HI SCR117

Urges the Department of Education to assign students from Honokai Hale and Ko Olina to the Nanakuli Complex instead of the Kapolei Complex, effective with the 2021-2022 academic year.

Cites research showing that school overcrowding negatively impacts student achievement, attendance, concentration, and teacher morale.

Notes that multi-tracked schools (used in the overcrowded Kapolei Complex) result in students testing an average of two percent lower on national assessments and are more expensive long-term.

States that reassigning students to the Nanakuli Complex would balance student distribution in the Leeward District and reduce overcrowding in the Kapolei Complex without requiring multi-tracking.

Requires certified copies be sent to the Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, and principals of all schools in both the Kapolei and Nanakuli Complexes.