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HI SCR98
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Request the Department of Education to partner with the Hawaii State Teachers Association and local university/college teacher education programs to create pathways for school support personnel to become full-time teachers.
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Target educational assistants, para-professional teachers, extended hire substitute teachers, and part-time teachers for conversion to full-time teaching positions.
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Collaborate with higher education institutions to develop programs that grant course credit for relevant work experience in school support personnel roles toward teacher certification requirements.
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Address Hawaii's severe teacher shortage, which included 920 teacher resignations and 310 retirements in the 2021-2022 academic year, plus 938 school support staff departures.
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Direct certified copies of the resolution to be sent to the Superintendent of Education, Board of Education Chair, Hawaii State Teachers Association President, and presidents of University of Hawaii, Chaminade University, Hawaii Pacific University, and Brigham Young University Hawaii.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Education To Partner With The Hawaii State Teachers Association And Teacher Education Programs At Local Universities And Colleges To Provide Pathways For School Support Personnel To Become Full-time Teachers.
Department of Education
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ganaden, Garcia, Hashem, Holt, Poepoe, Yamashita excused (7).
4/15/2024