Jill Meinecke2023-05-18T16:27:15-10:00May 18, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: HIDOE, HSTA Convention, new educators, new members, resources, SHiNE, SHiNE Committee, Supporting Hawaii's New Educators, teacher turnover, tools, Victoria Zupancic|
Member delegates voted last month to make the Supporting Hawaii’s New Educators (SHiNE) ad hoc committee a standing committee at the HSTA’s 50th annual Convention at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-09T11:12:19-10:00May 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EL, English Learners program, HIDOE, Office of Student Support Services, Quality Teaching for English Learners, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, SIQ, summer institute, WestEd|
Participants who attend all five days of this institute will receive 30 non-credit seat hours toward their Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ).
Jill Meinecke2023-04-28T16:13:17-10:00April 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2023-2027 contract, Bargaining Unit 05, contract funding, Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, HSTA contract, Jr., Louise Cayetano, Osa Tui, public charter schools, ratification vote|
During a joint House and Senate Conference Committee meeting Friday, state lawmakers approved $219 million in funding for the first two years of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s 2023–2027 contract that takes effect July 1.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T14:55:07-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EL, HIDOE, Scholarships, SIQ, SIQ Professional Learning Scholarship Program, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s recently alerted the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association about an opportunity for HIDOE teachers to be reimbursed for costs of seeking completion of their of six Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ) course credits.
Terri Inefuku2023-03-02T13:09:59-10:00March 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: behavioral health, counselor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, mental health, suicide prevention|
In a survey of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members earlier this year, many educators confirmed the need for mental health resources at their schools, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jill Meinecke2023-02-27T10:50:48-10:00February 22, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Audra Zook, Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, HIDOE, Hōlualoa Elementary, Logan Okita, West Hawaii|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association held a news conference Monday detailing persistent problems with mold, structural damage, termites, rats and other maintenance difficulties at Hōlualoa Elementary School on Hawaiʻi Island.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-23T12:27:13-10:00January 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, counseling, depression, Employee Assistance of the Pacific, HIDOE, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, NEA Member Benefits, Sanvello, stress|
Educators can access free counseling and mental health resources from the National Education Association and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-05T21:46:16-10:00November 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: education, Farrington High, funding, gov. david ige, HIDOE, public education, Roosevelt High School|
Gov. David Ige announced this week the release of $143 million in funding for capital improvement projects (CIPs) at Hawaiʻi public schools, including money for new PE locker rooms, gymnasium, and music facilities at Farrington High on Oʻahu and a theater and new playcourts at schools on Maui.
Evan Kumasaki2023-07-07T09:51:30-10:00October 19, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, memo, ventilation|
This page contains updates issued by the Hawaii State Department of Education related to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Jill Meinecke2022-10-18T11:03:56-10:00October 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2023 Teacher of the Year, Dr. Michael Ida, Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex, HIDOE, Honolulu District, HSTA, Kalani High, National Board Certified Teachers, O'ahu Mathematics League, Osa Tui Jr|
Dr. Michael Ida, a math and computer science teacher at Kalani High, received the state's top teaching award from Gov. David Ige and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Monday afternoon.
