Evan Kumasaki2021-05-07T12:10:16-10:00June 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: differentials, paycheck, summer|
Starting this Friday, members who began receiving shortage differentials in the spring will see a drop in their summer paychecks. This decrease is a result of the differential only being payable for half of the year, and you have already been paid a large portion of the differential.
Evan Kumasaki2022-10-01T11:24:42-10:00March 13, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compensation, compression, differentials, salaries, Senate, teachers|
Earlier in the day, teachers from Oahu and Maui delivered educator declarations signed by thousands of HSTA members across the state calling for higher pay for veterans and differentials for key shortage areas in special education, hard-to-staff schools and Hawaiian language immersion.
Evan Kumasaki2020-03-12T07:24:00-10:00March 12, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compression, differentials, funding, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian language immersion, House, salary, SB2488, SPED, teacher compensation, testimony|
The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment, along with the Committee on Lower & Higher Education, will hear SB2488, SD2 Relating to teacher compensation on Friday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol, Room 309. Written and oral testimony will be accepted.
Evan Kumasaki2020-03-04T09:56:00-10:00March 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compression, differentials, HSTA, legislature, salary, Senate, teacher compensation|
"This is a great first step," said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee. "The bill is now going to move over to the House, where we’re going to continue to work with legislators to make sure that we find a way to fund teacher compensation, including things such as the differentials and compression."
Evan Kumasaki2020-02-28T09:41:00-10:00February 28, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, committee, compression, differentials, HSTA, legislature, salary, Senate, step, teacher compensation, ways and means|
The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed SB2488, SD1 with amendments (11 ayes, 2 excused) Wednesday morning. Mahalo to all who submitted testimony on such short notice.
Evan Kumasaki2020-02-04T06:16:00-10:00February 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compression, differentials, funding, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian language immersion, SB2488, SPED, testimony|
We need testimony from teachers, counselors, and school librarians at DOE and public charter schools in support of SB 2488, Proposed SD1. Please take a few minutes to write and submit testimony!
Evan Kumasaki2022-09-30T14:04:38-10:00January 11, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, christina kishimoto, compression, Corey Rosenlee, differentials, increase, lawmakers, pay, salary adjustment, shortage differentials, steps|
Veteran teachers statewide would receive salary increases by moving up anywhere from one to five steps, gaining millions of dollars worth of salary increases if lawmakers approve a proposal from the state schools superintendent.
Evan Kumasaki2021-05-06T12:54:12-10:00December 21, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: differentials, FAQs, questions|
Read specific questions about hard-to-staff, special education and Hawaiian language immersion differentials.
Evan Kumasaki2022-10-01T11:27:17-10:00December 6, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: BOE, Brian De Lima, Bruce Voss, campaign, catherine payne, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, differentials, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian language immersion, Julia Fernandez, Leilani Roberts, Leinaala Vedder, Osa Tui, special education, SPED|
DOE, BOE leaders commit to a multi-phased approach to help end the teacher shortage crisis.
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-15T09:00:00-10:00November 15, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: bonuses, complexes, Corey Rosenlee, Diane Mokuau, differential, differentials, hard-to-fill, hard-to-staff, Keala Nunuha, Ric Ornellas, Ululani Russo, Waianae|
The HSTA suggests significantly boosting the dollar amounts bonuses each year at locations plagued by a high percentage of unlicensed teachers, in geographically isolated complexes and where the combination of vacancies and emergency hires makes up more than 10 percent of the teaching force.
