Posted 3-9-2019 (Dated 3-8-2019) Member Matters: Negotiations: View our full EUTF, 21-hour contract proposal

MEMBER MATTERS Presented by the Hawaii State Teachers Association MARCH 8, 2019 HSTA Negotiations Team shares EUTF, 21-hour proposals in mid-term reopener HSTA's Negotiations Team met with the state on Monday, March 4, for the second bargaining session of the mid-term reopener of our contract. The two teams met for nearly four hours. Most of the discussion focused on the future of job-embedded professional development (21 hours). The parties also discussed future increases to the EUTF premiums paid by the employer. As we first did in 2017, HSTA continues our efforts to make the negotiations process as informative and transparent to our members as possible by providing members a full copy of HSTA's reopener proposals. View HSTA's proposals on EUTF and 21 hours here* *The full story with proposals is available on HSTA's members-only section of our website. You must be an active HSTA member and logged in with your registered account to view this. Are you on track to retire? There are still limited seats available for these free, informative seminars by NEA Retirement Specialists on Oahu and Hawaii Island. Sign up now Expanding your family HSTA is throwing a "baby shower" on March 21. It's a one-stop shop to address your questions regarding leave, benefits and finances that come with a new addition to the family. Get the details First-year Waialae Elementary PCS robotics team reaches state finals This past weekend, the Waialae Elementary Public Charter School’s robotics team reached a milestone they never expected to accomplish. The Waialae Wolves, made up of 16 students from third through fifth grades, made it to the finals of the VEX IQ Challenge state championship, placed 13th overall, and walked away with the Energy Award, which recognizes their inspirational spirit. It’s an incredible achievement for a team that’s been in existence for less than a year. “I think it taught the children you really can do anything you put your mind to,” said third-grade teacher and team leader Raechelle Villanueva. Full story and video Senate approves school funding bill Senate Bill 1474 aims to increase the state's general excise tax by a half-percent to provide hundreds of millions of dollars a year in additional funding to public schools. The proposal now crosses over into the House for review. Story and video View all recent stories on HSTA's website 2019 iTEaCH Conference JUNE 13, 2019 | HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER You're invited to attend the Department of Education's 2019 iTEaCH Conference (Innovative Teachers Engage And Collaborate - Hawaii). It's an opportunity and space for teacher leaders to come together to collaborate and share best practices in the spirit of advancing Computer Science curriculum. Event Details Participants wanted for teacher's dissertation Honowai Elementary third-grade teacher Sharon Nichols is pursuing her doctorate and currently working on a study that explores the influence of professional learning communities (PLCs) on novice teacher resilience and retention. She is looking to speak to roughly a dozen novice teachers who work in Title I schools in the Pearl City-Waipahu complex area on how they perceive the support PLCs give in their first years in the classroom. If you would like to help, please email info@hsta.org.