Teachers will see pay raises of more than three percent
Effective the first working day of the 2016-2017 school year, teachers will receive a 3.2 percent across-the-board salary increase. While 12-month teachers will see the hike in their first paycheck of the school year July 20, 10-month teachers will see raises in their first paycheck of the school year, August 20.
The specific date for raises to kick in for multi-track teachers will vary depending on when their track begins. The 2016-2017 salary schedules can be found on pages 15 and 18 of the 2015-2017 HSTA Supplemental Agreement. Exhibit EE of the agreement reflects pay rates for 10-month teachers and Exhibit QQ shows rates for 12-month teachers.
Teachers face increased health insurance costs
Rising prescription drug costs have contributed to health insurance premiums for more than 5,500 HSTA VEBA policy holders increasing by double digits starting this month.
The approximately 3,500 teachers enrolled in the HSTA VB 80/20 plan saw the sharpest increase, with their employee contributions rising about 33 percent as of July 1. Another 2,000 or so teachers in the HSTA VB 90/10 plan saw their employee contributions go up by nearly 22 percent.
In the HSTA VB Kaiser plan, which has about 1,200 teachers, each teacher's monthly share went up between 5 and 6.5 percent.
The new higher employee contributions will be deducted from teachers' next paychecks starting July 20.
Even with the premium increases, teachers with HSTA VEBA health coverage still are paying less for health insurance than those in the EUTF system. EUTF controls the health insurance rates and negotiations with health coverage providers. But HSTA will be working on this issue in bargaining our next contract when negotiations begin later this year because we know health premiums are a concern for all members.
Please take this ESSA online survey
With the passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, HSTA teachers have a major opportunity to reclaim the discussion on public education in Hawaii. Gov. David Ige and his ESSA Task Force are seeking teacher input about the blueprint that will shape the direction of change and lay the foundation for the educational system we seek to create. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about the current state of public education in Hawaii and the ways in which you think it should be transformed.
We will also be asking you to join us and speak out at Town Hall meetings across the state about ESSA.
Take the brief survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/govessateachersurvey
HSTA hosts grant writing workshop July 12 and 13
HSTA will host a "Grant Writing That Gets Funded" workshop July 12 and 13 at its Red Hill union headquarters. This is the second time our union is hosting this national grant training event by Grant Central USA, a grant training company. We decided to house this conference at HSTA to help our region in garnering more federal, state and foundation grant money after receiving positive reviews from several other agencies about the value of this event.
The training, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, was especially designed to help people to write better grant proposals quickly and easily by using many of today’s best practices and tips.
The organizations that have already signed up for the training include: Paia Elementary School, Maui Fire Department, Senior Daycare, U.S. Navy, Maui Food Bank, Ka Waihona o Ka Na'auao Charter School, Arcadia Family of Companies, Maui Police Department, One Lucky Local, and the Community Action Program Inc.
Registration is limited to 40 people and there were only a dozen openings remaining as of early July. The cost of the two-day workshop is $650.
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