Jill Meinecke2022-04-29T17:17:56-10:00April 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: advisory group, Caprice Young, Darrel Galera, Hawaii Board of Education, Keith Hayashi, Sarah Tochiki, search committee, superintendent, superintendent finalists, Whitney Aragaki|
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.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-06T14:42:17-10:00April 6, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Dawn Ige, Dr. Tehani Corcoran, gov. david ige, interim superintendent, Jump Start, Kamehameha Schools, Keith Hayashi, Logan Okita, national board, National Board Certification, National Board Certified Teachers, NBCT, NBCT 2021, NBCT Ceremony, virtual celebration|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), and Kamehameha Schools held a ceremony Friday to celebrate dozens of teachers statewide who earned or recertified their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in 2021.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-22T16:36:17-10:00February 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, 21 hours, gov. david ige, hawaii state legislature, job-embedded professional development, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, PD, professional development, Senate Ways and Means Committee|
The Senate Ways and Means Committee Monday approved Senate Bill 3209 SD1 that would restore educators’ 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, which was removed from the contract last year due to budget cuts, resulting in a 1.5% pay reduction for teachers.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-15T12:02:03-10:00February 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: funding, Gov. Ige, HIDOE, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, school funding, Senate Education Committee, weighted student formula, Wendy Nickl|
Small neighbor island schools would benefit from the proposal Posted: February 15, 2022 The state Senate Education Committee approved a measure to appropriate more funding for remote and small Hawaii schools at its hearing on the measure Monday. Currently, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) uses a Weighted Student Formula (WSF) to distribute funds for school budgets based on the type of school (elementary, middle, high) along with a base amount for each pupil. Additional funding is aligned with different student needs and characteristics including gifted and talented, economic disadvantage, English learners, transiency, homeless, and [...]
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T16:20:23-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: AC, air conditioning, Corey Rosenlee, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Jr., Justin Woodson, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Randy Tanaka, Senate Education Committee|
Bills that appropriate funds to install air conditioning units for public school classrooms that have not received air conditioning were approved by the state Senate Education Committee and House Education Committee in the last week.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T14:29:46-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Affordable housing, educators, Ewa Beach, Gentry Homes, HIDOE, House Finance Committee, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Oahu, Osa Tui, Scot Matayoshi, Sylvia Luke, Teacher housing, Teacher recruitment, teacher retention|
Oahu public school educators are one step closer to accessing affordable housing made available to them after the state House committees on education and housing unanimously advanced a bill on the measure at a joint hearing on Thursday.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-10T09:21:22-10:00February 9, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Heidi Armstrong, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, Maʻi movement, menstrual equality, menstrual products, Pads, Period poverty, Period poverty proposal, Tampons|
The state House Education Committee Tuesday unanimously approved House Bill 2249 that would require Hawaii public and charter schools to provide free, quality menstrual products to students, moving it one step closer to becoming law.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-02T11:00:32-10:00February 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, COVID-19, ERS, Hawaii DOE, House Committee on Pandemic and Disaster preparedness, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Osa Tui, Retirees, substitute teachers, teacher shortage|
Licensed teachers who have retired would be allowed to temporarily work as teachers by the Hawaii State Department of Education during a state of emergency within a year of their retirement, under a bill that received initial approval by a state House committee Tuesday.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-04T10:57:16-10:00February 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Hawaii DOE, House, Keith Hayashi, professional development, Senate Education Committee, Senate Ways and Means, teacher retention|
The state Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced a proposal Monday that could restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development for public and charter school teachers.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-28T18:28:39-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, Senate, Senate Education Committee, testimony|
A proposal to pay Hawaii public school teachers based on their years of experience won unanimous approval from the state Senate Education Committee Friday.
