The Department today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition.
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition.
“These outstanding educators have an unwavering dedication and passion for high-quality teaching and learning,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. “We are proud to recognize them as true embodiments of what it means to be an exceptional educator, and are grateful for the creative and innovative ways in which they engage their students, colleagues and communities on a daily basis.”
On Oct. 3, one teacher will be announced as the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawaiʻi in the National Teacher of the Year program. The honor is presented annually to a teacher selected from more than 13,000 HIDOE educators. The Department will livestream the ceremony from Washington Place starting at 3 p.m.
The honored finalists, in alphabetical order, are:
Teacher | 複合施設エリア | 学校 | Subject or Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Laurie Chang | カイムキー・マッキンリー・ルーズベルト | アリイオラニ小学校 | English Language Arts and Math |
Laura Cummings | キャッスル・カフク | Sunset Beach Elementary | Math and Science |
Pinky Grace Francisco | Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa | Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary | 英語科 |
Jackie Freitas | レイレフア・ミリラニ・ワイアルア | レイレフア高校 | Natural Resources |
David “Kawika” Gonzales Jr. | Hāna-Lāhaināluna-Lānaʻi-Molokai | カウナカカイ小学校 | 5年生 |
Marina Higa | アイエア・モアナルア・ラドフォード | ウィリアム・R・シャフター少将小学校 | 特別教育 |
Jennifer Ilaban | ホノカア-ケアラケヘ-コハラ-コナワエナ | カハカイ小学校 | 英語科 |
Gregory Kent | カイルア・カラヘオ | カイルア小学校 | 幹 |
Kara Kitamura | カパア・カウアイ・ワイメア | カパア高 | Science and Career Technical Education |
Jessica Peterson | パールシティ・ワイパフ | オーガスト・アーレンス小学校 | 幼稚園 |
Christopher Pike | ヒロ・ワイアケア | 酋長カピオラニ小学校 | 5年生 |
Norman Ray Sales | ファリントン・カイザー・カラニ | Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High | School Strategic Planner and Academy Coach |
John “Parker” Sawyer | Public Charter Schools | Kaʻohao School | 幹 |
Donna Soriano | ナナクリ・ワイアナエ | ワイアナエ小学校 | STEM and Computer Science |
Melanie Teraoka | ボールドウィン・ケカウリケ・クラニハコイ・マウイ | ワイヘエ小学校 | Reading Coach |
Ariel Villanueva | キャンベル・カポレイ | ‘Ewa Makai Middle | Industrial Engineering and Technology |
