HI HCR166

Department of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association requested to develop strategies for placing experienced teachers in hard-to-fill schools with greater need.

Hawaii has a teacher turnover rate of 4.9 percent, nearly double the national average of 2.6 percent, with approximately half of new teachers leaving within five years.

Current practice assigns new teachers to less stable, challenging school environments while experienced teachers gravitate to schools with more stable conditions, contrasting with typical occupational advancement patterns.

Both agencies requested to submit a report to the Legislature on placement strategies, including any proposed legislation, no later than twenty days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes.

Certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education, President of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Chairperson of the Board of Education.