Jill Meinecke2023-05-26T15:28:27-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teachers, 12-month teachers, 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement, collective bargaining agreement, contract, form 5, HIDOE, pay increase, teacher pay|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association and the employer have finalized the salary schedules for the 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement. While 12-month teachers will see the above raises starting the first day of the new school year, reflected in their July 20 paychecks, 10-month teachers will see higher pay starting with their Aug. 20 paychecks.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-04T12:02:56-10:00May 4, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: Class VIII, contract, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raises, ratification vote, step increases, teacher pay|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association (HSTA) is pleased to announce that Bargaining Unit 05 employees of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and public charter schools have voted to ratify a new four-year contract.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-17T18:19:39-10:00April 17, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, contract, Gov. Josh Green, governor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Keith Hayashi, Negotiations, pay, press conference, schools superintendent, settlement, superintendent, teacher pay, tentative agreement, wages|
Gov. Josh Green, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi, and Hawai‘i State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. stressed Monday the importance of a new contract that provides public school educators with stronger wages, and incentives to live and work in Hawaiʻi.
Terri Inefuku2023-02-24T17:53:48-10:00February 26, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, contract, decision making, equipment, Negotiations, salary, salary construct, schedule, school safety, sign-in, substitute teachers, teacher pay|
Terri Inefuku2022-11-18T16:13:07-10:00November 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: air conditioning, compression, David Ige, Dawn Ige, Educator Effectiveness System, EES, evaluation, governor, interview, literacy, public education, teacher pay|
As Gov. David Ige’s eight-year tenure comes to a close, Hawaii State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. sat down with the governor and first lady Dawn Ige to thank them for fixing salary compression and spearheading additional key education initiatives while in office.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-05T09:41:25-10:00November 10, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, budget, governor, legislature, professional development, salary compression, shortage differentials, teacher pay|
The HIDOE is reviewing the salary and work history of the entire teacher workforce to determine which teachers are eligible for upward movements on the salary scale. HIDOE expects to issue new personnel action forms (known as Form 5s) on Oct. 26.
Terri Inefuku2022-08-25T14:10:44-10:00August 25, 2022|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: changes, contract, Negotiations, pay, survey, teacher pay, update|
The HSTA’s Negotiations Committee has been reviewing the survey results over the summer and will meet in early September to discuss and make recommendations to the Negotiations Team as they begin compiling bargaining proposals to submit to the employer later this fall.
Jill Meinecke2022-08-22T17:16:51-10:00August 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, Democratic nominee for governor, Hawaii Primary Election, HSTA, Josh Green, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, professionals, Teacher housing, teacher pay, teachers|
Lt. Gov. Josh Green, the Democratic nominee for governor, praised the generosity and spirit of public school teachers and said he’s “completely committed to public education” Saturday during a lunchtime speech at the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s 2022 Start of Year Conference.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-29T12:16:23-10:00July 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, pay, teacher pay, unretirement, years of service|
Most public and charter schools classroom teachers return to work Tuesday to prepare for the new school year that starts next week; and thanks to the state's pending compression fix, that includes many of the teachers featured during Monday's live stream who had previously planned to retire.
Terri Inefuku2022-06-28T12:03:53-10:00June 28, 2022|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, bargaining, compression, education, gov. david ige, governor, job-embedded professional development, legislature, Negotiations, paycheck, salary compression, shortage differentials, state budget, supplemental bargaining, teacher pay, veto|
While the state budget bill is on the governor’s intent to veto list for line item vetoes, the governor confirmed to HSTA that none of the teacher compensation items will be line-item vetoed.
