2020 TRANSITION CENTERS BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE

February 20, 2020
pomaikai ballrooms

In a joint effort with the Department of Education, Military partners and the K. Mark Takai Foundation, the Hawaii Business Roundtable held its 3rd Annual Transition Centers Best Practices Conference on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Pomaikai Ballrooms.

The purpose of the Transition Centers Best Practices Conference is to provide school participants with the resources and information they may need to create, enhance and sustain a successful transition center. Although the Transition Centers were created to support Military students, they have expanded their roles to support a large segment of local children.

Photos by Anthony Consillio courtesy of MidWeek

This year, the conference hit a record number of participants from our public schools with a total of 260 attendees.  The work that is being done at Transition Centers to support Hawaii’s Military Children and Families is being recognized beyond Hawaii, participants from Alaska, Japan, Okinawa and Korea attended the conference.

Conference attendees engaged with past school presenters who were invited to participate in student-led resource tables to share their resources and promising practices.

This year the Best Practices Conference featured school presenters from Lehua Elementary School, Lt Horace Meek Hickam Elementary School and Kailua Intermediate School. Followed by an open panel Q&A session for Students, Administrators and Transition Center Coordinators. The student mentors and faculty advisors shared their best practices to promote and improve Transition programs at primary and secondary level schools.

2020 Resource Tables

Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School*
Ewa Makai Middle School**
Kalaheo High School**
Leilehua High School*
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School*
Sergeant Samuel K. Solomon Elementary School**
Hawaii 3Rs
HIDOE Office of Student Support Services
HIDOE Military School Liaison Officers

*Presented at the 2018 Conference / **Presented at the 2019 Conference

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