Team 6 is working with families and communities to strengthen and streamline transitions through early childhood into school.

Efforts include: 

• Strengthen early childhood family literacy practices through Words Matter/LENA

• Pursue funding opportunities to support community teams and community-level data collection

Workgroups:

• Words Matter LENA

• Community Teams

Team 6 Conveners: 

• Kara Kusunoki, Regional Director, Catapult Learning

• Doug Imig, Early Childhood Action Strategy

Core Meeting Times:

• TBD

Promise Partnerships - Kindergarten Readiness Continuum

The Pāhoa Promise Partnership, on Hawaii Island, and the Ka `Upena o Waimānalo partnership, on Oahu, are community-based efforts to develop continuums of support for young keiki and their `ohana.