Know Your Rights: 21 hours of job-embedded professional development
Lots of PD questions come up at the end of the school year. Find answers here.
Evan Kumasaki2022-07-29T09:24:30-10:00July 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Know Your Rights, professional development|
Lots of PD questions come up at the end of the school year. Find answers here.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-28T09:55:35-10:00July 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: benefit, concert, fundraiser, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, Hawaii Theatre, Makaha Sons, professional development, Pure Heart, teach our future|
The Hawaii Foundation for Educators (HFE) is teaming up with local music icons Pure Heart and The Makaha Sons to host its second annual “Teach Our Future” benefit concert on July 27.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-08T17:45:26-10:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, budget, compression, David Ige, differentials, governor, job-embedded professional development, professional development, shortage differentials|
Gov. David Ige signed into law the state budget Thursday that includes more than $164 million to end salary compression for experienced educators, fund shortage differentials, and restore paid job-embedded professional development for all teachers.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-01T19:15:05-10:00April 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaii State House of Representatives, House Finance Committee, Jr., lawmakers, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, professional development, shortage differentials, Sylvia Luke, teacher pay|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s top priority bills, including those that would pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, cleared a large milestone Friday when the important state House Finance Committee unanimously voted to advance them.
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|