Submit testimony to the BOE on pressing issues including retention, superintendent

2022-01-17T11:54:21-10:00January 16, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

This Thursday, Jan. 20, the Hawaii Board of Education will hold a series of meetings. Agenda items include teacher retention and shortage differentials, the superintendent search, Red Hill water contamination, and COVID-19 update for the 2021–22 school year. If you are affected by any of these topics, please submit written and, if possible, oral testimony. Your voice is necessary to ensure that board members are fully aware of the realities within our schools.

Submit testimony to BOE about using ESSER funds to restore 21 hours

2021-12-10T19:04:24-10:00December 10, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

HSTA members are encouraged to submit written testimony to the Board of Education in advance of its meetings Thursday when the board will discuss how to use federal pandemic relief funds and look closer at COVID-19’s effects on schools.

BOE hears about school safety concerns

2021-08-23T09:27:16-10:00August 19, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education met Thursday afternoon to hear testimony and a presentation from Hawaii State Department of Education officials about school safety issues during the coronavirus pandemic.

NEA RA approves proposals to combat unsafe schools, human trafficking

2021-07-08T13:11:38-10:00July 8, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The National Education Association will create toolkits for its members to conduct health and safety school walkthroughs, while advocating against human trafficking and promoting equal access to health care as a result of the efforts of HSTA delegates to NEA's annual representative assembly.

BOE sets July 30 special meeting to consider school reopening calendar changes

2020-07-25T10:49:00-10:00July 25, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) has scheduled a special meeting Thursday to take action on a number of scenarios that would give educators more time to prepare before students return to class during the pandemic.

Principals, EAs, and others join teachers calling for more time before students return to campus

2020-07-23T17:05:00-10:00July 23, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

James Sunday, Radford High School principal, submitted testimony to the BOE that said, “Although we are expected to be ‘good soldiers’ who follow directives, we can not in good conscience move forward without expressing the concerns we continue to have in regards to reopening our schools. The depth of these concerns keep us up at night as we hold the health and safety of our individual communities in our hands.”

Star-Advertiser editorial calls on HIDOE to delay bringing students back to school

2020-07-23T02:27:00-10:00July 23, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

"State officials should opt to delay the Aug. 4 start for students by up to a week, while tasking school facilities to hammer out, absorb and train up on more-through plans," the newspaper editorialized Wednesday.

BOE seeks feedback from the public, educators about reopening schools

2020-06-02T04:23:00-10:00June 2, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education meets virtually Thursday, June 4, and is seeking feedback about reopening Hawaii’s public schools through Friday.

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