Our 2025 Beginning Teacher Summer Academy (BTSA) will be held on July 16 & 17. This voluntary 2-day event is sponsored by Matson and hosted by the New Teacher Center. All eligible participants will receive a stipend and will FREE resources sponsored by Matson. Attendance for both days is mandatory.
BTSA focused on the following:
Managing Classroom Routines & Procedures
Student Engagement
Knowing Students
Networking and collaborating with other Honolulu District beginning teachers
Learn more about the Department of Education and its services, tenure, leave, benefits, and other resources available to new teachers.
SPEAKERS: Personnel Regional Officer (PRO) Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union Hawaii State Teacher Association (HSTA) Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA)
Register on Learnsoft by August 22, 2025!
This training focuses on:
Benefits options
Employee rights
All KMR Beginning Teachers are invited to attend four Beginning Teacher Professional Learning Community Workshops held once a quarter. Come and network with other beginning teachers while learning about current educational topics of interest.
SY 2025-2026
SY 2024-25
For questions regarding professional development credits, call the DOE's Reclassification Department at (808) 441-8383.