Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T13:55:26-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, charter schools, compression, Compression repricing, Hawaii public charter school commission i, public charter schools, shortage differentials, State Budget & Finance|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is happy to report that after many months of working with the Hawaiʻi Public Charter School Commission, State Budget and Finance, and individual public charter schools, funding for public charter schools has been released to cover costs from compression repricing, 21-hours, and shortage differentials.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T14:55:07-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EL, HIDOE, Scholarships, SIQ, SIQ Professional Learning Scholarship Program, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s recently alerted the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association about an opportunity for HIDOE teachers to be reimbursed for costs of seeking completion of their of six Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ) course credits.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-30T09:56:25-10:00March 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, jodi kunimitsu, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ students, Sarah "Mili" Milianta-Laffin, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz|
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D, Hawaiʻi), introduced a resolution Wednesday to demand equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights, and freedom from erasure for all students in K-12 schools amid a rise of attacks against LGBTQ+ students in schools.
Jill Meinecke2023-04-05T13:20:06-10:00March 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2Revolutions, Advanced degree, Hawaii teachers, Kapono Ciotti, Master's degree, Master's of Education, Ted Dintersmith, What School Can Be|
A total of 25 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members gathered in person Saturday at HSTA headquarters with neighbor island members joining online for the first meeting of the Master’s of Education degree cohort in a joint effort with HSTA, Spalding University, the nonprofit What School Could Be and the national education design lab called 2Revolutions.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-07T15:32:20-10:00March 7, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Costa Rica, D.C., Global Learning Fellowship, Hawaii fellow, Hilo Intermediate, NEA, public school educators, The NEA Foundation, Washington|
Educators can now apply to be a part of The NEA Foundation’s 2024 Global Learning Fellowship cohort that will culminate in a 10-day international field study in Costa Rica.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-04T10:55:31-10:00March 7, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Android, Apple, Bargaining Unit 05, contract, HSTA app, iPad, mobile app, Phone, UniServ director|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association launched a new mobile app last month to keep Bargaining Unit 05 public and charter school educators in Hawaiʻi up-to-date with the latest education-related news, events, and professional development opportunities. Download it now on the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-03T10:32:03-10:00March 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Election Day holiday, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, jodi kunimitsu, Kalae Akioka, Sen. Dru Kanuha, Senate Ways and Means Committee, state holiday|
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are considering whether to establish the second Monday in October as a new state holiday, Indigenous Peoples' Day, replacing the state Election Day holiday.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-01T15:01:15-10:00March 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Donovan Dela Cruz, Jr., Kūlanihākoʻi High School, Lahainaluna High School, Maui teacher housing, Mililani High School, Nanakuli High School, Oahu, Oahu teacher housing, Osa Tui, Queen Liliʻuokalani Elementary School, School Facilities Authority, Senate Ways and Means Committee, Teacher housing, waipahu high school|
The powerful Hawaiʻi Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would fund teacher workforce housing at certain Nānākuli, Waipahu, and Mililani schools on Oʻahu.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-01T21:59:35-10:00March 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: concealed guns, gun regulation, Honolulu City Council, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Jr., Osa Tui, Supreme Court, The National Education Association, weapons-free schools|
A bill that would limit people on Oʻahu from carrying concealed guns in sensitive places such as K-12 schools expanded to include school buses, preschools, and universities Tuesday as the Honolulu City Council approved the measure that is poised for a final vote later this month.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-28T21:20:28-10:00February 27, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Audra Zook, Dru Kanuha, Glenn Gray, Hawaii Island, Hōlualoa Elementary School, Honoka‘a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena Complex Area, Janette Snelling, Jill Tokuda, Jr., Osa Tui|
Just a few days after the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association disclosed long-time mold, rat and maintenance problems at Hōlualoa Elementary School on Hawaiʻi Island, state school officials began making concrete steps toward some short-term fixes.
