Terri Inefuku2022-08-25T14:10:44-10:00August 25, 2022|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: changes, contract, Negotiations, pay, survey, teacher pay, update|
The HSTA’s Negotiations Committee has been reviewing the survey results over the summer and will meet in early September to discuss and make recommendations to the Negotiations Team as they begin compiling bargaining proposals to submit to the employer later this fall.
Terri Inefuku2021-10-22T13:58:15-10:00October 22, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: changes, Educator Effectiveness System, EES, EES Joint Committee, evaluation, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, memo, modifications, observation|
The Hawaii State Department of Education will carry over the previous rating of educators who already have an effective or higher rating this school year, unless they are on a probationary status. This change and more were outlined in a memo released by the HIDOE Friday.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-26T17:45:04-10:00February 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Amanda Lacar, Amber Milsap, changes, Ilima Long, Jeanine Tsuchiya, Kauai, Leeward, Oahu, rep, representative, retired, retirement, Tom Perry, UD, UDs, UniServ Directors|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association welcomes two new UniServ Directors to serve our teacher members next month, replacing two long-time advocates who retired after decades of service. In addition, several other UDs are transferring to different geographic areas.
Evan Kumasaki2020-08-29T11:33:00-10:00August 29, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: calendar, cases, changes, coronavirus board of education, COVID-19, delay, disclosure, FERPA, HIPPA, notification, pandemic, quarantine, recommendations, state auditor, students|
“DOE had not been publicizing positive cases until pressed by HSTA. Then, citing privacy laws, DOE only provided information by large complex areas, prompting the teachers’ union to begin identifying specific schools,” the auditor’s report said.
Evan Kumasaki2020-07-31T12:47:00-10:00July 31, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: board, Board of Education, BOE, calendar, changes, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, delay, Dwight Takeno, Kili Naumauu, pandemic, students|
The change gives school staff an additional nine days for training and preparation before students to return to class.
