“…The creation of TIES followed a 'win-win' System of Reciprocity (Fulford and Eichelberger, 2001), where all stakeholders feel they gain something worthwhile. TIES addresses specific goals of a number of stakeholders including individual teachers, individual kindergarten-12 th grade (K-12) schools, the Hawai'i DOE, the UH COE, and community colleges throughout the state.…”