Jill Meinecke2024-07-10T11:21:22-10:00July 10, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: differentials, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian language immersion, HIDOE, Jr., Osa Tui, shortage differentials, special education|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) confirmed that shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through SY 2024–25.
Terri Inefuku2024-05-31T13:35:55-10:00May 31, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Career and Technical Education, committee, contract, EL, English learner, leave, special education, student discipline, teacher transfer program, workgroup|
If you are interested in volunteering to serve on one or more particular workgroups, please review the available options and submit a request for consideration.
Terri Inefuku2024-05-02T16:44:57-10:00May 2, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Career and Technical Education, CTE, differential, hard-to-staff, kaiapuni, shortage differential, special education|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Friday announced it will implement one-time shortage differentials for career technical education (CTE) teachers working in HIDOE schools during the 2023–2024 school year.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-06T11:34:56-10:00June 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: early career educator, free professional learning community courses, Hawaii Teacher Induction Center, multilingual learners, new teachers, PLC, professional development, SHiNE, special education, trauma-informed practices, virtual pd|
Early career educators in their second through fourth years of teaching can register for free Professional Learning Community (PLC) opportunities this summer from the Hawaiʻi Teacher Induction Center.
Terri Inefuku2022-12-02T13:05:40-10:00December 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: air quality, funding, government relations, hawaii state legislature, Hawaiian education, housing, legislative priorities, legislative reception, public preschool, rural schools, special education, water quality|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Government Relations Committee identified key priorities to advocate for during the 2023 legislative session, which convenes Jan. 18, 2023.
Terri Inefuku2022-05-13T15:44:28-10:00May 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: early release, iep, Individualized Education Program, recall pay, special education, toolkit, workload|
The Hawaii State Department of Education this week released an updated memo that outlines and adds to the support available for special education teachers and general education teachers involved in the Individualized Education Program, or IEP, process.
Terri Inefuku2022-03-29T16:00:14-10:00March 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: bill, hawaii state legislature, Hawaiian immersion, House, menstrual equality, resolution, salary compression, SB2819, SB2820, SB2821, Senate, shortage differentials, special education, testimony, written testimony|
This Friday, April 1, the state House Finance Committee will hear bills that are important to ensure the state can attract and retain experienced educators and ease the teacher shortage crisis.
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 Meinecke2022-02-18T13:37:29-10:00February 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Ige, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian immersion, HIDOE, Jr., Osa Tui, salary compression, Senate Ways and Means Committee, shortage differentials, special education, State of Hawaii|
The Senate Ways and Means Committee Friday approved two measures aimed at paying teachers for their years of service and continuing shortage differentials. The bills passed with no objections made by senators on the powerful money panel and they have already been unanimously approved by the Senate Education Committee.
Terri Inefuku2022-08-16T14:56:13-10:00February 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: special education, Special Education Committee, SPED, teachers, workload, workload analysis|
