Terri Inefuku2021-03-02T10:12:46-10:00February 26, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Board of Education, christina kishimoto, COVID-19, school reopening, superintendent|
At its general business meeting on Thursday, March 4, the Hawaii Board of Education will hear and discuss a presentation from the HIDOE on “strategies for safe reopening of elementary and secondary schools to more in-person learning for fourth quarter.”
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-17T18:40:15-10:00February 17, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Brian Hallet, budget, budget cuts, Cheri Nakamura, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, COVID-19, Della Au Bellati, DOE, Donna Mercado Kim, federal funds, Jeanne Kapela, Justin Woodson, lawmakers, layoffs, legislators, michelle kidani, pay cuts, positions, relief, schools, Senate, Senate Education Committee|
The schools superintendent faces increasing pressure from state lawmakers to rescind budget cuts and direct federal stimulus aid to keep school employees on the payroll and maintain their current levels of pay instead of implementing pay cuts, layoffs, or hiring tutors.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-12T20:04:22-10:00February 12, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, register, shots, survey, tips, vaccinations, vaccines|
A slim 52-percent majority of members who completed a Hawaii State Teachers Association vaccination survey during Institute this week reported receiving one or two doses of coronavirus vaccines; a sign that progress has been made, but there’s still a long way to go.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-12T20:20:14-10:00February 12, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Becky Pringle, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, reopening, schools, standards|
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday released new guidelines about the safe delivery of in-person instruction at K-12 schools.
Terri Inefuku2021-02-25T08:33:13-10:00February 7, 2021|Categories: Negotiations|Tags: bargaining, collective bargaining agreement, contract, coronavirus, COVID-19, impact bargaining, Negotiations, Negotiations Team, successor agreement|
Terri Inefuku2021-02-05T15:18:17-10:00February 3, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: cases, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donna Mercado Kim, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, legislature, michelle kidani, Senate Committee on Education|
A bill requiring the Hawaii Department of Education to publish a weekly report naming the public schools that have COVID-19 cases among students and staff unanimously passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:11:58-10:00January 29, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, distribution, guidance, priority, vaccine|
Educators will begin to get access to COVID-19 vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February, state officials said, while Kauai public school employees will get vaccinated starting Monday.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-28T10:59:00-10:00January 28, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: airport, coronavirus, COVID-19, free, testing, waikiki|
The City and County of Honolulu, through an agreement with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i Consortium, has expanded free COVID-19 testing to O‘ahu educators at testing sites at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and in Waikīkī.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-26T06:20:00-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: alert, AlohaSafe Alert, app, coronavirus, COVID-19, notification|
Health officials urge the public to download a local app that was developed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. AlohaSafe Alert is a free exposure notification app approved by the state of Hawai‘i.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:23:15-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, HSTA held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions. Several developments have occurred relating to the governor’s threat of furloughing state employees.
