Teacher shortage differentials will continue for SY 2024–25

2024-07-10T11:21:22-10:00July 10, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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.

BOE holds community engagement meetings June 18–20

2024-06-14T14:47:35-10:00June 14, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Join Hawaiʻi Board of Education members and various Hawaiʻi State Department of Education staff to share opinions on priority areas and provide insight into how well the public education system is meeting the needs of students, families, schools, and communities.

HIDOE reports 22 schools with broken fire alarm systems

2024-04-11T12:34:42-10:00April 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

A review by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education found that the number of public schools without working fire alarm systems more than doubled from 11 the department reported in January to 22 this month.

13 Hawaiʻi public schools slated for complete fire alarm system replacement

2024-01-31T13:26:14-10:00January 31, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) released a list of 23 schools across the state with fire alarm issues or concerns. Thirteen are slated for complete replacements of their campus fire alarm system.

HIDOE replacing 11 inoperable fire alarm systems, 2 more schools report issues

2024-01-11T14:08:04-10:00January 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) says it’s working to replace inoperable fire alarm systems at 11 schools at a cost of about $14 million after confirming in December that nearly 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year.

HSTA president calls broken school fire alarm systems statewide ‘despicable’

2023-12-07T13:01:40-10:00December 7, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Deputy Superintendent of Operations Curt Otaguro said Thursday it’s “unacceptable” that 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year and 24 schools need repairs to their fire alarms systems.

State House Schools Working Group recommends updating campus evacuation plans, monitoring health risks following Maui fires

2024-04-15T16:15:59-10:00November 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Emergency evacuation plans for individual public schools are not easily accessible and need to be made available for public feedback, the state House Schools Working Group recommended in a draft report released this week.

Leilehua High teacher wins 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year award

2023-10-05T12:47:52-10:00October 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Jackie Freitas received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. Josh Green and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Tuesday.

Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16

2023-09-26T13:49:33-10:00September 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.

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