Teach For America-Hawai‘i

‘A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ ia.No task is too big when done together by all .

Annual ReportSchool Year 2014-15

2013 Corps MemberKaitlin Miyashiro and her students at Wai‘anae High School

Aloha Teach For America-Hawai‘i ‘Ohana,Across the country and here in Hawai‘i, we’ve seen time and time again that no task is too big when done together by all. We are proud to partner with more than 40 schools and numerous community organizations to collectively impact our keiki in Hawai‘i.

In the 2014-15 school year, first- and second- year teachers led their students to an average of 1.53 years of academic growth. Among them, Melanie Cornell (2013 corps member, Konawaena Intermediate School) was selected as the first national fellow from Hawai‘i of the prestigious Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Award, and Dean Curran (2013 corps member, Na‘alehu Elementary) was selected as the Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area’s Milken Teacher of Promise.

Our alumni base continues to grow as more of our teachers make Hawai‘i their home. Approximately 56% of our 2013 corps members are continuing to teach beyond their corps commitment and join more than 180 alumni here in Hawai‘i. They are part of a growing network of Teach For America alumni who are making education their life’s work – nationwide, our alumni network includes 11,200 teachers, 930 principals, and 247 school system leaders. We are very proud of our alumni and excited to support them as they develop new initiatives and continue to grow in their leadership.

This report showcases some of the work of our ‘ohana in the 2014-15 school year, including two of our partner schools, Wheeler Middle School and Wai‘anae High School, and our community partners, such as Kamehameha Schools. We also feature our Native Alliance Initiative, community engagement work, and local recruitment efforts, which help to enrich and ground our program in the unique assets of our community.

We are proud to work with all our partners to help ensure all our keiki in Hawai‘i have access to educational and life opportunities. Your support directly sustains this important work. Mahalo for being a part of our ‘ohana.

With Gratitude and Aloha,

Jill Baldemor H. Mitchell D’Olier

Executive Director Regional Advisory Board Chair Teach For America-Hawai‘i Teach For America-Hawai‘i

H. Mitchell D’OlierChairman, Harold K. L. Castle Foundation

Trever AsamPartner, Cades Schutte LLP

Sharon Shiroma BrownSenior Vice President, First Hawaiian BankPresident, First Hawaiian Bank Foundation

Jill Shimokawa HigaSenior Executive Vice President, Bank of Hawai‘i

Ritchie MuddFounder & Former CEO, RSI Roofing and Building

Jeff ArcePartner and CFO, The MacNaughton Group

Christine BeanProgram Manager, Roberts Foundation

Benjamin GodseyPresident and CEO, ProService Hawai‘i

Paul KosasaPresident and CEO, ABC Stores

Sissie PittulloChild advocate, Attorney, and Educator

Regional Advisory Board

12,000+ STUDENTS

180 HAWAI‘ICORPS MEMBERS

180+ALUMNI IN HAWAI‘IONE MISSION:

ONE DAY,ALL CHILDREN IN THIS NATION WILL HAVETHE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAINAN EXCELLENT EDUCATION

SCHOOL YEAR 2014-15 TEACHERS

ALUMNI

Hawai'i Island

O'ahu

119 O‘ahu Corps Members20 Partner Schools

63 Hawai‘i Island Corps Members

24 Partner Schools

Nearly 1 in 3 corps members are kama‘āina

52% People of color38% Have previous professional experience33% First generation college graduates30% Kama‘āina13% Native Hawaiian

More than 90 alumni continue to teach in Hawai‘i public schools

Alumni include:1 State Representative1 Board of Education Member1 Deputy Superintendent2 Vice or Assistant Principals

By The Numbers - School Year 2014-15

‘Aiea High SchoolCampbell High SchoolDamien Memorial SchoolHawai‘i Baptist AcademyHonolulu Waldorf School‘Iolani SchoolKailua High SchoolKaiser High SchoolKalaheo High School

Kalani High SchoolKamehameha Schools, Kea‘auKamehameha Schools, KapālamaKamehameha Schools, MauiKapa‘a High SchoolKapolei High SchoolKauai High SchoolLa Pietra Hawai‘i School for GirlsMid-Pacific Institute

Makua Lani Christian AcademyMoanalua High SchoolNānākuli High SchoolParker SchoolPearl City High SchoolPunahou SchoolSacred Hearts AcademyWord of Life Academy

School Year 2014-15 Teachers’ Hawai‘i High School Alma Maters

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Impact

Hawai‘i is a unique and diverse place. We thrive because of our diversity, and our classrooms must value all the cultures that make up our home state. We train teachers to reflect on their own upbringings, learn about the variety of histories in our community, and engage students in a way that affirms and values their culture and community.

“Teach For America expects their teachers to incorporate what they’ve learned from their program/supervision, university course work, and life experiences into their teaching.... TFA, as a condition of employment/participation, expects their teachers to learn and become part of their school community. It shows in their willingness to go the extra [mile] in supporting school and community endeavors. Our experience has been that this sort of commitment extends to the organization’s leadership as the TFA Managing Director for Hawai‘i Island also sits on a local SCC.” - Principal Shawn Suzuki and Vice Principal Diane Spencer, Konawaena High School.

We want to open doors for our students. We believe strongly that all students can succeed and we hold a high bar for our teachers to reach. Teach For America–Hawai‘i teachers have made significant impacts in the classroom, with first- and second- year teachers leading their students to 1.53 years of academic growth, as measured by rigorous Common Core aligned assessments in the 2014-15 school year.

“First and foremost, TFA corps members provide a necessary boon to our hiring pool by providing enthusiastic, achievement-oriented individuals who are eager to teach in our hard-to-staff positions. In past years our school has needed Spanish, Social Studies, Math, and English teachers. It was fortunate for us that we had TFA applicants that could fill these positions. Not only did they fill these positions, but they brought a wealth of knowledge and background that was above and beyond the abilities of some of our seasoned teachers. They are able to demonstrate skills in organization and data tracking, which has allowed us to meet our district strategic goals as well as advance students to meeting their academic goals.” - Principal Kim Sanders, ‘Aiea High School.

Making a difference for studentsOur teachers are guides for our young people as they learn to navigate the world around them. It is much more than simple test scores. We focus on developing the whole child, guiding students to understand themselves, uncover their interests, succeed academically, and graduate ready to navigate the complex world in which we live.

Academic Achievement

Community Engagement

Our students are our kuleana - our responsibility and our privilege. We believe that for students to truly succeed, they must excel academically, demonstrate personal growth in critical traits, gain access to the people and networks that will afford them broadened opportunities, and build awareness of the context in which they are living and working.

2013 Corps MemberLauren Baniqued and her students at Wai‘anae High School

2013 Corps Member Bill Chen and his student at Kahakai Elementary School

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Excellence in TeachingHawai‘i corps member, Melanie Cornell, a 6th grade science teacher at Konawaena Middle School, was selected this year as a national Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Fellow. Sue Lehmann fellows are selected for fostering substantial academic and personal growth in their students and promoting innovative work in their schools.

This year, four national fellows were selected from among 111 outstanding teachers nominated from Teach For America’s 52 regions across the country. Hawai‘i regional finalists were Taylor Hamilton, a 10th grade math teacher at Campbell High School and Allison Serina, a 10th and 11th grade math teacher at Konawaena High School.

National Fellow: Melanie Cornell - 2013 Corps MemberPlacement: Konawaena Middle School

Melanie showed her students that people of any race, gender, and background can be scientists. Her students averaged 91% of their high performing benchmark for their content assessments. She also started the first Science Olympiad team at her school, with students placing second at the regional level.

“I feel extremely fortunate to be in a position where I can help students to build their understanding of the world they inhabit and the ways that it’s changing. It’s important to me that my students grow up to live in a world where everyone has a say in the way those changes look, regardless of the status quo. Decision-makers need to be represented in every race and culture, and this is not being achieved right now in part because of the flawed perception of what those decision makers look like and where they come from. This is what drives me to push my kids, and is the reason I am ecstatic to be in the classroom.”

Regional Finalist: Allison Serina - 2013 Corps MemberPlacement: Konawaena High School

Allie focused on using math to teach her students about identity and success. Her students made significant gains on the ACT math section, growing more than 4.95 points on average (the ACT scores exams on a range from 1 to 36). She also started an ACT class to give students at her school a better chance at getting into their college of choice, with more than 50 students enrolling in this course.

Regional Finalist: Taylor Hamilton - 2013 Corps MemberHigh School: Punahou SchoolPlacement: James Campbell High School

For the state’s Algebra 2 End of Course Exam, 80% of Taylor’s students were proficient or exceeded proficiency on the exam compared to the average of 53% of all the other students who took the exam at his school. On the ACT Math section, his students surpassed our benchmark as a class by about 33%, which meant that they were outperforming the 75th percentile of other students on a national scale.

Sue Lehmann Fellowship national winner and regional finalists: Melanie Cornell (above), Taylor Hamilton (bottom left), and Allison Serina (bottom right).

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Since Teach For America launched in Hawai‘i, more than 650 teachers have worked to improve student outcomes and impact lives. Approximately 10% of those teachers have been clustered at Wheeler Middle School, where we have been proud to partner with Principal Brenda Vierra-Chun and her administration since 2007.

Under Principal Vierra-Chun’s leadership, Wheeler Middle School has made a significant transformation over the last 9 years. In 2006, the school was given a D- grade by Honolulu Magazine, with reading proficiency at 56% and math proficiency at just 23%. In April 2015, Wheeler earned an A+ grade, ranking number 1 among all public middle schools in the state, with 79% reading proficiency, 70% math proficiency, and increased teacher, parent, and student satisfaction.

With a critical mass of teachers, Teach For America coaches are an integrated part of the school, co-leading professional development for all teachers, TFA and non-TFA alike. We have collaborated on tracking tools and assessments and helped to redesign the special education department. Principal Vierra-Chun describes TFA teachers as having, “an orientation towards excellence, accountability, and constant improvement- necessary mindsets for a successful administrator in an improving school. We hope to continue our partnership with TFA because we see it as an investment in the future educational leadership in Hawai‘i.”

Teach For America is looking forward to continuing this partnership with Wheeler Middle School.

Partnership and Progress at Wheeler Middle School

Wai‘anae High School (WHS) has been a partner school since our charter corps in 2006. In the past 3 years we have increased our cluster of teachers at WHS with 10 new teachers in 2013, 11 new teachers in 2014, and 8 new teachers in 2015. In total this year, we have more than 30 TFA teachers at WHS, which includes all 10 teachers who began in 2013 and have continued on to teach at WHS beyond their initial corps commitment.

Under the leadership of Principal Disa Hauge, Wai‘anae High School has made significant progress over the last few years, with the most improved college enrollment rate in the state, growing from 36% in 2012 to 46% in 2014. Teach For America is proud to partner with WHS and support WHS’s vision of a “21st century community of learners empowered to succeed in a global society.”

Outside the classroom, TFA teachers are working on additional opportunities to help support students. One such program is Hoku Scholars, which was started in 2012 by TFA teachers at Wai‘anae Intermediate School looking to build a bridge with WHS in order to help the keiki of Wai‘anae be prepared for college. This program recruits high-performing 8th graders, holds them to rigorous standards throughout high school, monitors their progress, and offers them mentorship and development. The students who are able to meet the requirements earn financial scholarships for college. Today, 60 students are a part of the Hoku Scholars program.

WHS students and teachers are on a positive path to success, representing the strong potential of Hawai‘i’s public schools.

Improving College Access at Wai‘anae High School

2014 Corps Member Trevor Latorre-Couch and his students

at Wai‘anae High School

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Kamehameha Schools has been an instrumental partner since Teach For America-Hawai‘i launched in 2006. We are tremendously grateful for Kamehameha Schools’ financial investment, and we are proud to partner with them on a number of important programs, including:

Kāpili ‘Oihana Internship Program For the past two years, Teach For America-Hawai‘i has been an official site for interns from Kamehameha Schools’ Kāpili ‘Oihana Internship Program (KOIP). This summer program offers Native Hawaiian college students opportunities to develop professional skills in areas of their interest. In 2014-2015, we had four stellar KOIP interns, who worked in recruitment, program, development, alumni affairs, finance, communications, and operations.

KOIP aligns with the commitment of Teach For America-Hawai‘i to grow and develop diverse leaders. Kamehameha Schools graduate Deanna Choy worked with Teach For America-Hawai‘i as a 2014 KOIP intern. After completing her Music Education degree at Willamette University in Oregon, Deanna returned to Hawai‘i as a TFA teacher, currently teaching at Nānāikapono Elementary School. She is 1 of 5 Kamehameha Schools graduates who joined the 2015 Hawai‘i corps. Deanna shared, “I firmly believe that every child deserves an education so they can create change in their communities, or even the world.”

Alignment 96792During the 2014–15 school year, Teach For America–Hawai‘i staff participated on the College Access Committee and played an active role in encouraging our teachers at Wai‘anae Intermediate School to participate and recruit students and families to take part in the Pathways to Careers Day college readiness program. Our staff has continued to actively participate in this important community partnership.

We continue to promote partnership efforts to our teachers on the Wai‘anae Coast to engage students and families, enabling us to connect and collaborate with more partners in the community to better provide all children access to opportunities.

The Kahua Induction ProgramThrough our partnership with the Kahua Induction program, Teach For America–Hawai‘i corps members are trained to provide culturally responsive teaching to our Native Hawaiian keiki. First year corps members in the Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa complex area of Hawai‘i Island joined Kahua cultural programming as part of our alternative route to credential program.

This partnership has enabled Hawai‘i corps members to gain unique and important insights into Hawai‘i’s rich history. Teachers have an avenue to learn more historical context and cultural fluency, and kama‘āina have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the region and the communities in which we work. This past school year, our teachers participated in an orientation as well as engaging seminars throughout the school year. They visited various culturally important sites, including Volcanoes National Park and Punalu‘u Beach Park in order to engage in place-based learning. During these rich cultural experiences, they learned Hawaiian protocol, some Hawaiian language, oli, hula, and culturally significant practices in the areas of medicinal plants and voyaging.

A Critical Partnership: Kamehameha Schools

Students of Teach For America teachers visit Waikalua Loko fishpond, jointly learning science and traditional Native Hawaiian practices.

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Partnership

Culturally Responsive

TeachingAlumni

Hawai‘i is one of six regions participating in Teach for America’s Native Alliance Initiative (NAI). NAI regions serve schools with American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian students. NAI shares best practices around culturally responsive teaching, works to increase Native teacher recruitment, and stewards Native corps members and alumni in their leadership development.

In 2014, the NAI national team and regional members came to Hawai‘i to learn about the unique cultural context of our islands and to conduct strategic planning. Retreat participants joined corps members’ classes from Nānākuli High School and Maili Elementary for a morning field trip at Waikalua Loko Fishpond in Kāne‘ohe. The day was hosted in partnership with the Pacific American Foundation, best known for development of its culture-based and

place-based curricula and teacher training.

The elementary students learned about the ancient principles of the ahupua‘a land division system, the science behind the circulation of the fishpond, and its unique ecosystem. The high schoolers focused on the mālama ‘āina curriculum; gathering, categorizing and hypothesizing about the marine debris found all over the shores surrounding the pond. Lessons were facilitated to spark student thinking and draw connections leading to a deeper understanding about the stewardship required to take care of our island home.

The experiences at the pond were designed to demonstrate to both our students and national partners how ancient Hawaiian practices continue to be relevant and critical in our 21st century context.

Teach For America’sN A T I V E ALLIANCE INITIATIVEV I S I O N

Learn more at teachforamerica.org/NAI

Student Leadership DayHawai‘i Island hosted Student Leadership Day for students, families, and community members. Teach For America staff and teachers came together for a day of fun, learning, and reflection on what it means to be a leader in our community. The day began with student performances and then moved into a community-based solutions discussion. During this time, parents, students and teachers in small groups discussed what we would like to see changed in our communities and what resources we have available to initiate that change. The second half of the day was dedicated to student workshops led by teachers and community members. Meanwhile, families engaged in a resource fair with more than twenty community booths, at which they acquired information about community resources and supports. The day ended with our teachers sharing the learnings they had compiled in their Culturally-Responsive Teaching (CRT) or Ho‘ike portfolios.

Community EngagementTeachers were led by a voyaging canoe crew at Na Kalai Wa‘a in Kawaihae. They engaged in various team-building activities and heard stories from the crew about their journeys around the world. With HOPE Services Hawai‘i, teachers also heard from members of the organization and what they provide to the Hilo community. They worked on the community garden and ended with a community panel, hearing from representatives of the YWCA, Imua Kākou, Hale Kipa, and the Big Island Substance Abuse Council. In the south, teachers engaged in a road clean up with the ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou community organization. They also hosted a community breakfast with a discussion around education in small groups. They learned more about the Ka‘ū district from a cultural practitioner and ended the day by weeding the Na‘alehu Elementary School garden.

Building Community ConnectionsTo truly work as allies and contribute to long-term sustainable change in Hawai‘i, our work must be integrated into the work of our schools, families, and broader community. We will focus on our collective impact by collaborating with our partners to facilitate communities’ visions for student learning and equity.

Teachers, students, parents, and community members put their heads together during Hawai‘i Island’s Student Leadership Day.

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Local RecruitmentWith our keiki in mind, Teach For America-Hawai‘i has invested in growing the diversity of our corps, focusing on recruiting kama‘āina and Native Hawaiian individuals over the last eight years. In 2014, we welcomed to our staff our first full-time regional recruiter, Jackie Scanlan.

Jackie’s role is to prioritize the representation of kama‘āina and Native Hawaiian teachers in our classrooms, increase our partnerships with local high schools, and help to develop a pipeline of home grown leaders equipped to lead with their unique strengths and cultural backgrounds. It is Jackie’s focus to bring more voices and stories to the table that represent the diversity of individuals from within our own communities and beyond, and to validate and raise up the many voices of our keiki, our future leaders.

It is Jackie’s focus to bring more voices and stories to the table that represent the diversity of individuals from within our own communities

By reaching out to recent graduates and a growing number of professionals who are interested in teaching, we recruited individuals who can have an additional impact in the classroom by serving as role models for keiki growing up in Hawai‘i. Due in part to Jackie’s hard work, we were able to welcome an exceptional group of leaders with deep ties to the islands. This group includes individuals who have founded an education tech startup, competed as a Slam Poet on a national stage, worked alongside U.S. Senators, founded non-profits to serve our local homeless community, worked as a Bank Director, taught art, served as a Sorority Chapter President, and coached

athletes. There are also multiple Presidential Scholars, first generation college students, and education majors. In our new 2015 corps, 80% of our teachers who grew up on Hawai‘i Island will teach there, more than 40% of our local corps members are graduates of our public school system, and we have the highest number of Kamehameha Schools graduates joining the corps than ever before.

We are continuing to prioritize not only the representation of kama‘āina in our classrooms, but also a strong representation of local individuals of Native Hawaiian descent, graduates from our public schools, and residents of Hawai‘i Island. When our teachers reflect the culture and heritage of the islands, our work is more easily and deeply integrated with our communities.

Apply to the corps or refer a potential great teacher.

Learn more: www.teachforamerica.org

Contact Jackie Scanlanat jacqueline.scanlan@teachforamerica.orgor call 808.371.5683

Recruitment: 2014 & 2015 Corps49 Kama‘āina20 Native Hawaiians17 Public School Graduates

2013 Corps MemberCameron Kubota and hisstudent at Wai‘anae High School

Lead Investor ($250,000+)Chamberlin Family FoundationHawai‘i State Department of Education

Investor ($100,000 - $249,000)AmeriCorps - Hawai‘iCharles and Helen Schwab FoundationHarold K. L. Castle FoundationKamehameha SchoolsMcInerny FoundationStrong FoundationStupski Family Fund

Stakeholder ($50,000 - $99,999)ABC StoresJames and Abigail Campbell FoundationGeorge P. and Ida Tenney Castle TrustHawai‘i Community FoundationNanea FoundationRoberts Foundation

Leader ($25,000 - $49,999)Atherton Family FoundationBank Of Hawai‘iMitch and Bambi D’OlierFirst Hawaiian BankThe Bill Healy FoundationRitchie and Sunny MuddK. Taniguchi Ltd.The Wollenberg Foundation

Benefactor ($10,000 - $24,999)Aloha United WayAmerican Savings BankThe Cades FoundationFirst Insurance Company of Hawai‘iIsland Insurance FoundationKua O Ka Lā Public Charter SchoolKukio Foundation

The MacNaughton GroupJames McIntoshNordic PCL ConstructionOmidyar ‘Ohana FundProService Hawai‘iG. N. Wilcox TrustR.E. Wilhelm Fund of the Ayco Charitable FoundationThe Schauble Family FoundationThe Schuler Family Foundation

Sponsor ($5,000 - $9,999)A.C. Kobayashi Family FoundationAlexander & Baldwin FoundationAloha PetroleumJeffrey and Loan ArceAtlas Insurance AgencyPauline Lo BaileyBlacksand Capital LLCScott BradleyCades SchutteDavid P. Carey, IIIStanford CarrChange Happens FoundationConnections New Century Public Charter SchoolBrian DohertyBenjamin GodseyGoodsill, Anderson, Quinn and Stifel LLPHawai‘i Pacific HealthHawaiian Electric Industries FoundationLawrence HeimJill Shimokawa HigaHonolulu Star-AdvertiserHui ‘O Na WahineJ. Kadowaki, Inc.Kobayashi Group LLCSteven LouiBryan LukeDuncan and Dawn MacNaughtonColbert Matsumoto

Our SupportersOur work is only possible because of the financial support of so many. Mahalo to every-one who made our work possible in the 2014-2015 school year.

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Sponsor ($5,000 - $9,999) - Cont.Jerry and Jane MountOutrigger Enterprises GroupJim PappasDavid T. Pietsch, Jr.Sissie PittulloQueen’s Medical CenterBrian SenRichard Smart FundDwayne and Marti Steele Fund at HCFPeter TomozawaCrystal K. Rose TowillRichard WackerJD WatumullJames WeiLewis and Susan WilliamsonZippy’s Restaurant

Friend ($1,000 - $4,999)Miles and JoAnn BaidackChris BenjaminKevin BinceRuth BolanChad and Stephanie BuckCastiglione A Casauria FoundationCentral Pacific BankKaren ChangHung Wo & Elizabeth Lau Ching FoundationCity Mill Company, Ltd.Cox Fricke LLPWendy CrabbDr. Arthur & Bonnie Ennis FoundationEwa Beach Community FundFriends of Hawai‘i Charities, Inc.Collin FritzGentry Homes, Ltd.Grace Pacific CorporationEric HannumHawai‘i Bowl FoundationHawaiian AirlinesKeala Ho‘omaika‘iDonald HornerHoward Hughes CorpHPM Building SupplyStephan Jost and William Scott Carole Kai

Homi KapadiaLindsay KosasaKoa Capital Partners LLCFranklin KudoJason MartinMatson FoundationRyan MarkhamDean McPhailMid Pac PetroleumDwight OtaniP3 Management LLCMichael A. Pietsch, TrustRider Levett BucknallSchlack Ito LLLCLisa SellersKenneth SugitaSusan SumidaKent TsukamotoWest Hawai‘i FundJon WhittingtonYoung Brothers, Limited

Community ($1-$999)Carol AiMeilan AkakaRev. Abraham Kahu Akaka Ministries FoundationGregory AndersonDavid AritaTrever AsamJill BaldemorRoss and Christine BeanAustin BernsteinHannah BlissAnn BotticelliLeslie BrownMargaret CanonigoJocelyn ChagamiChelsea CrossD. Otani ProduceKaty DeBruin PlencnerAlyson EmrickDarcy Endo-OmotoSkip FerrinKent FischerAshleigh FrancoJR Fujimoto

Community ($1-$999) - Cont.Mary FullamJester GalizaPatti GarrettTerrence GeorgeArt GladstoneSanford GotoElizabeth GreenmanAnais GudeGordon HammondJennifer HarveyJosh HeimowitzEri Higashi-DurnellDebbie HiraiLouise IngEmily JeffersonJacob KarasikJonathan KoshibaKara KusunokiJodi LamKelly LaPorteCarin LimLisa MaeharaVance MartinAnne MasonScot MatayoshiColleen McEnearneyIrene McHughSharon McPheeGreg MeierColin MiwaKelly MiyamuraRene MiyasatoMildred MiyasatoAnnalise MiyashiroDuke and Shayna MoraShayna MoraGayle E. MorimotoAjith NagarajEdwin NelsonNiu Pia Land Company, LLCLaura NoonanDarren OkiharaJordan OroszBonnie PangLuann Pearson

Carol RobertsRuth Robles-GocheKim RomanLissette RomanCarla RosenthalJoshua RosenzweigLia RozmiarekAnamaria SanchezJacqueline ScanlanJoe SchaeferElizabeth SchillerPeter SchonbergDaria SilvestroCarolyn SmithLiz SteblayEd SultanLawrence TaffBetty TamanahaMari TanakaPamela ThompsonWilja Joyce TimpsonEmily TorresRobert WoTara YoungEmily Zia

2008 Corps Member Jason Britt and his student at Wai‘anae High School, his original placement school. Jason transitioned to Wai‘anae Elementary School in the 2015-16 school year to work as a vice principal.

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Ikaika AlmadovaTamara S. BenjaminSharon Shiroma BrownMichael E. K. BurkPeggy CanonigoVictoria M. P. CastanaresDuane C. K. ChunDennis L. ChungVictoria B. ConcepcionJared S. CortezLyn CubangbangBrent A. CurlowThompson Kainoa DanfordEd EustaquioPaulette L. FranklinRobert T. FujiokaJerome K. FukuharaDivina C. Gonzalez-MaruyamaAlvin K. T. GooJana D. GotoRon GregorioBrittney K. D. HillsberyShigeo HoneElton InoueVickie N .IzukaDrew P. JacksonKevin E. JohnsonMarion M. KameiCarrie M. KawachikaBrandon K. KawateLeesa J. KimPatrick LamBrian Y. C. LauAlfred K. LeeLiberty A. Lopez

Kent J. MatsumuraArnel Q. MejiaLinda F. MiyashiroEdna C. MoreauGuy T. MuraokaKiley I. NakamuraKayla M. NakasoneTaya R. NaruseLehua A. M NasauHayward Brewster ObladNeal K. OkabayashiDouglas T. K. OkamuraTamara A. OkazakiCarrie K. S. OkinagaElaine F. OnagaLecia P. OrtizErica M. Y. M. C. OsterkampIrlene K. PerezBryan H. SakaiBrittany May SaribayJoridan E. SeleClaire S. SholesMarlene SmauNoreen M. SumidaCheryl H. TagawaBetty TamanahaVickie M. TanakaVicky TaylorLiz Loui TomElle T. UchidaKym P. H. U. Watabu

Special Mahalo to First Hawaiian Bank Employees

Mahalo to the following First Hawaiian Bank employees who supported Teach For America-Hawai‘i through the Kokua Mai giving program. This program is run by First Hawaiian Bank employees.

Invest in leadership that changes lives. We hope you will join us and donate to support our effort to transform public education in our islands. With a gift of $5,000 you can choose to participate in our Sponsor A Teacher program.

2013 corps members and Wai‘anae Intermediate School teachers Christina Ocasio and Angelina Collazo with Howard Kam, Managing Director of Honolulu accounting and consulting firm TRUSTA.

“[Sponsor A Teacher] has been my way to show appreciation for what teachers do here. More than just a sponsor, over the past few years I’ve made really wonderful personal connections with young teachers helping improve public education in Hawai‘i. My wife and I have developed some great relationships, and the teachers have enjoyed having a family here in Hawai‘i.”

-Ritchie Mudd Teach for America-Hawai‘i Board Member

Community members play a key role in the movement to end educational inequity by sponsoring our corps members who are on the front lines of our work. Through the Sponsor A Teacher program, community members have the unique opportunity to be matched with one or more Teach For America teachers and stay engaged through personal updates, classroom visits, invitations to attend a variety of community-based programs, fundraising events, and more.

For more information or to sponsor a teacher, contact Moana Bjur atmoana.bjur@teachforamerica.org.

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