kkerr@hsta.org2021-09-29T12:11:53-10:00September 29, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: concerns, contact tracing, educators, HSTA, Kauai, Osa Tui, Paul Zina. Sarah Kern, safety, Sarah Tochiki, students, subs, substitutes, union|
More than 150 teachers from schools on Kauai took part in informational sign-waving before and after classes Tuesday, raising health concerns about a lack of consistent COVID-19 protocols, pressure to not report positive cases, and persistent staffing shortages that have forced the highest-ranking public school official on the Garden Island to fill in as a substitute
kkerr@hsta.org2021-09-10T14:05:04-10:00September 10, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, bargain, concerns, DOE, grievances, HIDOE, impact bargaining, Jeanne Kapela, Keith Hayashi, mou, negotiate|
“When will the DOE sign an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with HSTA regarding safety protocols to ensure that there is accountability for violations that occur on school campuses?" a state lawmaker asked top state education officials Wednesday.
Terri Inefuku2021-07-28T21:12:55-10:00July 27, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: classroom, concerns, coronavirus, COVID-19, Delta variant, distance learning, health, interim superintendent, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui Jr, safety, school year, synchronous instruction|
As you are gearing up for the new school year, a lot of uncertainty remains as we await the transition from Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto to Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi. This transition, coupled with the guidance from DOH released Monday, has further delayed our official meeting with the department to discuss critical issues that are arising.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-03-05T11:56:34-10:00March 5, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: concerns, coronavirus, COVID-19, Derek Minak, fourth quarter, Hawaii Board of Education, reopening schools, school year, superintendent, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccine|
A discussion by the Board of Education Thursday about bringing more public school students back to campuses in the fourth quarter showed while most people support the idea, there are numerous concerns about the readiness, the ability, and reality of increasing on-campus learning in the weeks ahead.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:53:17-10:00September 5, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, concerns, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, facebook, feedback, listening, listening session, live, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, presentation, questions, streaming, virtual, youtube|
HSTA’s officers want to hear about front-line teachers’ school reopening concerns in a virtual listening session on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:47:34-10:00August 15, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: concerns, Corey Rosenlee, COVID-19, DOE, Eric Seitz, grab and go, HGEA, HIDOE, impact bargaining, Negotiations, Osa Tui, protocols, questions, reopening, requirements, restrictions, safety, sanitizing, school, social distancing|
Many principals and complex area superintendents have drastically changed their approach, opting for grab-and-go arrangements to keep the number of students on campuses much lower than originally planned.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-04T08:29:00-10:00June 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: concerns, DOE, HIDOE, impact bargaining, Negotiations, protocols, questions, reopening, requirements, restrictions, safety, sanitizing, school, social distancing|
Since late April, the Hawaii State Teachers Association has repeatedly asked the Hawaii State Department of Education what model(s) will be used to reopen public schools in school year 2020–21.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-02T04:23:00-10:00June 2, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, catherine payne, concerns, email, feedback, framework, input"/>, meeting, questions, reopening, reopening schools|
The Hawaii Board of Education meets virtually Thursday, June 4, and is seeking feedback about reopening Hawaii’s public schools through Friday.
