HONOLULU — The Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force (CSGTF) will be holding its final meeting on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 10 a.m. in conference room 225, at the State Capitol.
The Task Force is co-chaired by Senate Education Committee Chair Jill Tokuda and House Education Committee Vice-Chair Della Au Belatti.
Representatives from the Legislature, Governor’s office, Board of Education, Department of Education, Charter School Administrative Office, Charter School Review Panel, Charter School Network, Ho‘okako‘o Corporation, and Kamehameha Schools have been participating on the task force as set forth in SB1174 (Act 130) since July.
“It is our intent to finalize recommendations made over the course of twenty task force and working group meetings for inclusion in our final report,” said Senator Tokuda. “Working with our local charter school community and national experts in the model law and best practices, we will be putting forth substantive reforms that maintain autonomy while ensuring accountability.”
The CSGTF was established under Senate Bill 1174 (Act 130). The bill was introduced to address several issues brought to surface relating charter schools. Act 130 established a task force that sought accountability among stakeholders of the charter school system. Objectives of the Task Force were to develop legislation or administrative rules on the governance structure of charter schools, identify oversight and monitoring responsibilities of the charter school review panel, and discuss funding related issues.
A report is due to the Legislature 20 days before 2012 session.
For more information on SB1174:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/lists/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1174
Posted by Hawaii Senate Majority Caucus
