1. Certification Requirements

A. Grades 9-12

Total number of 9-12 teachers with main assignment in science: N/A
Total number of science teachers in grades 9-12 with an Earth science assignment: N/A
Percentage of 9-12 science teachers with an Earth science certification: N/A
Specific licensure requirements for secondary teachers: Specified by approved program; major required

B. Grades 6-8

Total number of teachers in grades 7-8 with a main assignment in science: N/A
Total number of grades 7-8 science teachers in all assignments: N/A
Percentage of middle grade science teachers certified in science: N/A
Specific licensure requirements for middle school teachers: Specified by approved program; major required

2. Course Requirements

A. Grades 9-12

Number of science credits required for high school graduation: 3.
Required science courses: Any 3 Science courses for High School Diploma. For BOE Special Diploma, 3 credits in science, with 2 being in Chemistry and Biology or Physics.
Is an Earth science course included in the recommended high school science curriculum? No, students earning Science credits may select from any Science courses available at their high schools. Class of 2013 students have the option of selecting the BOE Special Diploma, and may choose Earth Science as their third Science course.
Is Earth science part of another course required for high school graduation? ? Middle School Promotion Policy requires students earn credits grades 6-8 in the 4 CORE areas of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies to be promoted to high school. Earth Space Science is taught in grade 8.
If Earth science is taken, does it count towards graduation requirements? Yes
Is an Environmental science course included in the recommended high school science curriculum? No, students earning Science credits may select from any Science courses available at their high schools. Class of 2013 students have the option of selecting the BOE Special Diploma, and may choose Environmental Science as their third Science course.
Is Environmental science part of another course required for high school graduation? No
If Environmental science is taken, does it count towards graduation requirements? Yes

B. Grades 6-8

Is Earth Science part of the middle school science curriculum (grades 6-8)? Yes.
Is it taught as a full year curriculum or an integrated curriculum? Both. Full year curriculum, some schools teach it as an integrated curriculum, but the focus is on the grade 8 benchmarks which are Earth Space related.
At what grade level(s) is Earth science taught? 8th.

A. Percent of Grade 9-12 students enrolled in selected courses

Course	Earth science	Chemistry	Biology	Physics
Percent	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available

B. Enrollment trends in Grade 9-12 Earth science

C. Students in grades 7-8 enrolled in selected science courses

	1999-2000	2003-2004
Course	Students *(Percentage)*	Students *(Percentage)*
Earth Science	Not Available	Not Available
General Science	Not Available	Not Available
Physical Science	Not Available	Not Available
Life Science	Not Available	Not Available
Integrated or Coordinated Science	Not Available	Not Available

	State	National
Average Freshman Graduation Rate	75.5%	73.2%
College Enrollment Rate	55.1%	68.6%
AP Participation Rate	16.6%	25%

Standards Publication: Hawaii Content and Performance Standards for Science (Science HCPS III)
Year in which science standards were adopted: 2005-2006
Are state standards determined at the district level? Not Applicable (Hawaii is one district).
When will the state standards be revised? 2007-2008. Every 4 years

A. State Science Tests

Test	Grade Levels Tested:	Earth Science Component on the Test?
Science Hawaii State Assessment (Science HSA)	Grades 5,7 and 11	Yes, Standard 8

B. State High School Exit Exam

Does the state select or recommend textbooks? No. Hawaii does an Instructional Materials Review (IMR) on a variety of textbooks, resources, and supplemental materials. IMR process includes teacher review and contractor review for materials alignment to benchmarks by course with gap analysis.
Earth science textbook(s)/program(s) used in the state at the high school level: N/A
Environmental science textbook(s)/program(s) used in the state at the high school level: N/A
Earth science textbook(s)/program(s) used in the state at the middle school level: N/A

Alison Inouye	Acting Science Education Specialist
Hawaii State Department of Education Instructional Services Branch 475 22nd Avenue Room 116 Honolulu, HI 96816	alison_inouye@notes.k12.hi.us (808) 733-9141 ext. 414