Bill > HCR172

This Concurrent Resolution requests the Board of Education and Department of Education to create a new full-time position, an administrative vice principal dean of students, specifically for the Lahainaluna High School Boarding Program. This program, established in 1836 on Maui, provides a unique educational and living experience for students from Hawaii and internationally, focusing on leadership development and cultural foundations. The resolution aims to address the unique management needs of the boarding program, which may differ from traditional school principal roles, and to implement recommendations from a 2014 working group. The new position would be responsible for overseeing and staffing the boarding program, increasing student recruitment, developing student programs and vocational opportunities, and ensuring the implementation of the working group's recommendations, with funding for this role also requested in budget proposals.