The report explains that the Department is responding to community advocacy to expand Kaiapuni programs both within existing complex areas and into new communities, while also increasing enrollment at current sites. OHE is leading a planning process to ensure equitable and quality expansion, emphasizing a data-based, educationally grounded, and statewide holistic approach that accounts for open-enrollment patterns and constrained supply of qualified Kaiapuni teachers. The goal is to develop a sustainable framework for governance, resources, and enrollment projections that can guide new initiatives and growth while maintaining program quality.No specific tools or external partners are identified, suggesting the planning framework, governance model, and projection methodologies are still under development. This creates an opening for strategic planning consultants, enrollment and facilities modelers, and education policy advisors to support scenario planning, community engagement, and implementation roadmapping for the next wave of Kaiapuni expansion projects.

Planning must consider statewide open enrollment, teacher availability, and data from the KPPRP and Kaiapuni Data Dashboard.