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OCTOBER 5, 2022
Aloha friends and neighbors. This month I had a won- derful opportunity to join our proud educators in our Mililani community for the first Mililani Complex Plan- ning and Collaboration Day event. Hosted on-site by principal Fred Murphy and the gracious staff of Mililani High School, the event unit- ed educators within the dis- trict for a daylong gathering offering a wealth of informa- tional and strategic sessions focused on all aspects of ed- ucation and student interests.
Approximately 650 teach- ers came together for pro-
STATE SEN. MICHELLE KIDANI
Mililani Collaboration Day Unites School Educators
fessional development and collaboration. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, who researches neuroscience in education, was the featured keynote speaker. A total of 113 sessions were of- fered by 93 educators with a variety of content areas, strategies and techniques. From topics such as so- cial emotional learning and mental health to education- al resources and leadership talk story sessions, the day provided invaluable profes- sional development oppor- tunities.
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Teachers (from left) Joyce Kong
of Mililani High School, Heather Armbruster of Mililani Waena Elementary School and Shannon Marxen from Mililani High School, and state Sen. Michelle Kidani (second from right) pose during a healthy eating session at Mililani Complex Planning and Collaboration Day. PHOTO COURTESY THE OFFICE
OF STATE SEN. MICHELLE KIDANI
“The Mililani Complex
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