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National consortium allows candidates to pursue PhD in special education for free

The University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Education is partnering with the University of Connecticut Early Childhood Consortium to develop...
Are you on track to retire? Free seminars will help you check

HSTA Retirement Specialists offer free seminars to help HSTA members who are within five to 10 years of retirement.
Deadline approaches for teacher sabbatical leave for SY 2020–21

Teacher sabbatical leave applications are now being accepted for school year 2020–21. Teachers may apply for one semester or for the entire...
Frequently asked questions about teacher shortage crisis differentials

Read specific questions about hard-to-staff, special education and Hawaiian language immersion differentials.
BOE approves $14.7 million in shortage differentials to start next month

DOE, BOE leaders commit to a multi-phased approach to help end the teacher shortage crisis.
Millions worth of differentials make up first phase of plan to end teacher shortage crisis

The proposals to address compression, create shortage differentials for SpEd and Hawaiian language immersion educators and expand hard-to-staff...
HSTA negotiations survey finds salary, cost of living top of mind

Our members shared their desires about improving wages, compensation, benefits, workday/week, and general working conditions.
HIDOE offers free Hawaiian language courses to all employees

Beginning with the university’s Spring 2020 semester, all HIDOE employees will have two options to take Hawaiian language courses: enrollment in...
US Census Bureau hiring for part-time summer work

The bureau is looking to hire approximately 1,000 people in Hawaii, most whom would serve as census takers in the field from late May through the end...
How to request payroll help from the HIDOE and actually get a response

The Department of Education launched a system called ServiceNow to ensure employees receive a quick and accurate response without playing phone...
Band director honored by YWCA of Kauai for exemplary leadership

Chiefess Kamahakelei Middle band director Sarah Tochiki was honored alongside former Kauai County mayor and councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura and...
EES FAQs: How to develop a Student Success Plan

With Student Success Plans (SSPs), teachers and administrators are given the flexibility to determine appropriate assessments and measures of student...
See the national touring play 'Legend of Koolau' at Doris Duke Theatre for $15

The historical drama is set on Kauai in 1893 after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. It is based on the true story of a cowboy named...
Increasing hard-to-staff bonuses would ease Hawaii's teacher shortage crisis

The HSTA suggests significantly boosting the dollar amounts bonuses each year at locations plagued by a high percentage of unlicensed teachers,...
More than 6,300 Hawaii teachers have been robbed of step pay increases

About half of the Hawaii State Teachers Association membership, more than 6,300 educators, are being paid thousands of dollars less a year by the...
Kauai teacher discusses Hawaii's low wages, lack of affordability on PBS Hawaii

"I think our biggest export right now isn't pineapples. It's our most educated children who are moving to the mainland, and they know...
Nominations open for HSTA's 2020 Pono and Friend of Youth awards

The Hawaii State Teachers Association's Human and Civil Rights Committee is seeking nominations for its Pono and Friend of Youth Awards....
Vote for HSTA's next members-only T-shirt design

Members of the Hawaii State Teachers Association have submitted their designs, and now it's your turn to help us choose the finalists! Voting...
Teacher shortage crisis forces principals to hire Hawaiian immersion teachers who don’t speak...

Being a Hawaiian immersion teacher is "more than just a job, it is a mission," say those devoted to the field, which requires huge amounts...
Learn more about the 2020 Complex Area Teachers of the Year

The Complex Area Teachers of the Year represent the best of the profession. Read more about them and hear from them in a brief video.

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Negotiations Committee Meeting (Virtual) (12/11/2019 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
12/11/2019 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Negotiations Committee Meeting (Virtual)

Negotiations Committee Meeting (Virtual)

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 7:00-8:00 p.m.

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Kona Chapter Representative Assembly (RA) (12/12/2019)
12/12/2019

Kona Chapter Representative Assembly (RA)

Kona Chapter Representative Assembly (RA)

Location: TBD

Date: December 12, 2019

Time: TBD
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Central Chapter RA (12/12/2019 4:00 PM)
12/12/2019 4:00 PM

Central Chapter RA

Central Chapter RA - HSTA Honolulu Office - 3:45pm
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Government Relations Committee Meeting (12/14/2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
12/14/2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Government Relations Committee Meeting

Government Relations Committee Meeting

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Virtual Meeting (ZOOM)
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Windward Chapter EB (12/17/2019 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM)
12/17/2019 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Windward Chapter EB

Windward Chapter EB, 3:30 pm at Castle High School - Library
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