cschubert2021-02-12T04:14:09-10:00February 1, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, christina kishimoto, delay, governor, HIDOE, HSTA, superintendent, TATP, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program|
A delay in the TATP schedule and deadlines would allow additional time for the department to consider restored reductions to the weighted student formula (WSF) and special education per pupil allocation (SPPA) and reduce the need for schools to cut teacher and other staff positions for the next school year.
cschubert2021-02-05T01:23:15-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, HSTA held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions. Several developments have occurred relating to the governor’s threat of furloughing state employees.
cschubert2021-01-23T09:58:00-10:00January 23, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: EL, ELL, ELL Committee, English language learner, English learner, HSTA, survey|
All members are encouraged to take the survey, which should take five minutes or less to complete. Those teachers who have EL responsibilities, such as classroom instruction, EL coordination, and/or support for EL services are strongly encouraged to respond.
cschubert2021-02-05T01:28:40-10:00January 22, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Amanda Lacar, board, BOE, catherine payne, christina kishimoto, federal, firing, funds, HSTA, Julie Reyes Oda, Kenneth Uemura, layoffs, Maggie Cox, Osa Tui, plan, stimulus, tutor, tutoring|
The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday tabled a controversial Hawaii Department of Education proposal to use $53 million in federal pandemic stimulus funds to hire tutors for public school students as the department contemplates laying off hundreds of teachers, education assistants, and other staff.
cschubert2023-05-30T20:17:18-10:00January 18, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: HSTA, human and civil rights committee, Martin Luther King Jr., racial justice|
While the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our normal activities, HSTA’s Human and Civil Rights Committee compiled the following digital social and racial justice resources in his honor.
cschubert2021-01-16T06:25:00-10:00January 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: EL, ELL, English language learner, English learner, HSTA, students, survey|
Those teachers who have EL responsibilities, such as classroom instruction, EL coordination, and/or support for EL services are strongly encouraged to respond.
cschubert2023-08-29T12:20:21-10:00January 13, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: bargaining, contact information, contract, edCommunities, elections, email address, HSTA, mailing address, Member Matters, members, NEA, Negotiations|
If you have not already done so, please create an account on NEA edCommunities and ensure your information, especially your mailing address, is up to date. Important information will be sent to the addresses on file, e.g., voter information our HSTA elections in February, and contract negotiations and ratification.
cschubert2021-02-05T09:58:13-10:00January 12, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: assignments, HSTA, Know Your Rights, staff reduction, transfer, webinar|
On Monday, Jan. 18, at 4 p.m., HSTA will host a “Know Your Rights” webinar to provide essential information regarding your rights and the processes and procedures connected with assignments and transfers for school year 21–22, and what happens if there is a reduction in the number of teacher positions at your school or worksite.
cschubert2021-02-07T17:55:47-10:00January 8, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 1971, 50th anniversary, anniversary, began, birthday, Corey Rosenlee, founded, founders., HSTA, incorporated, Joan Husted, Odetta Fujimori, Pili Lee Loy, Pilialoha, Wilbert Holck|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association celebrated its golden anniversary this month, 50 years after its formal incorporation on Jan. 1, 1971.
cschubert2021-01-07T09:20:00-10:00January 7, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: furloughs, government relations, HSTA, legislative reception, pay cuts|
Are you concerned about the impact of budget cuts, pay cuts, and furloughs? Let our state legislators know how these types of cuts have, and will continue to, hurt our students and our schools.
