Jill Meinecke2023-02-27T10:50:48-10:00February 22, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Audra Zook, Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, HIDOE, Hōlualoa Elementary, Logan Okita, West Hawaii|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association held a news conference Monday detailing persistent problems with mold, structural damage, termites, rats and other maintenance difficulties at Hōlualoa Elementary School on Hawaiʻi Island.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-09T15:42:51-10:00February 9, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, school lunch, school meals, Senator Brian Schatz, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA|
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that Hawaiʻiʻs reimbursement rate for federal child nutrition programs will be increased temporarily by 13 percent, bringing an additional $8 million to the state for child meal programs.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-06T16:09:34-10:00February 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Josh Green, institute day, Jump Start, Kamehameha Schools, Logan Okita, National Board Certification, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, NBCT, superintendent Keith Hayashi|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, in partnership with Kamehameha Schools, honored new and renewing National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Wednesday.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-01T15:11:53-10:00February 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Chad Keone Farias, House Committee on Housing, Lahainaluna High, Laverne Moore, Oahu, Osa Tui, Queen Liliʻuokalani Elementary School, School Facilities Authority, Teacher housing, teacher shortage crisis|
The Hawaiʻi State House Committee on Housing advanced Wednesday a bill that would require the School Facilities Authority to conduct a feasibility study for the development of teacher and workforce housing at the Queen Liliʻuokalani Elementary School property in Kaimukī, Oʻahu.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-01T10:48:58-10:00February 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: First Lego League, Hawaii public schools, Kipapa Elementary, Kori Ann Harvey Oros, Lego robotics, Renee Elizares, Salt Lake Elementary|
Two Oʻahu elementary teachers led their Lego robotics teams to victory at the 2022 First Lego League Explore State Festival at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall this past December.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-01T09:48:18-10:00February 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: adminstrator, Brenna Hashimoto, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii House Education Committee, Hawaii Legislature, Jeanne Kapela, Jr., Justin Woodson, Laverne Moore, Lisa Marten, Office of Collective Bargaining, Osa Tui, public schools, teacher|
The Hawaiʻi State House of Education Committee advanced Tuesday a measure that would allow a nonvoting public school teacher member on the Hawaiʻi Board of Education.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-20T16:35:53-10:00January 19, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: contract, Elementary education, Hilo Chapter, HSTA, Pāhoa Elementary, Rae Yamanaka, teaching certificate, UniServ director, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Waiākea High School|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association welcomed Hawaiʻi Island teacher Tiffany Dela Cruz as Hilo Chapter’s UniServ Director Tuesday.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-23T12:27:13-10:00January 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, counseling, depression, Employee Assistance of the Pacific, HIDOE, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, NEA Member Benefits, Sanvello, stress|
Educators can access free counseling and mental health resources from the National Education Association and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-06T15:58:24-10:00January 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: administrative holiday leave, Bargaining Unit 05, BU05, Department of Human Resources and Development, Gov. Josh Green, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, superintendent, teacher tax credit|
Hawaiʻi public schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi confirmed with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association that all Bargaining Unit 05 members are not eligible for the holiday administrative leave offered by Gov. Josh Green.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-04T17:35:45-10:00December 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: EUTF, HMSA, HSTA members, Jr., Kaiser Permanente, mental health, National Union of Healthcare Workers, NUHW, Osa Tui|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association encourages all members to support the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) strike in response to Kaiser Permanente’s proposed salary and benefits cuts for its mental health care staff.
