Youth Education 84 EMERGING FROM COVID Working with the State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Disease Outbreak Control Division, the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) was diligent in keeping the local community updated on COVID-19 conditions through a Guidance For Schools resource and HIDOE’s Ho oha aheo newsletter. As conditions continued to improve, Ho oha aheo transitioned from a source of weekly COVID updates to resource providing a wider range of stories and announcements targeting the broader needs of Hawaii’s school communities. Visit HawaiiPublicSchools.org and scroll down to the “News & Articles” tab to find the most recent edition. Also click the website’s “Connect With Us” tab and visit “Media Room” for additional news. Among the biggest news for militarydependent students is that HIDOE has received three grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will target enhancing college and career skills for students in the Campbell, Kapolei and Radford complexes. Over the next five years, these benefits will also spread to world language learning opportunities in the Kalaheo complex. DoDEA provides quality educational services to military dependents around the globe and works closely with the HIDOE to expand opportunities at Hawai i public schools with significant populations of military-dependent students whose parents serve in the various branches of the U.S. military. For more information, visit www.dodea.edu. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Enrollment at Hawai‘i's public and charter schools for the 2022-23 SY decreased to 168,634 students, compared with enrollment of 171,600 students at the start of the previous SY. YOUTH EDUCATION Military members receive a monthly subsidy to help offset child care costs. To determine eligibility, contact Child Care Aware’s NACCRRA Military Fee Assistance department at 800-424-2246. Or visit ChildCareAware.org and click Military Families.
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