FAQ: How do teachers get paid over the summer?
With summer quickly approaching, you may be wondering how your pay is affected. Do you even get paid? The answer is yes, and here’s how.
Evan Kumasaki2025-05-21T21:33:36-10:00May 21, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: end of the school year, paycheck, payroll, summer, summer pay, summer programs, summer school|
With summer quickly approaching, you may be wondering how your pay is affected. Do you even get paid? The answer is yes, and here’s how.
Jill Meinecke2024-11-22T10:14:42-10:00November 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Board of Education, HIBOE, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, paycheck, paycheck delay, superintendent, teacher paychecks|
HSTA asked the Hawaiʻi Board of Education (BOE) Thursday to delay a raise for HIDOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi until hundreds of teachers affected by a paycheck delay are finally given what the department should’ve provided them months ago.
cschubert2025-03-31T09:35:32-10:00September 18, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: delay, grievance, HIDOE, HSTA, paycheck, paychecks, settles|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education has agreed to conduct an audit and pay 500 teachers hundreds of dollars each for the financial harm they suffered because of paycheck delays, settling a grievance brought by the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association.
cschubert2024-09-18T13:35:48-10:00September 13, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Department of Education, grievance, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, office of talent management, paycheck, paycheck delay, Records and Transcripts, superintendent, Teacher recruitment|
“While we appreciate the additional opportunity for dialogue with HIDOE early next week, our members grow weary of their continued lack of transparency, absence of immediate cooperation, and failure to address the needs of its workforce,” said Osa Tui, Jr., HSTA president.
Terri Inefuku2024-09-06T16:10:53-10:00September 6, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Department of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, office of talent management, paycheck, paycheck delay, Records and Transcripts, superintendent, Teacher recruitment|
HSTA is hopeful that this informal grievance meeting will answer many questions about the paycheck delays and provide a path to remedy the harmful effects, especially after receiving a limited and partial response from the HIDOE.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-30T20:07:06-10:00August 30, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Department of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, office of talent management, paycheck, paycheck delay, Records and Transcripts, superintendent, Teacher recruitment|
Without being provided a list of those who have been affected, HSTA is having difficulty determining the full extent of the problem and working with bargaining unit members to address the myriad issues resulting from not receiving their regular paychecks as expected.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-23T14:42:11-10:00August 23, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: charter school, delay, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, pay, paycheck|
Some 377 teachers did not receive their Aug. 20 paychecks, and HIDOE has told HSTA it will cut checks worth $2,000 and deliver them to the affected teachers early next week at their schools.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-23T11:00:36-10:00August 23, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teacher, 12-month teacher, contract, form 5, money, pay, pay raise, paycheck, salary schedule|
Starting teacher salaries increased this school year from $51,835 to $53,390. Top pay for an educator on the 10-month schedule went up from $95,090 to $97,943.
Terri Inefuku2023-07-25T16:00:23-10:00July 25, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teachers, 12-month teachers, emergency hires, form 5, Notice of Personnel Action, paycheck, Raise, salary, step|
The first pay raise of the new contract goes into effect on the first work day of school year 2023–2024 and includes a 2% across-the-board pay raise and a step movement for those teachers currently on Step 5-14A.
Terri Inefuku2022-08-25T17:15:00-10:00August 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, compression, fix, Hawaii State Department of Education, pay, paycheck, raises, salary|
The nearly 9,000 Hawaii State Teachers Association members who will see pay adjustments under the state’s plan to end salary compression may have to wait a couple of months for that money to show up in their paychecks. Any pay increase will be retroactive to the beginning of this school year.