The next part of our day was comprised by a panel of teachers and administrators from 'Iolani, Kamehameha, and Punahou discussing their respective schools' initiatives related to Private Schools with a Public Purpose. The panelists included:
• Carl Ackerman, Director of Punahou's PUEO program;
• Casey Agena, Director of Punahou Summer School program as well as a director of the PUEO program;
• Tony Lebron, Kamehameha Schools;
• Allison Ishii, Director of the Ka'i program;
• Hope Staab, Director of the Wo International Center;
• Diane Anderson, former Director of Instruction at Punahou, currently working with Academy 21 and Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.
Carl and Casey discussed the PUEO program and how it has 292 students from 50 schools, all on free or reduced lunch and scoring in the 25th-75th percentile on their standardized tests. The goal of this program is to encourage life-long learning and to get all PUEO scholars into college.
Tony spoke of Kamehameha's long-time and long-term commitment to community initiatives based on the Princess' legacy and her school's mission. They currently contribute $88 million for outreach and $104 million on-campus to go along with 36 partners in the community.
The Ka'i Program is modeled after LEAP in Seattle and PUEO in Hawai'i. Right now they have four student mentors working with 13 incoming seventh graders from Jarret Middle School in Palolo Valley, all in the middle range of skills and abilities, living at or below the poverty level. They expect to be working with 73 students when they are at full capacity.
Hope Staab spoke a little bit about the Student Global Leadership Program but since that only features kids from private schools she spoke mostly about the Wo Center's study abroad programs which are open to public school students.
Diane Anderson addressed the need to see the challenges facing schools through different lenses, both strategic and systemic. Schools are constantly changing and we need to keep moving towards inquiry-based, project-based learning to prepare our students for their futures as well as society's.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
PCF— Health Care Day, part 1
JABSOM— John A. Burns School of Medecine
Dean of Clinical Affairs Roy Magnussen highlighted the coming health care crisis (as if we're not in one already) due to a man-power shortage and the increasing health care costs. There will be shortages due to:
— health care reform
— baby boomers retiring (and doctors retiring too)
— survival rates of patients
— obesity/diabetes
— gender changes (female doctors not able to out in as many hours due to family constraints)
— tight budgets
— generational differences (younger doctors want a life outside of medecine)
There are currently 3,253 practicing physicians in the state, leaving us with a 500 doctor shortage, and that will double over the next decade. Doctors in Hawaii are older on average than their mainland counterparts.
JABSOM started in 1965 as a 2 year school and then became a full-fledged medical training facility in 1973. There are over 250 full time faculty and over 1,000 volunteer faculty. The school brings in over $42 million a year in grants to Hawaii, providing jobs, a biomedical industry, and spin-off companies.
They rely on a Problem Based Learning model (versus just lecturing) in which students are given a clinical problem and then they are tasked with finding information (collecting, analyzing, syntesizing), and working in teams to come up with a diagnosis and course of action. The school also offers a Masters in Public Health that focuses on specific populations and preventive care.
At JABSOM, 90% of the students are local; 50% of practicing physicians in Hawaii are JABSOM graduates. 58% of the graduates go into some ind of primary care.
Imi Ho'ola is a program that provides opportunities to twelve students from disadvantaged backgrounds each year. Chessa DeCambra, spoke about how the program prefers applicants that can demonstrate ties to Hawaii and the Pacific Basin, but that is not required. They look at applicants' economic, social, and educational backgrounds and their willingness to serve. Their first move is to assess any pukas in their knowledge level and then they work to get them up to speed so they can get into the regular program.
Dr. Magnussen showed the impact of the current health care reform:
— greater coverage (demand up)
— incentives for primary care (currently these physicians are paid approx. 1/3 less than specialists— students graduate with $100-120,000 in school debt)
— no new residency increases
Where will the money come from:
— Accountable Care Organizations (eg. Kaiser, insurance companies, hospital care)
— electronic health records
— Quality agenda (no reimbursement for poor results; stop paying for readmittance in 30 days due to infections or complications)
————> save $600 billion
Challenges:
— health care companies kick back 50% of all claims ——> high administration costs dealing with duplicate paper work as a result; not necessarily due to liability since Hawaii is way ahead in terms of coverage and access, they're just behind in reimbursements
Finally, Vanessa Wong, assistant professor at JABSOM, spoke to us about the Native Hawaiian Center for Excellence that promotes physical and mental health of native Hawaiians. Part of the program also develops a cultural competence component of the graduates. Chess DeCambra
Dean of Clinical Affairs Roy Magnussen highlighted the coming health care crisis (as if we're not in one already) due to a man-power shortage and the increasing health care costs. There will be shortages due to:
— health care reform
— baby boomers retiring (and doctors retiring too)
— survival rates of patients
— obesity/diabetes
— gender changes (female doctors not able to out in as many hours due to family constraints)
— tight budgets
— generational differences (younger doctors want a life outside of medecine)
There are currently 3,253 practicing physicians in the state, leaving us with a 500 doctor shortage, and that will double over the next decade. Doctors in Hawaii are older on average than their mainland counterparts.
JABSOM started in 1965 as a 2 year school and then became a full-fledged medical training facility in 1973. There are over 250 full time faculty and over 1,000 volunteer faculty. The school brings in over $42 million a year in grants to Hawaii, providing jobs, a biomedical industry, and spin-off companies.
They rely on a Problem Based Learning model (versus just lecturing) in which students are given a clinical problem and then they are tasked with finding information (collecting, analyzing, syntesizing), and working in teams to come up with a diagnosis and course of action. The school also offers a Masters in Public Health that focuses on specific populations and preventive care.
At JABSOM, 90% of the students are local; 50% of practicing physicians in Hawaii are JABSOM graduates. 58% of the graduates go into some ind of primary care.
Imi Ho'ola is a program that provides opportunities to twelve students from disadvantaged backgrounds each year. Chessa DeCambra, spoke about how the program prefers applicants that can demonstrate ties to Hawaii and the Pacific Basin, but that is not required. They look at applicants' economic, social, and educational backgrounds and their willingness to serve. Their first move is to assess any pukas in their knowledge level and then they work to get them up to speed so they can get into the regular program.
Dr. Magnussen showed the impact of the current health care reform:
— greater coverage (demand up)
— incentives for primary care (currently these physicians are paid approx. 1/3 less than specialists— students graduate with $100-120,000 in school debt)
— no new residency increases
Where will the money come from:
— Accountable Care Organizations (eg. Kaiser, insurance companies, hospital care)
— electronic health records
— Quality agenda (no reimbursement for poor results; stop paying for readmittance in 30 days due to infections or complications)
————> save $600 billion
Challenges:
— health care companies kick back 50% of all claims ——> high administration costs dealing with duplicate paper work as a result; not necessarily due to liability since Hawaii is way ahead in terms of coverage and access, they're just behind in reimbursements
Finally, Vanessa Wong, assistant professor at JABSOM, spoke to us about the Native Hawaiian Center for Excellence that promotes physical and mental health of native Hawaiians. Part of the program also develops a cultural competence component of the graduates. Chess DeCambra
PCF— Education Day, part I
The day began with a breakfast session at the Plaza Club to hear new DOE superintendent Kathy Matayoshi examine the challenges facing Hawai'i's public schools and her vision for the future. Ms. Matayoshi comes to the job with a wealth of experience in the private sector: Hawai'i Business Roundtable, Community Links, Goodsill Anderson Quinn and Stifel, Hawaiian Electric, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, P-20 Council. Her lack of direct experience in education raised some flags amongst some DOE members, but others see that as a plus in that she will bring private sector management and leadership skills to a massive job.
The DOE is comprised of 178,000 students and 13,000 teachers and librarians all encompassed in a single district (the 10th largest in the US). That size enables the Hawaii DOE certain advantages such as scaling and buying power, but it also presents as many if not more difficulties. The centralized services and the administrative systems in place are old, highly inefficient, and non-responsive. However, there is only one teachers' union to negotiate with.
According to Ms. Matayoshi, the bottom line is student achievement. The current Race to the Top program awarded Hawaii (one of only eleven recipients and then only one west of the Mississippi) $75 million for education reforms; none of that money can go to the budget. Due to its unique conditions the US DOE is looking to Hawai'i as a model for other states to follow. The P-20 initiative seeks to have 55% of all Hawai'i public school graduates complete two or four years of college in six years. The implications for the future are huge as the level of college attainment nationwide is falling dramatically after the 44-54 year old demographic. Hawai'i ranks 10th in terms of job that require post-high school education.
The first step is to turn around struggling schools. Waianae and Nanakuli, two schools in areas with strong communities, are first in line to get the funding and reform programs. Kea'au, Pahoa, and Ka'u complexes on the Big Island are also among the first to participate. It is agreed amongst all people that ages 0-5 are the most important ages for educational attainment. Seat time is not necessarily the most important indicator of student achievement— learning needs to be exciting; great teachers, great leaders. Under No Child Left Behind, Adequate Yearly Progress is callibrated to standards, but every state is different so that could lead to fraud until their are national standards.
Charter schools are a possibility but they got off to a rocky start in Hawaii due to varied quality and lack of accountability. Nevertheless, Ms. Matayoshi like the idea of having the charter schools act as the innovative wing of the DOE to try out new methods and practices that they can then share with the broader school population.
Dealing with the unions should also be on a new path with Al Nagasako, former principal at Kapolei, as the new head of the HSTA. Rather than the previously contentious collective bargaining model, they will seek to change the model to get the HSTA and HGEA in the same room to engage in interest-based bargaining. That will most likely include a new teacher evaluation method that puts equal emphasis on student growth and other measures such as leadership and department approval.
The DOE is comprised of 178,000 students and 13,000 teachers and librarians all encompassed in a single district (the 10th largest in the US). That size enables the Hawaii DOE certain advantages such as scaling and buying power, but it also presents as many if not more difficulties. The centralized services and the administrative systems in place are old, highly inefficient, and non-responsive. However, there is only one teachers' union to negotiate with.
According to Ms. Matayoshi, the bottom line is student achievement. The current Race to the Top program awarded Hawaii (one of only eleven recipients and then only one west of the Mississippi) $75 million for education reforms; none of that money can go to the budget. Due to its unique conditions the US DOE is looking to Hawai'i as a model for other states to follow. The P-20 initiative seeks to have 55% of all Hawai'i public school graduates complete two or four years of college in six years. The implications for the future are huge as the level of college attainment nationwide is falling dramatically after the 44-54 year old demographic. Hawai'i ranks 10th in terms of job that require post-high school education.
The first step is to turn around struggling schools. Waianae and Nanakuli, two schools in areas with strong communities, are first in line to get the funding and reform programs. Kea'au, Pahoa, and Ka'u complexes on the Big Island are also among the first to participate. It is agreed amongst all people that ages 0-5 are the most important ages for educational attainment. Seat time is not necessarily the most important indicator of student achievement— learning needs to be exciting; great teachers, great leaders. Under No Child Left Behind, Adequate Yearly Progress is callibrated to standards, but every state is different so that could lead to fraud until their are national standards.
Charter schools are a possibility but they got off to a rocky start in Hawaii due to varied quality and lack of accountability. Nevertheless, Ms. Matayoshi like the idea of having the charter schools act as the innovative wing of the DOE to try out new methods and practices that they can then share with the broader school population.
Dealing with the unions should also be on a new path with Al Nagasako, former principal at Kapolei, as the new head of the HSTA. Rather than the previously contentious collective bargaining model, they will seek to change the model to get the HSTA and HGEA in the same room to engage in interest-based bargaining. That will most likely include a new teacher evaluation method that puts equal emphasis on student growth and other measures such as leadership and department approval.
Monday, September 27, 2010
PCF— Big Island retreat, part 3
Day 2 started with a long trip up to North Kohala to hear from Dave Fuertes and others about the Inter-generational Community Project sponsored by Partners in Development. There they seek to make Kohala a model for sustainability for the state by teaching kids four things:
— origin (kupuna)
— beliefs/values (preserve, protect, sustain)
— purpose (food energy resilience)
— destiny (schools, churches, natural farming, no drugs)
In the middle of the community they (i.e community volunteers) built a teen center and with the help of PID grants they assist in getting kids back onto the land, working on science projects, service projects, and writing basic business plans.
In the bigger plans they are planning on building the 700 acre Agricultural Resource Center of Ho'ea (ARCH) that will provide food processing centers: poi factory, certified kitchen, fertilizer production, meat processing, and educational facility. ARCH will be built on donated land from a German developer who bought it for the sole purpose of keeping it from being developed. They will use renewable energy (existing hydro as well as soon to be developed wind and solar sources) and are committed to being totally organic. The lifeblood of this entire project is the Kohala Ditch which pumps 6 million gallons/day and will be crucial to the project's success.
We also heard from Andrea Dean, a transplanted New Yorker who is full of ideas, energy, and passion for the idea of sustainable food. She is working closely with Kanu Hawaii and the Eat Local Challenge as they seek to grow farmers to supply the local food and also to inform the public to generate demand.
Our day ended at the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii (NELHA) where we heard a presentation by Guy Toyama, the executive director. NELHA was created in 1973 after the oil embargo of that year highlighted how tenuous our connection to that lifeline actually was. Gov. John Burns brought in Dr. John P. Craven to start developing this facility that has several goals:
— energy security
— food security
— health care
There are currently 35 tenants at NELHA that fully sustain all operations based on assive pumps bring in warm surface water and cold deep water to enable the wide variety of operations. They bring in 27,000 gallons/minute through a pipeline that cost $25 million. Some of the operation include:
— aquatic and marine technology
— wide temperature range of water allows them to grow a wide variety of food products such as Kona Coast Abalone, American lobster, breedstock shrimp, clams, and Kona Kampachi.
— microalgae
— nutriceuticals
— pharaceuticals
— bio-fuels
— deep ocean water
— bottled water
— salt
— bath and mineral salts
— heat transfer applications
— deep sea water air conditions (coming soon to downtown Honolulu)
— 80% cut in electricity consumption
— energy-related applictions
OTEC— Ocean Thermal energy Conversion
— bio-energy plant
— methane + CO2 = feed algae farm
We then toured Sopagy's test field, visited Kona Kampachi's operation, and spent time with the most content individual i think i have ever encountered. I don't remember his name (it was a long day) but he was genuinely stoked to test out new techniques to grow various kinds of fish eggs he either gathered himself or received from other people's gathering operations. His lab looked like the professor's from Gilligan's Island. He walked around in a tank top and slippers and a permanent smile on his face. One got the impression there was nowhere he would rather be and doing nothing else. I envy that guy.
All in all an amazing trip with a great group of people.
— origin (kupuna)
— beliefs/values (preserve, protect, sustain)
— purpose (food energy resilience)
— destiny (schools, churches, natural farming, no drugs)
In the middle of the community they (i.e community volunteers) built a teen center and with the help of PID grants they assist in getting kids back onto the land, working on science projects, service projects, and writing basic business plans.
In the bigger plans they are planning on building the 700 acre Agricultural Resource Center of Ho'ea (ARCH) that will provide food processing centers: poi factory, certified kitchen, fertilizer production, meat processing, and educational facility. ARCH will be built on donated land from a German developer who bought it for the sole purpose of keeping it from being developed. They will use renewable energy (existing hydro as well as soon to be developed wind and solar sources) and are committed to being totally organic. The lifeblood of this entire project is the Kohala Ditch which pumps 6 million gallons/day and will be crucial to the project's success.
We also heard from Andrea Dean, a transplanted New Yorker who is full of ideas, energy, and passion for the idea of sustainable food. She is working closely with Kanu Hawaii and the Eat Local Challenge as they seek to grow farmers to supply the local food and also to inform the public to generate demand.
Our day ended at the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii (NELHA) where we heard a presentation by Guy Toyama, the executive director. NELHA was created in 1973 after the oil embargo of that year highlighted how tenuous our connection to that lifeline actually was. Gov. John Burns brought in Dr. John P. Craven to start developing this facility that has several goals:
— energy security
— food security
— health care
There are currently 35 tenants at NELHA that fully sustain all operations based on assive pumps bring in warm surface water and cold deep water to enable the wide variety of operations. They bring in 27,000 gallons/minute through a pipeline that cost $25 million. Some of the operation include:
— aquatic and marine technology
— wide temperature range of water allows them to grow a wide variety of food products such as Kona Coast Abalone, American lobster, breedstock shrimp, clams, and Kona Kampachi.
— microalgae
— nutriceuticals
— pharaceuticals
— bio-fuels
— deep ocean water
— bottled water
— salt
— bath and mineral salts
— heat transfer applications
— deep sea water air conditions (coming soon to downtown Honolulu)
— 80% cut in electricity consumption
— energy-related applictions
OTEC— Ocean Thermal energy Conversion
— bio-energy plant
— methane + CO2 = feed algae farm
We then toured Sopagy's test field, visited Kona Kampachi's operation, and spent time with the most content individual i think i have ever encountered. I don't remember his name (it was a long day) but he was genuinely stoked to test out new techniques to grow various kinds of fish eggs he either gathered himself or received from other people's gathering operations. His lab looked like the professor's from Gilligan's Island. He walked around in a tank top and slippers and a permanent smile on his face. One got the impression there was nowhere he would rather be and doing nothing else. I envy that guy.
All in all an amazing trip with a great group of people.
PCF— Big Island retreat, part 2
We then traveled to the Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center to hear from Dr. Kevin Hughes about their initiatives. Their mission is to engender sustainable aquaculture, marine science, conservation biology, collaborative research, outreach and training. Hilo is an ideal location for this type of venture because it has all marine environments represented and a wide diversity of communities.
Most of their money comes from "soft" which Dr. Hopkins encourages because then they don't become complacent due to a guaranteed revenue stream and have to respond to a "customer" (i.e. those providing their grants).
Our next stop was at the Hawaiian charter school Ke Kula Mauli Ola Hawai'i 'O Nawahiokalani'opu'u. We were greeted with a traditional oli from the upper school students, presented with lei, and then given a tour of the facilities. One of the highlights was seeing the preschoolers and hearing them speak and sing their songs in Hawaiian. It was a really impressive display.
The day culminated with a lunch panel session at the "Imiloa Astronomy Center where we heard about the Mauna Kea Management plan. The cultural significance of this area had been neglected in the past so group of community leaders and representatives got together to create a master plan. Native Hawaiians see Maunakea (the preferred spelling by the UH-Hilo Language department) as the piko of Wakea, the creator of the Hawaiian people. It is a connection to history for them and must be respected and preserved accordingly. There is future development planned with the Thirty Meter Telescope but it is being pursued with heightened cultural and environmental sensitivity.
That evening we were hosted at a dinner reception back at 'Imiloa to honor PCF alumni from the Big Island, and community leaders. We were joined by our main benefactor Mufi Hannemann who was very gracious just a few days after his election defeat in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. He showed a lot of class and fed off Billy Kenoi's positive energy and humor to enliven the evening.
Most of their money comes from "soft" which Dr. Hopkins encourages because then they don't become complacent due to a guaranteed revenue stream and have to respond to a "customer" (i.e. those providing their grants).
Our next stop was at the Hawaiian charter school Ke Kula Mauli Ola Hawai'i 'O Nawahiokalani'opu'u. We were greeted with a traditional oli from the upper school students, presented with lei, and then given a tour of the facilities. One of the highlights was seeing the preschoolers and hearing them speak and sing their songs in Hawaiian. It was a really impressive display.
The day culminated with a lunch panel session at the "Imiloa Astronomy Center where we heard about the Mauna Kea Management plan. The cultural significance of this area had been neglected in the past so group of community leaders and representatives got together to create a master plan. Native Hawaiians see Maunakea (the preferred spelling by the UH-Hilo Language department) as the piko of Wakea, the creator of the Hawaiian people. It is a connection to history for them and must be respected and preserved accordingly. There is future development planned with the Thirty Meter Telescope but it is being pursued with heightened cultural and environmental sensitivity.
That evening we were hosted at a dinner reception back at 'Imiloa to honor PCF alumni from the Big Island, and community leaders. We were joined by our main benefactor Mufi Hannemann who was very gracious just a few days after his election defeat in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. He showed a lot of class and fed off Billy Kenoi's positive energy and humor to enliven the evening.
PCF— Big Island retreat, part 1
We started off two days on the Big Island with a Mayoral Breakfast at the Hawai'i Innovation Center located in downtown Hilo. The mayor was running a little late so we heard from three PCF alums who live in Hilo: Ka'iu Kimura, Kaloa Robertson, and Toby Fujitani.
When the mayor arrived he couldn't have been less like a mayor— we heard slippers slapping down the hall as jogged to the door and then he burst into the room in board shorts and a T-Shirt. He then proceeded to blow us away with his energetic, funny, thought-provoking insights of what leadership is all about. Some of the highlights:
He started out by lamenting how many people love to make outlines of ideas (such as people at conferences: "Great conference!" but where are the ideas?) but to get anything down it's about leadership.
His father told him once that to be effective you need to think, feel, and then speak. Then everything you say is from your heart and you know that ni matter what you've been honest. "Do it with aloha." ("Only be shame if you steal.")
His personal history was incredibly compelling: 1.8 GPA in high school, on a path to prison until his friend introduced him to a professor at UH-Hilo who thrust an application into his hand and said "I understand you belong here." He went on the graduate with Honors from UMass—Amherst and then went on to law school at UH— Manoa. he sought to use his considerable speaking talents to bring the gift of advocacy to people who didn't have a voice— worked for Legal Aid, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.
To Billy Kenoi, leadership is:
— take blame and give credit
— look at all the information then make a decision (the difficult decisions)
— avoid the paralysis of analysis
— be accountable, responsible
— surround yourself with excellence
He then broke it down to the 3 E's:
— education
— experience
— expertise
and the 3 C's:
— committed
— compassionate
— courageous
Move people, build people, inspire people; never break people, especially in public,
• research + preparation = success ("it is inexcusable to be unprepared or ill-informed when you are expected to be at your best.
• strategic analysis
talk story with as many people as possible— ask different people how to look at something; if you have more information than the other side you have the advantage
• execute
you gotta perform!
when you're positive and you "aloha" everybody then everything will work out (and it's free!)
When the mayor arrived he couldn't have been less like a mayor— we heard slippers slapping down the hall as jogged to the door and then he burst into the room in board shorts and a T-Shirt. He then proceeded to blow us away with his energetic, funny, thought-provoking insights of what leadership is all about. Some of the highlights:
He started out by lamenting how many people love to make outlines of ideas (such as people at conferences: "Great conference!" but where are the ideas?) but to get anything down it's about leadership.
His father told him once that to be effective you need to think, feel, and then speak. Then everything you say is from your heart and you know that ni matter what you've been honest. "Do it with aloha." ("Only be shame if you steal.")
His personal history was incredibly compelling: 1.8 GPA in high school, on a path to prison until his friend introduced him to a professor at UH-Hilo who thrust an application into his hand and said "I understand you belong here." He went on the graduate with Honors from UMass—Amherst and then went on to law school at UH— Manoa. he sought to use his considerable speaking talents to bring the gift of advocacy to people who didn't have a voice— worked for Legal Aid, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.
To Billy Kenoi, leadership is:
— take blame and give credit
— look at all the information then make a decision (the difficult decisions)
— avoid the paralysis of analysis
— be accountable, responsible
— surround yourself with excellence
He then broke it down to the 3 E's:
— education
— experience
— expertise
and the 3 C's:
— committed
— compassionate
— courageous
Move people, build people, inspire people; never break people, especially in public,
• research + preparation = success ("it is inexcusable to be unprepared or ill-informed when you are expected to be at your best.
• strategic analysis
talk story with as many people as possible— ask different people how to look at something; if you have more information than the other side you have the advantage
• execute
you gotta perform!
when you're positive and you "aloha" everybody then everything will work out (and it's free!)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
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