Terri Inefuku2022-11-23T16:46:12-10:00November 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaiian independence, holiday, Lā Kūʻokoʻa, thankful, Thanksgiving|
Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving, Lā Kūʻokoʻa (Hawaiian Independence Day), or are simply looking forward to a few days of rest, your HSTA leadership team hopes that there are things you can reflect upon over the past year that are worthy of being thankful for and celebrating.
Terri Inefuku2022-11-18T16:13:07-10:00November 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: air conditioning, compression, David Ige, Dawn Ige, Educator Effectiveness System, EES, evaluation, governor, interview, literacy, public education, teacher pay|
As Gov. David Ige’s eight-year tenure comes to a close, Hawaii State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. sat down with the governor and first lady Dawn Ige to thank them for fixing salary compression and spearheading additional key education initiatives while in office.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-05T09:41:25-10:00November 10, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, budget, governor, legislature, professional development, salary compression, shortage differentials, teacher pay|
The HIDOE is reviewing the salary and work history of the entire teacher workforce to determine which teachers are eligible for upward movements on the salary scale. HIDOE expects to issue new personnel action forms (known as Form 5s) on Oct. 26.
Terri Inefuku2022-10-13T15:06:52-10:00October 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: HCR, human and civil rights committee, LGBTQ, parade, pride, volunteer, walk|
HSTA members on Oʻahu, please join us for the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade on Saturday, Oct. 15!
Terri Inefuku2022-10-07T13:56:38-10:00October 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, compression, Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, pay raise, salary schedule, step, superintendent|
Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi told the Board of Education Thursday that thousands of public and charter school teachers affected by salary compression — 72% of the teaching workforce – should start seeing increased pay in their Nov. 18 paychecks.
Terri Inefuku2022-10-07T11:11:05-10:00October 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Countering Implicit Bias, HSTA CARES, implicit bias, microaggressions, Microaggressions and Stereotypes in Hawaiʻi Schools, PD, professional development, racial justice, social justice, stereotypes|
HSTA members from across the state worked together to create this course for their colleagues. Their goal is to help educators become aware of these biases in themselves and others, and learn to address them.
Terri Inefuku2022-09-30T17:08:16-10:00September 30, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, compression, fix, Human Resources Committee, live stream, pay, salary, salary schedule, step|
The Hawaii State Department of Education Friday submitted a plan to the Hawaii Board of Education to make one-time salary adjustments for roughly 9,200 public and charter school teachers, which will be discussed at a special board meeting Oct. 6.
Terri Inefuku2022-11-03T18:06:56-10:00September 30, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: candidate, congress, elections, Honolulu City Council, House, HSTA recommendations, Kauai County, mayor, primary election, Senate|
Recommendations are based on research, membership input, interviews, and discussions to determine which candidates would be the strongest advocates for teachers, students, and public education in policies and legislation.
Terri Inefuku2022-09-23T14:41:15-10:00September 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, fix, increase, pay, salary schedule|
The Hawaii State Teacher Association met with Hawaii State Department of Education officials Wednesday to work on various details to begin pay adjustments for thousands of teachers affected by compression.
Terri Inefuku2022-09-03T17:07:52-10:00September 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: committee, Hawaiian education, Hawaiian language immersion, kula kaiapuni, kumu|
HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr. said, “While the state has made progress in Hawaiian education in recent years, there is still much work to be done and HSTA is committed to advancing the cause of reclaiming and restoring ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and ʻike Hawaiʻi in our schools.”
