Terri Inefuku2023-09-15T15:56:36-10:00February 17, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: deadline, extended, Hawaii State Department of Education, requirements, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, SIQ, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages sheltered instruction mandate has further pushed back its deadline by one year to the first working day of the 2026–27 school year, thanks to the hard work of teacher advocates.
Evan Kumasaki2020-10-03T02:15:00-10:00October 3, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: approve, Board of Education, BOE, catherine payne, Corey Rosenlee, in writing, Kili Namauu, reject, rejections, requirements, telework, written|
At a special meeting, the Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday took steps to improve teacher telework approval procedures by requiring administrators to provide reasons in writing for rejecting those requests during the pandemic.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:58:32-10:00October 3, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: approve, Board of Education, BOE, catherine payne, Corey Rosenlee, in writing, Kili Namauu, reject, rejections, requirements, telework, written|
At a special meeting, the Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday took steps to improve teacher telework approval procedures by requiring administrators to provide reasons in writing for rejecting those requests during the pandemic.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:47:34-10:00August 15, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: concerns, Corey Rosenlee, COVID-19, DOE, Eric Seitz, grab and go, HGEA, HIDOE, impact bargaining, Negotiations, Osa Tui, protocols, questions, reopening, requirements, restrictions, safety, sanitizing, school, social distancing|
Many principals and complex area superintendents have drastically changed their approach, opting for grab-and-go arrangements to keep the number of students on campuses much lower than originally planned.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-20T11:33:00-10:00June 20, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: 2021, elections, offices, requirements, signatures, state officers, waived, waiver|
Elections will be held next year for state officers and signature requirements have been waived because of social distancing requirements during the coronavirus outbreak.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-04T08:29:00-10:00June 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: concerns, DOE, HIDOE, impact bargaining, Negotiations, protocols, questions, reopening, requirements, restrictions, safety, sanitizing, school, social distancing|
Since late April, the Hawaii State Teachers Association has repeatedly asked the Hawaii State Department of Education what model(s) will be used to reopen public schools in school year 2020–21.
Evan Kumasaki2019-09-21T07:12:00-10:00September 21, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: complaint, credit, grievance, improvements, PD, PDE3, requirements, settled, settlement|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is pleased to have reached a successful settlement with the Hawaii State Department of Education after filing a grievance about changes and problems with the HIDOE's Professional Development (PD) Credit System.
