STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3440

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 649

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 649, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

G.M. No. 649

TERRY HOLCK, for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Terry Holck to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Terry Holck from the Hawaii State Teachers Association and five individuals.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Holck received a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  She has served as a teacher in various Department of Education public schools as well as at Voyager Charter School.  Ms. Holck has also served as an educational trainer and a mentor for teacher candidates.  She is currently a Resource Teacher at the Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area.

     Ms. Holck testified that she first became interested in serving on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board because she was concerned about the lack of response she and fellow teachers experienced when trying to get information from the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.  Since joining the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board in July 2008, Ms. Holck reported to your Committee that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board has improved its customer service, responding to teachers within two days of an inquiry.

     Ms. Holck currently serves as the Chairperson of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.  She has also served on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board's Teacher Standards Committee, Legislative Committee, and License Renewal Committee.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Holck's leadership qualities and commitment to education continue to make her an asset to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair