Aloha Colleague,
Welcome back to school! On behalf of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, I want to thank all of you for the work you do to educate the keiki of Hawaii.
I’d like to welcome our new educators to the profession, and please know that your union and its members are here to help you.
There are some significant increases in pay this year. First, you will have noticed a 1.8 percent across-the-board increase in your first check of the school year, generally your August 20 paycheck. Then all teachers except brand new hires will receive a step movement on the salary schedule, equal to about a 3 percent increase. In all, there are various raises worth nearly 14 percent over four years.
HSTA negotiated those raises in the spring, along with this major improvement: the teacher evaluation system should become less burdensome as tenured teachers rated effective or higher are all streamlined, and only required to complete an individual professional development plan (IPDP). Also, thousands of students and teachers entered classrooms when they returned to school that had air conditioning installed over the summer break.
These improvements happened because of our unity together to give our keiki the schools they deserve. There is still a lot of work to be done, but together we can achieve great change.
Have a great school year and remember HSTA is here to support you. If you need help or have questions, please call 833-2711.
Mahalo,
Corey Rosenlee
HSTA President
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