Educational Assessment and Accountability; Annual Reports ...

6 2009 SuperintenDent’S Annual Report
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Official Fall Enrollment
SY 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Public Schools 179,234 178,369 177,871
83.5% 83.2% 83.3%
Private Schools 35,407 36,128 35,715
16.5% 16.8% 16.7%
Total 214,641 214,497 213,586
Sources: Fall enrollment count, Hawaii State Department of Education;
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.
Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment
Statewide 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Kindergarteners who attended preschool
61% 60% 61%
Kindergarten teachers with Early Childhood Endorsement Certificates
21% 20% 19%
Source: Hawaii State Department of Education, System Evaluation & Reporting Section.
Economically
Disadvantaged
31%
No
Special Needs
48%
Percent of Students with Special Needs
2009
Special Education
5%
English Language
Learners
3%
Section 504
1%
Multiple
Special Needs
13%
Total may not be exactly
100% due to rounding.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Education, System Evaluation & Reporting Section.
Composite of selected annual enrollment rosters, unduplicated count.
Educators
2007 2008 2009
Fully Licensed 86% 88% 90%
Advanced Degree 29% 30% 31%
5+ Yrs at the Same School 52% 53% 55%
Note. These figures do not include teachers at charter schools.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Education, Office of Human Resources.
Based on head counts.
Students and Schools
Enrollment Trends
Since public school enrollment peaked in 1997-98
(N=189,281), the total number of students has declined to
177,871 in 2008-09. This trend parallels an overall drop
in the State’s population demographics for school-age
children. Enrollment in private schools has been slowly
rising over the last five years to represent almost 17% of
the State’s students. Not since the late 1980’s has private
school enrollment reached a high of 17% of the State’s total
student enrollment.
Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment
The HSSRA is a collaborative project between the Hawaii
Department of Education and Good Beginnings Alliance.
The HSSRA survey annually looks at schools’ readiness
for incoming kindergarteners and students’ readiness
for school. The HSSRA results can be a vital resource to
improve services to our children. The P-3 Demonstration
Projects (a part of the Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education)
in the Farrington, Nanakuli, and Waianae Complexes
is an initiative which uses the HSSRA results in its pursuit
to increase children’s experiences in quality early learning
programs, and also provides early childhood and elementary
educators with quality professional development
opportunities.
Special Needs
Student populations with special needs have constituted
the majority of those enrolled in Hawaii public schools
since 1996. In 2009, there were approximately 52% of
students with special needs. The responsibility and cost
of educating special needs students are challenges faced
in Hawaii and nationally, particularly since “closing the
achievement gap” among students has become a federal
accountability goal.
Educators
Teacher licensure and advanced degrees, along with teachers
staying five or more years at the same school, have seen
gradual but consistent increases over the past three years.
This trend is a positive sign of improvements in overall
teacher quality and staffing stability within schools.