Re: Are schools in Honolulu currently hiring teachers??

I am a teacher in Pennsylvania, but a few months ago I was at
a job fair held at one of the universities here in Pa. There
was a representative there from Hawaii trying to recruit
teachers to work there. I spoke with her and she told me
that they recruit heavily out of Pennsylvania due to the
amount of teachers that are certified in the state (it is
extremely competitive to get a job in PA, so many of the new
teachers end up leaving the state to find jobs elsewhere).

From what I remember the woman telling me, the state of Hawaii
does not require its teachers to be certified. So if you are
certified and have a masters degree I'm sure it would be easy
to obtain a job in Hawaii. Also having "teacher of the year"
on your resume will definitely help.

On 6/13/09, Deanne wrote:
> Aloha,
>
> Are the public schools on O'ahu currently hiring teachers?
> I know a teacher who has been teaching for seven years. He
> teaches 5th grade with a Masters degree in administration
> and is nationally board certified. He recently won "teacher
> of the year" at his school. He is also his grade level
> chair. He is a very dedicated teacher. Would it be
> difficult for a teacher like this to obtain a position in
> Honolulu (in today�s economy)?? He is interested in both
> the public and private sectors. He has lived in Hawai'i
> before and really would like to move back in one year and
> start teaching elementary school. His wife is working on
> obtaining her RN license and would like to move back to
> Hawai'i as well. The two would like to work hard in Hawai'i
> and give back to the community while making Hawai�i a
> forever home. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Mahalo Nui Loa =)