Terri Inefuku2023-09-18T08:35:14-10:00September 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, BU 05, credit, equivalency, options, requirement, seat hours, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education announced this week that all teachers must obtain the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Sheltered Instruction Qualification.
Terri Inefuku2023-09-15T10:59:41-10:00September 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: author, creating writing, Diane Mokuau, LGBTQ, librarian, libraries, Molokai High School, queer, Ryan La Sala, Scholastic, Scholastic Book Fairs, The Honeys, young adult fiction|
When 2021 School Librarian of the Year Diane Mokuau redeemed her prize from Scholastic — an author visit and books for her students — she never dreamed it would lead to a challenging learning experience for her tight-knit community.
Terri Inefuku2023-09-25T13:23:15-10:00September 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: SATC, Sex Abuse Treatment Center, sexual abuse, sexual health education, sexual violence, trusted adults|
To equip educators with safety strategies and education around sexual violence and prevention, the Sex Abuse Treatment Center developed age-appropriate, K–12 curricula in conjunction with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Terri Inefuku2023-09-12T12:48:35-10:00September 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: testimony, tobacco, vaping, youth vaping epidemic|
Educators say current restrictions on electronic cigarettes, or vaping products, aren’t working, and the burden to manage the youth vaping epidemic in Hawai'i can’t be placed solely on schools. Lawmakers have the power to protect our students by holding the tobacco industry accountable.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-30T16:39:47-10:00August 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: backpacks, Kamehameha Schools, Lahaina, maui wildfires, pack the bag, school supplies, volunteer|
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members on Oʻahu, please join HSTA and Kamehameha Schools to fill backpacks with school supplies for 3,000 public school students in Lāhainā.
Terri Inefuku2023-11-13T15:11:37-10:00August 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: board of directors, check, classroom supplies, damage, disaster relief, HSTA, maui wildfires, members, primary residence|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors late Sunday unanimously voted to allocate $150,000 to be spent on Maui disaster relief for HSTA members whose homes and classrooms have been destroyed by wildfires last week.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-24T11:05:18-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Baldwin High School, donations, evacuation, Jamie Kovacic, King Kekaulike High School, Maui High School, maui wildfires, Nadine Gushi-Lo, Oprah Winfrey, shelter, Trisha Roy, volunteer|
One day after devastating wildfires broke out on Maui, Baldwin High teacher Trisha Roy packed up a box of donations and headed to the emergency shelter at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku. But what was supposed to be a simple drop-off turned into three and a half days of volunteer service — and she wasn't the only one.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-23T18:30:37-10:00August 21, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: evacuation, Jackie Ellis, Joa Navarro, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires|
When Lāhaināluna High science teacher Jackie Ellis was fleeing deadly Lāhainā wildfires last week, she never imagined a chance encounter at a stoplight would mean saving her former student’s life.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-22T20:26:12-10:00August 17, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, maui wildfires, testimony|
Sound off on school-related planning for the weeks and months ahead Posted: August 17, 2023 On Thursday, Aug. 24, at 1:30 p.m., the Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled August general business meeting. On the agenda, Superintendent Keith Hayashi will report on Maui wildfire impacts. This is an opportunity for educators and community members affected by the Maui wildfires to make their voices heard regarding school-related planning for the weeks and months ahead. This disaster demands effective, timely communication. HSTA members have continued to express their concerns over the lack of timely communication [...]
Terri Inefuku2024-06-23T04:45:39-10:00August 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: administrative leave, brush fire, emergency, Maui, maui wildfires, school closures, school reopening, shelter, wind|
To our educator ʻohana on Maui, your well-being is top of mind. Please know your colleagues across the state are working to support and advocate for you in your time of need.
