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HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
News Release
NEIL ABERCROMBIE KATHRYN S. MATAYOSHIGOVERNOR SUPERINTENDENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2012
State Urges HSTA to Make Contract Proposal
HONOLULU The states negotiating team presented a comprehensive
settlement offer
to the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) hoping to reach
a resolution for publicschool teachers and students. This evening,
HSTAs negotiating team responded that itwas unwilling to accept the
offer.
The states settlement offer for a 2013-15 contract included:
$49 million of new compensation which included two percent
raises in each year
of the contract for all teachers;
Restoring the five percent reduction in teacher compensation
that was instituted
in 2011;
Additional support, compensation, and incentives for
professional performance;
24 bargaining items, which HSTA had previously agreed to over
the 26 priormonths of bargaining, and
An advisory committee, including HSTA representatives, to review
the new
teacher evaluation system and continued recognition of all
teachers due processrights.
HSTA leaders were unwilling to accept more than $49 million of
new compensation forour teachers, stated Board of Education member
Jim Williams. This proposal was $11
million more than what was offered in any previous state
proposal. We are disappointed
since the offer included more compensation and was also in line
with proposals thatHSTA leaders have previously approved.
We made a comprehensive and fair offer and remain committed to
reaching a contractwith HSTA, said Superintendent Kathryn
Matayoshi. We remain committed to
negotiating to reach a resolution that results in a ratified
contract.
The state proposed to resume negotiations on December 19, 2012,
but HSTA is not
available until January 11, 2013.
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State of Hawaii Employers December 5, 2012 Settlement Offer for
2013-15
Contract Summary:
1) $49 million of new compensation from state general funds
which included two
percent raises for all teachers in each year of the contract (on
July 1, 2013 and July1, 2014);
2) Restoration of temporary five percent wage reduction in
teacher compensation
currently in place;3) Restoration of full work year of 190
teacher days (elimination of Direct Leave
Without Pay days);
4) Provisions that would provide for HSTA to participate fully
in review of the newevaluation system currently being piloted in 85
schools, which is in addition to
feedback being received from teachers and principals in the
pilot of the Educator
Effectiveness System;5) Department of Education to pay Hawaii
Teacher Standards Board fees for teachers
renewing their professional licenses;6) Increase of probationary
period (for new teachers) from four semesters to six
semesters, plus a $2,500 recognition bonus for teachers
completing probation
(earning tenure).
7) Future pay increases starting July 1, 2015 subject to an
evaluation of effective orhighly effective;
8) Recognition that the new evaluation system will provide for
an annual evaluation of
all teachers that will be based 50 percent on teacher practice
indicators and 50
percent on the teachers contribution to student learning and
growth;9) Continuation of all due process protections for teachers
related to evaluation, and10)24 contract provisions previously
agreed upon, the subject matter of which were
originally proposed by the HSTA.
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Donalyn Dela Cruz
Director of Communications
Phone: (808) 586-3232E-mail:
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