BOE approves panel to begin superintendent search
The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday voted to approve the creation of a special committee to set a search timeline and process to select a new superintendent for Hawaii public schools.
Superintendent will not seek contract renewal after overwhelming criticism
After nearly four years at the helm of the Hawaii State Department of Education, Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto will not seek to renew her contract. Her term ends July 30.
BOE committee postpones vote on new contract for Kishimoto
After receiving an overwhelming amount of written and oral testimony critical of the leadership of Hawaii’s controversial state schools superintendent Christina Kishimoto, the Hawaii Board of Education’s Human Resources Committee postponed a vote to consider whether to approve her new contract.
BOE testimony overwhelmingly opposes superintendent’s reappointment
An overwhelming number of people who submitted written testimony to the Hawaii Board of Education as of midday Wednesday asked the BOE not to renew the contract of Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto.
Submit testimony to BOE by Wednesday to restore school-level budgets, positions, salaries
Join us in asking the Board of Education to prioritize restoring all cuts to the weighted student formula (WSF) and special education per-pupil allocation (SPPA), which would eliminate the need for layoffs of any HIDOE employees, including all teachers. HSTA will further ask HIDOE to follow the law by using federal stimulus funding to avoid future pay cuts.
Superintendent plans to discontinue shortage differentials that decreased vacancies
The superintendent’s memo is misleading. While she indicates that the shortage differential program was a pilot, this is not the case. These differentials were enacted and approved by the Board of Education based on Kishimoto's request on Dec. 5, 2019.
Proposal to add nonvoting teacher member to Board of Education passes first hurdle
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s proposal to add a nonvoting member to the Board of Education who is a public school teacher received initial approval from the state House Education Committee Thursday.
HIDOE validates HSTA’s warnings of federal stimulus violations
The Hawaii State Department of Education’s chief financial officer told the Board of Education Thursday that the teachers' union correctly described congressional restrictions on reducing public school budgets after the state accepted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic aid.
BOE delays approving HIDOE use of federal stimulus funds
The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday tabled a controversial Hawaii Department of Education proposal to use $53 million in federal pandemic stimulus funds to hire tutors for public school students as the department contemplates laying off hundreds of teachers, education assistants, and other staff.
HIDOE publishes new online process for telework applications
The memo responds to testimony from HSTA members that prompted the Hawaii State Board of Education to take important action at their Oct. 1 meeting.