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Testimony BOE Testimony BOE From: Jus & Cher <[email protected]> on behalf of Jus & Cher Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Shortage differentials I have been a special education teacher for the past 8 years in Hawaii. Over the course of the 8 years, I have spent money out of my own pocket due to small budgets. As everyone knows, this state has a very hard time securing and retaining quality teachers due to the high cost of living and inadequate pay. We have many teachers in special education positions who are not able to plan their own lessons or write IEPs for their students. This leaves the qualified special education teachers to pick up the slack. When schools closed in March, we were thrown into unchartered waters. I worked many hours to make sure my students and their families were okay and had access to the curriculum. Each student has his/her own set of goals and objectives so a lot of planning has to go into each and every student. I spent close to 12 hours a day working while I had my own two little boys here struggling with their online learning. Now that we are being told to social distance due to COVID, I found out that I am sharing a room with 2 other adults while on campus, one of whom will have access to many students throughout the school day. This increases the risk of getting COVID and the chance of spreading COVID increases as well. We are currently short a special education teacher so I’m being given a heavy workload this school year. To even consider taking the differential special education teachers deserve is absolutely appalling. If anything, you should be giving all teachers hazard pay, not talking about taking pay away! Special education teachers have been disrespected for far too long. We need this differential to retain the quality teachers we have. Our keiki deserve better. Sent from my iPhone Testimony BOE From: Lana Haleamau <[email protected]> on behalf of Lana Haleamau Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Testimony To the Board of Education, My name is Lana‐Lynn Haleamau. I am a teacher at Hilo Union School on Hawai’I island. I am testifying on Action Item H. Board Action on Memorandum of Understanding between State of Hawaii Board of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association (SY 2020‐2021 COVID‐19 Response): 2017‐2021 contractual modifications and conditions of work related to COVID‐19 response for Bargaining Unit 5 employees. The health and safety of our keiki and the staff of our public schools must be paramount in any decision‐making. We must take every precaution before students are brought back on campus. This is a process we cannot afford to rush. I am asking that the Department of Education and Board of Education delay the opening of school for students. Hair Salons and all businesses in the real world could not reopen until they prepared their area of work with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all employees and the general public. There is plexi glass at the stores where cashiers are stationed, plexi glass at the banks where tellers are stationed. There is tape or other markings on the ground at all businesses in the community. Vinyel shower curtain liners are also being used as PPE to cover chairs at the hair salon. It is also used to cover shelves which covers the materials on the shelves. Why are teachers being expected to report to work without having had the time to prepare our classrooms before students arrive on August 4? Teachers only have 2 (two) days out of the 4 (four) at the start of the school year that are for teacher related business. How can teachers plan for instruction and prepare our classrooms in 2 (two) days? In speaking with my administrators in a phone conference, I’ve asked what PPE’s we will be provided with. My principal stated that he has purchased cloth face masks from Creative Arts for students that don’t have any facemasks. He also said he wants students to leave those “borrowed” school property cloth facemasks in class, where it will be disinfected by the custodians. I am not sure what kind of disinfecting this is, but it didn’t sound like washing it. It sounded like it was going to be sprayed with some type of disinfectant. Is that safe? I thought cloth facemasks were supposed to be washed daily. The principal also stated that students that “borrowed” a school cloth facemask would go home with a coffee filter as a mask. Is this safe? The principal stated that there wasn’t enough disposable facemasks available for all students daily. When I asked about face shields and if teachers would be provided with a face shield, the vice principal stated that they didn’t have enough for all teachers. When I asked about tape to mark the floor, administion asked what was that for. I can’t believe that they don’t know that markings with tape are necessary for traffic flow of the students in the classroom. In the real world, businesses, stores, banks all have some type of tape or markings to indicate traffic flow. I asked if they had a supply of tape for teachers available so that we could mark the floor with floor markings. The principal stated that the SASA is going to give us an open Purchase Order for Office Sept to purchase whatever we need. Why doesn’t the school have the basic PPE’s necessary. Why do teachers need to go out and use our classroom monies to purchase tape for COVID‐19 safety. Classroom monies should be used for education purposes, not COVID safety preparation. I also asked about clear vinyl shower curtains, plastic, or plexi glass. Administration asked what was the purpose of the vinyl shower curtains or plastic. I stated to cover the bookshelves so there was no contamination of books that was on the bookshelves. The principal stated that vinyl or plastic is not a PPE. So, how can we protect our books on the bookshelves so that students don’t touch the books? Why do businesses, like hair salons cover their shelves with supplies? The principal stated that they did not purchase plexi glass either. Christina Kishimoto stated in a press conference that teachers are being trained in distance learning during the summer. That’s a false statement. There has been only one email I received from my principal about 2 weeks ago that include 3 (three) Tech Tools for Online Learning sessions that was offered by HIDOE. These sessions are optional and are during teachers summer vacation. We are not getting any stipend or pay for participating in the online sessions. I watched 2 (two) out of the 3 (three) online training sessions on my own time. However, I am still confused and need a lot more help in understanding the depth of certain online platforms that was presented. So, how and who is responsible to help teachers like me that needs more training? Teachers need to get paid for their personal time for these types of training. When I asked our principal if our grade level could meet virtually and get a stipend to plan for the school year, he did not give a direct answer. However, he did say that the planning time would come during the first days during opening of the school and during the half work days. This isn’t enough time to plan for instruction 2 (two) days prior to students reporting to school and during the days when they arrive. I kindly ask that you consider delaying the start of school for students so that teachers can prepare our classrooms for the health and safety for all involved. The extra time would also allow administration to secure the necessary PPE’s that is needed for everyone’s safety. In addition, the extra time would allow teachers to adequately plan our curriculum with the learning model that was selected. Teachers could collaboratively work together virtually for the well being of the students for prepare the curriculum for the needs of the students. The extra time would allow administration to provide teachers with the proper health and safety training and technology training that is needed for us to carry out our jobs. Teachers should be given the respect that they deserve! Aloha, Lana‐Lynn Haleamau Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Testimony BOE From: John Van Ornum <[email protected]> on behalf of John Van Ornum Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Testimony I, John Van Ornum EdD (teacher at Molokai High School)am providing written testimony on action item “ H. board Action on Memorandum of Understanding between the State of Hawaii Board of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association (SY 2020-2021 COVID-19 Response): 2017-2021 contractual modifications and conditions of work related to COVID-19 response for Bargaining Unit 5 employees. The schools are not ready to receive students in classrooms or in an online environment, August 4, 2020. There are many unanswered questions and protocols are not in place. These are unprecedented times. Students, teachers, and administrators need firm guidelines to effectively carry out their duties during this pandemic. School and personnel safety are in question, not to mention the safety of our students and communities. John Van Ornum EdD Molokai High School [email protected] Testimony BOE From: Kealohi Foster <[email protected]> on behalf of Kealohi Foster Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Testimony To Whom it May Concern, Aloha, my name is Keʻalohi Foster.
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