Site provides information on Hawaii's Community Children's Councils, which serve children and families including those with disabilities and mental health needs through collaborative partnerships between families, local providers, community stakeholders and representatives.

Board policy addresses parent and community engagement in school decision-making.

Board policy addresses parent and community engagement in school decision-making.

Board policy addresses parent and community engagement in school decision-making.

Board policy addresses parent and community engagement in school decision-making.

Hawaii's ESSA Plan addresses establishing local governance councils, advisory boards, or committees that encourage or require community engagement in school decision-making, including parent advisory councils for ELL and migratory students, advisory councils for reviewing applications and awarding 21st Century Community Learning Center funds, and a special educationa advisory council.

(a) The department shall implement a comprehensive system of educational accountability to motivate and support the improved performance of students and the education system. This accountability system shall:

• (1) Include student accountability; school or collective accountability; individual professional accountability for teachers, principals, and other employees; and public accounting to parents, community members, businesses, higher education, media, and political leadership;
• (2) Link authority and resources to responsibility;
• (3) Define clear roles for all parties and lines of responsibility and mutual obligation and develop a collaborative process with stakeholders, including representatives of appropriate bargaining units, parents, administration, and students; [...]

(e) The superintendent of education is responsible for the development and implementation of an educational accountability system. The system shall include consequences and shall be designed through a collaborative process involving stakeholders that shall include parents, community members, the respective exclusive representatives, as well as others deemed appropriate by the superintendent.

(a) The department, through the board and its superintendent, shall establish a school community council system under which each public school, excluding charter schools, shall create and maintain a school community council. Each school community council shall:

• (1) Review and evaluate the school's academic plan and financial plan, and either recommend revisions of the plans to the principal, or recommend the plans for approval by the complex area superintendent;

• (2) Ensure that the school's academic and financial plans are consistent with the educational accountability system under section 302A-1004;

• (3) Participate in principal selection and evaluation, and transmit any such evaluations to the complex area superintendent; and

• (4) Provide collaborative opportunities for input and consultation.

Site provides information on Hawaii's School Community Councils, which help craft the schools' Academic Plan and Financial Plan, which establish the goals and programs for the school, and the available resources.