Hawaii public schools experiencing staffing shortages due to omicron variant

2022-01-05T18:00:36-10:00January 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

With the recent surge in omicron-variant COVID-19 cases in the islands, Hawaii public schools saw 1,600 staff absences Wednesday, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) revealed in a press conference.

Hiring remote teachers out of state violates state law, despite BOE discussion

2021-09-07T10:58:06-10:00September 3, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education last week asked the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) whether there were ways to allow new teachers from the continental United States to reside there and be able to teach remotely. However, Hawaii law prohibits this type of employment by state or county government workers.

HIDOE, BOE express support for job-embedded professional development (21 hours)

2021-06-07T17:18:45-10:00June 3, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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).

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