Terri Inefuku2023-05-31T14:43:19-10:00May 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: English learner, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Office of Student Support Services, PDE3, professional development, requirement, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, SIQ, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, TESOL|
Information obtained by HSTA’s Instruction and Professional Development Department on courses approved by the HIDOE and additional guidance to access SIQ credit and non-credit courses.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-26T15:28:27-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teachers, 12-month teachers, 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement, collective bargaining agreement, contract, form 5, HIDOE, pay increase, teacher pay|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association and the employer have finalized the salary schedules for the 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement. While 12-month teachers will see the above raises starting the first day of the new school year, reflected in their July 20 paychecks, 10-month teachers will see higher pay starting with their Aug. 20 paychecks.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-18T16:27:15-10:00May 18, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: HIDOE, HSTA Convention, new educators, new members, resources, SHiNE, SHiNE Committee, Supporting Hawaii's New Educators, teacher turnover, tools, Victoria Zupancic|
Member delegates voted last month to make the Supporting Hawaii’s New Educators (SHiNE) ad hoc committee a standing committee at the HSTA’s 50th annual Convention at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-09T11:12:19-10:00May 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EL, English Learners program, HIDOE, Office of Student Support Services, Quality Teaching for English Learners, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, SIQ, summer institute, WestEd|
Participants who attend all five days of this institute will receive 30 non-credit seat hours toward their Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ).
Jill Meinecke2023-04-28T16:13:17-10:00April 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2023-2027 contract, Bargaining Unit 05, contract funding, Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, HSTA contract, Jr., Louise Cayetano, Osa Tui, public charter schools, ratification vote|
During a joint House and Senate Conference Committee meeting Friday, state lawmakers approved $219 million in funding for the first two years of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s 2023–2027 contract that takes effect July 1.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T14:55:07-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EL, HIDOE, Scholarships, SIQ, SIQ Professional Learning Scholarship Program, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s recently alerted the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association about an opportunity for HIDOE teachers to be reimbursed for costs of seeking completion of their of six Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ) course credits.
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.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-27T10:50:48-10:00February 22, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Audra Zook, Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, HIDOE, Hōlualoa Elementary, Logan Okita, West Hawaii|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association held a news conference Monday detailing persistent problems with mold, structural damage, termites, rats and other maintenance difficulties at Hōlualoa Elementary School on Hawaiʻi Island.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-23T12:27:13-10:00January 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, counseling, depression, Employee Assistance of the Pacific, HIDOE, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, NEA Member Benefits, Sanvello, stress|
Educators can access free counseling and mental health resources from the National Education Association and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-05T21:46:16-10:00November 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: education, Farrington High, funding, gov. david ige, HIDOE, public education, Roosevelt High School|
Gov. David Ige announced this week the release of $143 million in funding for capital improvement projects (CIPs) at Hawaiʻi public schools, including money for new PE locker rooms, gymnasium, and music facilities at Farrington High on Oʻahu and a theater and new playcourts at schools on Maui.
