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2025 Hawai‘i Counseling & Advising (HICA) Convening – Registration is Open

Hawai’i P-20 Partnerships for Education is pleased to announce the 5th annual statewide Hawai‘i Counseling & Advising (HICA) Convening, scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2025. This one-day event will be held at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Registration is now open.

We welcome our Hawai’i State Department of Education (HIDOE), University of Hawai’i (UH), and community partners from across the state to join us in learning strategies that can enhance existing college and career counseling and advising practices within our K-12 and post-secondary education systems.

Event Details: 

Presentations and learning discussions will focus on three topic areas:

  • Supporting student transitions from high school to postsecondary pathways
  • Comprehensive career and college counseling and advising practices
  • Career readiness programming and workforce preparedness

Registration Details:

  • HICA is available at no cost to attendees and is a great opportunity to connect with and learn from other educators who are striving to improve career and college student outcomes.
  • Priority is given to HIDOE and UH employees and schools/campuses are encouraged to coordinate teams of no more than five people to participate.
  • A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided to all registered participants.
  • Travel accommodations are limited for neighbor island attendees, so early registration is recommended. Once registered, Hawaiʻi P-20 will contact attendees directly to coordinate travel arrangements.

Agenda: 

To register and to view the HICA tentative agenda, visit: https://hawaiip20.link/2025-HICA-Registration

Questions: 

Please contact p20hawaii@hawaii.edu with any questions.

Summer 2022 PDE3 Course for GEAR UP Schools: “Increasing Family & Community Engagement” Copy

Summer 2022 PDE3 Course for GEAR UP Schools: “Increasing Family and Community Engagement”

Registration for FREE summer PDE3 courses for GU eligible MS and HS counselors and teachers is now open.
COURSE DETAILS:
 

“Increasing Family and Community Engagement”

Building relationships and learning how to strategically communicate are essential components to increasing strong family and community engagement within a school’s college and career readiness program. This course is designed to help participants identify family/community needs and roadblocks for increasing family engagement in a student’s learning experience, develop strategies for communicating with families grade 6-12th, and identify practical strategies that can be implemented at their school to improve student outcomes.
  • Course Number: CO186803, Section 308161
  • 12 Week Online course, 3 credit course
  • Course Dates: July 15, 2022- November 7, 2022
  • Registration Dates: NOW Open. Closes July 10th, 2022 

Please see the PDE3 flyer (https://hawaiip20.link/GEAR-UP-Counseling-PDE3) for additional course and registration information.

Summer 2022 PDE3 Course for GEAR UP Schools: “Increasing Family & Community Engagement”

Summer 2022 PDE3 Course for GEAR UP Schools: “Increasing Family & Community Engagement”

Registration for FREE summer PDE3 courses for GU eligible MS and HS counselors and teachers is now open.
COURSE DETAILS:
 

“Increasing Family and Community Engagement”

Building relationships and learning how to strategically communicate are essential components to increasing strong family and community engagement within a school’s college and career readiness program. This course is designed to help participants identify family/community needs and roadblocks for increasing family engagement in a student’s learning experience, develop strategies for communicating with families grade 6-12th, and identify practical strategies that can be implemented at their school to improve student outcomes.
  • Course Number: CO186803, Section 308161
  • 12 Week Online course, 3 credit course
  • Course Dates: July 15, 2022- November 7, 2022
  • Registration Dates: NOW Open. Closes July 10th, 2022 

Please see the PDE3 flyer (https://hawaiip20.link/GEAR-UP-Counseling-PDE3) for additional course and registration information.

Hawaiʻi Counseling and Advising Convening – Registration Now Open

Hawaiʻi Counseling and Advising Convening – Registration Now Open

The 2022 Hawaiʻi Counseling & Advising Convening is a two-day statewide virtual summit that will bring together educational and community partners to learn about national and local best practices that help Hawai’i students navigate a future that is right for them.

Sessions will focus on student direct services and system-wide practices that promote equity, holistic services, and innovative programs that prepare students to excel in career and life.

$2.3M grant enables more Windward Oʻahu students to enroll and succeed in college

The University of Hawaiʻi was awarded $2.3 million by the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation to help increase the number of low-income and first-generation middle and high school students in the Windward Oʻahu community in postsecondary education.

The Soar Higher grant will support activities to build college and career aspirations, increase academic readiness, and provide support to students in navigating their educational journey. The grant aims to help eliminate achievement gaps among groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

Under the Soar Higher grant, the Windward community will utilize a coordinated, regional grades “6–16” approach to provide students with developmentally appropriate support to help them successfully complete high school, then enroll and persist in college. Windward area high schools will work with their feeder middle schools and Windward Community College to develop and implement a vertically-aligned, comprehensive college and career program that will provide counseling and support for students to explore career interests, improve their academic preparation, engage in work-based learning opportunities, and ultimately transition successfully through the 6–16 pipeline to eventually attain their career goals.

(Source: University of Hawaiʻi News)

Read the full article here.