On September 23, 2021 the Commission adopted a revised Strategic Plan for Chartering and Authorizing of Public Charter Schools . Click here to view the revised Strategic Plan.
The mission of the Commission is to authorize high-quality public charter schools throughout Hawaiʻi by soliciting, evaluating, and approving applications for new schools; negotiating and executing sound school contracts; monitoring performance and legal compliance of our schools; and determining renewal, nonrenewal, or revocation of their charter contracts.
Our vision is to authorize, actualize, and amplify high-quality diverse educational options that prepare students for future academic or career success as contributing members of our community, and through our work, inform, enhance, and contribute to Hawaiʻi’s public education system.
VALUES
The Commission, as a Hawaiʻi state agency, in fulfillment of its responsibilities, obligations and service to the people of Hawaiʻi, will operate with the “Aloha Spirit” as defined in Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, Chapter 5, Section 5-7.5:
Additionally, the Commission adopts the following overarching values that augment the “Aloha Spirit” and describes the Commission’s beliefs and ethos: