Posted 12-21-2018 (Dated 12-21-2018) Enjoy winter break; run for NEA RA; Teacher Institute details released; Help a Hawaii Island teacher (Paauilo School) in need

The HSTA wishes all 10-month teachers a relaxing, safe and enjoyable winter break. And for you 12-month teachers, we hope you enjoy your holidays too! Our Member Matters email newsletter will take two weeks off along with many of our members and will resume on Friday, Jan. 11. If there are any major developments, we will be sure to email all of you with an update and get out the word on our social media channels. HSTA offices throughout the state will be closed from 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21 and will reopen on Monday, Jan. 7.   Represent your fellow members at NEA RA Looking for a way to get involved in the leadership of our association? Run for election as a state delegate to the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly. It’s the largest democratic legislative body in the world, where thousands of educators from across the country come together to decide on policies and priorities of our union. This year’s NEA RA will be held in early July in Houston. Nominations for NEA RA state delegates open Jan. 7 and close Jan. 18. Notice of State Election 2019   Election information and state nomination form   Institute schedule released Read the updated Institute 2019 island-by-island summary here Information about Institute will be updated via the linked page above. Please save this eNewsletter or favorite the page to your web browser.   Looking for winter break reading? Check out the Governance Manual! The HSTA’s Governance Manual has been updated to include two adopted policy updates from the Dec. 8 Board of Directors meeting. 421 State Election Rules for HSTA Officers, NEA Director & Alternate Director 604 Teacher Emergency Loan Program Read the entire HSTA governance manual here. (website registration required)   HSTA increases Teacher Emergency Loan Program max amount, payback time The Hawaii State Teachers Association Board of Directors approved revisions to its Teacher Emergency Loan Program that increased by 50 percent the amount of money members can borrow from the union and give them twice as much time to pay it back. On Sept. 15, the board approved increasing the maximum loan amount to $1,500. With a change approved by the board Dec. 8, members can pay back the loan in four payments deducted from one paycheck a month for up to four months. Previously, they had to pay back the entire amount within two months. Read the entire story at HSTA.org. Help a Hawaii Island teacher in need Shannon De Luz, a science teacher at Paauilo School on Hawaii Island, is out of work, out of pay and trying to hold on to her medical coverage while adjusting to a sudden, rare and extremely aggressive neurological condition that has left her in a wheelchair. She's asking for leave share donations from fellow educators. Read more about leave sharing for Shannon De Luz. Please get in your leave share requests by Friday, Dec. 21.   We have just created a digital document library on the password-protected side of HSTA.org. That's where you can quickly find an alphabetized list of documents ranging from advice about sick and personal leave, parent classroom visits and due process rights. There are also key documents such as NBI forms, HSTA's governance manual and bylaws as well as nominations forms for each chapter's elections. Click here for the digital document library. The document library is available on HSTA's member-only pages on its website, HSTA.org. You must be an active HSTA member and have a registered web account to view those files. Use your member number on the membership card you received in the mail this fall and Register for our website here. We must verify your HSTA membership before giving you web access, so you will not receive instant member access. HMSA members: Get healthy and win Hawaiian Air miles Looking for a spring break getaway?  Blue Zones Project and Sharecare want to help give you the break you deserve!  Through December 27, we’re giving away 30,000 HawaiianMiles each day to one lucky winner in Hawaii.  That’s right, 30,000 HawaiianMiles EACH DAY! Simply register for Sharecare and learn your RealAge® and you’re entered to win.  And as a bonus, the Sharecare app helps you lower your RealAge so you can live a healthier, happier life.  Click here to get started!   Are You On Track To Retire seminars on Hawaii Island in January; Sign up now   Click here to RSVP for the Kona retirement seminar by Jan. 7. Click here to RSVP for the Hilo retirement seminar by Jan. 21.   Register for our "Planning Your Financial Journey" webinars   These webinars are designed for teachers who are in the beginning to middle of their careers and want to learn the foundations of their financial journey.   Our next webinar will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at 3:30 p.m. and should last about 30-45 minutes.   This webinar is live via Zoom conference call with NEA Retirement Advisors and will also be held on the following dates: Feb. 7, Thursday, 3:30 p.m. March 28, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.   Sign-up at:  http://bit.ly/nea1819 NEW benefit for HSTA members: Accident insurance HSTA VEBA Trust is offering Accident Insurance in February 2019. Your benefits enrollment begins during Open Enrollment (that means it's guaranteed issue with no medical screening and lengthy forms to fill out).  Learn more about Accident Insurance: text #HSTAVEBA to 87487   New spring 2019 HSTA PD courses  Sign up now to improve your skills and reclassify for a raise   MA184043 Numbers Make Sense (Hilo Hybrid Course) PDE3 Section #293850:  HSTA Spring 2019 Dates:  February 23, 2019 - May 31, 2019 Building Processes in Mathematics PDE3 Section #293445 Dates:  January 8, 2019 – June 6, 2019 K-6 Foundations of Number Sense- Hybrid PDE3 Section #MA184074  Dates: January 10 - June 6, 2019 The 21st Century Classroom (Online) PDE3 Section #293151 Dates: January 14, 2019 – May 31, 2019 The 21st Century Classroom Level 2 (Online) PDE3 Section #293152 Dates: January 14, 2019 – May 31, 2019 Click here to read more information about each course. Signing up for HSTA PD courses is as easy as 1, 2, 3: Go pde3.k12.hi.us (PDE3) and add yourself to the wait-list for a specific section of a course Next, go to www.pd.hsta.org and make payment for that specific course section Lastly, once payment is received, HSTA will move you from the  “Wait-List” to “Registered” on PDE3 and your enrollment will be confirmed via email.  Teacher sabbatical leave info for next school year Teacher sabbatical leave applications are now being accepted for next school year, 2019-2020. Teachers may apply for one semester or for an entire school year. Initial application due Jan. 10. The following deadlines must be followed:  By January 10, 2019, teacher submits DOE OTM 100-001, Sabbatical/Professional Improvement Leave for Certificated Employees, and supporting documents to principal/supervisor and Complex Area Superintendent (CAS) for review and signatures. For more information and a complete list of sabbatical application deadlines, click here. Should there be any questions, please contact Maile Horikawa, Personnel Specialist, at (808) 441-8348 or via Lotus Notes at maile_horikawa@notes.k12.hi.us.   Nominations Jan. 14 soon for these awards! Read the web story about the Friend of Youth and Pono award nominations. Forms: Friend of Youth Award nomination form Pono Award nomination form

MLK, Jr. Day parades Please save the date for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. day parades on Oahu and Maui January 21.   Popular HSTA Links: Look for raises in your Nov. 5 paycheck DOE's 2018-2019 official school calendar DOE's 2019-2020 official school calendar DOE's 2020-2021 official school calendar Classroom visit memo Please see this UPDATED MARCH 2018 chart for the EUTF and HSTA VB Health Benefit Premium Rates effective July 1, 2018. Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Read HTSB reminders here. Read the full story about pay hikes, supplemental pay and stipends available for teachers. Click here to look at the salary schedules. HSTA members can find a PDF searchable copy of the new 2017-2021 HSTA Collective Bargaining Agreement (contract) at this link. More information about the 21 hours of job-embedded professional development can be found in these DOE FAQs. Guidelines for Reclassification of Teachers

Posted 12-7-2018 (Dated 12-7-2018) PD discussed in first bargaining session; HSTA digital library online; New insurance benefit for members

Negotiations update; First talks held Tuesday  The HSTA Negotiations Team met with the state on Tuesday, Dec. 4 for their first official bargaining session of the mid-term re-opener ofour contract. The two teams met for about two hours. Most of the discussion focused on job-embedded professional development and the future of 21 hours. Both sides expressed a desire to look at options continuing the 21 hours, which includes the need of the employer to find the funds to pay for any continuation. HSTA presented the results of our negotiations survey (Read Survey Results Here) as well as shared additional feedback from the negotiations committee, school level leaders and members. The HSTA Negotiations Team L to R: (front) Diane Mokuau, (back) Chair Paul Daugherty, Lisa Morrison, Corey Rosenlee and Shannon Kaaa. The State of Hawaii Negotiations Team included the following: Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, Complex Area Superintendent Rochelle Mahoe (Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani), Board of Education Chair Catherine Payne, BOE Member Dwight Takeno, Department of Human Resources Development Director Ryker Wada, DOE Negotiations Annette Anderson as well as various other DOE, DHRD and Budget and Finance support staff. The next bargaining session is expected in January when the parties will exchange formal proposals. If you have feedback or would like to send a message of support to the Negotiations Team, email them at negotiations@hsta.org. Digital document library added to HSTA website We have just created a digital document library on the password-protected side of HSTA.org. That's where you can quickly find an alphabetized list of documents ranging from advice about sick and personal leave, parent classroom visits and due process rights. There are also key documents such as NBI forms, HSTA's governance manual and bylaws as well as nominations forms for each chapter's elections. Click here for the digital document library. The document library is available on HSTA's member-only pages on its website, HSTA.org. You must be an active HSTA member and have a registered web account to view those files. Use your member number on the membership card you received in the mail this fall and Register for our website here. We must verify your HSTA membership before giving you web access, so you will not receive instant member access. Login and register through Dec. 14 for new payroll system The State of Hawaii Payroll Modernization Project’s (also known as HawaiiPay) third phase is underway as the final weeks of 2018 wind down. All Department of Education (DOE) employees, including those on leaves of absence and substitute employees, will need to take action related to the implementation of the State’s new payroll system, known as the Hawaii Information Portal (HIP). ACTION REQUIRED: Employees will need to log in on the HIP Employee Self-Service (ESS) between Dec. 3 and Dec. 14 and enter their direct deposit information.  Charter school employees who receive their pay through DOE payroll services will also need to enter their information on the HIP. Key information related to the implementation can be found at the following websites DOE’s website: http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Pages/HawaiiPay.aspx HawaiiPay website: http://ags.hawaii.gov/hawaiipay/for-employees/ Click for full web story and more resources. Sign up for our "Planning Your Financial Journey" webinars   These webinars are designed for teachers who are in the beginning to middle of their careers and want to learn the foundations of their financial journey.   Our next webinar will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at 3:30 p.m. and should last about 30-45 minutes.   This webinar is live via Zoom conference call with NEA Retirement Advisors and will also be held on the following dates: Feb. 7, Thursday, 3:30 p.m. March 28, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.   Sign-up at:  http://bit.ly/nea1819 NEW benefit for HSTA members! HSTA VEBA Trust is offering Accident Insurance in February 2019. Your benefits enrollment begins during Open Enrollment (that means it's guaranteed issue with no medical screening and lengthy forms to fill out).  Learn more about Accident Insurance: text #HSTAVEBA to 87487   New spring 2019 HSTA PD courses  Sign up now to improve your skills and reclassify for a raise   New Spring Course MA184043 Numbers Make Sense (Hilo Hybrid Course) PDE3 Section #293850:  HSTA Spring 2019 Dates:  February 23, 2019 - May 31, 2019 Math is a core subject in which we want our students to achieve mastery in prior to graduating from public education in Hawaiʻi.  This course is based on Jerome Bruner’s C-P-A approach which allows students to learn mathematics through concrete experiences in which they can transfer pictorially and then abstractly to be more fluent with number relationships.  This course offers teachers a way in which to facilitate learning of mathematical number sense so that students gain higher level complex thinking and understandings. Numbers Make Sense provides a concrete way to help all your students be critical thinkers and problem solvers. This hybrid course section will meet on Feb. 23 and March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., location in Hilo to be determined.   Building Processes in Mathematics PDE3 Section #293445 Dates:  January 8, 2019 – June 6, 2019 This course is designed to help elementary education teachers in grades K-6 build processes within the classroom to help students build math problem solving skills.  The course is focused on the Singapore Math Framework, specifically focusing on metacognition and processes in teaching mathematics. Highlighted strategies in the course will cover the following topics; math talk, model drawing, questioning techniques, concept cartoons and making real-world connections. This course was previously listed as PD181773 Modeling in Mathematics and may NOT be repeated for credit. This section will meet at the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) 1200 Ala Kapuna St., Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819 from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 8 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 19 and March 9. K-6 Foundations of Number Sense- Hybrid PDE3 Section #MA184074  Dates: January 10 - June 6, 2019 This 3-PD Credit Course is designed as an introductory course to support educators in teaching number sense using strategies and philosophies used in Singapore. Give students a deeper understanding of numbers, setting them up for current and future success as mathematical thinkers. Learn how to build foundational number sense not through memorization of rules and facts, but through a clear understanding of numbers, their magnitude, and their relationships with other numbers. Learn new methods for building number sense and teaching computation in ways that make sense to both you and your students in alignment with the Common Core State Standards. With this solid foundation, you will prepare them to develop higher-level math skills and reasoning ability for years to come. This section will meet on Oahu at HSTA, 1200 Ala Kapuna St., Honolulu, HI 96819,  from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. on the following dates: January 10, February 16 and March 2. Online work will be required as part of this course.   The 21st Century Classroom (Online) PDE3 Section #293151 Dates: January 14, 2019 – May 31, 2019 In this 3-PD credit online course, participants will receive foundational skills necessary to be effective teachers in 1:1 environment.  Specifically, this course will be an introduction to: applications within G-Suite, formerly known as Google Apps for Education or GAFE.  Participants will create their own lesson plans and projects utilizing G-Suite. This course is intended for those new to using Google, but is open to all levels. Disclaimer: This course was previously listed as course numbers PD179618 and PD180155 and cannot be repeated for credit. The 21st Century Classroom Level 2 (Online) PDE3 Section #293152 Dates: January 14, 2019 – May 31, 2019  This online 3-PD-Credit Course will provide teachers with technology tools to design a 21st century classroom. Teachers will learn how to use technology to open channels of communication with students and parents and increase collaboration among students, as well as build their creativity and critical thinking skills using 21st century classroom tools and apps such as: mail merge, autocrat and doctopus. Teachers will also learn about the importance of Internet safety and digital citizenship. During the course, participants will be immersed in a simulated 21st century classroom. Instructors will lead by example, and provide activities that incorporate technology seamlessly throughout the day. Disclaimer: This course was previously listed as course number PD180234 and cannot be repeated for credit.   Signing up for HSTA PD courses is as easy as 1, 2, 3: Go pde3.k12.hi.us (PDE3) and add yourself to the wait-list for a specific section of a course Next, go to www.pd.hsta.org and make payment for that specific course section Lastly, once payment is received, HSTA will move you from the  “Wait-List” to “Registered” on PDE3 and your enrollment will be confirmed via email.  Teacher sabbatical leave info for next school year Teacher sabbatical leave applications are now being accepted for next school year, 2019-2020. Teachers may apply for one semester or for an entire school year. Initial application due Jan. 10. The following deadlines must be followed:  By January 10, 2019, teacher submits DOE OTM 100-001, Sabbatical/Professional Improvement Leave for Certificated Employees, and supporting documents to principal/supervisor and Complex Area Superintendent (CAS) for review and signatures. For more information and a complete list of sabbatical application deadlines, click here. Should there be any questions, please contact Maile Horikawa, Personnel Specialist, at (808) 441-8348 or via Lotus Notes at maile_horikawa@notes.k12.hi.us.

Posted 12-3-2018 (Dated 11-30-2018) Register Dec. 3 for new payroll system; New HSTA Spring PD courses added; Sabbatical deadline nears; DOE tries to speed up repair and maintenance

Login and register starting Dec. 3 for new payroll system The State of Hawaii Payroll Modernization Project’s (also known as HawaiiPay) third phase is being implemented in the coming weeks. All Department of Education (DOE) employees, including those on leaves of absence and substitute employees, will need to take action related to the implementation of the State’s new payroll system, known as the Hawaii Information Portal (HIP). ACTION REQUIRED: Employees will need to log in on the HIP Employee Self-Service (ESS) between Dec. 3 and Dec. 14 and enter their direct deposit information.  Charter school employees who receive their pay through DOE payroll services will also need to enter their information on the HIP. Key information related to the implementation can be found at the following websites DOE’s website: http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Pages/HawaiiPay.aspx HawaiiPay website: http://ags.hawaii.gov/hawaiipay/for-employees/ Click for full web story and more resources. DOE launches modernized facilities maintenance program The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is redesigning its facilities maintenance program to align the department’s strategic focus on providing respectful learning environments with its core value of ensuring access to a quality public education for every student in every community across the state. Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said the effort reflects the Department’s commitment to a well-defined accountability structure and to making project data both understandable and publicly available. The three-part initiative involves streamlining how the DOE contracts repair services to fast-track priority projects, increasing the community’s access to project details with an online database under development and implementing a data-driven analysis to plan for future school needs.  Corey Rosenlee, president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, said, “We applaud the DOE’s efforts to address the school maintenance backlog. Even with these changes, Hawaii still needs a significant increase in funding from the Legislature to repair our aging schools and give our keiki the learning environment they deserve.” Read the complete story on the DOE's revamped repair and maintenance program. New spring 2019 HSTA PD courses  Sign up now to improve your skills and reclassify for a raise   New Spring Course MA184043 Numbers Make Sense (Hilo Hybrid Course) PDE3 Section #293850:  HSTA Spring 2019 Dates:  February 23, 2019 - May 31, 2019 Math is a core subject in which we want our students to achieve mastery in prior to graduating from public education in Hawaiʻi.  This course is based on Jerome Bruner’s C-P-A approach which allows students to learn mathematics through concrete experiences in which they can transfer pictorially and then abstractly to be more fluent with number relationships.  This course offers teachers a way in which to facilitate learning of mathematical number sense so that students gain higher level complex thinking and understandings. Numbers Make Sense provides a concrete way to help all your students be critical thinkers and problem solvers. This hybrid course section will meet on Feb. 23 and March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., location in Hilo to be determined.   Building Processes in Mathematics PDE3 Section #293445 Dates:  January 8, 2019 – June 6, 2019 This course is designed to help elementary education teachers in grades K-6 build processes within the classroom to help students build math problem solving skills.  The course is focused on the Singapore Math Framework, specifically focusing on metacognition and processes in teaching mathematics. Highlighted strategies in the course will cover the following topics; math talk, model drawing, questioning techniques, concept cartoons and making real-world connections. This course was previously listed as PD181773 Modeling in Mathematics and may NOT be repeated for credit. This section will meet at the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) 1200 Ala Kapuna St., Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819 from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 8 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 19 and March 9. K-6 Foundations of Number Sense- Hybrid PDE3 Section #MA184074  Dates: January 10 - June 6, 2019 This 3-PD Credit Course is designed as an introductory course to support educators in teaching number sense using strategies and philosophies used in Singapore. Give students a deeper understanding of numbers, setting them up for current and future success as mathematical thinkers. Learn how to build foundational number sense not through memorization of rules and facts, but through a clear understanding of numbers, their magnitude, and their relationships with other numbers. Learn new methods for building number sense and teaching computation in ways that make sense to both you and your students in alignment with the Common Core State Standards. With this solid foundation, you will prepare them to develop higher-level math skills and reasoning ability for years to come. This section will meet on Oahu at HSTA, 1200 Ala Kapuna St., Honolulu, HI 96819,  from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. on the following dates: January 10, February 16 and March 2. Online work will be required as part of this course.   The 21st Century Classroom (Online) PDE3 Section #293151 Dates: January 14, 2019 – May 31, 2019 In this 3-PD credit online course, participants will receive foundational skills necessary to be effective teachers in 1:1 environment.  Specifically, this course will be an introduction to: applications within G-Suite, formerly known as Google Apps for Education or GAFE.  Participants will create their own lesson plans and projects utilizing G-Suite. This course is intended for those new to using Google, but is open to all levels. Disclaimer: This course was previously listed as course numbers PD179618 and PD180155 and cannot be repeated for credit. The 21st Century Classroom Level 2 (Online) PDE3 Section #293152 Dates: January 14, 2019 – May 31, 2019  This online 3-PD-Credit Course will provide teachers with technology tools to design a 21st century classroom. Teachers will learn how to use technology to open channels of communication with students and parents and increase collaboration among students, as well as build their creativity and critical thinking skills using 21st century classroom tools and apps such as: mail merge, autocrat and doctopus. Teachers will also learn about the importance of Internet safety and digital citizenship. During the course, participants will be immersed in a simulated 21st century classroom. Instructors will lead by example, and provide activities that incorporate technology seamlessly throughout the day. Disclaimer: This course was previously listed as course number PD180234 and cannot be repeated for credit.   Signing up for HSTA PD courses is as easy as 1, 2, 3: Go pde3.k12.hi.us (PDE3) and add yourself to the wait-list for a specific section of a course Next, go to www.pd.hsta.org and make payment for that specific course section Lastly, once payment is received, HSTA will move you from the  “Wait-List” to “Registered” on PDE3 and your enrollment will be confirmed via email.  Hawaii Island teachers: Parade tomorrow! Teacher sabbatical leave info for next school year Teacher sabbatical leave applications are now being accepted for next school year, 2019-2020. Teachers may apply for one semester or for an entire school year. Initial application due Jan. 10. The following deadlines must be followed:  By January 10, 2019, teacher submits DOE OTM 100-001, Sabbatical/Professional Improvement Leave for Certificated Employees, and supporting documents to principal/supervisor and Complex Area Superintendent (CAS) for review and signatures. For more information and a complete list of sabbatical application deadlines, click here. Should there be any questions, please contact Maile Horikawa, Personnel Specialist, at (808) 441-8348 or via Lotus Notes at maile_horikawa@notes.k12.hi.us.   Call for Presenters/Presentations   (Deadline: Nov. 28)     HAMLE 2019 Middle Level Educator of the Year Award (Deadline: Dec. 31) For more information: Email:  HAMLEBoard808@gmail.com Website: http://hamle808.weebly.com/

Popular HSTA Links: Look for raises in your Nov. 5 paycheck DOE's 2018-2019 official school calendar DOE's 2019-2020 official school calendar DOE's 2020-2021 official school calendar Classroom visit memo Please see this UPDATED MARCH 2018 chart for the EUTF and HSTA VB Health Benefit Premium Rates effective July 1, 2018. Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Read HTSB reminders here. Read the full story about pay hikes, supplemental pay and stipends available for teachers. Click here to look at the salary schedules. HSTA members can find a PDF searchable copy of the new 2017-2021 HSTA Collective Bargaining Agreement (contract) at this link. More information about the 21 hours of job-embedded professional development can be found in these DOE FAQs. Guidelines for Reclassification of Teachers