This event is organized by the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (TECC). The TECC was created through Section 304-20 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes in 1965 and is tasked to identify, study, take action, or make recommendations on matters of education of common interest to the department of education and the institutions of higher learning in Hawaii. The membership of the committee includes all the educator preparation programs in the state, as well as the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB), the Hawaii State Teacher Association (HSTA), and other parties interested in teacher preparation, recruitment, support, and retention in the state. TECC is chaired in alternate years by the superintendent of Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Hawaii - Mānoa. QUESTIONS? EMAIL US AT COEEVENT@HAWAII.EDU.
