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Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
- Date:
- Friday, 09/11/2026
- Start Time:
- 01:00 PM
- Place:
- 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 158, Honolulu, HI 96817 and Zoom Virtual Meeting
Agenda
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Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board General Business Meeting September 11, 2026 1:00 PM Agenda Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84673150919
Public Meeting Location: 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 158, Honolulu, HI 96817 Telephone: 808-784-5580 FAX: 808-586-2606 |
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HTSB’s Mission and Vision: The HTSB envisions a highly esteemed Hawaiʻi public education system with rigorous professional teacher standards that foster student success. Our mission is to collaboratively set high teacher licensing and credentialing standards to: • Provide every child in Hawaiʻi with qualified teachers. • Promote professionalism and teaching excellence. • Build public confidence in the teaching profession. • Provide more accountability to the public. |
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1:00 PM |
I. Call to Order of General Business Meeting A. Roll Call to Establish Quorum B. Public Testimony* C. Announcements D. Educational Testing Services – Praxis Presentation a. ETS Client Relations Director – Jason Dietrich E. Interim Executive Director’s August Report II. Public Testimony on General Business Meeting Agenda Items A. Licensing Update: Licensing Specialist Dr. Jennifer Padua B. Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Update: Interim Executive Director Dr. Mitzie Higa 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 25-38 Revised The Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board Election of Board Officers and Committee Assignments for 2026-2027 B. NBI 26-05 License Affirmation (July 2026) Budget, Personnel, and Strategic Planning Committee: Okita C. Budget Update 2026-2027: Business Management Officer Tammy Nochi D. NBI 26-06 Permitted Interaction Group Relating to the Recruitment and Selection of HTSB’s Executive Director Legislative Committee: Dr. Gillentine E. NBI 26-07 Permitted Interaction Group for the 2027 Legislative Session F. NBI 26-08 HTSB’s 2027 Legislative Priorities Teacher Education Committee: Dr. Simpson Steele G. NBI 25-32 Revised Establish Committee to Strengthen Program Review Process
V. Next HTSB Meeting: November 13, 2026
VI. Adjournment |
Dr. Gillentine |
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*WRITTEN TESTIMONY:
The Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) welcomes public testimony on agenda items. Written testimony submitted and received at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will be posted on the Board’s website. Testimony sent to any other email address or testimony submitted after the meeting start time, up to 24 hours after the meeting, will be processed as late testimony and will be posted after the meeting.
Persons ientrested in submitting written public testimony shall submit testimony by one of the following methods:
· Email to htsb@hawaii.gov as an attachment or written directly in your email message (please do not provide links to testimony)
· FAX to 808-586-2606
· Mail to HTSB, 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 268, Honolulu, HI 96817
All testimony is permanently posted publicly on the HTSB’s website and referenced in the Board meeting minutes. Consider this when including personal information (including email addresses, phone numbers, names, and pictures) in your testimony. If you want your personal information redacted or omitted, submit your testimony as an attachment and include "NO PERSONAL INFORMATION" in the subject line.
Indicate the following information on written testimony:
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Include "Testimony" in the subject line;
· Name (or unique identifier) with position/title and organization, if applicable;
· Meeting (name of committee or General Business meeting);
· Agenda item; and
· Position (support, oppose, or comment).
ONLINE TESTIMONY: Persons wishing to provide online testimony via Zoom must be logged in to Zoom using the same name they used to sign up for testimony. Testifiers shall use the Chat Box to provide their name and agenda item(s) they are testifying on. Testifiers will be called on and unmuted to give their testimony at the appropriate time in the agenda. Testimony must be related to an item that is on the agenda. Each individual is allotted five minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide testimony to the Board and/or committee.
You may use a unique identifier (i.e., an alias) instead of your real name to maintain anonymity, but on the day of the meeting you must log into Zoom with the same identifier you used to sign up for testimony or you will not be unmuted. If you are testifying in-person, you must answer when your unique identifier is called.
***PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED AGENDA FOR MORE MEETING INFORMATION
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