Terri Inefuku2024-10-03T12:53:02-10:00October 3, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Blade Shepherd-Jones, Chayanee Brooks, Costa Rica, NEA Global Learning Fellowship, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations, Will Smith|
Over the summer, Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members Blade Shepherd-Jones, Will Smith, and Chayanee Brooks traveled to Costa Rica with 48 educators from across the country as part of the 2024 NEA Global Learning Fellowship.
Terri Inefuku2024-09-06T16:10:53-10:00September 6, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Department of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, office of talent management, paycheck, paycheck delay, Records and Transcripts, superintendent, Teacher recruitment|
HSTA is hopeful that this informal grievance meeting will answer many questions about the paycheck delays and provide a path to remedy the harmful effects, especially after receiving a limited and partial response from the HIDOE.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-30T20:07:06-10:00August 30, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Department of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, office of talent management, paycheck, paycheck delay, Records and Transcripts, superintendent, Teacher recruitment|
Without being provided a list of those who have been affected, HSTA is having difficulty determining the full extent of the problem and working with bargaining unit members to address the myriad issues resulting from not receiving their regular paychecks as expected.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-29T16:32:55-10:00August 29, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: colonization, Hanohano Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian Education Special Committee, land acknowledgement, opening protocol, union|
Hanohano Hawaiʻi outlines an opening protocol that breathes hā, or life, into the proceedings relating to the values, language, culture, and/or history of our islands. In the Hawaiian language, the word hanohano means glorious, honorable, distinguished and honorary.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-28T13:41:44-10:00August 28, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: affordable rentals, Ann Mahi, area median income, capital improvement projects, Logan Okita, Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation, rental units, School Facilities Authority, Teacher housing|
The Mililani development will provide 65 one-bedroom and 43 two-bedroom affordable rental units for education employees with rents set at or below 120% of the area median income for 65 years.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-23T14:42:11-10:00August 23, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: charter school, delay, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, pay, paycheck|
Some 377 teachers did not receive their Aug. 20 paychecks, and HIDOE has told HSTA it will cut checks worth $2,000 and deliver them to the affected teachers early next week at their schools.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-23T11:00:36-10:00August 23, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teacher, 12-month teacher, contract, form 5, money, pay, pay raise, paycheck, salary schedule|
Starting teacher salaries increased this school year from $51,835 to $53,390. Top pay for an educator on the 10-month schedule went up from $95,090 to $97,943.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-22T16:36:12-10:00August 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Candidate Support Cohort, National Board Certification, National Board Certified Teachers, NBCTs|
These sessions provide step-by-step support in completing the certification process and foster a collaborative environment to share ideas and best practices, receive targeted feedback, refine teaching strategies, and gather evidence for certification success.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-19T16:26:31-10:00August 19, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: differential, lahaina hero awards, marc benioff, maui wildfires, Salesforce|
The Lahaina HERO Awards will provide financial awards to HIDOE employees who directly supported Lahaina students when the schools reopened for the 2023-24 school year, as well as for the Fall 2024 term.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-09T12:26:19-10:00August 9, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, Honolulu Chapter, HSTA, Jorge Ochoa, Leeward Chapter, UniServ director|
Meet Jorge Ochoa, a Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association UniServ director with a focus on advocacy for the union’s Honolulu and Leeward chapters. His first day was Aug. 1.
