Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board

General Business Meeting

August 14, 2026

9:00 AM

Agenda

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Public Meeting Location: 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 158, Honolulu, HI 96817

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9:00 AM

I. Call to Order of General Business Meeting

A.     Roll Call to Establish Quorum

B.     Public Testimony*

C.    Announcements

·    Board Resignations and Vacancies

·    Staff Vacancies

·    Deputy Attorney General

·    U.S. Secretary of Education Protecting Children Letter

·    National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Letter

D.    Approval of Meeting Minutes

·    June 3, 2026 (Continuance of April 24, 2026, Meeting)

E.     Educational Testing Services – Praxis Presentation (Deferred)

·    ETS Client Relations Director – Jason Dietrich

F.     Executive Director’s March Report

G.    Executive Director’s April Report

·    Update HIDOE/HTSB Data Sharing Agreement

H.    HTSB Board Members and Staff Report Out

·    Attended Events:

                                  i.        3^rd Annual Convening on Registered Apprenticeships in Teaching

                                 ii.        2026 Hawaiʻi Educators Rising Conference and Competition

                                 iii.        2026 Quality Assurance Symposium: Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)

                                iv.        2026 American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) National Educator Shortage Summit

                                 v.        2026 National Board Celebration

I.      Upcoming Events/Conferences:

·    HTSB Summer Summit (Canceled)

§   Dates: June 3-4, 2026

·    NASDTEC 97^th Annual Conference

§   Dates: June 13-16, 2026

§   Location: Indianapolis, IN

§   Agenda: Conference Agenda

·    2026 Educators Rising National Conference

§   Dates: June 20-23, 2026

§   Location: Portland, Oregon

§   Theme: Teach with Purpose, Lead with Passion

 II.  Public Testimony on General Business Meeting Agenda Items

A.     Licensing Update:

·    Licensing Specialist Steven Harada

B.     Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Update:

·    Licensing Specialist Mitzie Higa, Ed.D.

C.     Budget Update:

·    Business Management Officer Tammy Nochi

III.  Public Testimony on General Business Meeting Agenda Items

IV. New Business, Committee Reports, and Pending Committee Action

      Board Action – New Business: Committee of the Whole

             A.     NBI 26-01 Appointment of an Interim Executive Director for a Term, Effective 8/17/26

B.     NBI 25-38 Revised The Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board Election of Board Officers and Committee Assignments for 2026-2027

C.    NBI 26-02 Permitted Interaction Group Relating to the Search of HTSB’s Executive
                 Director

D.    NBI 26-03 License Affirmation (April – June 2026)

E.     NBI 26-04 Approval of a 6-Month Extension for State Approval Following AAQEP
                 Accreditation Decision for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

V. Next HTSB Meeting: September 11, 2026

VI. Adjournment

Dr. Gillentine