Band director honored by YWCA of Kauai for exemplary leadership
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.
EES FAQs: How to develop a 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?
See the national touring play ‘Legend of Koolau’ at Doris Duke Theatre for $15
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.
Increasing hard-to-staff bonuses would ease Hawaii’s teacher shortage crisis
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.
More than 6,300 Hawaii teachers have been robbed of step pay increases
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.
Kauai teacher discusses Hawaii’s low wages, lack of affordability on PBS Hawaii
"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."
Nominations open for HSTA’s 2020 Pono and Friend of Youth awards
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.
Vote for HSTA’s next members-only T-shirt design
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.
Teacher shortage crisis forces principals to hire Hawaiian immersion teachers who don’t speak Hawaiian
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.
Learn more about the 2020 Complex Area Teachers 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.