NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The State Board for Career and Technical Education announces a series of public hearings on the Five-Year State Plan for Career and Technical Education, FY 2008-2013. The document describes how the Hawaii State Department of Education, the University of Hawaii Community College System, and the State Department of Public Safety will meet the needs of secondary and postsecondary students, including those individuals who have barriers to educational achievements. Program improvement, equal access for special populations, support services, professional development activities, and education in nontraditional occupations are included in the Five-Year Plan.

The schedule for the 2007 hearings is as follows:

Kauai County Hawaii County
December 18, 2007 (Tuesday) December 19, 2007 (Wednesday)
6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Kauai Community College Hawaii Community College
Automotive Technology Classroom Manono Campus 388-101 & 102
Maui County Honolulu County
December 20, 2007 (Thursday) December 21, 2007 (Friday)
6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Maui Community College Honolulu Community College
Ka Lama 104A Building 27, Room 111/116

Copies of the proposed plan will be available after November 15, 2007, at the campus libraries for review and at the Office of the State Director for Career and Technical Education, Lunalilo Portable 1, Lower Campus Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. A copy may also be viewed at www.hawaii.edu/cte. Individuals having difficulty obtaining access to a copy should call 808.956.7461.

Any interested person may submit their comments orally and/or in writing to the State Director for Career and Technical Education or at any one of the hearings. The State Board for Career and Technical Education will consider all written and/or oral submissions regarding the contents of the draft document.
(SB05532633 11/15/07)