HSTA recent news
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-19T05:17:00-10:00November 19, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: arts, award, band, band director, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle, HSTA, Kauai, Kauai Community College, leadership, music, Sarah Tochiki, women, YWCA|
Chiefess Kamahakelei Middle band director Sarah Tochiki was honored alongside former Kauai County mayor and councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura and Waipa Foundation Executive Director Stacy Sproat-Beck.
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-16T09:04:00-10:00November 16, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: assessment, Educator Effectiveness System, EES, evaluation, FAQs, SSP, student growth, Student Success Plan|
With Student Success Plans (SSPs), teachers and administrators are given the flexibility to determine appropriate assessments and measures of student growth. So when and how should you implement them in your student evaluations? How do SSPs differ from SLOs?
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-16T07:42:00-10:00November 16, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: cowboy, discount, Doris Duke Theatre, Gary Kubota, Kauai, Legend of Koolau, Monte Scott Perez, Moronai Kanekoa, play|
The historical drama is set on Kauai in 1893 after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. It is based on the true story of a cowboy named Kaluaikoolau as he fights to protect his family and community from a powerful rebel militia.
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-15T09:00:00-10:00November 15, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: bonuses, complexes, Corey Rosenlee, Diane Mokuau, differential, differentials, hard-to-fill, hard-to-staff, Keala Nunuha, Ric Ornellas, Ululani Russo, Waianae|
The HSTA suggests significantly boosting the dollar amounts bonuses each year at locations plagued by a high percentage of unlicensed teachers, in geographically isolated complexes and where the combination of vacancies and emergency hires makes up more than 10 percent of the teaching force.
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-09T07:00:00-10:00November 9, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: 14B, Ashley Olson, Bea DeRego, compression, Jr., Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, paychecks, salaries, steps, teacher pay, years of service|
About half of the Hawaii State Teachers Association membership, more than 6,300 educators, are being paid thousands of dollars less a year by the state than they should because they were not given raises during tough economic times.
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-08T17:00:00-10:00November 8, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: affordability, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle, HSTA, Kauai, low wages, public school, salary, Sarah Tochiki, teacher shortage crisis|
"I think our biggest export right now isn't pineapples. It's our most educated children who are moving to the mainland, and they know they can find better opportunities."
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-08T06:28:00-10:00November 8, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: friend of youth award, HCR, HSTA, human and civil rights, NEA, nomination, pono award, social justice, Social Justice Activist Award|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association's Human and Civil Rights Committee is seeking nominations for its Pono and Friend of Youth Awards. Nominations are due Jan. 10, 2020.
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-01T09:47:00-10:00November 1, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: contest, design, gallery, HSTA, members, T-shirt, vote|
Members of the Hawaii State Teachers Association have submitted their designs, and now it's your turn to help us choose the finalists! Voting is open through Nov. 10.
Evan Kumasaki2022-06-02T01:33:57-10:00November 1, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Corey Rosenlee, Gail Leilani Kamalani, Hawaiian immersion, Hawaiian language, Hawaiian language immersion, Hope McKeen, immersion, Iolani Kuoha, kaiapuni, Kaui Spitalsky, Leimomi Kaaihili Leong|
Being a Hawaiian immersion teacher is "more than just a job, it is a mission," say those devoted to the field, which requires huge amounts of extra work creating and implementing curricula in the Hawaiian language that's not readily available.
Evan Kumasaki2019-10-30T08:53:00-10:00October 30, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: award, complex, complex area teachers of the year, honorees, Teacher of the Year|
The Complex Area Teachers of the Year represent the best of the profession. Read more about them and hear from them in a brief video.
