Posted 4-6-2019 (Dated 4-1-2019) Settlement reached, updates to your contract

The Hawaii State Teachers Association is pleased to announce that we have reached a supplemental contract agreement with the State of Hawaii and the Board of Education to extend our job-embedded professional development and increase health coverage contributions. The agreement was recommended by the Negotiations Committee and approved by the Board of Directors tonight. “This agreement is worth more than $45 million for our members in salary increases and employer contributions to our health care plan, while establishing a pilot program to give teachers more control over their 21 hours,” said Paul Daugherty, HSTA Negotiations Committee chair.

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Updated salary charts for 2019-20 and 2020-21 (includes 21 hours): 10-month teachers | 12-month teachers

The agreement will: 1. Continue the Employer's 60-percent level of coverage based on the HMSA 80/20 PPO plan (EUTF or VB). This agreement requires an additional $14.5 million in Employer contributions, which helps our members keep up with the rising cost of medical coverage. EUTF chart with newly negotiated contributions, employee premiums starting in July 2019 2. Maintain 21 hours of additional job-embedded professional development for the school years 2019-20 and 2020-21. 3. Create a pilot program that allows teachers rated highly effective up to seven of their 21 hours toward more self-directed work time. View Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's letter of commitment