How one teacher’s advocacy helped save statewide learning center programs

2024-12-02T16:24:10-10:00December 2, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Geneva Esguerra, an acting and play production teacher at the Central Theatre Arts Academy based at Mililani High, helped spearhead a successful campaign to stop the BOE from approving the slashing of $1.7 million from the budget for statewide learning center programs.

Help your Maui colleagues affected by wildfires advocate for fire relief leave from the HIDOE

2024-05-07T10:22:50-10:00May 7, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The HSTA Maui Chapter is organizing a petition asking HSTA members to say they are willing to support their colleagues who have been affected by the fires and would be willing to donate to a shared Fire Relief Leave Bank.

HIDOE reports 22 schools with broken fire alarm systems

2024-04-11T12:34:42-10:00April 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

A review by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education found that the number of public schools without working fire alarm systems more than doubled from 11 the department reported in January to 22 this month.

HIDOE plans to open temporary Maui school after spring break

2023-12-21T17:01:20-10:00December 21, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to complete construction on a temporary site for King Kamehameha III Elementary at Pulelehua on Maui at the end of February.

HSTA president calls broken school fire alarm systems statewide ‘despicable’

2023-12-07T13:01:40-10:00December 7, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Deputy Superintendent of Operations Curt Otaguro said Thursday it’s “unacceptable” that 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year and 24 schools need repairs to their fire alarms systems.

HSTA identifies key government relations priorities

2024-01-30T18:54:59-10:00November 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association encourages the community and decision-makers to ensure our public schools receive proper funding and resources to foster positive learning experiences for our students and bolster teaching as a respectable and viable career for educators. 

Measure to appoint nonvoting teacher member to BOE passes House Education Committee

2023-02-01T09:48:18-10:00February 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State House of Education Committee advanced Tuesday a measure that would allow a nonvoting public school teacher member on the Hawaiʻi Board of Education.

Split BOE selects Hayashi as next superintendent

2022-05-20T10:14:20-10:00May 19, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

A split Hawaii Board of Education Thursday selected Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi as the next superintendent of schools after a marathon, nearly 12-hour-long meeting during which each of the three finalist candidates made presentations and took questions from board members.

Three superintendent finalists revealed

2022-04-29T17:17:56-10:00April 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

A former Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) member and longtime school administrator, the interim superintendent, and the national superintendent for a network of nonprofit charter schools are the three finalists for Hawaii schools superintendent released Friday.

At HSTA’s request, HIDOE shares COVID-19 response update with Omicron data ‘yet to come’

2021-12-16T18:12:55-10:00December 16, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education placed the update on its Dec. 16 general meeting agenda at the request of the Hawaii State Teachers Association. HSTA firmly believes regular updates to the board and the public help to improve concerns about transparency and accountability.

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