Jill Meinecke2024-04-11T12:34:42-10:00April 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Curt Otaguro, fire alarm systems, fire drills, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii Department of Education, HIDOE, Jr., Osa Tui|
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.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-31T13:26:14-10:00January 31, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: fire alarm systems, fire alarms, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, repairs, replacement|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) released a list of 23 schools across the state with fire alarm issues or concerns. Thirteen are slated for complete replacements of their campus fire alarm system.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-11T14:08:04-10:00January 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, Curt Otaguro, Department of Education, fire alarm systems, fire alarms, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, inspections, Jr., Osa Tui, repairs, replacement, Warren Haruki|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) says it’s working to replace inoperable fire alarm systems at 11 schools at a cost of about $14 million after confirming in December that nearly 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year.
Jill Meinecke2023-12-14T10:51:04-10:00December 14, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, HIDOE, HSTA secretary-treasurer, Lisa Thompson, sabbatical|
Lisa Thompson (formerly Morrison), Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association secretary-treasurer, dispels six myths about taking a sabbatical.
Jill Meinecke2023-12-07T13:01:40-10:00December 7, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Curt Otaguro, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Warren Haruki|
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.
Jill Meinecke2024-04-15T16:15:59-10:00November 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2024 legislative session, evacuation plan, Hawaii State House of Representatives, HIDOE, House Speaker Scott Saiki, Lahaina, Lahaina wildfires, Maui fires, maui wildfires, Schools Working Group|
Emergency evacuation plans for individual public schools are not easily accessible and need to be made available for public feedback, the state House Schools Working Group recommended in a draft report released this week.
Jill Meinecke2023-10-05T12:47:52-10:00October 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii State Teacher of the Year, HIDOE, Jackie Freitas, Keith Hayashi, Leilehua High School, Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex, natural resources teacher, Teacher of the Year, Washington Place|
Jackie Freitas received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. Josh Green and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Tuesday.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-26T13:49:33-10:00September 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii Department of Health, HIDOE, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, Osa Tui Jr, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, superintendent Keith Hayashi|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-01T15:48:17-10:00September 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EAs, Educational assistants, educator shortage, Gov. Josh Green, HGEA, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui Jr, teacher shortage, UPW, Vice principals, VPs|
Salaries for nearly 3,000 educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools would increase under a tentative agreement announced Thursday that will help combat chronic staff shortages.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-01T06:25:55-10:00August 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii Department of Education, HIDOE, Jr., Kahului, Keith Hayashi, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lāhaināluna Complex, Lahainaluna High School, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, maui wildfires, Mike Landes, Osa Tui|
Frustrated Maui families told Hawaiʻi State Department of Education leaders in public meetings Wednesday that they’re frustrated by a lack of communication from the department, and they’re overwhelmingly opposed to busing their students to Central or South Maui daily to other campuses following fatal wildfires earlier this month.
