Jill Meinecke2023-06-30T11:58:32-10:00June 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: affirmative action, Becky Pringle, college debt, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ protections, loan debt, loan forgiveness, National Education Association, NEA, Supreme Court, The U.S. Supreme Court|
In two major rulings Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s college debt forgiveness plan and limited protections for the LGBTQ+ community, asserting the power of the nation’s highest court’s conservative majority.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-30T15:03:32-10:00June 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association, Hawaii Legislature, HSTA, Leeward Chapter, Ocean Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Public Safety & Military Affairs Committee, UH Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law, UniServ director, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to introduce Jolyn Garidan Prieto as the newest Leeward Chapter UniServ Director.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-28T12:46:53-10:00June 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Chicago, communication, communications awards, editing, HSTA, SEAComm, State Education Association, State Education Association Communicators, union, video editing, writing|
HSTA's Communications Department won three awards of excellence and two awards of distinction at the SEAComm conference last week in Chicago.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-26T11:11:23-10:00June 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Apply now, HSTA jobs, now hiring, Oahu, UniServ director|
HSTA is looking for an Oʻahu UniServ Director who is articulate, organized, and a believer in due process.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-06T11:34:56-10:00June 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: early career educator, free professional learning community courses, Hawaii Teacher Induction Center, multilingual learners, new teachers, PLC, professional development, SHiNE, special education, trauma-informed practices, virtual pd|
Early career educators in their second through fourth years of teaching can register for free Professional Learning Community (PLC) opportunities this summer from the Hawaiʻi Teacher Induction Center.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-02T17:08:24-10:00June 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2025-2026, 2026-2027, BOE, fall break, first day of school, HIDOE, last day of school, school calendar, school year, spring break, winter break|
The Hawaiʻi Board of Education (BOE) voted Thursday to approve the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) calendars for school years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-26T15:28:27-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teachers, 12-month teachers, 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement, collective bargaining agreement, contract, form 5, HIDOE, pay increase, teacher pay|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association and the employer have finalized the salary schedules for the 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement. While 12-month teachers will see the above raises starting the first day of the new school year, reflected in their July 20 paychecks, 10-month teachers will see higher pay starting with their Aug. 20 paychecks.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-02T17:14:50-10:00May 25, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Farrington High School campus, GED, McKinley Community School for Adults, McKinley High School campus, Moanalua High School campus, part time teaching, teaching English, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages|
The McKinley Community School for Adults is seeking part-time teachers this summer and fall at their Oʻahu campuses.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-19T13:39:45-10:00May 19, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Donovan Dela Cruz, externship, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, Hawaii Legislature, HFE, Kyle Yamashita, Logan Okita, PD, professional development, Senate Ways and Means Committee|
State lawmakers approved a $50,000 grant in aid request this month that will provide funds to restart an externship professional development program for educators.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-18T16:27:15-10:00May 18, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: HIDOE, HSTA Convention, new educators, new members, resources, SHiNE, SHiNE Committee, Supporting Hawaii's New Educators, teacher turnover, tools, Victoria Zupancic|
Member delegates voted last month to make the Supporting Hawaii’s New Educators (SHiNE) ad hoc committee a standing committee at the HSTA’s 50th annual Convention at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
