Jill Meinecke2022-03-18T08:50:09-10:00March 17, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Board of Education, collective bargaining, compression, Department of Education, hard-to-staff, Hawaii House Education Committee, Hawaiian immersion, Jr., Leeward Chapter, Osa Tui, professional development, shortage differentials, special education, teacher pay|
Measures that would pay teachers based on their years of service, bring permanent funding for shortage differentials, and restore funding for job-embedded educator professional development passed the state House Education Committee with no objections or reservations Thursday, following their approval by the full Senate earlier this month.
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 Meinecke2022-02-04T10:57:16-10:00February 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 Meinecke2021-12-16T16:28:03-10:00December 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Board of Education, COVID-19, education, ESSER, Governor Ige, Hawaii DOE, HSTA, Keith Hayashi, pandemic, pandemic funds, professional development, teachers|
At a Board of Education meeting Thursday called to hear the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE)’s plan to use federal funds in the second and third rounds of the Educational Stabilization Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, education department officials said they do not plan to use federal funds to restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development (PD) for Hawaii educators.
Jill Meinecke2021-12-09T16:22:23-10:00December 9, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Agriculture, education, elementary teachers, FEAST, grant, hybrid course, PDE3, professional development, science, sustainability, USDA, Zoom|
Elementary teachers in grades 3 to 5 are eligible to apply for a professional development course called Food Experiences for Agriculture Science Training (FEAST) that centers on sustainable food and garden topics.
Terri Inefuku2021-11-09T12:58:33-10:00September 23, 2021|Categories: Know Your Rights|Tags: form 5, Hawaii State Department of Education, HSTA PD, Instruction and Professional Development, IPD, professional development, reclassification, Teacher Reclassification Unit|
Terri Inefuku2021-08-06T11:34:39-10:00July 27, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: benefit concert, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hawaii Theatre, Jake Shimabukuro, Makaha Sons, professional development, Pure Heart, Robi Kahakalau|
“Teach Our Future” will feature Pure Heart, Robi Kahakalau, the Camarillo ohana, and the Makaha Sons, and will be available via livestream worldwide on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m.
Terri Inefuku2021-06-07T17:18:45-10:00June 3, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Board of Education, catherine payne, contract, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, job-embedded professional development, office of talent management, professional development, sean bacon, settlement|
At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, Sean Bacon, interim assistant superintendent, Office of Talent Management, and BOE Chair Catherine Payne, expressed their support for job-embedded professional development (21 hours).
Evan Kumasaki2020-12-19T05:28:00-10:00December 19, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii Foundation for Educators, HSTA, PD, professional development, refund|
If you recently completed a course through HSTA’s Professional Development program, you likely had your $150 course deposit returned via mail. This is not a mistake. Six months ago, HSTA started refunding course deposits to all participants who completed their portfolios and passed their HSTA PD course through PDE3.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-07T18:05:42-10:00November 19, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Aupuni Palapala, College of Education, Department of Education, fellowship, Hawaiian, HIDOE, Office of Hawaiian Education, professional development, University of Hawaii at Manoa|
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