Unit 6’s Sheldon Oshio made headlines after Waikele Elementary School, where he serves as principal, became the first elementary school in the country to earn the “Model Academy with Distinction” designation from the National Career Academy Coalition.
Waikele’s program is part of a larger career academy emphasis in the Waipahu Complex of schools. Traditionally career academies were limited to high schools, making Waikele’s program all the more innovative.
Oshio told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that the NCAC recognition “is a strong validation of the national standards of practice” and “a great validation of our collective work.”