Joint HSTA-HIDOE survey seeks teacher evaluation feedback
Your feedback is very important in this survey and we’d like to encourage head faculty representatives to work together with administrators to carve out some dedicated time to participate in completing it during the work week.
HSTA president thanks governor for compression fix, other education initiatives
As Gov. David Ige’s eight-year tenure comes to a close, Hawaii State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. sat down with the governor and first lady Dawn Ige to thank them for fixing salary compression and spearheading additional key education initiatives while in office.
HIDOE publishes EES evaluation memo, manual for 2022–23 school year
The Hawaii State Department of Education recently released an updated Educator Effectiveness System (EES) manual for the 2022–23 school year. The HIDOE published a memo outlining the changes on Tuesday, July 26.
Advice from a Honolulu educator: Avoid burnout by saying ‘yes’
Educators are facing high levels of exhaustion and seemingly endless to-do lists. In order to avoid burnout and to grow as educators, teachers should say “yes” to reaching out to their professional and social networks for support.
Evaluation paused this school year for effective teachers
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.
HIDOE issues new teacher evaluation (EES) guidance
As a result of the feedback received during Institute workshops from many educators, it was crucial that the EES Joint Committee teacher leaders addressed pressing concerns regarding observations and the use of the newly-implemented AIP to the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Teacher evaluation changes because of COVID-19 explained
The HSTA worked to ensure that teachers will not be penalized if they are unable to complete all of the components of the Educator Effectiveness System (EES) as school buildings are now closed because of the pandemic.
EES FAQs: How to develop a Student Success Plan
With Student Success Plans (SSPs), teachers and administrators are given the flexibility to determine appropriate assessments and measures of student growth. So when and how should you implement them in your student evaluations? How do SSPs differ from SLOs?