Hōkūpaʻa Updates
Resources, community news, and bright spots.
Bright Spot: Konawaena Elementary Family Craft Night
Families can always use more positive opportunities to visit their student’s campus. Mandatory meetings with teachers and other staff can be seen as a chore or even provoke anxiety. But we know that good things happen when families, students, and staff gather together to do something fun.
SURVEY: HELPING FAMILIES PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POST-HIGH SUCCESS
We’ve been busy with post-high pathway events for students, but families are important, too! We want to help families guide students into success after high school, whatever their path may be.
FAMILY GUIDE TO TALKING TO STUDENTS IN YOUR FAMILY ABOUT THEIR FUTURE PLANS
Talking about what to do after high school can be awkward, scary, embarrassing, stressful, confusing…but it doesn’t have to be that bad.
Here are some simple tips from Hōkūpa‘a. Good luck!
Vocational Resource: Hawaiʻi is Hiring
Find information on many aspects of planning for a first or new career, including information on different fields, job outlook, necessary education, where to get training, and where to get hired. The site also compiles economic relief resources as well as upcoming opportunities like virtual job fairs.
Pursuing Parent and Community Voice
In education, parent voice refers to the values, opinions, beliefs, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds of the parents, guardians, and families of students enrolled in a school, which extends to parent groups, cultural organizations, and other entities related to a school through familial connections.