The purpose of this project is to bring together all those interested in working on the goal:
By the end of 2014, all third graders on the Wai‘anae Coast will be reading at grade level. From these interested participants, various P-3 subcommittees will engage in planning the steps that will need to be put in place to reach this goal.
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation is providing the State of Hawaii with funds to accomplish this throughout the state. The Wai‘anae Coast is one of five communities that will begin projects right away. Kellogg desires that SPARK efforts already underway be the starting point for the Wai‘anae project.
Meetings have already begun with parents, preschool heads, teachers, school and district administrators involved. Regular meeting days of the Advisory Committee as well as those of the subcommittees will be set shortly.
If you would like to participate, please call Kaui at 690-8097 or email her at
kauipratt@inpeace-hawaii.org.
All INPEACE programs play a role in this P-3 Waianae effort, for whether it is providing direct services to children through
Keiki Steps, providing educational opportunities through the
Ka Lama Education Academy, or professional growth and retention activities through
Kūkuluao, all contribute to this goal of reading on level by grade 3.
Funded by W.K. Kellogg through the University of Hawai‘i Foundation.
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