Jill Meinecke2023-07-25T08:46:00-10:00July 24, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: ALPSS, Alternative Learning Programs, and Services, Donovan Dela Cruz, Hawaii Island, Hawaii State Senate, Herbert “Tim” Richards III, HIDOE, michelle kidani, Senate Education Committee, Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference, Supports, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
Several key Hawaiʻi state senators Friday attended the Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Alternative Learning Programs, Supports, and Services (ALPSS).
Jill Meinecke2022-02-15T12:02:03-10:00February 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: funding, Gov. Ige, HIDOE, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, school funding, Senate Education Committee, weighted student formula, Wendy Nickl|
Small neighbor island schools would benefit from the proposal Posted: February 15, 2022 The state Senate Education Committee approved a measure to appropriate more funding for remote and small Hawaii schools at its hearing on the measure Monday. Currently, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) uses a Weighted Student Formula (WSF) to distribute funds for school budgets based on the type of school (elementary, middle, high) along with a base amount for each pupil. Additional funding is aligned with different student needs and characteristics including gifted and talented, economic disadvantage, English learners, transiency, homeless, and [...]
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T16:20:23-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: AC, air conditioning, Corey Rosenlee, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Jr., Justin Woodson, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Randy Tanaka, Senate Education Committee|
Bills that appropriate funds to install air conditioning units for public school classrooms that have not received air conditioning were approved by the state Senate Education Committee and House Education Committee in the last week.
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 Meinecke2022-01-31T10:29:04-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Ilima Intermediate, legislative priorities, legislature, Ma'i Movement, menstrual equity, NEA, Period poverty, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, Sen. Ron Kouchi, Senate, Senate Education Committee|
Hawaii would become the sixth state in the country to provide quality menstrual supplies free of charge to public school students, under Senate Bill 2821, which the state Senate Education Committee unanimously approved Friday.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-28T18:28:39-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, Senate, Senate Education Committee, testimony|
A proposal to pay Hawaii public school teachers based on their years of experience won unanimous approval from the state Senate Education Committee Friday.
Terri Inefuku2021-05-24T18:12:23-10:00April 29, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: air conditioning, coronavirus, COVID-19, federal stimulus, HB 613, House Education Committee, Justin Woodson, learning loss, michelle kidani, PPE, Senate Education Committee, workforce stabilization|
HB613, CD2 appropriates $29.7 million in federal COVID-19 stimulus funds for the fiscal year that starts July 1 “for the purpose of educator workforce stabilization to retain teachers; provided that moneys appropriated shall be used for a one-time stabilization payment of $2,200 for each teacher.”
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-17T18:40:15-10:00February 17, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Brian Hallet, budget, budget cuts, Cheri Nakamura, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, COVID-19, Della Au Bellati, DOE, Donna Mercado Kim, federal funds, Jeanne Kapela, Justin Woodson, lawmakers, layoffs, legislators, michelle kidani, pay cuts, positions, relief, schools, Senate, Senate Education Committee|
The schools superintendent faces increasing pressure from state lawmakers to rescind budget cuts and direct federal stimulus aid to keep school employees on the payroll and maintain their current levels of pay instead of implementing pay cuts, layoffs, or hiring tutors.
