successfully accumulate college course credits during HS. Four research-based interventions will be implemented: (1) mentoring on cultural, academic, and career issues; (2) individualized computer based accelerated instruction in reading and math; (3) tutorial services and; (4) financial assistance to defray cost for college course tuition, books, and transportation. Project Ho‘oku‘i will serve 1,265 NH students in the 10th, 11th,and 12th grades at 12 schools on 5 islands (Hawai‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i), projecting 632 participants will earn college credit through the dual enrollment programs.

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University of Hawaii

Project Pihana Hou: An RTI Approach Building Early Reading Skills in Schools and Communities proposes to employ research-based Pre-kindergarten to Grade 3 reading interventions. Key components of this project are ongoing reading assessments, schoolwide professional development, job-embedded coaching, and strategic outreach to families and early learning providers. The theory of action is based on substantial research that shows (1) reading failure can be prevented with early and appropriate instruction and (2) effective data-driven instructional decision making for improving student achievement is enhanced through a schoolwide multi-tiered RTI infrastructure of data collection and data interpretation The project will annually serve approximately 5,900 students and 420 teachers across the state of Hawaiʻi.

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University of Hawaii

The overarching goal of the Literacy Through Digital Media project is improve students’ cultural identity and literacy while integrating kupuna. Building on a social learning theory that states that behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning that occurs through storytelling both in traditional ways and through multi-media. Storytelling is a Native Hawaiian cultural-practice with significant evidence to support its effectiveness when used for learning. Three points of intervention will be used to achieve the projected outcomes: kupuna training, student training, and teacher training Over the life of the project 720 students will be directly impacted at Blanche Pope and He`eia Elementary Schools while working with 2 to 4 kupuna and at least 8 teachers annually. In addition, over 50 kupuna on O`ahu will be trained in years 2 and 3 thus impacting an additional estimated 6,000 students each of years 2 and 3.

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University of Hawaii

Pili Pono: Improving College Readiness, Access, and Success for At-Risk Native Hawaiian for Students from high-poverty schools on O'ahu. This program will provide college preparation outreach activities that include sessions on test-taking strategies, the college application and financial aid process, and activities to promote family awareness of and involvement in pursuing college There are three objectives: (1) to increase the

college readiness of 11th and 12th graders at the target schools; (2) to increase college enrollment through supports in a 6-week college bridge program for the 1st year of college; and (3) to increase college success of 1st year college participants through a highly effective retention program and through the provision of tuition scholarships. Approximately 330 students will be served by the project. The project will serve 7 high schools on O'ahu.

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Maui Family Support Services

Positive Impacts for Keiki (Children) Outcomes: The PIKO Project proposes to provide family

support services to strengthen Hawaiian families with children from infancy to five years to Hawaiian families. The goal of the project is that Hawaiian children will enter kindergarten prepared for school success. The project will reach its goal through the implementation of: an evidence-based home visiting program ( Healthy Families America), integrated with Hawaiian values of Storytelling;

Home Enrichment Of Language And Literacy Skills (SHELLS) connected to the Hawaiian tradition of mo`olelo; and an Outreach And Resource Specialist (OARS) Early Identification Program administered to new mothers. The project will serve 485 families over the 3 years of the grant Maui, Lana`i and Moloka`i.

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Pacific American Foundation

The Kulia Natural Resource Stewardship Project will meet the educational needs of high-need, 7th through12th-grade, Native Hawaiian students from at-risk communities through the development and implementation of a culture-based community-school partnership program. The program is student- focused, supporting teachers with enhanced science curriculum and instruction with four objectives:

(1) to raise college awareness and career readiness skills in middle and high school students; (2) to increase student science achievement and entry level occupational skills through a comprehensive mix of culture-and place-based and hands-on STEM instruction; (3) increase high school graduation rates among participating high school students; and (4) increase college enrollment rates among participating high school seniors. Eight school sites located on the windward (east) side of the island of O‘ahu will serve 300 high-need Native Hawaiian students in grades 7 through 12.

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University of Hawaii

Project Ne 'epapa Ka Hana: Transforming STEM Education for Native Hawaiian Students (NKH) proposes to increase the engagement and achievement of middle school Native Hawaiian students with special needs (including those with disabilities) attending high poverty schools. The project will improve math learning behavior, skills, and outcomes by developing and testing the effects of socially and culturally responsive problem-based learning strategies supported by (1) ongoing professional development for math teachers and (2) an accessible online collaborative learning network (CLN) for students. This project seeks to improve student academic performance in math coursework, leading to improved persistence, successful transition to high school math courses, on-time graduation, and higher enrollment rate in STEM programs. Project Ne’epapa Ka Hana will serve 1000 8th grade math students in the Honolulu District: Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani and Kaiser-McKinley-Roosevelt complexes.

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Waianae District Comprehensive District Health and Hospital Board

The Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, Inc. – Wai`anae Health Academy (WHA) project goal is to expand, develop, implement and sustain culturally-based, community-designed, non-traditional, educational Health Careers Pathway (HCP) program that will increase the number of Native Hawaiians from the Wai`anae Coast who are prepared to successfully complete college programs, obtain employment or continue their post-secondary college education. Native Hawaiian students from the community experience social, financial and academic difficulties limiting their ability to successfully navigate a path toward educational attainment from an early age and consequentially, their competitiveness for admissions to and successful completion of traditional University level programs. The Waianae Health Academy serves as the sole provider of vocational certificates and college preparatory courses delivered within a framework of Native Hawaiian cultural appropriateness and integrity within the Waianae community for its Native Hawaiian residents. This project will serve, 420 Native Hawaiian, and provide the Wai`anae community with vocational and College education certificate programs.

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Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE)

Kulia and Ka Lama Education Academy (KKLEA) objectives include: increase low to moderate income NH community member and educator knowledge and capacity in navigating college application and attendance processes; increase NH community member and educator knowledge of effective ECE practices and methods for reaching NH students including child development content and culture-based education methodologies; increase number of NH community members and educators along the Coast with a certificate or degree. The project will serve 190 participants in the Waianae area on the island of Oahu.

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