Terri Inefuku2023-03-24T11:15:49-10:00March 9, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Educator Effectiveness System, EES, evaluation, feedback, Hawaii State Department of Education, joint committee, survey|
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.
Terri Inefuku2023-03-02T13:09:59-10:00March 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: behavioral health, counselor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, mental health, suicide prevention|
In a survey of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members earlier this year, many educators confirmed the need for mental health resources at their schools, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Terri Inefuku2023-09-15T15:56:36-10:00February 17, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: deadline, extended, Hawaii State Department of Education, requirements, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, SIQ, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages sheltered instruction mandate has further pushed back its deadline by one year to the first working day of the 2026–27 school year, thanks to the hard work of teacher advocates.
Terri Inefuku2023-02-27T09:48:36-10:00February 6, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, Board of Education, BOE, Department of Education, DOE, employer, governor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, package, proposals|
Terri Inefuku2023-02-03T16:21:16-10:00February 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: campus housing, Committee on Housing, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Hawaii State Department of Education, Maui, pilot program, School Facilities Authority, Teacher housing|
The state House Committee on Housing unanimously approved Friday two measures aimed at providing teacher workforce housing for educators.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-23T13:56:52-10:00January 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: bill, Federal National School Lunch Program, free school lunch, Hawaii State Department of Education, HB 540, legislature, National Education Association, nutrition, pandemic, Scot Matayoshi|
House Bill 540 states that regardless of a student's eligibility for participation in the Federal National School Lunch Program, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education shall offer one school meal to any asking student at no expense to the student each school day.
Evan Kumasaki2023-07-07T09:51:30-10:00October 19, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, memo, ventilation|
This page contains updates issued by the Hawaii State Department of Education related to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Jill Meinecke2022-09-08T14:15:55-10:00September 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: David Negaard, Hawaii State Department of Education, MOHELA, President Joe Biden, PSLF, PSLF waiver, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Sara Murphy, Student loan forgiveness, student loans|
As the deadline approaches for expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Hawaii State Teachers Association members have seen upwards of $114,000 of student debt forgiven.
Terri Inefuku2022-08-25T17:15:00-10:00August 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, compression, fix, Hawaii State Department of Education, pay, paycheck, raises, salary|
The nearly 9,000 Hawaii State Teachers Association members who will see pay adjustments under the state’s plan to end salary compression may have to wait a couple of months for that money to show up in their paychecks. Any pay increase will be retroactive to the beginning of this school year.
Evan Kumasaki2022-08-03T16:55:38-10:00August 3, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaii public schools, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, HSTA|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is working hard to ensure that our members' health and safety remain a priority, our contract and employment rights are preserved, and information is being communicated in an accurate and timely manner.
