Jill Meinecke2022-04-22T15:17:45-10:00April 20, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: chant, Earth Day, Earth Day 2022, HIDOE, Kanu Hawaii, sustainability|
The Hawaii State Department of Education and local nonprofit Kanu Hawaii are collecting 10,000 signatures from students and families to pledge for assuming greater responsibility in environmental stewardship through personal actions by April 22.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-08T17:00:11-10:00April 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 49th annual convention, convention, delegate, friend of youth award, Hawaii Convention Center, HSTA Convention, HSTA President, Kim Anderson, NEA Executive Director, Nikki-Ann Yee, Osa Tui Jr, STACY Award, Sylvia Luke, union business, union policies, voting, Zachary Morita|
On Saturday, 126 Hawaii State Teachers Association members from across the state gathered at the Hawaii Convention Center for the 49th annual State Convention. Elected member delegates gathered to debate and vote on policies that will steer the direction of the association.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-06T14:42:17-10:00April 6, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Dawn Ige, Dr. Tehani Corcoran, gov. david ige, interim superintendent, Jump Start, Kamehameha Schools, Keith Hayashi, Logan Okita, national board, National Board Certification, National Board Certified Teachers, NBCT, NBCT 2021, NBCT Ceremony, virtual celebration|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), and Kamehameha Schools held a ceremony Friday to celebrate dozens of teachers statewide who earned or recertified their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in 2021.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-12T10:57:30-10:00April 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: HSTA Convention, HSTA member, Music education, music teacher, NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence, Niu Valley Middle School, STACY, STACY Award, Stacy Nishina, teaching excellence, Zachary Morita|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association named Zachary Morita, a music teacher at Niu Valley Middle School, as its 2022 S.T.A.C.Y. Award for Teaching Excellence recipient.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-01T19:15:05-10:00April 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaii State House of Representatives, House Finance Committee, Jr., lawmakers, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, professional development, shortage differentials, Sylvia Luke, teacher pay|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s top priority bills, including those that would pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, cleared a large milestone Friday when the important state House Finance Committee unanimously voted to advance them.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-25T12:45:54-10:00March 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, governor, Hawaii Island, Hawaii public schools, Hawaii State House of Representatives, Hawaii State Senate, Health and Human Services Committees, HSTA recommends, Kaʻu, Kohala Chapter, Kohala Middle, Kona, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, Osa Tui, pandemic, Wendy Nickl, West Hawaii Community Health Center|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is excited to announce our support for Lt. Gov. Josh Green’s campaign for governor. The HSTA announced the recommendation at a news conference Friday morning at HSTA headquarters in Honolulu.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-24T16:26:07-10:00March 24, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: COVID-19, Hawaii Department of Health, health and safety guidance, HIDOE, Mask mandate, proof of vaccination, quarantine, vaccination|
On March 23, the Hawaii State Department of Education issued announcements related to changing COVID-19 protocols. Of note, masks will continue to be mandated in indoor settings such as classroom spaces.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-24T16:27:50-10:00March 24, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: demand for bargaining, grievance, HIDOE, substitute shortage, substitute teachers, teacher shortage, UniServ Directors|
The HIDOE rescinded its emergency assignment memo, resolving a class grievance HSTA filed on the matter.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-22T16:24:41-10:00March 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, 21 hours, compression, Hawaii Office of Collective Bargaining, hawaii state legislature, House Committee on Labor and Tourism, Jr., Osa Tui, shortage differentials, teacher pay|
The state House Committee on Labor and Tourism Tuesday voted to approve key bills aimed to pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-22T12:17:16-10:00March 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Amanda Lacar, Association Policy Committee, Board of Education, complex area superintendent, contract, contract exceptions, contract violation, grievance, Head Faculty Representative, school level leaders, Step 1, UniServ director, waialua high and intermediate|
Teachers, with the support of HSTA, stopped a contract violation at Waialua High and Intermediate School when the principal mandated grades be submitted early without a contract exception in place.
